04 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
1
Transmission through the mails as second class matter listed for the post office at Diller Nebraska with designation read as seeeeeesa for processing.
Wakefield merchants abandon the oil trust and sell independent oil for 8 cents a gallon. A St Louis woman sues for divorce claiming her husband kissed her only once in five years. Secretary Long touts navy strength and ship quality. Editorial notes on editor fear and a hymn book incident. A West state minister faced a prank with Hymns No. 169. Pension fraud accusations spark partisan rebuttal. Rural birds protect crops and insects. crows praised for pest control.
Wayne Bailey of Rutland weighs in with Nero the dog who tips the scales near 300 pounds and spans six and a half feet. A neighboring town reports a girl waved at a stranger and wed in three days, then later waved a flat iron and drew a divorce. The wild waves say nothing.
The B and M company installs rope guards to shield workers riding atop freight cars near bridges. The device uses knotted ropes that strike the face to alert of approaching danger. A local editorial urges residents to patronize home merchants to aid community growth and prosperity.
The Exeter Enterprise asserts that moneylenders who charge interest are knaves and borrowers who take loans are fools, denouncing usury as a vice. The piece frames lending and borrowing as moral failings.
The St. Louis Republic Almanac notes birds guard the atmosphere by limiting insects and protecting trees foliage and surfaces. It warns thinning bird populations may cause insect overrun and harm vegetation, citing grass-pet damage in the West and the role of grouse and prairie hens.
The New York Sun recalls the collapse of Confederate currency during the Petersburg siege. It notes prices for boots, tin plates, whiskey, and meat in Confederate money, the hoarding of U S coin, and the eventual disdain for Confederate notes as the Confederacy neared collapse.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Sea Star and a price or amount five dollars, with references to a company and department. Details are unreadable. cannot confirm full entities or event.
Product label for a bottle made by E. H. TRIGHT & Co. Ulysses Nebraska and distributed by Diller Drug Co. shows condensed smoke related wording and references local Nebraska firm names.
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice from a Chicago department related to the Dominion Company. It mentions a large group of ladies and a house in Ne Monthly county with scattered words about salt, development, and stamps. Further readable details are unavailable.
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