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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
4
W J Bryan argues the prohibition amendment will win by a wide margin. He cites primary election splits showing a city net vote majority around 24 000 and predicts total vote support near 35 000 with a large city turnout. He believes the majority will exceed 25 000.
Charles E Hughes formally accepts the Republican nomination in New York outlining his campaign issues. He presses for firmness toward Mexico and preservation of American rights abroad and at home, calls for adequate national defense, and supports a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage not included in the party platform.
A Massachusetts pig club boy solved weighing his pig for a state contest using a balance setup. He used a crate and a box on a high fence with a long pole, filling the box with sand and balancing with cobblestones and corn bait. The total weight from the stones measured the pig in pounds, enabling monthly and daily weight gain calculations. though not a winner, he earned honorable mention for good work.
The article explains dairy hygiene stressing clean cows, clipped udders, clean milking, and rapid cooling to 58F, with producer responsibility ending at distribution. It also shares the Grand Canyon legend of Ta-Vwoats guiding a chief to a happier land, warning others with a raging Colorado River.
A speaker praises the current era as highly efficient and capable, arguing that great virtues and vices arise from the same soil. He rejects indicting the age, urging use of magnificent forces for moral and spiritual progress and warning against apathy and indolence. He frames the era as a chance to align worldly power with spiritual aims.
Not all abortion cases in cows are contagious but every aborted calf and membrane should be buried deep or burned to prevent disease spread.
In Chile the Palma chilena yields large green covered nuts with cocoa like kernels. Schoolboys in railway carriages crack the hard shells using window frames, often breaking panes. A writer notes railways and glass belong to the state protecting youth.
The famed Curfew Tower in Chertsey Surrey recalls its historic tolling at sundown from the bell that accompanied Henry VI’s funeral and a murder in the Tower of London. Legends later dramatized by Albert Smith tell Blanche Heriot defying fate by stopping the curfew bell to save her lover Neville.
A Cleveland Press piece extols sprinter’s form and discipline. It compares athletes to dynamic pistons with tense muscles and perfect rhythm, urging readers to adopt sprinter’s focus in life’s race.
In Denmark the bread is home baked. Women spin wool and weave cloth or knit stockings. They sew dresses for family members and often outfits for husbands and sons. Men make wooden shoes, furniture, and farming tools. The Danes practice intensive farming and present an example to Europe.
A Detroit Free Press quotation notes a father advising his son that attaining perfection would render him most uninteresting, reflecting on ambition and humility. The remark frames perfection as a potential trap for personality and魅力.
Naval signal lights and projectors allow battleships to spell messages in dots and dashes during day or night. Day signals reach about twelve miles, while clear nights can extend visibility to forty or fifty miles via cloud or skyward beams.
A digest from the London Standard and Philadelphia Press outlines early trademark use in English law from James I onward, noting Lord Hardwicke's stance on protecting marks and Lord Eldon's injunctions against fraud. It also explains the Greek origin of echo and references Milton's poetic memory of Echo and Narcissus.
A New York Post retells beliefs linking mirrors to death and the soul. It cites Frazer's Golden Bough on Oldenburg fears of seeing one’s reflection after death. Similar practices cover mirrors in mourning and reflect reflections in Germany England Scotland Madagascar and among the Suni Mohammedans of Bombay.
An antiquarian note cites Jean d Orleans as the first to threaten book thieves. Philip Hale in the Boston Herald recounts Chaucer's Canterbury Tales as the owner’s name read within, tying theft to eternal shame. The piece discusses a centuries old verse warning against stealing books.
A humorous note cites a Chicago Herald cartoon line about fainting at an architect’s bill for Pisa’s leaning tower. The quip frames the tower's design cost as humorous excess and urban planning satire.
A concise aphorism notes that excessive caution hampers progress, attributed to Schiller. It reflects on restraint and momentum in decision making.
The article urges selecting dairy suited heifer calves and feeding with grain and roughage to maximize butter fat profits. It advises sunning dairy utensils and caring for a good grade cow to ensure profitability over underfed full blood stock.
Pliny cites Alexander era historians on foot diameter oysters in Indian seas. Sir James Tennant saw huge specimens near Trincomallee. Port Lincoln in South Australia claims the world largest edible oysters, sometimes over a foot across. Delicacy praised as ample for a hearty appetite.
Salt is a natural part of blood similar to ocean water. Excess salt triggers thirst as the body seeks water to dilute salt to a balanced level. Foods that absorb body moisture also cause thirst for the same reason.
The London Chronicle records a tradition that Caesar brought elephants to Britain and used a turreted elephant to cross the Thames. Bowmen and slingers atop the beast spurred Britons to flee in confusion as the unknown monster approached.
The piece connects the tabby cat to the term atabe from the Baghdad silk market. It notes the cat’s coat resembles watered silk markings and traces the name origin to a famous Bagdad street once famed for silks.
The saying notes that the pause between a question and its response can be nearly as meaningful as the reply. It suggests that longer pauses demand more thoughtful, wiser answers.
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls a quip about osteopathy asking what it is. It frames osteopathy as the manipulation of bones and features a playful line about a minstrel-like practitioner and the craft's status.
A London Punch quip mocks a disappointing film and its marketing hype. The joke hinges on dialect and misheard phrases about a character named E and a promise of a reveal. The item reflects a period tone and satirical voice from the era.
A compact quote attributed to Carlyle urges singular focus on a single task at a time, emphasizing concentration and dedication in daily efforts.
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