Wash Day Rhyme in Domestic Scene
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
8
Modern Rip Awakens From Nine Years Sleep
A composite feature recounts Royal Prince Henry of England and Prince George in Wales, highlighting upbringing by Queen Mary and their ordinary bearing. Separately, Human Levy in Sleepy Hollow returns from nine years of amnesia, reconnecting with old cronies as many friends lie beyond memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
England
George V
Queen Mary
Prince George
Wales
Tarrytown
N. Y
Rip van Winkle
Sleepy Hollow
Irving
Rip
Human Levy
Levy
Tree Toads Change Color Like Chameleons
A Farm and Fire side correspondent reports on a tree toad that changes color with its surroundings. The specimen, tested in a white pitcher and near green moss, shifted from dingy brown to white with cream tint and pale brown dots, then matched the moss when placed by a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Odd Party Test Crafts Name Writing Trick
A group experiment has a participant seated with a folded paper on the forehead and a pencil in hand. He is asked to write his name on the paper with minimal reflection while onlookers watch for legibility. The scene is described as a playful, if odd, demonstration of rapid writing under pressure.
Boy Runs Mower Twice Then Faces Hour Indoors
Four year old John defies his mother and reuses the lawn mower after being told to stop. He explains he preferred running it twice and staying inside for an hour rather than not running it at all, per National Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
National Monthly
How Rows Begin Fracas After Dream About Love
A brief quarrel erupts when a husband cites a dream showing lack of affection. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the couple's exchange as the row unfolds in a domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier Journal
Flattery Sparks a Quiet Exchange in a Moment
In a brief dialogue, a woman resists flattery while a man notes that many girls enjoy it. She sighs and allows him to place his arm around her waist, signaling a hesitant closeness in a small, intimate exchange.
Storing Vegetables for Winter Use
Guidance on long term storage for onions parsnips and potatoes with tips to avoid sprouting bruising and rot. It notes loft storage for onions, sand in cellar for parsnips, and deep bins for potatoes with slight floor clearance. It mentions leaving many roots outdoors and digging some to cellar.
How to Make Soap Cure All for Plants
Share a pound of good white soap finely into a gallon of boiling water until dissolved. Add twenty four gallons of cold water and use immediately. For small quantities dissolve one sixth of a small cake in a pint of boiling water then add a gallon and a half of cold water. Apply to rose plants carnations violet leaves. Half an hour later rinse with soft water. For begonias fuchsias ferns and tender bulbs add one third more water so the solution is about three fourths as strong and rinse after half an hour. Reach both sides of leaves.
Propagating Shrubs and Winter Garden Prep
Article outlines winter propagation of shrubs through cuttings called sweating. It describes making a trench, placing cuttings, burying with leaves, and revealing sprouted roots in spring. Mentions stock from hydrangeas privet dogwood and forsythia and practical tips for success.
Miss Jeash Wilsons Trousseau At Her Wedding
Miss Jeasie Wilson reversed the alleged fashion rule by selecting most gowns from ready to wear stock from a high class house while lingerie was custom made under the bride and mother’s direction. The article notes her practical approach and common sense in bridal choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeash
Wilson
Trousseau
Jeasie Wilson
Weeds and Bad Habits Grow Quickly
A terse note observes that weeds and bad habits spread rapidly without effort, contrasting natural growth with human behavior and suggesting attention to both in daily life.
Love Song of a Bird From The Courtship of Animals
In April dawn prose W P P crafts a playful scene of the capercaillie declaring love. The male erects, fans tail and delivers a three-part serenade: drumlike clacks, cork-pulling sounds, and twittering, rising to a feverish, outer-world-ignoring ecstasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. P.craft
Father Hubbard and the Tale of the Ant and the Nightingale
The London Standard notes Middleton in 1604 refers to Father Hubbard’s Tales and contrasts them with Mother Hubbard. It suggests Middleton uses the name to hint at other tales, not the familiar Mother Hubbard story, and mentions Shakespearean-era literary allusions without endorsing bears or wretched wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Hubbard
Thomas Middleton
Mother Hubbard
Spenser
Hubber
Middleton
London Standard
Better to have loved than lost echoes in Archibald Henderson
Teonyeon says love is better with loss than none at all while Ibsen argues against marriage in youth favoring separation over wedlock. The notes align with a French theatrical critique that comedies end with a wedding, marking the start of tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theen
Teonyeon
Ibaen
Ibsen
Archibald Henderson
Missing Umbrella From Exchange Sparks Banter
A cashier questions a bookkeeper about a missing umbrella with a hooked end. The conversation recalls a similar gift received at Christmas whose end was also hooked, as noted in Lippincott's.
Origin of the Eskimo a debated question
The origin of the Eskimo remains unresolved. Theories differ on whether they migrated from Asia or North America and whether they are related to South American Indians or to peoples of the Asian continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
North America
America
Tartare
Notary sworn statement of bank funds and officers 1914
A bank sworn statement lists lawful money reserve in bank amounts and a cashier Thos. C as signatory. Notary Frank T. Pearce attests to the oath dated January 17, 1914 with commission expiry February 21, 1918. Directors are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
J.surra Ditiere Agruur
E. Prick
Frank T. Pearce
Probate Notice for Estate of Thomas Land Deceased
Creditors of the deceased Thomas Land will meet the county court in Nebraska on July 9, 1914 at 1 PM to present claims and allowances. Six months for filing claims. failure to file by July 9, 1914 will bar recovery. Published in the Record for success. C. C. Boyle, County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Land
Ogy
Nebraska
Coun
C. Salmo
Coun Tone
Ovy
C. C. BoyLe
Counte-Judee
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