Calendar samples for 1904 at the Record office
Births reported two times as a boy to John Densmore on September 1 and a daughter to Charles Weibble on August 30. Mrs Will Riddle and Mrs John Henrich ill. Two new rural mail routes to Odell to begin October. Miss May Schlick from Omaha comes to assist H B Towemaker. Ex County Commissioner W C Line ill with typhoid at home. J F Ankrum of Steele City visits on behalf of lower flouring mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Densmore
Record Office
Odell
W. C. Line
For Sale and Local Notices From Nebraska Plain Dealer
A mixed page item listing livestock for sale including Poland-China boars and Duroc Jersey boars and spring farrows, plus household remedies and local notices. Also reports of repairs to Mrs Stine, a mercy move by M J Tonemaker, travel from Kago for a funeral, coal notices by J B Zook, land sale by Fred Clark and Sam Thompson, and notes on Blark Hayes’s trip to Whatcom, Washington. A Berlin doctor cites 1000 nervous cases in children linked to piano practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Burlington Round Trip Tickets Offer to Indiana and East
A historical notice announces Burlington round trip fares on September 1 and 15 and October 6 good for thirty acre distances to many Indiana points at a single rate and one third rate. It encourages visiting old-time friends in the east and mentions Dr Louis C Pitts and his local family in St Paul Minnesota amid unclear text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Indiana
Second hand organ and county fair notices
Unique items on sale and community notices appear in this rural page. An ad calls for a good second hand organ while a fair reminder urges attendance at Fairbury September 15 to 19 with exhibitions. Several personal notices mention Cash McElwee taking a business course, George Owers ill health, and E A Wheatly arriving from New York to visit relatives near Diller.
Fonta v Kelley Sale Compromise Involving $50 Payment
The Fonta v Kelley case before the land sale division ends with a compromise. Kelley pays Fonts 50 dollars for assistance in completing the sale. Dr Neely reports a regulation weight birth on Aug 3 to Mr and Mrs T P Price. A boy is born to Mr and Mrs Ben Roella six miles northwest of Diller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fonta
D. R. Kelly
Commission
Kelley
Fonts
Dr. Neely
T.P. Price
Ben Roella
Diller
Rhoades Couple Mourn Daughter Lost at Fifteen
Mr and Mrs D W Rhoades who moved to Beatrice two months ago lost their daughter Maud last Wednesday from dropsy aged fifteen She was buried the next day in Evergreen Cemetery near Beatrice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Rhoades
Here
Beatrice
Maud
Evergreen Cemetery
That
Parenta Advised To Keep Kites Away From Wires
Notices report parents urged to tell children not to fly kites near telephone wires to avoid trouble. Diller Telephone Co manager W M Carmichael signs the advisory. Also, business block owners plan brick sidewalks on Commercial Street to improve town appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norice
W. M. Carmichael
Diller Telephone Co
Bank
Lincoln couple visits Diller relatives after wedding
Joe Greenwood and his wife from Lincoln arrive by noon train to visit Mrs. S. Greenwood the groom's mother and other Diller relatives. Mrs. Greenwood formerly Miss Clara King of Fairbury and Olahoma, married a week ago Wednesday. Diller schools reopen next Monday for a nine month term with Prof. Kingham as principal and Miss Victoria Tonemaker and Miss Codisar Ead Ovenear Daploesibente listed among staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Greenwood
Lincoln
S. Greenwood
Greenwood
Clara King
Fairbury
Olahoma
Diller
Prof
Kingham
Victoria Tonemaker
Codisar Ead Ovenear Daploesibente
Local notes from Diller and area report births and events
The column covers a Tuesday birth in Bent to Mr Yank Wie. visits by Arch Shalix and daughter, Uncle Jim Bodell. farmers sowing winter wheat in prime condition. several Diller residents at the county seat. a Kentucky marksmanship headline. J. E. Mendenhall buys half interest in Fairbury mills. Harlan Hadley plans to move. a Lincoln visit by Mr. and Mrs. Pitts. Dr J C Mosshart to visit Diller. Daykin farmers organizing a grain elevator. R V Folkers buys new goods for Sparks Folkers. Les Butterbaugh reports a new baler ready for hay and straw baling.
Diller Community Notes Share Visits and Moves
Editor reports his wife and son Earl visiting Fairbury on Wednesday. Various locals travel to and from Colorado and Kansas for family, work, or visits, with church members admitted to full membership at Diller M E church and teachers taking new posts in Grant and Steele City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Wheatly
New York City
Earl
Fairbury
Diller M. E. Church
Henry Madden
Colorado
Jack
Nicot
Denver
For Sale Meadow Fescue Seed by Bushel
Meadow fescue seed offered for sale 75 bushels raised this season at 1.50 per bushel. Seller initials D. Maw.
