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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
5
The report notes Nebraska potato yields are short. Local items mention Elmo Hadley securing a cement crossing contract, Miss Gertie Foster visiting family, Pat Crowe in Lincoln editorial rooms, A J Hill bought a Haddorff piano, Mrs. Cora Bradshaw visiting a sick friend, and livestock sales and racings with a horse sickness update. Some frost risk easing for corn nearby.
A Chicago street car conductor treated after a labor riot attack with Bucklea's Arnica Salve and recovered quickly. The ad quotes G. J. Welch of Tekonsha Mich praising its healing. The piece also notes a Diller dentist Dr. C B Ellis installing a new dental operating chair worth over $200 in his office.
Sandy Level Virginia man claims chest trouble from smoke and coal dust was cured by Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds after other remedies failed Greatest sale of any cough or lung medicine in the world Spear Drug Co drug store 50c and 1 00 guaranteed Trial bottle free
Mrs Wm Hudson and Mrs J B Wright traveled to Weeping Water Nebraska for the funeral of Mrs Riley Rector age 80 who died after kerosene caused burns while kindling a fire. Her husband suffered severe burns as the house burned andFire Department extinguished the blaze. Mrs Rector was mother of Mrs Allen Colman who could not attend.
Multiple notes list sales and purchases across Fairbury including rings from Grupe's and an organ from White Piano Co. Local residents Fred D. Lee and Chas A Wood take new posts while national bank exam is underway at First National Bank of Diller.
A Bennettsville South Carolina resident, A. Brown, testifies that his wife suffered long from dyspepsia and a sluggish liver, leaving her weak, until Electric Bitters restored her strength. Spear & Arug Co sells and guarantees the remedy at 50 cents per bottle.
The passage argues farmers have no legitimate complaint about crop and livestock prices when they ship money to big cities for goods, fueling trusts. It suggests buying locally would reduce costs and harm nationwide catalogue sellers. It portrays merchants as poor if they cannot compete on quantity quality and cash terms.
A farmer visits his pastor asking to be taken off the church roster arguing he cannot serve the Lord while milking four cows in fly time. He says after the first frost he will reconsider church attendance, but for now he must choose between selling the cows, quitting church, or being a burned hypocrite.
A telephone clerk recalls how Col Manns and others discuss private plans and past acts freely over the line. She notes daily confidences and names shared with striking candor, suggesting officials and citizens alike reveal sensitive details.
An exchange asserts no separate male or female rights but shared human rights. It notes a St. Louis Black inventor created an automobile for rural mail carriers, first sold at 250 dollars and potentially 150 or less. The device reportedly runs at 35 miles per hour for four days without stopping.
Miss Ida Roman and B F McNew wed at 4 30 PM in the bride’s father home 818 A street with few relatives present Rev R N Orrill officiating The bride is J Roman’s daughter a west side confectioner and the groom runs the Fairbury Broom Factory They will reside with the bride’s father in Fairbury Times.
The rural examining board in Washington DC appears to bar women from rural nail carrier positions by Rule 13 of new civil service examination regulations. It states that women will not be certified while a register contains the names of male eligibles, effectively blocking female applicants.
An estimate says 150000 Americans will travel to Europe this year for sightseeing. The piece urges exploring U S natural wonders such as Niagara Falls Yosemite Grand Canyon Yellowstone before crossing the ocean, arguing Americans should know their own land first and Europeans already recognize its superiority.
George M. Clark, renowned Connecticut hay grower, reports 175,823 pounds of hay from eleven and one eighth acres, about seven and three fourths tons per acre. A French, a market gardener on two and seven eighths acres, achieved 250,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in a single season with one horse and light labor, cost around $500.
The Fairbury Gazette warns farmers about selling their home farms despite rising land prices. It warns that many sell for 40 to 60 dollars an acre, move to town, and later lose the proceeds buying ill advised ventures. It urges staying on the farm to preserve a livelihood and future options.
Mrs. Addie F. Howie, famed Jersey cattle breeder and Wisconsin Agricultural College lecturer, advocates kindness to cows as a science. Her methods report boosted milk yields, with Sadie Le Pet yielding 22 pounds 5 ounces in seven days and calves selling for about 300 dollars. Her cows win prizes nationwide, and she warns brutal owners miss profits by not treating cattle with affection.
Junius G. Graves of Edwardsville Kansas earns the title the potato king for selling 72150 bushels of potatoes from his farm two years ago and buying twenty two carloads from white farmers for profit. Graves was born a slave in Kentucky and has lived in Kansas since 1879.
Historical note showcases swift authors from Livy who penned 142 books to modern names like Byron and Scott. It recalls Dr John Brown’s Rab and It is Friends, Heber’s hymn for Greenland’s Mountains, and Samuel Johnson completing Rasselas in a week to fund his mother’s funeral.
A Success Magazine quote extols cheerfulness as a great miracle that strengthens the whole person and multiplies effort. It claims optimism prevents failure, noting a smiling, cheerful demeanor helps one persevere through discouragements and darkness to eventual success.
A quip from the Cleveland Leader records a playful exchange at a wedding where the father gives away the bride. The remark preserves lighthearted tone and cites the blessing line about giving.
An English schoolboy in an essay offers a new definition of friend: a person who knows all about you and likes you the same. The compact moral emphasizes understanding over superficiality in friendship.
A Burmese saying contrasts aims for perfection with mediocrity and notes that those seeking excellence rise above average while those content with mediocrity fall short of it.
A Boston Transcript note comments on people who self identify as blunt often wield the sharpest tongues. The remark contrasts blunt rhetoric with perceived candor, hinting at a sharp social edge in public discourse.
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