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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
8
The notice lists subscription options with annual, six month and three month terms and prices. It states a $2.00 per year rate if not paid in advance. The issue date is Friday June 26, 1896. A rate of $1.00 for 50 appears as a price line.
P. W. Price attended Fairbury yesterday while Harvey Woods returned from months in Arkansas. Connie Ulanesen traveled from Jansen Nursery for a Sunday at home. Mrs. Kaupp invites all to join a music class by calling for terms. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a quick cure.
Edna Whittemore with Diller public schools last year is elected to teach in the 8th grade at Beatrice. The move places her in charge of an junior high classroom, reflecting district staffing changes.
Mothers will find Chamberlains Cough Remedy valuable for croup and whooping cough. It gives prompt relief, is safe and pleasant. Sold for several years with perfect satisfaction, endorsed by G W Richards of Duquesne PA. For sale by J W Sutton Druggist.
The June term of Jefferson county district court adjourned for the evening with all cases against the defunct firm of R. V. Folkers and Co. continued. Proceedings also postponed for the People's State Bank versus Diller & Clark and Price Bros. versus A. D. Willey et al.
The ad urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, 25 cents, as a safe preventive for summer bowel complaints. It notes the medicine is reliable, easy to take when mixed with water, and available from J. W. Sutton.
The editor notes an influx of contributions following a prior column on baptism. The recent letter repeats the same viewpoint and encourages a pause for refreshing peace, amid ongoing pro and con discussions in the community.
The text recalls a Monday afternoon school meeting and mentions the longest day of the year last Sunday. It records A L Tristman returning Monday from Alma Nebraska and notes Gage County hosting 156 districts with 10 574 children of school age. The editor rode with Uncle Joe Bixby to Fairbury and enjoyed the trip.
Burlington Iowa lawyer A. Q. Smith, known for tax title work, has been admitted to practice in Nebraska courts. Wymorean motto highlights small size with great results. De Witt's Little Early Risers advertised as gentle yet thorough for indigestion. J. W. Sutton and B. F. Lightner mentioned.
The social and ice cream festival held in the old post office building last Saturday evening was well attended and liberally patronized by the ladies of the Christian church.
Thos Nelson returned Monday from Lincoln where Mrs Nelson will receive treatment from an occulist who does not expect an operation. Eli Hill of Lumber City Pa reports lasting relief after DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after twenty five years. The remedy is claimed to aid eczema sores and skin diseases as well. J W Sutton and B F Lightner.
An advertisement touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as the best cough and throat remedy in the world for consumption colds sore throat pneumonia bronchitis asthma croup and related lung diseases. It promises universal endorsement from users and pharmacists and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents sold by J W Sutton.
The long awaited nuptials united Postmaster George Townemaker and Missora Bradt at Fairbury on the evening of the 24th after which they took a short eastern state trip. They are expected home tonight or tomorrow as friends extend sincere congratulations and best wishes for happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Glascow welcomed his father, mother, grandmother, and sister who traveled from Odell yesterday and stayed until this afternoon.
The wife of Rev. H. C. Harman, former pastor of the M. E. Church at this place, died at their home in Nebraska City on the 22nd inst after a year in bed. A delicate surgical operation was attempted but she could not recover from the shock.
Rich discoveries of gold at disabled person Creek Colorado and elsewhere estimate 1896 production at two hundred million dollars with Creek alone showing over a million monthly. John Tallman & Co offer free details on gold mining stocks and their stock market book. The Southeastern Nebraska G A B Reunion in Falls City July 20 to 25 will feature notable speakers and a warm invitation to veterans to attend with free tents fuel and reduced rail rates.
Returns indicate total realty and personal property valued at 1,958,501.49, down 82,075.21 from 1895. Fairbury totals fall 30,258, while Fairbury city rises 3,889. Livestock counts show declines in horses, mules, hogs, with crops including corn, oats, meadow, and alfalfa listed in returns.
Mrs. P. W. Price returned home Wednesday from attending the chautauqua at Beatrice. Reports say Dr. Davis's wife is very sick again.
Deputy U S Marshal J B Zook returned this evening from a trip to Lincoln and Omaha on official business.
At the recent district court term in Fairbury Judge Stall approved George Williams’s bail in his murder case setting the bond at seven thousand dollars.
An advertisement argues that paying 25 cents for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy protects families from deadly bowel illness all year. It asserts one or two doses cure ordinary cases and cites local sales by J. W. Sutton, Druggist, urging readers to avoid risking lives for a small price.
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