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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
3
A brief local item lists Barred Rock cockrels for sale at one dollar each by Mrs H Greider. The note also mentions local names and a few social updates from Jefferson county including election sentiment for sheriff Thomas Ward and various travel and lodge activities.
Mr and Mrs Ray Colman and daughter Maxine were weekend visitors at the RE W Green home in Diller returning to Lincoln.
All Ford car types reduced by $50 Tuesday per the C. G. Catlin Co advertisement in this paper.
Harold Hutchinson, a student at the State University in Lincoln, spent a weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hutchinson.
All but one of the 190 Jefferson County teachers attended the district teachers meeting in Lincoln last week. The absent educator was detained by illness, leaving the session with a full turnout.
Burlington agent W. S. Filley returned Sunday from a fifteen days vacation most of which was spent at Hot Springs Arkansas. His health is very much better.
Miss Lucile Packer spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hirman Packer and returned Sunday to Lincoln where she is attending high school.
Fred Witty traveled from Vliets Kansas to spend a brief Sunday visit with his mother Mrs Sarah Witty and sisters Mrs Ray Colman and Mrs R W Green and their families.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Amos and their son Dean traveled to Fairbury on Wednesday for the boys broken arm treatment. Dean is recovering as well as could be expected.
Dr and Mrs A F Steffen and Margaret Aon along with Mr and Mrs R Steffen of Diller and Miss Ruth Steffen of Concordia Kansas spent Sunday in Fairbury as guests of Mr and Mrs W H Schnuelle.
Mrs Sarah Warthen returned Monday from Westmoreland Blaine Beattie and Washington Kansas where she visited relatives. She reports a 40 to 50 bushel per acre yield of corn in the Westmoreland vicinity and plentiful apples in that part of the state.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine comprises an ointment for quick local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to rid the system of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over years. J Jmoney & Co Toledo O.
Diller buyers paid 1.00 per bushel for wheat as rain lags behind. A sale offers a pair of Belgian rabbits for 1.00. Mrs Ora Zook visits her sister Mrs Thompson. A girl weighing ten pounds was born Oct. 12 to Mr and Mrs John Meyer, four miles north of Diller. Ellis visitors Mr and Mrs Frank Zimmerman visited T C Rands at the Central office.
A Democratic rally is planned for October 25 at City Hall inviting county candidates and the public. The event runs Wednesday evening with all supporters urged to attend.
Flora Warthen, current deputy postmaster at Diller, did not attend the postmaster examination held in Fairbury last Saturday.
The belfry on the Diller school house has been remodelled for economical reasons and the appearance of the building is materially improved as well.
Mr and Mrs A H Colman of Fairbury formerly Willer traveled to Rochester Minnesota last Saturday to consult Mayo Brothers regarding his health.
Mrs H Z Diller came back Saturday after visiting friends in Lincoln. She accompanied her daughter Pearl who went to attend a teachers convention.
Mr and Mrs Reed and daughter Minnie of Wymore and Mrs Peter Towes of Lyons Kan who had visited here at the W J Frisbie and Harvey Reed homes returned Sunday to their respective homes.
Big Friday night carnival promoted near Valley School in District 85 promises attractions including big cats. Event notes location four miles south and two miles east of Diller with festive activities and entertainment.
Jerden Sanman returned from Fremont where he supervised land agencies. Dick Albers and Robi Molling accompanied him and secured corn gathering jobs near Uehling in fields yielding 0 to 60 bushels per acre.
James Thomas fourteen a student at Inglewood High School died after his hand pierced a door glass panel and a shard struck his heart. He walked away before collapsing on the building steps.
Mrs Julia Brightmore of Chicago told Judge Mangan she had been married six months to Walter and had never been kissed. She said she expected many kisses after marriage and was granted a divorce.
Mrs Geo Logan entertained the Mothers Club Thursday of last week. Mrs Kate Gill visits relatives in South Dakota. Mrs Goehring of Beatrice visits her niece Mrs Geo Logan. C W Lambert receives a barrel of apples as Christmas present from his son in law at Salem. Revival meetings are in progress at Rock Creek with Mr Blough assisted by Edward Jeamby and wife.
A note from Chas W Pursell seeking voter support for sheriff of Jefferson County after a July Primary nomination. He pledges fearless impartial duties, requests liberal backing, and hopes to fulfill pledges if elected.
Fishermen in Trinity Bay report forty to sixty foot sea monsters swamping boats off British Harbor. A large school appeared recently and remains in the bay as crews fear to venture out. An organized expedition will be dispatched to capture or disperse the creatures, after the telegraph operator reported the sighting to the Department of Marine and Fisheries.
In Frank Crawford’s yard on South Street an apple tree is in full bloom earlier than ever seen by longtime residents. Weather observers link early bloom to a mild winter and predict lower coal demand in the area as Crawford gifts bouquets of blossoms.
Oakland police credit KLX radio for locating and aiding the arrest in Los Angeles of Clifford Heaton and M. Dyke on auto theft charges. The station broadcasts stolen car numbers and descriptions each night to aid recoveries.
In Suncook New Hampshire Mrs. Harry G. Carpenter was shot by neighbor Mrs. Barton Goward after a dispute over the price of a piece of flannel. Carpenter later died of a gunshot wound with initial heart disease speculation. Goward then killed herself.
A brief poem recalling the家庭 hearth and meals from mothers cooking with wood, contrasting with modern gas ranges and ovens. The speaker fondly reflects on antique dinners, ant pies, and cakes from earlier times, honoring maternal kitchens and nostalgia.
The article describes common breakfast staples like toast eggs bacon coffee and a pastry with fruit and cereal. It notes variation in serving methods reduces monotony and mentions seasonal fruit options and cold weather favorites such as griddle cakes with sausage.
The article outlines methods for preparing carrots and pineapple syrup with orange, then cooling and sealing in jars. It notes year round banana availability and several breakfast banana preparations, plus baked apples with various fruits and breakfast breads like muffins and waffles.
In Royden an old lord of the manor bequeathed 5000 dollars for annual dowries to the four youngest, oldest, shortest and tallest brides married in the parish church. Each year the brides shed shoes and loosen hair while the officiating minister measures them to select the tallest and shortest.
Valentine Flynn of St Louis and Rudolph Remer the Swiss guide at Chateau Lake Louise succeeded in climbing the face of Mount Victoria 11 600 feet. It is the first time this feat has been done. They started after midnight reached the glacier at 4 am climbed from 9 000 feet aiming for the top and reached the summit at 1 50 pm after a traverse to the right. This was their fourth and only successful attempt.
A weekly devotional outline with daily verses and short reflections. Each day offers a verse from scriptures such as Galatians Romans Proverbs Psalm John and 1 John, emphasizing charity honesty success faith and humility.
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