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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
8
A jumble of quotes and anecdotes reflects social topics and local observations. The piece cites anti and pro suffrage views, a humorous note on automobiles vs old road questions, and various vignettes including a patron’s grocery charges and a farmer’s household habits.
A reflection contrasts modern comfort with a mother’s work in a sod house forty years past. She cooked and baked on a cast iron stove loaded with chips, while screens were not present on doors or windows.
A dramatic account from St. Joseph New-Preas describes a colonel finding a deep, broad river in Brazile with pink and yellow waters and glittering foam. The piece boasts of it bending, standing on end, burrowing, and promising prestigious Smithsonian halls. It salutes the Mississippi while envisioning the Amazon’s quiet rise in memory.
A Chicago Herald editorial urges readers to stay calm despite puzzled business conditions and European credit trouble. It extols U S financial strength, gold reserves, and solid banks while warning against panic and overreaction.
Historical note from Nebraska Experiment Station discusses how plow disking affects soil behavior under varying rainfall. Reports indicate plow disking improves soil escape and seed water use efficiency when heavy rains occur, with benefits differing by moisture and weed conditions.
Beatrice hosts an invasion by the Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill’s show for a one day engagement. The tent seats about fi plement of the circus and features attractions including a famed whip artist and aerialists. The parade starts at 8 30 with tickets at twenty five cents.
Fragmented text cites an old saying Tell it to the cones or cucumbers and references peaceful times. It mentions landing forces and audiences hearing it in another era, with garbled phrases about tell it to the war effort and indies. The passage lacks clear events or attributed speakers.
A fragmented guide describes pressing garments with a hot iron and white cloth, laundering colored tabs with a salt water or lead sugar solution, and using a strong colored material for tub dye. The text touts beauty and time savings but remains garbled and impractical.
A brief note discusses washing out glass and icing it, emphasizing careful handling and cleanup of glassware. The fragment hints at practical tips for cleaning and maintaining glass surfaces.
A vintage cleaning note explains treating grease on fabric from the wrong side with French chalk, blotting, and pressing with warm iron. Repeat with fresh tissue as the chalk draws the oil out, then replace torn tissue and continue until all grease is absorbed.
The text offers fragmented guidance on applying perfume and tasting notes, mentioning delicate scents like lilies and questionable terms such as dry aging. It describes a new bottle design with a neck catch and notes individual reactions to the spray.
A field report describes US drainage engineers in unknown country marshland using ground lying to avoid hornet and wasp attacks. Axmen cut paths and workers lie prone as swarms dive, with the advised tactic to drop instantly to escape, noting hornets strike straight down and can kill horses or mules.
A fragment describes a banyan tree sheltering 1 600 men under a single tree in India. It notes a remarkable banyan with 400 main trunks providing shade and cover, illustrating a vast natural shelter unique to the region.
A terse note mentions a cos association with locations identified. Details are sparse, but the brief references imply formal ties and potential official proceedings related to the group. No further context or dates are provided.
Real Village Clerk RBURN submits a rough expense projection for the current fiscal year, noting miscellaneous costs and anticipated outlays. The fragment hints at a municipal accounting itemization and oversight by village officials.
Fragmented probate notice from Jefferson Sears and county authorities dated 1914 concerns estate proceedings. The readable parts reference a petition and a trust matter within Jefferson County and indicate action in the county court.
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