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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
8
Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick safe laxative for digestive issues. Claims affordability at 2% cents and urges purchase at the Drug Co. for relief from constipation and related liver disturbances.
A Lancaster county farmer was arrested this week for plowing the public highway and was ordered to pay 7.00 in costs and restore the road. The case cites a state misdemeanor for plowing onto the road and warns that furrows too far onto the highway harm travel and water flow.
A reflective column on purpose and friendship urging readers to seize opportunity and be helpful to others. It cites Emerson and Mark Twain while praising personal effort and the value of companionship. Includes product notes for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and local drugstore sales.
The article describes pumice as a porous volcanic rock used in leather, sculpture, stucco, and polishing but notes its inconsistency for precise work. It reports a German manufactured artificial stone from sandstone and clay offering at least ten grades, with U.S. use dominated by imported pumice and native supply valued at $38,439 in 1900, from Harlin and Lincoln counties.
An unnamed physician explains the grape seed theory of appendicitis is disproved. Seeds can lodge in the appendix from any food, and eating grapes does not raise risk more than eating bacon. Grapes serve only to roughen digestion like hay for a horse.
The article explains how rainfall is measured and the challenges in interpreting inches of rain. It notes the British Rainfall Association collects data from thousands of stations and describes various rain gauges, highlighting the wood structures used for measurement.
Two women, Alice and the stenographer Caroline, discuss impulsive promises to sew doilies and embroider French knots for outfits and gifts. Alice laments overcommitments as she juggles eighteen doilies, a border from French knots, a promised lunch, and a typed essay for a Young Women's league, all unpaid and overdue.
A historical piece argues that individuals acting alone may hinder progress while coordinated community action under strong leadership yields powerful results. It warns that lone efforts cannot achieve major social or national gains and emphasizes collective responsibility.
S Payne of Lincoln and August Jaedike of Hanover Kansas visited Fairbury to raise funds for a monument at the Jefferson and Gage county line junction to mark the Oregon Trail. They secured $100 in pledges to add to gifts from Gage and Washington counties and the State Historical Society, totaling over $300 for purchase and erection. The Fairbury commercial club will gather more funds from Diller and other sources, with the monument planned for September.
Philadelphia assigns six committees to investigate the social evil problem as part of a municipal reform effort.
An English visitor questions a Scotch gamekeeper left in charge of an estate about wildlife. The keeper answers with dry humor, comparing gorillas to visitors, saying they come “like yeresel, just noo and then.”
A quoted exchange shows a wife lamenting her husband gaining six pounds after following a breakfast food recommendation. She reveals she has been eating the same product for two weeks, prompting concern and humorous alarm.
Mrs Wilson voices pride or denial as she avoids pronouncing the French nobleman’s name amid remarks on her daughter's engagement. The scene hints at family tensions and social expectations in an engagement announcement setting.
Dialogue reveals a playful exchange about money and wishes as one partner teases the other for wealth. The tone hints at domestic humor and light ego pride within a marriage.
Creditors of Joshua Robertson deceased must file claims with the administrator before county judge of Jefferson county Nebraska. Claims due by August 10 1912 grant six months to present. barred after February 12 1918. Notice published in the Diller Record four weeks prior to February 12 1913. G C Boyle County Judge. Heasty Barnes attorneys.
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