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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
8
Local farmers work fields for spring preparations at Looek e and nearby farms. Alva Shiveley moves onto the Mrs Boillot farm once owned by Henry Hadley as hardware and furniture prices track corn. A Manga girl wears oversized overshoes to appear larger than her feet and Bi Hair Renewer advertises striking hair improvements.
Mrs Martin Hood, who had been visiting for a couple of months in Omaha, returned home on Monday. J. W. Sutton and B. F. Lightner are noted in the text.
Fragmented notice describes a visitor from Arkansas with parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Clark in Diller and nearby, plus requests agents to sell Toilet Artistes nationwide. Other lines promote Soweene offers, an almanac, and Blood Purifier medicine.
Mr and Mrs W De Livingston have moved to Mrs Thias residence on her land north of town where Mr Livingston will cultivate this year. The text includes garbled phrases about health and war ward of anton trootle and Lightner.
In a murky case from a local court, Mr. Sheldon faces questions over relinquishing the harness venture. Key figures Willy Fairbo and Nae are cited as parties in the stalled negotiations involving a baronial firm.
A garbled snippet references a child, appreciation, and individuals named W. Button and FB. Lightner. The legible bits hint at a biographical or commemorative context with scattered names, but no coherent event or date is recovered.
An obscured OCR fragment mentions a last Friday night incident and a merchant figure connected to the event with unclear context and names.
A fragmented OCR page from 1898 contains misc items including local notices, small ads for second hand goods, hardware, and groceries, mentions of village elections, arrivals of visitors, and brief industry notes. It references Fairbury and Beatrice, with names such as A. T. Kaupp and O. Frost. News tone is brief and local, with scattered jokes and household tips.
Local column lists a three barpoon drive, cattle shipment from Omaha, and repeated cough remedy claims. Missionary meeting at Sarah Bixby’s home on March 18 1897 plus Presbyterian services March 7 and a sermon on Justification. Woman’s Oh Temperance union hosts a party with a gift to Mrs Aliheda Trowbridge.
A Epworth League Social was held one evening at Mrs Bond’s home. Guests enjoyed games music singing and select reading. They joined a late supper before dispersing in the early hours to their homes.
A pony owned by Gene Diller was found wedged near the second railroad bridge west of town around 11 pm Sunday. The company agent and section boss, aided by locals, freed the animal, though it sustained bad scars.
Noah Handley, formerly living in three parts but now settled nearby, has returned with a carload of farming implements. He will operate the A B Colman farm recently purchased below Steele City this year in Gosper County.
The Kleinhaus Corbett wedding was solemnized in Beatrice on Monday with a reception at W. T. Nickerson's residence in the afternoon and evening. The couple received numerous beautiful and useful presents and the day closed with a pleasant dance.
An article touts La Grippe dangers and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventative and quick cure. It notes many users and claims no pneumonia cases in their experience, adding the 25 and 50 cent sizes are sold by J. W. Batloe, Druggist.
An incident concludes with a scar-faced man fleeing after taking $10.50 from Mortland and church funds totaling $4.50, amid unfinished payments for work. Authorities seek the culprit and note prior work aiding Jas. Missiles and a thresher last fall.
Hartzell the butcher and Sutton the druggist of Hartzell and Sutton made a business trip to Harbine this week with buyers and feeders in tow.
After eleven days confined to the house and spending $25 on doctors without relief, Frank Dolson of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan reports cure after one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm costing 25 cents. Sold by J W Sutton Druggist.
Mrs Dunn traveled from Lincoln Wednesday to attend the Blauser Diller wedding and visit her daughter H. Z. Diller. She received a telegram Thursday morning requesting immediate return due to her husband's dangerous illness and took the noon train.
School notes recount visits by Miss Alice Moreland and Miss Clara McKitrick a new eighth grader. Dan Fry missed Friday due to sickness and Eugene Diller and Calvin Waggoner paused for spring work. Prof Boner began inauguration day with a six foot measuring prank and sustained a minor fall. Debates show sharp prep with Washington praised over Lincoln. visitors Henry Wright Ulmer Greider and Joe Bixby attended.
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