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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
8
A birth notice reports a baby boy born Wednesday August 4 1915 to Mr and Mrs John Grabber of the Ellis neighborhood weighing 92 pounds. The item also mentions a subscription trial to the Record until January 1 for 50 cents.
A business man who does not advertise in his local paper loses benefit when residents travel to trade or patronize mail order houses that do promote. The remark ties local ads to customer flow and community support.
Mose and another Black man discuss firearms and German guns, trading bold claims about distant killing power. The dialogue reflects fears and bravado in a wartime setting as they tease finding out each other’s address.
The famous ostrich "Desert Joe" will appear at Lincoln's Nebraska State Fair from September 6 to 11. The bird will race against a horse, a motorcycle, or an automobile in a driverless trot stunt, thrilling crowds with its unusual competition.
Mayor Adam McMullen issues city order warning Wymore youths under eighteen that smoking or using tobacco will be prosecuted under state law. Police instructed to enforce penalty of not less than ten dollars per offense.
A poultry range should be roomy, well sheltered, and kept clean. Do not bury dead carcasses on site. burn them and provide shade and running water to prevent sunstrokes and keep birds healthy.
The Clarendon News criticizes a promiscuous social scene with sharp, satirical lines about a girl who changes partners often. The piece likens constant courting to impractical tasks and mocks courting by half measures, framed as a cautionary stance on propriety.
The Nickel Plate ran nine carloads of Italians back to the old country to fight. Engine 446 guided the train Chicago to Fort Wayne with a diverse crew performing roles from fire to boiler work. A Chicago paper note blends wartime transport with poultry range sanitation advice for healthy chicks.
Farmers urged to stack grain promptly after dry spells to avoid losses from continued rainfall. The note warns that grain will fetch good prices this year and suggests seeking local commercial club help if farm labor is unavailable.
Minorcas form part of the Spanish Mediterranean class and trace modern form to English breeding. They come in black and white with single and rose combs. The American standard favors larger birds than Leghorn, with straighter lines, more docile temperaments, and concerns over large combs in cold. The pictured bird is a Black Minorca cock.
A note describes a Chinese sugar cane variety grown for chewing in its natural form. It explains the plant is kept fresh for months by burying stalks in soil to preserve moisture and condition.
Cattle receipts totaled 3 500 head with fat cattle steady to higher for good to choice, and cows and heifers up about a dime. Hog prices show 5 10 higher, sheep and lambs opening late after Nevada lambs sold at 8.90, ewes at 6.35, feeders 8.10, with overall reports of firmness in lamb markets and steady to higher yearlings and veal calves noted.
A two can system with an inner and outer drum uses baked cork and hair felt as insulation. In severe tests under practical road conditions the milk shipped in these cans showed a significant reduction in spoilage and temperature rise during the heated season.
The Dixie highway plan spurs a wave of road improvements with four new tributaries to the Chicago Miami route under consideration. A Miami to Gulf coast Florida link is near built, with a $1,000,000 bond issue to cover nearby Dixie highway costs. Additional routes from Miami to Cape Sable and cross-state links in North Carolina and Tennessee gain cooperation. Sections near contesting areas pledge feeder roads to attract the main route.
Passed and approved by the chairman and board of trustees of the Village of Diller Jefferson County Nebraska on July 21 1915. Attest chairman C A Reinhart Village Clerk.
The article notes Edward IV era ladies dined at eleven in the morning and were in bed shortly after eight at night. It observes a major shift in old English customs, especially in daily meals and bedtimes, highlighting a notable change in these routines.
The article notes rare poisonous fish here but common in the tropics. It highlights fugu from Japan with deadly roe and mentions pike roe and sturgeon meat poisonous during spawning. It also warns that bile and liver of many fish are toxic and that most fish poison results from decay.
A humorous dialogue shows a mother and father joking about their son’s faults as they debate inheritance of quirks and character within a domestic scene. The exchange underscores shared family traits and lighthearted blame.
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