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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
4
A January 1917 notice argues peace is closer than ever as diplomacy progresses. President Wilson drives the push, England’s reply to Germany signals a big step forward, with optimism despite sensational telegrams from the fronts.
Poet Walt Mason laments unable to aid starving children due to lack of funds for gasoline and car travel. He imagines traveling to areas of need to provide food and warmth, but practical constraints keep him from acting.
A memorandum from the naval observatory notes that 1917 will feature seven eclipses, four solar and three lunar, the greatest number in a single year. The record last occurred in an earlier cycle.
Terre Haute Indiana mayor leases Thomas Gregory's mine to supply coal to the city at 2.75 dollars a ton, below local 5 dollar market, with 30 wagons hired to haul it for 75 cents per ton and a two and a half ton limit per customer.
Eight members of Chicago health board staff in a two week 40 cents a day diet show weight gain after day one. The article lists meals including puree of beans and boiled dinner as the test proceeds.
A handsome winter coat is shown in ruby velvet with prominent embroidered pockets. The design emphasizes rich color and bold detailing suitable for formal wear.
Step by step roast of pigeon with butter on bread, salting pork, baste in water, bake 20 to 30 minutes. Make gravy from pan drippings, garnish with salt pork bits and lemon juice before serving.
Readers are instructed to slice potatoes and onions separately. Layer potatoes then onions in a stew pan with melted butter, add three tablespoonfuls of batter or lard, and place the young rabbit cut up inside. Season with pepper and salt, fry until brown, then simmer with potatoes and onions for about twenty minutes.
Cut up well dressed chicken dipped in butter and browned slowly. Serve with olive sauce made from olives.
A colored meeting ends with a charity collection led by the chairman who donates a dime. The hat passes round and the chairman’s own dime never returns. Calhoun White concludes with a moral lesson about the mystery of who won the donation.
A returning traveler recalls a voyage from France marked by a terrifying storm. She describes passengers panicking, the captain requesting quiet, and her father defends travelers from blame as seas ran high.
Probate notice states a term in Kenton County Kentucky and Fairbury Nebraska involving the estate of John with R P Starr as administrator. The filing petition concerns estate matters and potential court action regarding probate.
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