Anatomy of success and small town greetings
A moral urging phrase set contrasts with notes on a farmer’s modest gains and local social updates. Miss Minnie Edgington, formerly with the Diller schools, is now at Peru Normal. Mr. and Mrs. A B Ehret and two sisters-in-law of Atchison Kansas visited H M Hollie’s household from Saturday to Wednesday.
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Minnie Edgington
Diller
Peru
A. B. Ehret
Atchinson, Kan
H. M. Hollie
Courtland Couple Visits For Farmers Mother Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs V A Raymond and daughter Donna Jane of Courtland Kansas visited here Sunday and a dinner was given in honor of the farmers mother on her birthday.
Weathering optimism and nostalgia in song and rain
A reflective note contrasts hopeful claims of progress with past and present songs about weather and shortages. The lines reference enduring cultural phrases and hint at enduring human mood swings across years.
Family visit near Diller improves weekend
Mr and Mrs Fred Shultz and two sons together with Mr and Mrs Charley Wenz and their son from Fairg City drove out Saturday to visit uncle and aunt Louis Wenz and family south of Diller. They had a fine visit and returned home Sunday afternoon.
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Fred Shultz
Charley Wenz
Fairg City
Aera
Louis Wenz
Diller
Editor Receives Rasberries From Minnesota Visitors
The editor and his wife acknowledge a gift of a quart jar of raspberries from Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tristman visiting their relatives from Minnesota. The couple filled jars at home and are refilling here before returning in a few days. Rural telephone eavesdropping is noted as more common, with a sign being a receding voice. A woman warned a friend someone is listening, prompting an indignant denial.
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W. G. Tristman
Minnesota
Sothene
Noddaniy
Diehl Family Motored Visit Through Several Towns
Dr and Mrs O C Diehl and daughter Eleanor traveled to Marysville Kansas Sunday for a visit with Dr and Mrs Ewert The trip used the Lanham Hanover route to Marysville via the P P and O C highway and returned by the C H to Wymore and Diller along the P W F highway The party praised the good motoring conditions and described 75 miles of travel on improved highways
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O. C. Diehl
Eleanor
Marysville
Kan
Local Families Visit Relatives and Fair Attendances
Mrs. Ferry and children visited Endicott on Tuesday for relatives and county fair children's day. Rev. E. E. Pengelly attended the annual conference in Omaha with an invitation to return at the last quarterly gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Seaman of Davenport Indiana drove Wednesday to visit sons Sam and Harry Thompson and other Diller relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Pengelly
Omaha
J. L. Seaman
Davenport, In
Sam and
Harry Thompson
Hog breeders at Fairbury county fair exhibits
The Diller vicinity is well represented in the hog department of the county fair at Fairbury this week. Breeders listed include B. F. Henrichs, Henrichs Bros., Wiemers Bros., S. F. Clark, Edgar Henrichs, Erwin Anders and J. H. and Geo. Logan.
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Diller
Fairbury
B. F. Henrichs
Henrichs Bros
Wiemers Bros
S. F. Clark
Edgar Henrichs
Erwin Anders
J. H
Geo. Logan
George H Andrews Quiet at Stock Yards Despite Corn Rise
George H Andrews, a South St. Joe Stock Yards man, says business with Diller friends is very quiet as the high corn price burdens cattle feeders, though he owns a fine farm near Diller that may benefit from the corn market surge.
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George H. Andrews
South St. Joe
Rev Blough Resigns From Endicott Methodist Church
Rev Blough resigns after three years of service in Endicott and moves his family to University Place to attend Wesleyan for further studies. His successor will be named at conference next week as he departs a well loved figure who invested heavily in local youth.
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Blough
Methodist
Endicott
University Place
Wesleyan
Mr. Blough
Fairbury
Time Is Wasted on Telephone Talks in Tokyo
In Tokyo observations, female to female talks use 26.4 percent of time while female to male calls waste 13.8 percent and male to female calls show 9.7 percent idle. Male to male chats run 10.6 percent idle. An analyst estimated 999 years were wasted in 1923 on telephone conversations.
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Tokio
Law Making Mania Threatens American Liberty
The San Francisco Chronicle warns that the current surge of statutes from 48 state legislatures and Congress risks criminalizing ordinary daily actions. It argues lawmakers should not create new laws but remove outdated and redundant statutes.