Record and Weekly State Journal purchase by Geo Brandt
George Brandt, formerly of Gage Oklahoma, sends a dollar for the Record and Weekly State Journal. He notes his interest in local affairs and mentions losing fifty acres of small grain to hail this season, reflecting on agricultural losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Brandt
Gage, Oka
State Journal
George
Landowners visit to inspect crop and renew leases west of Diller
August Hahne and H.8. Luhman of Shaller Iowa own 320 and 160 acres on the former Fitzgerald ranch four miles west of Diller. They arrived Wednesday over the Rock Island to assess the corn crop and renew leases for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hahne
H.8. Luhman
Shaller
Fitzgerald
Diller
Rock Island
German church pastor Clorius to return to Germany
Rev. Otto Clorius, pastor of the German Christian Church of Diller, will soon return with his family to Germany after a residence here marked by his conduct as a perfect gentleman and model citizen. His departure leaves a vacancy the church will find hard to fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Clorius
Diller
Germany
Clorius
Gossip game played with photos described in east localities
An old regional pastime called gossip uses photos instead of cards. Players are dealt a photo and pass along derogatory statements about the photographer. In some eastern areas the game has persisted for years without using photographs at all.
Seed wheat for sale at Diller track Wednesday
Seed wheat for sale advertised as Red variety ready for sale on track at Diller around Wednesday September 9. Describes one car of choice seed with priced value estimated by weigh. Orders taken before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Prosperity Start at Home Urges Local Patronage
A city opinion piece argues against dependency on foreign funds and promotes keeping money local by patronizing hometown merchants to avert hard times.
Bowser Visits Nebraska Urges Return to Farm Life
Allen Bowser, visiting with his sisters Mesdames Hayworth and Saylor and families, returned Monday to Indiana. He praised Nebraska’s climate soil water crops and lands and said he plans to return soon to make his home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Bowser
Mesdames Hayworth
Saylor
Indiana
Mr. Bowser
Nebraska
Good Morning Cheer Can Brighten Your Day
A short editorial encouraging readers to greet others cheerfully each morning. It suggests a positive greeting improves mood for the giver and others, noting that starting tomorrow with a magnetic hello can soften the day and ease toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainise
Prohibition County Convention Calls People to Fairbury
Prohibition convention to meet at the court house in Fairbury on Saturday September 12 at 8 o clock p m. Open to all interested in the prohibition question regardless of sex or party. Ladies urged to attend. By order of Com E A Yontz, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition County
Court House
Fairbury
Com. E. A. Yontz
Stomach Trouble Relief Promises from Tablets Sale
A Clover Nook farmer D L Beach reports four years of stomach trouble eased after taking part of a box of Uberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad urges readers with stomach issues to try the tablets and notes a 25 cent price, sold by J W Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Beach
Clover Nook Farm
Greenfield
Mass
Uberlain
J. W. Sutton
Birthday party honor for Mr Beckwith’s 51st year
Last Tuesday an event honoring Mr Beckwith’s 51st birthday took place. Mr and Mrs E H and A J Hill and other neighbors shared social conversation and cake, fruit, and sweets. The gathering included Alva and Tom Stewart, Susie Stewart, and several children, who all departed after a pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epders
Ir. Beckwith
E. H
A. J. Hill
Henry Lohmeyer
Gusieee
Diller Community Notes Across Local Week
Local updates report J Smith Diller assisting at People's State Bank and Alex Ballard returning to Hardy for blacksmith work. Mrs. John Zook hosts her mother from Odell. Mrs. Henrietta Powell travels to Oklahoma to visit daughter Mrs. Joe Adams. Obituary for Mrs. Thos Garrett of Steele City, age seventy. J B Zook finishes painting west town residence. F D Carr plans rebuild and enlargement south of town. Community reflections on social equality end piece.
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John Zook
Mr. Mandevillé
Odell
Henrietta Powell
Oklahoma
Joe Adams
Local Woman Credits Cham berlain's Tablets For Cholera Morbus Relief
Mrs Mollie Allen of South Fork Kentucky says she avoided an attack of cholera morbus by taking Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at the onset. She notes indigestion often triggers such attacks and these tablets cleanse the stomach to ward off the illness. Attacks of bilious colic may be prevented similarly. For sale by J W Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Allen
South Fork Ky
Chamberlain
J. W. Sutton
Warn Against Investment Scams Promising High Returns
A strong caution warns readers not to trust money with investment firms claiming 30 or 50 percent gains in 90 days or a year. The piece notes many swindlers profit while honest investors lose, stressing there is no safe chain of loans to double dollars. A warning to beware and avoid schemes.
