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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
4
The Census Director bulletin reviews 1910 Nebraska agricultural statistics showing major gains in farm land value and farm equipment, with total land value up 231 percent and farm buildings up 214 percent since 1900. It notes 129 419 farmers in 1910, up 6 percent from 1900, and suggests splitting large farms into smaller units to boost rural growth.
The Kansas newspaper offers a quirky wash day tip advising housewives to wait for their husbands to be away, open all doors and windows, and even chain a valuable dog to a sturdy post. It suggests boiling cabbage for a transferal period then placing it in an alley, reflecting odd, surreal guidance from the era.
At Fort Riley a trial feeds eighteen horses a ration of eight pounds corn two pounds oats and two pounds alfalfa hay daily for fifteen cents. The mix produced excellent rest and good weight gain, indicating cost effective nutrition for the horses.
A girl from Independence, Missouri eloped with her lover and seven trunks, slipping away while her father tinkered with his automobile. A Chicago man seeking marriage wandered into the wrong office and bought a dog license for his money, a humorous parallel to odd events.
A Hurley pool hall keeper was fined 50 dollars and jailed six months for failing to destroy a revenue stamp on eight cigars. He faced a second count for similar offense though details were not fully disclosed.
A brief snippet credits Dr. Frederic S. Lee, Professor of Physiology at Columbia University, as author or contributor. The fragment presents an attribution to a medical or academic figure, implying a scholarly context.
The piece argues that distrust of medicine is ancient yet unjustified, praising doubt as a valid mental exercise. It contrasts those who seek knowledge with those who betray understanding, noting widespread ignorance of the human body. It reflects on individuals born to their bodies yet aloof from bodily knowledge.
State of Nebraska Jefferson County petitions Sebolt J. Senior seeks the last will probate and administration of Fall B. Senior deceased. The hearing is set for May 1 1914 at 1 PM in County Court. Notice will be published in the Diller Record for three weeks prior.
A New York World fragment claims the body of a 120 pound person contains several highly combustible chemicals. It cites magnesium sodium and potassium amounts and warns these substances can ignite or explode spontaneously when exposed to air or water. The piece frames the claim as factual observation.
Two men with battered faces were brought to a hospital after a street fight. Surgeons separated them to avoid further danger, noting past cases where mortal enemies in adjacent beds attacked each other when left alone. Hospital precautions now place antagonists far apart to prevent uppercut exchanges.
A Japanese English teacher gave an exam question What is a ventilator Two answers suggested absence of attention The first said The ventilator lives in the mountains The second Columbus Was a great ventilator A student argued Columbus opened a door to the new world by bringing new ideas and thus was a great ventilator The classroom discussion highlighted the need for attention and study referenced by Youths Companion.
A historical note advises that soap and hard brushing fail to fully remove microbes from hands. It cites a Prussian army medical authority recommending pure alcohol as the most effective hygienic clean, removing about 99 percent of germs, and warns against prewashing with water which dilutes the alcohol.
The term chap or chapman traces to old markets from ceap the bargain. It surfaced in late sixteenth century usage and appears in Bailey 1730s. In dialects it still means buyer or seller with qualifiers like old young little poor and also appears with contempt in phrases like a good chap.
Kerosene may be removed by fuller's earth. Cover the stain with a thick layer of hot fuller's earth and let it remain twenty four hours, then brush.
The famous hymn God moves in a mysterious way arose when poet William Cowper, plagued by melancholia, attempted suicide by drowning himself. A cabman, noticing trouble, diverted him to Cowper's doorstep where a shocked Cowper rushed inside and uttered the hymn’s line.
William De Kikkur voices a biting opinion on his wife’s cooking as he argues about a cook. Mrs. De K gently rebukes him noting their cook’s past marriage and expressing disbelief in a change of plans. The quarrel ends with him slamming the door. Cleveland Lead
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