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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
3
Local notes list community happenings and visits. Beatrice area residents W.E. Mudge and relatives are noted, with Miss Bess Arbogast from Carleton guests at MM. E. parsonage. Warnings on gossip circulate as neighbors are encouraged to share good news publicly. Mrs Heith of David City Nebr returns home after visiting with cousin W N Sparks and family.
W E Anderson was summoned to his former home in Southern Kansas yesterday by telegram alerting to the serious illness of a sister.
Mr and Mrs S H Hutchinson left Saturday in their car for a vacation tour to Allerton and other Iowa locations to visit relatives.
Mr and Mrs A H Coleman return to Fairbury after an eastern trip in their Mercer car which they drove to Diller on Sunday.
Mrs Minnie Boxwell was a Burlington passenger Tuesday for Wymore where she will visit relatives near there and will also make a short visit in Beatrice.
Mr. Geo Hollenberger, after spending the summer in Kansas City with a daughter, returned Sunday and will spend the winter at his daughter Mrs W I Filley's home.
Charley Hood and his daughter Mildred returned Sunday from an auto trip to Colorado and Wyoming. They report a delightful journey and visiting many relatives and old time friends they met along the way.
Mr and Mrs M H Grimes of Washington Kansas and Mrs Sarah Warthen and daughter Flora of Diller camped over Sunday at Chautauqua Park Beatrice with the Washington party returning home Monday during a local outing.
Mr and Mrs M P Bennett came back Saturday from Estes Park where they spent a honeymoon enjoying hiking and mountain climbing and were entertained by former college acquaintances.
Mrs Roy McCune of near Shea underwent an appendectomy at General hospital in Fairbury Saturday and is making a rapid recovery. Mr and Mrs Ed McCune are assisting during her hospital stay.
A revivalist urged repentance while a man hesitated and confessed he would repent after the grand jury session ends. The revivalist offered forgiveness the sinner acknowledged but joked that God may forgive, yet he’s not on that grand jury.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures nasal catarrh and deafness with an ointment to relieve inflammation and an internal tonic to aid symptoms. The text promotes a combined remedy and lists price details in a sales pitch.
Onke Lottman and family were at Beatrice Tuesday afternoon. Miss Beulah Thompson returned Wednesday from Lincoln where she had visited friends and relatives. Born Thursday Sept 6 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Piveral Elsie Lamb of Hebron a 7 pound boy.
Americans consumed 43,200,000 bunches of bananas last year. Alice Specht began her school in the Jack Clancy district Monday morning. She was a graduate of the Diller Public Schools, class of 23.
G W Carmichael and son of St Francis Kansas have been visiting relatives and friends in the vicinity of Diller and Steele City for a week or two.
Clint Tristman and family returned Tuesday from a long auto trip visiting relatives in Scotts Bluff Nebraska Cheyenne Wyoming Fort Collins Estes Park Denver and Colorado Springs Colorado.
Ben Gretzinger and family of Scotts Bluff Nebr passed through on Sunday en route to Omaha and visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Gretzinger and other Diller relatives for a short time.
Mr Anton Hullman and daughter Loree of Great Bend Kansas visited his brother Henry Hullman and later left Thursday morning to visit relatives in Springfield Indiana. They were accompanied by Mr Hullman and daughter Edna, traveling in his car.
A fifteen-year-old Arkansas girl reportedly drank corn whiskey, shot a grocer, escaped from prison, and leaped from a speeding train to avoid recapture. The write up speculates she could become a movie star at thirty based on her actions.
W. H. Harris and his two children were visiting in the home of his sister Mrs. A. E. Southwick when he developed typhoid symptoms. He was taken Friday to a Cambridge Nebraska hospital with a son accompanying him. Mrs. Harris and the remaining two children left for Danbury Saturday morning.
Fairbury Journal argues that seeking things for nothing weakens individual character and communal wealth. It contends productive power lies dormant until awakened and condemns the idea of obtaining something for nothing as ruinous to prosperity.
F. E. Hale and family returned yesterday from their auto trip to Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Waggoner and Miss Clara Steiner motored to Omaha Sunday and returned Tuesday evening. Grace Myers entertained at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening, with Mrs. Eunice Martin of Pittsburg, Kansas, and Pearl Diller as guests.
Mr and Mrs John Lottman and their three sons Fred Harry and Robert departed by car for a visit to South Dakota on Friday morning.
Mr and Mrs A A Ballard of Beatrice and Mr and Mrs D M McElwee of San Francisco visited here Friday of last week with their sister and aunt Miss L Q Ballard.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ramsey and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ramsey and Mrs. Allie Culver of Beatrice visited Mr. and Mrs. George Riddle along with Mr. and Mrs. Les Hill as dinner guests last Sunday.