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San Francisco Chronicle
America
National Congress
Congress
Mrs Clark and family visit in Norfolk
Mrs Fred Clark spends time with her son Everett and wife at Norfolk. Miss Eva Line left on No. 16 Wednesday for Philadelphia to resume medical studies at a college connected with the State University of Pennsylvania. Her ticket reads via Detroit and Buffalo.
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Fred Clark
Son Everett
Norfolk
Eva Line
Philadelphia
State University of Pennsylvania
Detroit
Buffalo
Jolly Neighbors Club Meeting Notes
The Jolly Neighbors' Club met with Mrs. J. J. Clancy on September 10. Eighteen members, three visitors, and seven children attended. Afternoon activities included visiting and fancy work. No meeting next week due to the fair. Next gathering with Mrs. Chas. Gerwick Oost, 1.
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the Jolly Neighbors
J. J. Clancy
Chas. Gerwick Oost
Burlington to Have Roadbed of Gold
Passengers on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad east of Denver will ride on a road bed of gold ballast. The 400 mile right of way will be ballasted with slag from Colorado mines, containing gold ore worth about two dollars per ton. The railroad plans to reuse large slag piles and extend the gold ballast across more lines.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Denver
Associated Press
Chicago
Colorado
Burlington
More Delinquent Taxes This Year in Jefferson County
The Fairbury Journal reports rising delinquent real estate taxes in Jefferson County with 10 percent interest from May 1 1924. Taxes and costs must be paid by October and taxes will be sold on November 3 1924 if unpaid. Sewer taxes are included and authorities warn the delinquent list may fill a page.
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Jefferson County
Fairbury
Fairbury Journal
Woman crafts own Indian baskets sparks disbelief
A young woman proud of her handwoven baskets shows them to a friend from Arizona. The visitor questions their authenticity, and the maker insists she created them herself, sparking an amusing exchange about what constitutes real Indian craftsmanship.
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Arizona
Our Hall of Fame The Banker Section
The Banker's feature highlights Subscription Papers and public limits. It promises support for young men toward business or marriage, cautions Innes against get rich quick schemes, and offers seventy seven pieces of advice to fellow townsmen.
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Innes
Nebraska is All Right From an Ohio Story
Retired farmer Kenry Peters owns under an acre where he produced 15 bushels cherries 22 bushels blue plums 20 bushels potatoes 15 corn on half acre. He cultivated with a hoe and raised extra vegetables for home use. Total value near $200 on half acre. The piece asks what 80 or 160 acres of similar Jefferson County land would yield.
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Kenry Peters
Klee
Peters
Jefferson County
Jansen News
Untied Shoes and Sympathetic Magic in Everyday Beliefs
The article discusses a superstition that untied shoes bring luck and ties it to sympathetic magic. It cites Frazer on how ancient ideas persist in modern thinking across social classes, noting that superstition is not confined to any one group.
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Frazer
Egypt
India
Subconscious drives shape the colonel’s way in fiction
The Savage and the peasant reveal their superstitions openly, while the colonel’s lady and Julie O’Grady hide theirs within. The piece notes lingering beliefs and inner conflicts guiding characters, comparing hidden impulses to declared beliefs.
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Julie O'Grady
McClure
Uncle Eben Reflects On Adam and Temptation
Uncle Eben muses that if temptation had involved a watermelon rather than an apple, there might have been some excuse for Adam. The remark shows his humorous take on biblical lore.
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Adam
Uncle Eben
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims to Improve Run Down Health
The notice asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine helps those in a run down condition by treating catarrh as a local disease and supporting general health. It states the medicine is a combination of an ingredient that quickly enters the bloodstream and a tonic to improve overall wellbeing, advertised by J J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio for over six years.
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Hall
J J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Diller State Bank
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J. W. Fouts
J. N.C
Faime
Cornbelt Lumber CO
Nebr
C. L. Geer
Mgr
Nebraska
Jansen
H Irving King
Eben
Fairbury, Nebr
Western Pioneers
Lois Wilson and
J. Warren Kerrigan
United Band
United Odell
Krots Park
Odell
Martin Martin Woellner
Messmore
St. Sen
Lee
Kacis
Blue Vale
Cara
Odell Business Men
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