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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
8
The piece notes opinions on fashion trends and social mores, with quips about beauty, temptation, aging men, and talkative illness. It cites Iowa papers coining playful slogans like Travel on Gravel and substitutes such as Go Quick on Brick and Hell Bent on Cement.
Jefferson county commissioners Louis Jarchow John Koch and Homer Yeakel in session since Tuesday finalize the 1916 budget totaling 123160 dollars an increase from 122635 last year The 1916 estimate includes 3001 dollars for primaries and elections and 2500 dollars set aside last year for widows and dependent children fund increased by 500 dollars for 1916.
A ten million dollar trust deed from the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co to Harris Trust and Savings Bank is filed in Nebraska counties where the company operates. The mortgage backs thirty year five percent bonds and covers all company property in Adams Butler Cass Clay Fillmore Gage Hamilton Jefferson Johnson Lancaster Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe Pawnee Polk Richardson Saline Saunders Seward Thayer Webster York counties.
Nebraska farm cuts 1.75 miles of daily walking by realigning barns and yards without extra labor or moving the barn too close to the house. Agricultural Engineering, University of Nebraska, reports similar savings on other Nebraskan farms and offers to provide plans and descriptions upon request.
A 1916 prospect for February 29 as Prosperity Day urges Americans to save and invest the extra day of time. The circular promises extra revenue and bank deposits for all, urging everyone to focus on personal prosperity and a strong national economy despite hard times.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines: remove a few brood trees in each stand to curb the Zimmerman pine moth. Cut out overmature or defective trees, burn infested parts in winter, and focus on broad trees for firewood to control or minimize damage in wood lots.
The article outlines practical methods to eliminate ants. It suggests locating nests by watching ant trails, then destroying outdoor nests with carbon disulfide placed in holes. In houses, ants can be trapped on a sponge with sweetened water and boiled water can kill congregations. To protect fruit trees, wrap trunks with fluffy cotton to deter ants.
The fourth international egg laying contest at Storrs Connecticut ended with 100 birds in 10 pens representing 19 breeds from 14 states and Britain. English White Wyandottes won with 2 072 eggs, Rhode Island Reds were second with 2 099 eggs, and White Leghorns placed third with 2 001 eggs.
An anonymous quotation contrasts happiness and misery as two extremes whose true limits remain unknown, attributed to a Ledger-like source. The fragment evokes a philosophical reflection on human experience and perception.
Experienced dairy writer advises on proper newborn calf care to ensure vitality. Begin with a clean box stall and dam milk for 24 hours, then move to a clean enclosure and start feeding small amounts. Feed two quarts per session initially, warm from the dam, and gradually introduce skim milk as the calf adjusts.
A dhairsman urges careful feeding to enlarge calves and young stock. Poorly fed, stunted cattle are more prone to calving trouble than well nourished, thrifty calves. An illustration depicts a thrifty Jersey calf.
The article advises a gradual transition from milk to a mixed diet for calves, introducing hay daily, a small grain ration, and occasional linseed or dry oats. It stresses steady growth without excess fat, careful feeding to prevent scours, and maintaining clean dry well lit housing with ample bedding for winter comfort.
A farm guidance note explains that selling butter fat benefits cream yield and overall farm income. By focusing on butter content and quality, farmers can attract higher prices and keep animals productive.
The guide advises selecting early molters for breeders or laying, stressing hens that shed the molt quickly with strong constitutions. Avoid hens whose combs turn almost white and who mope and refuse to eat, as they are weak and not suitable for rearings.
At Union Stock Yards South Omaha Neb January 19 a fair cattle run of 6790 head met brisk trading as eastern beef markets gained, with prices up a dime. Cows and heifers active, veal calves in demand, stockers and feeders steady to strong. Hogs liberal receipts with average around 7.00 to 7.50, tops to 7.40. Sheep and lambs down, best light Mexican lambs at 10.65, Wyoming feeder lambs to 9.90, lambs 19.00 to 25.00 for various grades.
A rural extract advises making an occasional warm mash from meat trimmings, liver, vegetables, and scraps mixed with bran and cornmeal. The feed is left to cool and then offered to hens to improve breakfast eggs during cold mornings.
Grease heel in horses stems from unsanitary conditions and neglect. Begin with Glauber’s salt and a blood purifier, keep the stable clean and ventilated, and apply daily dressings of vaseline zinc oxide phenol. Use a flaxseed poultice if tender, or blue stone if crusty. seek veterinary help if no improvement.
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