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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
3
The agriculture secretary urges farms east of the hundredth meridian and other leading counties to increase corn acreage this year. He cites corn’s role as bread and feed and highlights regions with favorable practice and equipment to boost output while avoiding encroachment on other crops.
A clergyman advocates roasting sea birds as a meat substitute. He cites tasting cormorant herring gull and gannet noting dark firm flesh with little fishy taste. Gannets on Bass Rock consume vast herring. destroying young birds could boost food supplies by reducing herring demand.
E C La Rue of the geological survey compares the Colorado to the Nile of Egypt noting similar silt deposits and fertile delta cones. He cites crops—cotton alfalfa barley corn melons—along the lower Colorado and lists river metrics including lengths basins area total falls and mean annual runoffs.
A young man drives a racy roadster along Fifth Avenue with a sleeping companion wearing a bandage over his eyes. The driver says the bandage is for appearances while promising the passenger is not hurt and intends to reach a hotel with him.
Russia marks a jubilee for its co operative movement begun in 1865 after serf emancipation and zemstvo reforms. The movement reports 11.29 million members and claims influence on 40 to 50 million Russians through family ties.
A reader notes a quirky line about a person unable to perform without a great goal of pane, reflecting on the phrase’s odd wording and potential misprint. The comment highlights how OCR quirks can distort intended meaning.
In Stockholm a parliamentary session sparks rumors of revolution as food shortages dominate. In Washington the Senate Agricultural Committee questions Houston on the administration’s food control plan while the FTC and Agriculture Department call for state cooperation. A mobilization of one million boys as farm workers is announced to support the effort.
George E. Ferrill of the U S department of agriculture warned Chicago that next winter the nation may lack enough food to feed its people and aid Europe. He urged planting millions of acres and cutting waste, meeting with Mayor Thompson and railroad and industry officials to mobilize the middle west for urgent crop work.
Telegraphed dispatch from Copenhagen reports a Stockholm riksdag crowd outside the Swedish parliament during a food discussion muttering cries for a republic and revolution. The exchange telegraph correspondent notes the demonstrations create a national sensation with rumors of larger protests and May 1 demonstrations anticipated. the royal castle is secured.
London reports from British front in France say Arras clashes have renewed with greater ferocity. German troops, well prepared, mount stiff resistance under officers guidance. Correspondents deem it among the war's hardest battles with scattered trenches and machine gun pits along uneven ground.
Flour sold in Minneapolis at a new high of 12.80 per barrel as millers attributed buying to thriftiness and fear of food shortages tied to the war. May wheat rose to 2.40 in the same market.
A Chicago Journal excerpt urges all citizens to boost food production as wheat hits two dollars and grain shortages threaten. It praises American and Canadian unity against autocracy, promotes land ownership and settlement in Western Canada, notes 60 percent crop expectations, and stresses farm labor, wages, and resettlement to secure a half billion bushels of wheat annually.
An advertisement touts a foundation as a base for achieving more wealth and independence, urging readers to invest or join to secure financial growth and personal autonomy.
Maud and mother discuss a cat that has brought kittens into a basket. Maud jokes that it is nice to have a family but wonders if the cat should have them one at a time. The exchange reflects a domestic scene with a motherly cat and playful children.
Non medical ad claims quick relief by applying drops then lifting corns or calluses away without humiliation or effort, promoting an at home remedy. It lacks medical endorsement and may mislead readers about ease and safety of self treatment.
Cincinnati chemist announces a new drug called Freezone that shrivels corns and calluses. Apply a drop or two to the affected area and pain vanishes as the corn loosens and lifts out root and all. It promises quick relief at low cost with no burning or irritation.
A cryptic exchange hints at secret burdens finally needing disclosure. The speaker stresses the gravity of a truth too long concealed and signals an imminent reveal that breaks the vow of secrecy.
Citing climate changes and sudden weather shifts, the ad promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a preventative remedy for colds and respiratory troubles. It claims decades of success, a restful night, and easy morning expec toration, with 25 and 75 cent bottles sold by druggists worldwide.
A proverb notes that when a man asks for his faults he assumes he has none, illustrating vanity and self awareness. The remark implies self-justification and the difficulty of honest self-examination.
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