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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
4
A 1913 year end column offers cheerful New Year wishes, sentiment about cost of living and gasolene tips, and calls for healthful, unselfish living in 1914. It notes holiday reflections, hopes for peace and goodwill, and urges readers to start the year with noble ambitions.
Two Canadian farmers headed to town and did not return, later found eaten by wolves. Nebraska Farmers' Co operative Association met in Omaha and urged modification of the Blue Sky law and allowance of stock insurance in ten dollar shares to aid cooperatives.
A humorous jab from Londop Mail about politicians likened to birds with four legs. The joke suggests they can stand on both sides of the fence simultaneously, playing on political double dealing.
A brief Philadelphia dialogue recalls an elder settler ethos as a doctor counsels patience. The exchange contrasts respect and timely settlement with a nod to ancestral pioneering.
Fragmentary aerial note quotes a Cynic remark about failure and restraint. The text hints at a performative audience and a subdued response, suggesting a scene where emotions are tempered and expectations are managed.
A discussion on training methods compares child rearing to animal training, noting similar mental development paths and suggesting practical daily focus and physical expression to reinforce learning. The piece argues that mind development in humans and animals follows the same lines, though not identical in final crystallization.
An eastern city experiment tests growing potatoes in a barrel. A single potato planted in soil in a barrel yielded 125 large tubers plus a half peck of small ones. The method needs little seed, labor, or maintenance and could trigger 5 000 barrels next year.
The article highlights Chicago women running small farms and country homes, showing profitability in honey, poultry, onions, cucumbers, and flowers. It cites examples: asters yielding about 1200 dollars per acre, twelve acres producing onions, eggs from 200 hens, cherries, cucumbers, honey, butter, and horse stock, with wages and hired help noted.
A brief note reports barley barrel grown potatoes near Parmer with years-ago cultivation details. The account hints at experimental methods and local interest in vegetable farming practices.
A Dairy Farmer article by H. E. Colby argues farmstead layout should act as a streamlined manufacturing plant. It urges placing dairy, mill, calf, hog, and hen facilities to minimize backtracking, prevent contamination, and save daily minutes that compound into yearly labor savings.
Mrs. Martin meets a neighbor and asks about Mrs. Callaway’s ill child. The other woman explains people think scarlet fever is not contagious after age sixteen, while acknowledging fear and caution. The excerpt is attributed to Lippincott's.
A young woman from the east chats with aKentuckian about tobacco and tobacco raising. He is greatly interested in her until she delivers a sudden shock by waawpeeing. She remarks she would love to see a time money Geld, especially when it is just plugging out.
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