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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
3
Short classified note: sale of home grown Early Ohio potatoes at 90 cents. Includes advertising from Beatrice Motor Company Beatrice Nebraska for a 1919 Ford touring car in good condition priced at 95 dollars. Also mentions local visits by the Raymond family of Courtland Kansas.
Clyde Zook and family of Nebraska City visited here Saturday night and Sunday with sister Mrs Sam Thompson and family. Miss Helen Green a Clatonia teacher and Miss Nellie Green of Lincoln spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs H E Green.
F E Hale and family drove to Waverly Sunday to spend the day with their son in law Walter Greenwood and his family. Mrs Frank Amus of St Charles Minn visited the area last week at the homes of her niece and nephews Mrs Frank Grabber and Frank Will and Oscar Amos. Fir Sale Nearly new Ford 2hour sedan Beatrice Motor Company Beatrice Nebr 2t.
A D Stotts formerly of Diller is in Hemmingford selling apples and buying potatoes. He is employed by a Lincoln commission firm. J Harms Frank D Axtell and Johnson Diamond plan a Shorthorn cattle sale at the Fairbury fairgrounds sale pavilion on Wednesday Oct 31 with catalogs printed here.
Notice from Rush City Minnesota reports the marriage of Frank Tonnemaker and Miss Anna Nelson on October 6 in Duluth Minnesota. The couple will reside in Duluth and were joined by the former Diller boy’s friends and family.
Henry Ford negotiating for large oil sands to supply gasoline and lubricants through Ford dealers nationwide. Ford plans to sell at prices lower than current producers, exclusively to Ford owners, alongside a general price reduction on all Ford cars and trucks.
A young eastern Kansas woman, inspired by a poultry journal, buys a hen and sets thirteen eggs. After three weeks no chicks hatch, she removes the hen and sells the eggs, noting she did not want ducks. The exchange highlights the lucky and mistaken expectations of early poultry farming.
Mr and Mrs J Monroe Davis and son Russel and wife of Fairbury made a short call on Diller friends Sunday. Examine your stores before cold weather sets in to order repairs early from Waggoner Bros. Rev and Mrs Pengelly and Mrs Dr Elis attended a district meeting of the Woman s Foreign Missionary Society at Fairbury yesterday.
Beatrice Motor Co. of Beatrice Nebraska offers a 1917 Ford touring in good running order with a new radiator for 60 dollars. The dealer advertises a real bargain on this vehicle.
Rex A. Green and his family returned Wednesday from Rochester Minnesota where doctors at the Mayo Clinic said they can do nothing more for little Bobbie.
Ford touring car with starter recently painted good tires and excellent condition. Beatrice Nebraska Ford dealer Beat rice Motor Company invites offers.
The Wiemers Bros sale of Chester White hogs in Diller drew solid attendance and good prices. Thirty-two boars averaged $55.50 and twenty-two sows averaged $40.00, top hog $205.00, with buyers from South Dakota Colorado Kansas Minnesota and western Nebraska. This fall only sale where 54 head sold at the stated average.
The author argues against harming birds, saying their role keeps pests in check and prevents ecological collapse. Protecting birds preserves air, ground health, vegetation, and the broader survival of mankind and animals.
A family reunion last week honored Mr. and Mrs. John Hilder on their 41st wedding anniversary. A bountiful dinner centered on a wedding cake baked by Mrs. Theo Henrichs as six daughters and three sons plus grandchildren celebrated with them, with Robt. Upson and family later noted as omitted in a prior list.
Mrs. Moffit entertained Pleasant Lodge No. 96 D of H at her Odell home on a weekend trip from Diller with several members attending. The afternoon featured a regular lodge session followed by dinner assisted by Mrs. Colwell and lively conversation. Members expressed wish for more frequent gatherings.
For sale a nice bunch of thor e bred shares at seven twenty five per hundred and good male pigs. Will deliver milk at seven thirty in morning and five thirty in evening and keep supply at the meat market. Miss Pauline Ewers visited her aunt Mrs. Isabelle Raymond and returned to Fairbury yesterday.
Albert Johannes of Marysville Kansas reports that B F Henrichs and his brother took thirteen ribbons at the Marshall County fair in Blue Rapids. They earned 2nd on gilt 1st and grand champion on spring boat, with pigs sired by Nebraska Giant Sensation herd boar.
Harry Shutt learned a suspect was picked up in Norton Kansas for burglary of a drug store. Dope and a fountain pen found on the man. Shutt considered pursuing him but ruled out due to cost and evidence concerns. Kansas officials discussed turning him over to federal authorities where possession of dope carries penalties.
The N C S A ladies met October 10 at Mrs. W G Robertson's home. Fifteen members attended with birth stone talks. Guests of honor were Mrs. Musser Gretchen Wohl farth and Lela Robertson. A luncheon followed, Ruth Habicht played a piano solo, and Mrs. Shutt invited all to her home on October 24.
A colt named George bucked and threw its rider at the M W A show causing a fall. The animal was unbroken and frisky. the main injury was a sprained hock for the horse. The fashion show that followed was well received with new styles praised by audience and models.
Frank T. Pearce writes from Denver on October 17 1923 detailing a trip from Diller Nebraska to Denver via Edison and Sterling. He notes dry roads with some rough patches, forecasts mud and snow from recent rain and snow, and that the mountains are snow covered. Mention is made of visiting his brother and wife Mr and Mrs Grone along with Mr and Mrs Frisbie and Helen.
Beatrice Motor Company of Beatrice Nebraska offers a 1919 Ford roadster in good running order for $100. Mrs Minnie Boxwell Hollingsworth traveled to Lincoln on Tuesday to help her husband find a suitable house to begin housekeeping next month.
The writer notes Babe Ruth’s feats at the World Series, a crowd near sixty thousand, and Judge Landis’s cleanup of baseball. He contrasts New York sports with urban life, praising transport projects and skyscrapers while highlighting wealth poverty contrasts near Rockfeller’s mansion.
The Youth's Companion fosters patriotism through school flag projects pledge of allegiance and historical patriotic cover art. The 1924 issue lineup includes serial stories poetry editorials and facts. Subscriptions offer 52 issues 1923 issues and a 1924 home calendar for $3 with McCall’s magazine as an option.
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine includes an ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to rid the system of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 0 years. W. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
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