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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
3
Chancellor Samuel Avery addressed State University students urging a universal devotion to knowledge unbound by locality. He praised Nebraska’s democratic spirit, discussed student individuality, fraternal life, and cautioned against demagoguery while celebrating the university as a state institution shaping state consciousness.
John J. Scott a west of Lexington farmer driving a four horse team was struck and instantly killed by a passenger train Tuesday morning as he waited at a crossing for a westbound freight. The train crew moved the mangled body to town. his brother witnessed the accident. Scott was a widower leaving three children.
Residents report strong progress for Superior fall festival and aviation events. A contract with Curtiss for air flights is set on three days. W. J. Bryan is to speak October 11 with possible appearances by Champ Clark and Senator La Follette.
Former county official J H Pohlman was found unconscious on the bridge at Cemetery hill Sunday evening. He had left Auburn for his Johnson home about half an hour earlier and authorities think his horse became unmanageable while descending the hill.
After a three weeks speaking tour through Nebraska, W. J. Bryan will return to Lincoln on September 28 and stay several days. The Bryan wedding anniversary, celebrated since they made Fairview their home, occurs on October 1.
A York High School meeting drew about thirty five students who object to compulsory drill and the heavy guns for younger boys and the expense of uniforms. The issue will be amicably settled soon. Stella oil firm moves to prospect on A B Davison’s farm hauling lumber for a derrick, with machinery arriving and gas roaring nearby.
George W. Kline, secretary of the university alumni association, opens an Lincoln office to locate about 1,200 alumni with no trace. The Nebraska national guard encampment near Bellevue will cost 25 000 to 27 000 and include fourteen officers and men for ten days. Dr Thomas of Beatrice Institute for feeble minded shows recovery from typhoid fever and is near full recovery. Sculptor Daniel Chester French nears completion on the Lincoln statue for the state house grounds with the bronze cast expected by November. Thurston citizens file a commission.
Giltner has a boy scout company. Auburn prepares for a horse show. western Nebraska beet harvests in full swing. several towns report ice famines. Lincoln’s typhoid outbreak under control. Humboldt wins Mink league pennant. Beatrice fall festival planned for early October. Falls City Missouri Pacific shops strike settled. Ponca near Pelant plans a big corn show. Sterling Sun notes need for more residences in town. Cushing damages from large hailstones. Only half of Nebraska is under cultivation per Commissioner Gaye. Mildred Kent rescued unharmed from 40 foot well in Table Rock. Dry weather benefiting corn crop statewide. Tragic death of Hiram Aden’s son near Auburn. Vandals damage York flour mill windows. Stromsburg farmers building silos due to hay scarcity. Fire Warden Randall to investigate Hebron fire. Sutton coursing club set for October 9-14 with record hopes. Humboldt church cornerstone laid before large crowd. Hastings schools win four firsts and $20 prizes at state fair exhibit. Grand Island’s J. B. Lamb mangled by switch engine. Tecumseh murder reward up to $3,000 if suspects found. McCook boy Theodore Adams fatally injured in pony stunt. Steele City man J. A. Harris commits suicide in Little Blue river. State poultry show hopes to move to York. Body of John Mack found in West Point yards. Nemaha farmer Thomas Simpson injured by mule and pitch fork. Norfolk man Ernest Fenske kills himself in buggy. Some farmers to reap strong fourth alfalfa stand. good hay year but scarce and costly.
A reflection on how to know true affection and the willingness to make sacrifices. The piece questions the certainty of love and explores signs of commitment and enduring support.
A brief exchange reveals one driver notes smooth running while the other suspects a breakage. The remark hints at potential mechanical issue affecting operation.
A vintage ad note from the Art Post Card Club lists beautiful colors for birthday themed cards. The fragment mentions sponsoring five samples and a postal address at 74 Jackson St Topeka Kansas.
A reflective note contrasts ability with financial discipline, warning that wealth alone does not guarantee sound spending. It suggests many people excel at earning yet falter in prudent use of funds.
A brief item notes a pain relief service or product in Sole I Co, Black River Falls Wisconsin. The fragment mentions burn or cut pain relief as a focus of the article. Local business and health topic appear in a short community record.
A fragmentary report notes a man smoking inside a house while his wife fears damage to curtains. The text references Food Law halting fraud, a wizard, and oil undergoing long inquiry, suggesting a mix of historical commentary and stray phrases about standards and investigations over many decades.
A young heir to a prominent fortune brags about his wealth noting a roadster and a corking limousine that seats six girls as he claims to have made rainy day preparations. The exchange highlights leisure and social status among high society youth.
An old advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as trusted for more than three decades. It highlights soothing benefits for upset stomachs in children and promotes the product as a safe remedy. The copy emphasizes a longstanding reputation and family usage.
A tourist dines with a querulous mountaineer in Tennessee who laments hard times and quips about farming and shipping profits. The mountaineer explains he cannot enter speculation because his wife prefers plowing and planting, leaving little time for ventures.
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