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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
2
The county fair in Jefferson runs Sept 15 to 16 with Congressman Hainer scheduled to speak next Thursday night. Reports mention heavy easterly winds in the west area and local citizens from Fairbury traveling for legal business. The item promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a safe, quick relief and notes J W Sutton endorses it.
A Vermont man comes home after eleven years away and discovers none of the men his wife bore had repaired the gate. An ad for DeWist’s Colio Cholera remedy is included as a remedy note. A Harbine Republican meeting last night drew a crowded hall with Hon. E. H. Hinshaw speaking on currency and silver issues.
The item lists office printing of bills and mentions merchants J. P. Lowe & son for machine oil and axle grease. It notes St Zook returning to Lincoln from Bryan notification meeting and references Chamberlain's Cough as a Godsend. It reports J. W. Sutton druggist selling items, G H Clark chosen state central committeeman by Free Silver Democrats in Omaha, and the tariff document No 59 with Bryan and McKinley speeches.
If you want real estate to sell or a loan to be approved, obtain a bonded abstract from Monroe Davis. The service is provided through First National Bank in Fairbury, Nebraska.
A neighboring paper quotes a call for leaders who uphold the American Constitution and flag for and by the American people, urging steadfast patriotism and unity amid partisan divides.
The Semi-Weekly State Journal of Lincoln Nebraska offers a Twenty-Five Cent campaign rate and a One Dollar two year option through January 1 1898 covering the campaign Nebraska legislature congresses and inauguration. Readers are urged to mail orders or give to a postmaster.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a universal remedy from coast to coast. It claims to cure bruises wounds and cuts, heals skin sores, and is suitable for animals, offered at 50 cents by J. W. Sutton.
A reader asks about etiquette for entering an editor’s sanctum. The answer says enter boldly if paying a subscription, otherwise announce a collecting visit through the window and knock until the editor opens. It notes you may exhaust yourself, but you will follow printing office etiquette.
Rev Walker will preach his last sermon this year on Sabbath. Christian Endeavor next Sabbath will discuss Our Young for Christ led by Lizzie Kirk. Church officers announce a midweek meeting moved to early winter. Presbyterians report no Beatrice presbytery update. Gospel service planned at Presbyterian Church Sunday evening September 20. No D D expected.
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