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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
8
A captioned image shows Frances Treat of Fargo with her young camel. Frances is the daughter of John Frank Treat, noted imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, explaining the camel ride.
A short note describes a canary pair building a nest together to care for their young. The father and mother both contribute to constructing the nest and feeding the chick.
The article explains selecting fresh cocoa nuts by listening for milk when shaken and offers methods to grate, dry, and brown the meat. It covers using desiccated coconut, substitutions in pies, tarts, custards, and fruits like strawberries and bananas, with variations for texture and flavor.
Simple method to clean straw hats using oxalic acid, a soft cloth, and a toothbrush. Dissolve the acid, rub small sections, rinse, and dry quickly to restore a hat’s look without removing the band. Work near a faucet for convenience.
Instructions describe washing gloves with gasoline and soap, using Faselinek as a cleaner. The text is fragmentary and plausible as a vintage home care note with unclear steps and terminology.
The St Louis Times argues for wide spread first aid education saying nine tenths of world trouble stem from ignorance of simple skills. It asserts accidents from drowning to wrong dosages prove fatal without trained aid and urges prompt basic care to save lives.
White Bichat, famed surgeon, lies dying of typhoid fever and muses on odd symptoms. He tells a colleague he would be willing to die if he could perform an autopsy on himself to make a scientific discovery, and an hour later he passes away.
The article argues that intoxicating excesses spread from Greek and Persian elites to Rome and beyond, with rulers like Caligula and Nero becoming famed for lavish feasts. It frames these debaucheries as signaling the decline of republics and empires.
The passage describes Jewish coinage attributed to Simon the Maccabee around 1408 CG. It explains shekels equal to four Athenian drachmae and a value of about 55 percent of a U.S. cent, noting the coins were struck under ancient authority.
A historical tip describes drying a white coat by laying it on a table with a coating of borax and French chalk for about thirty minutes. A clean cloth is then used to rub the fabric, leaving it refreshed.
How to prepare and cook bananas to suit different tastes and diets. A custard pudding with bananas, meringue topping, and cold cream presents a simple dessert. Banana slices with corn starch and strawberry sauce offer another delicious option. Baked bananas described as a vegetable dish use sugar water lemon juice melted butter and slow baking for half an hour.
Creditors of the deceased Full B. Senior must file claims with the Executor before the Jefferson county Nebraska county judge at the county court room on February 12, 1912 at 1 p.m. Claims filed after February 12, 1912 will be barred. Notice published in the Diller Record for four weeks prior to February 12, 1912. C. C. Boyle, County Judge.
Do not soak ivory or bone handled knives in water as it damages the handles. Stand blades upright in a mug of hot soda water to keep handles dry. If handles loosen, reattach them. Use a mixture of powdered resin and chalk to fill gaps, then insert and secure the shaft until set.
Shape puff paste with flour cheese and paprika then roll fill and cut into four to five inch strips a quarter inch wide Twist and press onto a wet baking tin Bake ten to twelve minutes and serve on a napkin Rings can be made from the same paste to hold the straws
Warm molasses with butter until creamed. Add lemon juice ginger and cinnamon. Stir in flour and baking soda to form soft dough. Roll, cut into shapes and bake in a hot oven.
A brief Toledo Blade fragment notes a person misplacing fifty dollars and locating it on an incorrect card. The dialogue references memory difficulty and a pun on “tines.”
Astronomers monitor Halley’s Comet as it appears and dims, drawing renewed public interest. Researchers note its orbit remains predictable, with observations shared by observatories worldwide.
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