Remarkable Record of Chamberlains Cough Remedy
The remedy has over thirty years in use with millions of bottles sold and used. It has long been standard in treating croup in thousands of homes and is claimed to prevent attacks when given at the first sign. It is pleasant to take and contains no opium or harmful substances, suitable for babies and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sutton
Nighttime pony race ends in accident near Diller
A late Saturday crowd gathered at Carl Gale's track to witness a ponies race between John Kuhl's and Willard Parks' mounts. Parks' pony stumbled and broke its neck, but Parks survived with only a sprained neck and shock, doctors reporting minor injuries. The incident followed poor racing judgment on a track overgrown with grass, and Parks valued his horse at $125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gale
John Kuhl
Otto Kruger
Livin
Diller
Willard Parks
Fairbury
Charley Waggoner
Kuhl
Parks
Diller area farm notes and town housing updates
Max Kaden builds a barn southeast of town while Clark installs a furnace in a west town residence the first in any Diller home. Insurance inquiries go out and two good companies are represented. About fifty young people hosted Ro Nelson for a 21st birthday at his parents home five miles southeast of Diller in Gage county. Former Diller resident Guy Sobers, now on a farm near Haddam Kansas, visited the office after attending Clay Center High. John W. Hayworth returns to Omaha for a job with Nebraska Home Company, family planning to follow in about a month as Ottis Babb moves onto the Hayworth farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ro. Nelson
Mr. and
Peter Nelson
Diller
Gage County
Guy Sobers
Diler
Kan
Haddam
Kani
John W. Hayworth
Omaha
Nebraska Hone Company
Ottis Babb
Mr. Hayworth
John
Life Saved by Chamberlains Colic Remedy
Local claim from B Litte Hancock Maryland that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life after a month of bilious draughts. Testimony by B Litte and a note that the remedy is for sale by J W Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Colle
B. L. Byer
B . Litte
Hancock, Md
J. W. Sutton
Burlington offers low fare trip to Nebraska State Fair
The Burlington Route markets very low rates from Lincoln to the State Fair September 7 through 11. The 1908 fair promises splendid attractions and the railroad will run frequent stub trains between Lincoln and the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Wright Omitted From Local Fusion Sheriff Nomination
The Jefferson county fusion party lists J B Wright of Diller as a sheriff candidate, noting the omission was an oversight. Wright, who came within one vote of election before, is praised as a strong nominee and could attract substantial support from both fusion and Democratic sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Wright
Diller
Fusion
Jefferson County
Gotevanss Dahians
Alice
Wright
Mc Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly State Journal
Charles Weibble
Will Riddle
John Henrich
Miss May Schlick
H. 8
Towemaker
J.F. Ankrum
Steele City
Ett Shea
Chamberlain’s
Tonnemaker
J. W. ‘Starr
Kago
Duroc Jersey
B. F. Prem .Tf
Maitland
J. B. Zook
Fred Clark
Sam Thompson
Blark Hayes
Ed. Hayes
Whatcom
Wash
Mr. Hayes
Louis C. Pitts
George Pitts
Rae Bg Planter
Paul
Nabe
See Beaver Coleg? Homeopathy
Yaupea
Pee Mae and
Hoagie
Hovoen Pi Liberal Passant
Cash McElwee
Beatrice Meas
Business
D.R. Kelley
George Owers
Moonlight
Carmichael
Geors Specht
Clifford Campbell
Geo. Mayborn
Lear Lanham
D. of H. Lawn
P. B. Miller
Bent
Yank Wie. W.C Line
Ben Hicken
Sherriff
J. E. Mendenhall
Fairbury Roller Mills
Arch Shalix
Jim” Bodell
Sam Hutchinson
J. C. Blauser
J. E. Clark
Harlan Hadley
Arthur Pitts
G.W. Pitts
J.C. Mosshart
Lincoln, Neb
Daykin
R. V. Folkers
St. Joe Sun
Sparks & Folkers Store
Les
Butterbaugh
Billy Kunter
Fred. Henrich
Eva Crocker
Wymore
H. B. Pairchild
Endicott
Everet Sherwood
Kansas
John Senior
F. B. Senior
W. T. King
Palestine
Texas
W. H._ Diller
Norton County
John Denel
Grant
Perkins County
J. W. Mathias
D. Maw
All Druggiste
J. Smith Diller
People’s State Bank
Alex Ballard
Hardy
Perley
Miller
Synod of the German Luthern Church
Hanover
Nebr
Thos, Garrett
Jas, Kerr
Mr. Zook
F. D. Carr
United States
Max Kaden
Clark
Diller Merkets
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