Missing Maiden Green Er Vanishes After Vacuum Mishap
A thin maiden named Green er disappeared after an incident with a vacuum cleaner at a Gage county fair. Mr and Mrs Charley Waggoner and their son Lynn attended the fair on Tuesday.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
5
A thin maiden named Green er disappeared after an incident with a vacuum cleaner at a Gage county fair. Mr and Mrs Charley Waggoner and their son Lynn attended the fair on Tuesday.
A reader notes that paper prices have climbed again with print cost increases to take effect on October first, attributing it to broader economic pressures and the paper supply.
The item notes October as fire prevention week urging cleanup of rubbish that could spark a fire. It also includes a string of humorous quips about domestic life and a cautious farmer remark, reflecting light editorial content typical of a 20th century page.
Julius Damme his wife and baby and brother in law Fred Hudd traveled to Cook Nebraska from Diller area after a brief stay with relatives at Endicott. Damme reports good crops on his farm and nearby fields.
Saturday evening Mrs Louise Rees and Mrs Ethel Woonds hosted a six oclock dinner in Wrights woods for Miss Eva Line who leaves Monday to continue medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Afterward guests attended the Rex theater. Attending were Eva Line Louise Rees Ethel Woods Alice Line Pearl Diller Beulah Thompson Osaie Raymond Pearl Bell Gretchen Wohlfarth and Grayce Myers.
In Salome Arizona a local service station adopts a humorous pitch promising quick service for old cars. The ad jokes about filling tanks checking oil water tires and offers a lighthearted farewell souvenir to customers.
The statement notes widespread public weariness with strikes and industrial strife as workers and employers clash. It highlights the toll on ordinary citizens who bear the disruption and economic pressure from ongoing labor disputes.
Joe Carpenter's mother visits as Equity ships a car of corn with part sold for 55c. Fred Watt and Elmer Watt homes hosts in Guide Rock. ground drier there. Mothers harvest first home grown peaches in years. Plan to plant more peach pits. Small amount of hog cholera reported locally.
Miss Anna Arnold a Endicott schools teacher spent weekend with home folks accompanied by Miss Chambers. Lincoln visitors Mr and Mrs Claude Nider and P A Buller. Paxico couple Mr and Mrs James Finney left after visiting her father Chas Sandmac. Born to Geo Arnold a girl Sept 18. Kiskall visited Steele City home. Chas Christ injured in auto wreck returns home. David Thomas Henry Sturmer Beatrice visitors in Beat Rice. Mrs Henry Arnold visiting sister Mina Abernathy Table Grove IL. Born to Paul and Mrs Thomas a girl Sept 12. Marten Mudrow Beatrice and Frances Sturmer Lincoln visited Mudrow home.
Chicago and Philadelphia specialist F H Seeley to be at the Paddock Hotel in Beatrice Saturday October 7 offering the Spermatic Shield rupture treatment. He claims rapid results with no surgery or prescriptions and warns against elastic web trusses.
The piece discusses Lutheran origins from Pentecost, the Augsburg Confession, and the church’s global size. It details two U S Lutheran groupings, the National Lutheran Council and Synodical Conference, with populations, pastors, congregations, and a U L C substructure. It notes the German Ev Luth Synod of Nebraska meeting in Lanham Kansas September 13–17, 1922 23 and lists officers G Michelmann Klinger C Goede and Schader. It describes five church departments education foreign missions home missions inner missions and publication plus seven German services at St Johns Lanham a 400 seat church and the pastor A Lentz with about $200 collected and a hopeful blessing.
A Bu zz Saw quip explains how different fathers deserve different terms of address. Wealthy or public figures merit Father while practical, loving, and wise dads may be called Pa Papa or Dad depending on behavior and closeness.
A large crowd at the M E church basement heard Rev Iva M Innis reaffirmed for a third year by the conference in Omaha. The program featured recitations by Rachael Viers and Fannie Hale a reading by Mrs Chas Hayes remarks by C E Waggoner and L M Cavett an address by District Superintendent Gettys and a response by Mrs Innis followed by ice cream cake and coffee served by the Ladies Aid.
The Lincoln Star article asks if readers are quick to anger over opposing views and urges broad minded restraint. It argues that offended pride leads to foolish fights and that true worth lies in honoring others opinions and avoiding constant quarrels.
Three men faced fraud and robbery charges after offering eight $1 bills for $1 and taking payments of $20 and $50 in exchange. Warrants were issued for Robert Smith pool hall operator and former county political leader, Jack Gardner of Muskogee, and Bert Davis of Tulsa on similar charges. The scheme touted large numbers of $1 bills from local banks and required large denominations for handling.
Dr Witmer Stone of the Academy of Natural Science announced the installation of the world’s largest bird nest at the Philadelphia museum. The 7 1 2 foot diameter 500 pound nest from an 80 foot Broad Creek Md tree will be shown with motion pictures and placed at Logan Circle entrance alongside life history exhibits of the bald eagle found by Arthur H Fisher of Washington.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County Probate notice for the estate of Isaac D Steiner deceased. Creditors must appear December 27 1922 before the county judge to present claims and be examined. Three months allowed for claims from September 1922 filing before the court orders. Louis J Barnes attorney.
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