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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
5
Real estate notice offering 280 acres about 8 1 2 miles southwest of Beatrice and 6 miles southeast of Elks. 200 acres cultivated, 80 acres pasture and meadow, good orchard, well, windbreak, small house frame 6 by 38, outbuildings, built in 1890. E G Drake & Co Beatrice Nebr. 5 percent farm loans.
The Jefferson County Record notes yesterday as the year's shortest day. Clark's farm lies east of town while Mesdames H E and Charley Green shopped in Fairbury Monday. Frank Cole and Miss Daisy Barber plan a Steelburg wedding next Sunday evening. A Life Insurance notice offers a 33 percent rate cut for those using Rocky Mountain Tea. Maj Gen Lawton was shot and killed by an insurgent at San Mateo in the Philippine Islands. A dealer advertises DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles with cautions on counterfeits. J Monroe Davis advertises bonded abstracts for real estate sales and loans in Fairbury, Nebraska.
Kelley attends to legal business while J W Fouts is sick with a lame back. The Aucorp sends season greetings to readers. James Ewing of Hartine receives a six dollar monthly pension starting the 2nd inst. Rev Chadwick notes a brother in law’s death in Denver. The eclipse arrived on schedule last Saturday around seven, nearly total. For injuries and skin sores Ballard’s Snow Liniment offers quick relief and healing.
A fine girl baby was born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Chas Carpenter about four miles northeast of town. Attending were local residents and Fidocia lodge members from nearby towns. One minute cough cure credited with saving a child’s life as doctors had given up on croup cases.
In respect to the memory of Mrs. Lydia Herwig wife of our Sunday school superintendent and fellow Christian who this day left the earthly sanctuary to enter the heavenly the Christmas entertainment about to be held Saturday evening Dec 23 will be dispensed with RB Locxnant Pastor Presbyterian Church Dec 18 1899
J. C. Sherman of the Vermontville Echo claims Electric Blood keeps old people young by easing trouble constipation and rheumatism. He says it gently stimulates the stomach aids digestion and has worked wonders for him and his wife. Available for 50 cents at Sutton's store.
John Zook and Miss Bonbange Ville visited Beatrice on Wednesday according to local social notes. The brief mentions their appearance at a community gathering and a courtesy call.
One fare for round trip to all points within two hundred miles. Tickets on sale January 23, 24, 25, 30 and 81, 1899, and January 1, 1900. Return limit January 4, 1900. C.W. Scott. One Minute Cough Cure praised as best remedy for coughs and colds. It is effective for whooping cough and claimed to give immediate results with no harm. J. W. Sutton.
The Omaha Bee announces the Christmas issue of the Omaha Illustrated, sixteen pages with a colored cover. It claims lavish production and beauty surpassing many eastern magazines, noting the Bee’s habit of doing things by halves.
The article claims early treatment with Chamberlains Cough Remedy prevents croup attacks after hoarseness appears. It asserts the remedy is widely used in the road land, with twenty five years of constant use and no failures, and that it is sold by all druggists.
A fragmented lodge directory lists Nephtali rahen and visiting brethren at the Masonic hall. Mentions include Naomi meetings, Order Posters Orat, Knights of Fein, Woodmen of Masonie, and other fraternal groups with scattered notes on meetings and attendees.
Fragmentary text mentions workmen and a hall with a note about being welcomed. No clear event, date, or names readable.
A vague fragment mentions a tourist sleeper car journey to California. It references a conductor, a route via Sime, and a promise of travel access. Details are incomplete and names and places are unclear.
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