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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
8
The item notes President Hoover urging Nebraska women to sign a pledge card for food conservation and to cooperate with Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives, aiming to organize women across America into a patriotic body of food conservators.
The Food Administration invites all individuals handling food to join without fees or dues. Pledge cards should be mailed to the Food Administrator in Washington, D C to receive free first instructions and a household tag. Ten cents with pledge and return ad secures official button and shield insignia if desired.
Dr Charles E Banks of the Public Health Service urges readers to favor whole wheat bread over bleached white flour. He notes that white flour lacks vital nutrients and that prolonged use can lead to malnutrition, while whole wheat retains vitamins and germ, supporting continued health despite dietary stress.
In a wartime vignette from France, Private Fenton volunteers to aid a wounded comrade under heavy fire. He recalls Rogers and his unnamed mate bearing casualties, sharing fatigue, and the grim pace of trench life as May sun beats down on the front. A juxtaposed Japan note observes Tokyo transport and the curious absence of baby carriages on the streets.
Idaho spring lambs sold at 16.56 per hundredweight at Union Stock Yards South Omaha Neb. on July 4 1917. Cattle receipts light about 2400 head with trading active and prices around steady or slightly lower. Best weighty beeves 13.15 and yearlings 13.00, Pacific coast grain steers 0.85 to 1.50, cows and heifers and feeders steady to down 50 cents to 1.00 from last week.
Hog market shows 12,000 head with buyers active and prices up a dime from Monday. Tops at 15.35, most at 14.90 to 15.25. lambs and muttons drop 25 to 50 cents from Monday, Idaho lambs around 16.55, feeder and yearling lots mixed to 14.00. Prices for stock heifers 7.25 to 8.50, stock cows 6.50 to 7.50, stock calves 6.50 to 9.00.
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