Ackland School Racial Equality Rally Draws Crowd
A youth-led gathering at Ackland School, age six, sparked chants for fairness and equal treatment. Organizers urged peaceful participation while urging adults to listen and act.
25 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
1
A youth-led gathering at Ackland School, age six, sparked chants for fairness and equal treatment. Organizers urged peaceful participation while urging adults to listen and act.
The column lists housing for rent, farm acreage, a public sale notice, missing pocketbook rewards, health ads for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, and social updates from Fairbury and nearby towns, including funeral attendance and a railway note. Named people include C A Gale, Mias Hlade McManee, Fred Achtemeier, Gokia and Patrice McElwee, JW Boots, Col J B Wright, and Mrs Warthen. Local locations referenced are Harbine, Fairbury, Beatrice, Hollenberg, Kan, and Diller.
Farmers institute invites all interested parties to the Bermuda Institute’s holdlog at Dillerder. A ball is planned for next Tuesday evening at Ort, BPR to further the organization with trading in view, CL B. Buaveca.
An old health advertisement touts Dr Shoop Reatorative as a remedy for weak stomach and heart symptoms. It claims strengthening inner nerves controls pulses and urges readers to “Write for thes” and try the simple trial.
Civil engineer W. W. Watson was called to Shea Siding between Eadicott and Diller to convey and plat a tawneite for a town laid out on land owned by Mrs. Williams. The work was ordered by the landowner.
A. J. Herertson advertises Red Front Livery open day and night with ample feed for transient teams available at any hour of the year.
Epley farm 24 miles north of Diller conducts public sale of 40 Poland China hogs including 15 spring boars 20 gilts and 5 tried sows all registered or eligible. Auction Wednesday October 80th at 1 o'clock with free lunch at noon. Auctioneers Cols. Leonard Pawnee City and Weight Scoville Diller.
An OCR fragment touts Little Candy Cold Tablets from druggists as a quick prevention aid. It mentions preventives containing voluinine and advises widespread dispensing, noting they are portrayed as certain and prompt.
There will be preaching both morning and evening Sunday October 27 with a 10:00 service and an evening sermon at 7:30. Epworth League meets at 8:30. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
The Nadeavior Society of the Christian Church will hold a Halloween social at the home of Mrs. J. B. Greet.
In Diller Nebraska at about 1 pm on Sunday Fred A. Diller nineteen son of Hon W H Diller shot himself with a 32 caliber pistol at his mother's home after two prior chloroform attempts. A coroner and jury found death by self inflicted pistol wound amid a note of temporary aberration. Funeral held at the Presbyterian church with interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
Message promises a large buyers list and a service to mail Bulletin No 24 about mid November with neat write ups and farm descriptions. It invites readers to visit and place land ads to reach hundreds of actual buyers.
A social gathering at the Davidson home October 17 honored the birthdays of Mr. Davidson and Mr. Hooper. About 40 neighbors attended, surprised the hosts, with music by Frank and Bibert Rasmaeht and Maud Bumgartner on piano. A two course supper followed, and guests commended the hosts as gracious entertainers.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Herman Welle on Sunday October 208 at Becker's restaurant. The notice indicates a closing time of 11 PM and is signed J G Packer.
Advert says plenty of Bagly Ohio potatoes from Sand Hill country available at 78e per bushel. Mentions car delivery and JB as a contact or seller.
An OCR fragment notes a sale of treatments priced at 25 cents and mentions a Spear Drag Company as seller. Details are limited but indicate a small merchandise promotion in a newspaper ad context.
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