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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
3
The bureau of fisheries seeks 2500 dollars yearly to hire a fish pathologist to study epidemics in government hatcheries. Experts say infant fish losses exceed a million annually and the pathologist would monitor outbreaks from Washington, addressing diseases like thyroid swelling in trout and salmon with no current remedy.
The National Capital hosts a long list of bachelors led by Judge McReynolds now on the Supreme Court. Alexander Dockery, former Missouri governor, is another bachelor with political clout. John Barrett of the Pan American Union, six foreign ministers, and many diplomatic attaches add to the scene amid a surge of army and navy bachelors in trusted positions.
Big Gen George Andrews reports the fingerprint system has identified 202244 enlisted personnel and uncovered 467 fraudulent enlistments in the last fiscal year. He notes cases of deserters and offenders probed, with prior years showing 256 and 337. The program also helps identify dead soldiers and criminals using alias names to join the army.
Judge James L Parker issues an order banning milk bottles from the patent office to stop bugs feasting on milk and nibbling drawings and descriptions stored there. The move targets damage to thousands of patent documents while preserving essential office lunches.
The text notes a sharp rise in cancer deaths since 1880 with a 25 percent increase from 1901 to 1911, citing Massachusetts New Jersey and sixteen U.S. cities. It states about 75,000 U.S. deaths annually and compares 1911 rates per 100,000 to England and Wales, while acknowledging ongoing search for a key to the riddle.
United States reports show cancer mortality rising 30 percent among men and 22 percent among women over ten years before 1911. A medical authority warns cancer could surpass tuberculosis and related diseases in deaths within 25 years. The piece explains cancer as a cellular disorder and notes X rays’ nonselective action.
The text notes early laying pullets are best breeders and suggests red leg bands to identify layers starting in October. Missouri station reports fifty pullets from top laying hens, with eight pullets beginning to lay early from buffs, Barred Rocks, White Leghorns, Ancona, Campine, Rhinelander, and White Orpington. Weighs range 2.5 to 4 pounds. not time governed.
The article urges clean nests and fresh water for hens and growing turkeys. It notes the 20,000,000,000 eggs laid by American hens last year and stresses keeping water accessible, feeding for digestion in the gizzard, and preparing for winter eggs to achieve financial success.
A novel poultry water fountain designed to prevent freezing in cold weather receives a recent patent. The device includes a side opening feeding a trough below a sloped wall, with a removable cover packed in nonconducting material. Atmospheric pressure keeps the water in the reservoir as long as the trough water maintains the opening closed.
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