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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
8
A Kansas farmer laments idle European farmland due to worker shortages, predicting rising wheat prices as world supply lags demand. The commentary argues farming talent seeks opportunity, with growers rushing to sow all possible acres.
A reflective piece critiques excess in modern life touching on eating heat work fear and loneliness. It notes overindulgence in purchasing lying vanity and drinking while urging healthier habits and self awareness. The closing line signals a plea for healthier culture.
Fall plowing disking and harrowing breaks insect nests and exposes them to winter weather. It crushes and destroys army worms cutworms Hessian flies grasshoppers and other injurious insects. Delayed plowing risks damage to corn and wheat from Hessian flies next spring.
A wartime appeal honors mothers whose sacrifice accompanies sons joining the armed forces. The message notes a mother's risk and pride as she supports the nation in its time of need.
The State Fair schedules the Carl Magenbeck trained animal show and the Great Wallace Circus for the full fair week. It features three trains of twenty cars each and a sixty foot square performing arena with twice daily shows in front of the amphitheatre.
The message ties state prosperity to the war effort and urges visitation of the fair as a civic duty. It emphasizes farm strength and national responsibility in wartime, framing attendance as progress for both state and nation.
A cheap outing to the Nebraska State Fair runs September 3 to 7 offering a wide market experience across the state. The fair is pitched as the great marketplace attracting visitors from a broad region.
Fragmentary text hints at comparing this year’s Nebraska Fair to past events and suggests a shift in perception. It references a fair dismissal from the mind and an idea about creating something different this season.
In Charleston, Miss Anna Simons sues for $50,000 from the estate of Mrs. Leslie over care of a poodle. Mrs. Leslie left $1.8 million to suffrage causes and $10,000 to Simons for pet services. Simons alleges abuse when asked to walk the dog in a kimono and raincoat.
Malva fiber is now manufactured and sold at Ha-Yana to makers of aspargatas cloth shoes for laborers. The fiber is mixed with jute for soles and rivals Deca jute in strength while being finer than flax.
The article traces snuff spoons from early 18th century use following Sir George Rooke's Vigo bay raid in 1702 and the influx of tobacco and snuff. It cites a Oxford comedy quote about spoons, notes their popularity in the 1840s and 1850s in Scotland, and observes bone spoons sized for snuff boxes with the habit of nasal snuffing described.
Fragmentary government release notes a strain within the British aviation corps amid ongoing war concerns. The incomplete document hints at organizational issues and supply challenges affecting operations.
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