A Beatrice Nebraska dry goods ad promotes Ladies Skirts patterns with prompt service and prepaid return. a separate note reports a Wisconsin farmer killed his neighbor after a gun argument, reflecting on the cost of violent temper and potential imprisonment.
Jefferson county districts will employ Willer teachers for the coming year. Graduates listed include Vera Murray Oliver Diehl Ethel Ellis Harold McCreight Imogene Geer Elsie Walters Lillie Hutchinson and Francis Eick.
A car carrying four people from Capital Beach Lincoln plunged twenty feet into a gulch after hitting a cement bridge on the cornhusker highway ten miles north of Beatrice. Elizabeth Davis of Ellis suffered a broken collar bone while Harry Highland Melvin Nelson also of Ellis and Mary Emerick of Fairbury escaped without injuries. Davis was taken to Beat rice by a passing motorist and a physician tended to her injuries at her home. Highland said he woke to find the car veering and blamed sleep at the wheel. the cement post at the bridge was knocked loose by the impact.
A Shop Employes Bulletin outlines twelve highway hazards. They name drivers under liquor influence, speeding, running red or blinking lights, hitting blind spots, and failing to aid or identify after accidents. It cautions against careless driving and distractions, urging adherence to safety rules.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Brandt and Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Hadley of Lincoln attended the funeral of Mrs. Chas. Brandt held last Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Gregory visited here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Gretzinger and other relatives and returned Saturday to her home at Byron.
Mr and Mrs W H Packer of Wood River arrived by car Wednesday evening for a visit with relatives and old time Diller.
Diller defeated Endicott 7 to 1 on the local diamond last Sunday. The Diller nine will face Gladstone next Sunday.
Ernest Suase and his family returned last week from a vacation visit with friends and relatives in western areas of the state and Kansas.
Mies Minnie Albright of Ainsworth Nebraska has been visiting her aunt Mrs Willems and friends in and near Diller for two or three weeks and may decide to stay.
Miss Isabelle and Averil Fouts left Lincoln Tuesday with their parents Mr and Mrs J W Fouts to go to Winner South Dakota and Scottsbluffs where they will teach domestic science in city schools. The Fouts returned home yesterday after attending the fair.
Mrs J L Seaman who had visited since before the picnic departed for Davenport Iowa on Wednesday She plans to visit relatives in Lincoln and Omaha on her return trip The visit included a Clark and Thompson reunion with thirty one attendees and an aunt Christie family reunion She always enjoys her visits with us.
The Baugess couple formerly of Diller plan a move from Minneapolis to Detroit where Dr Harry Baugess will serve as director in charge of all physicians at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan.
The speaker hears a creaking step and a tapping at the door as a familiar booing welcome signals a dull encounter. John G. Saxe is noted as the author.
Soups of various kinds gain popularity as a light start for luncheons this season. The article notes refreshing cold options and traditional warm varieties suitable for midday meals.
A simple method to make jellied chicken bouillon. Heat seasoned chicken soup, bloom gelatin in cold water, whisk into hot soup, add boiling water, cool, stir in parsley, chill and serve with wafers.
Recipe details for a cherry soup with sago, cherries, water, sugar, lemon, and cinnamon. Includes steps to cook sago until clear, simmer cherries with sugar lemon and cinnamon, then temper with beaten egg yolks before serving. Suggests using any berry as a substitute following the same method.
A popular soup recipe instructs to prepare Mushroom Soup by heating milk and cream in a double boiler with bay leaves and flour mixed with cold milk. After cooking, strain and stir in mushrooms, butter, beef bouillon, hot water, and salt, then serve hot.
The article traces the feminine name Jeanne and its variants from Joanna to Joan. It notes Saint Johns influence, mentions Joan Beaufort, Henry II's daughter, and the noble Navarre lineage. It adds beliefs about the sapphire as Jean's talisman and her lucky day Friday and number two.
The text explains round robin as a circular petition where signatures form a circle to prevent prominence of any signer. It notes leaders of secret grievances may avoid signing at the top, making ordering indiscernible. The concept mirrors Arthurian round tables designed to prevent jealousy among knights.
The Irish Tobacco Trade Journal reports Moroccan trainers induce wild camels to smoke by lighting a cigar placed in a carved wooden holder. As camels draw, they become docile and learn to inhale and exhale smoke, though the habit does not carry over to work.
A newly married couple hosted friends when a rude guest provoked the table. During supper he lifted a piece of white meat on his fork and asked, Is this pig. A calm guest at the opposite end replied, To which end of the fork do you refer.
A brief humorous exchange about joke bathing suits prompts a remark on laughter and politeness. The quip notes that laughter could occur only if one refuses to be impolite enough to look.
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