Diller State Bank Shows Strong Growth and Sound Management
Diller State Bank reports deposits rising from 144 528 72 to 176 205 18 in one year, with total resources 211 358 46 and a 6900 surplus. The Nebraska state guarantee fund protects deposits as the bank, organized in 1904 by local farmers, expands under President A Mayborn, VP Alex Bell, and Cashier O J Mayborn.
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Nebraska
Diller
Diller State Bank
A. Mayborn
Alex Bell
O. J. Mayborn
Colman and Diller Lumber Yard Promotes Savings
Colman and Diller run a well stocked lumber yard offering affordable prices and helpful bill calculations to stretch dollars on houses barns and buildings. The firm emphasizes honesty fair dealing and customer satisfaction with a large stock of first class lumber and service. They reference famous battles like Gettysburg Peach Tree Petersburg to illustrate enduring values.
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Colman & Diller
Harlan Hadley Shop Promises Quality Shoes and Repair
Harlan Hadley has repaired shoes in Diller for ten years and offers Douglas brand men and women shoes at 3.00 to 4.00 and 2.50 to 3.25, with ladies styles. He provides a personal guarantee on workmanship and emphasizes union-made, sanitary shop production.
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Harlan Hadley
Diller
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Oakland Six for sale by Patton auto dealer
J H Patton of the countryside advertises an Oakland Six with a streamlined body and features such as left hand drive center control and bath-socket gear shift. He offers demonstrations and runs a general auto livery service with other vehicles including a seven passenger Apperson.
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Diller
J. H. Patton
Patton
Oakland
Oakland Six
Mr. Patton
Diller’s Longtime Justice D R Kelley Honored for Service
ESQ D R Kelley, a justice of the peace in Diller for 21 years, arrived in 1880 and donated land to settle the town. A Civil War veteran with service in the 545th and 208th Pennsylvania, he earned a reputation for firm collections and notable public commitment.
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Diller
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Luck and effort blend to shape fortune in a joke piece
A Detroit Free Press excerpt contrasts luck with steady labor as the path to rewards. A humorous dialogue about a mother washing a jacket prompts a quip about the alarm clock awakening Henry to reality.
Eternity Moves On As Clock Strikes Fast
Aunt Clara in a village murmurs every hour that eternity nears while the town hall clock malfunctions. Clarence, hearing the rapid strikes, reacts with awe and humor as the clock seems to hurry time forward.
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Clara
Clarence
New York Times
His Excuse. Justice of Peace—Your wife says you struck her
The Prisoner claims a religious moment prevented the strike and asserts his wife prayed for rain to wash a guard. The exchange appears in a Boston Journal item, presenting a humorous old-time court scene and the accused’s novel justification.
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Boston Journal
Swiss cowbells used to ward off tigers in Himalayas
The mournful drone of Swiss cowbells deters tigers, prompting their introduction in the Himalayas to protect cattle. The sound causes the big cats to flee, providing a natural deterrent without direct intervention.
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Switzerland
Himalayas
Karlsruhe's First Family in a Dull Diplomatic Stop
Sir Horace Rumbold, during a dull posting in Karlsruhe, observes a society of a few old noble families the Gemmingen Hardenberg Duerckheim Amerongen lineages intermarried over generations. A theater anecdote shows the prevalence of Gemmingen names and the remark that not all Gemmings are good.
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Karlsruhe
Horace Rumbold
Gemmingen
Hardenberg
Duerckheim
Amerongen
Talleyrand
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Peach Tree
Petersburg
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D. R. Kelley
Justice of the Peace
Waggoner Bros
Detroit Free Press
Tlenry
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