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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
4
The item notes mailing at Diller Nebraska as second class matter and weekly Friday publication. It describes mailing to subscribers until orders to discontinue are received and arrears paid, with advertising rates 6 cents per line per insertion and business locale terms.
The article notes Kearney and McCook along with other Nebraska towns mulling alcohol production under the new federal act to produce cheap fuel. It also mentions a probable congressional committee on Aerial Affairs and upcoming presidential kite talk. Insurance rates rise statewide except Omaha, with stock merchandise risks up 20 percent and building risks 15 to 40 percent. Burlington Railway completes the positive block system on about four thousand miles, reducing collision risk.
Darwin estimated one hundred thousand earthworms per acre quietly tilling soil six feet deep. They turn over leaves and grass, loosen the ground, and fertilize the earth so air reaches the root system enabling spread and growth.
A campaign of prayer by post cards is planned to run until January 11, 1911, with 1,000,000 cards to be sent to Methodists worldwide asking daily prayer until the close of the first crusade. Returned cards to Rev J P Brushingham will trigger more cards, forming a prayer league of 5,000,000 by 1911, followed by a second crusade.
The Treasury Department invites private firms and individuals with up to 30 million dollars to invest in canal bonds offered this week. The short term securities bear 2 percent interest, cannot be issued below par, may be called after ten years, and mature at thirty. Officials anticipate heavy oversubscription, signaling strong U S credit and prosperity.
The New York Herald notes that rural areas with about 40 million people depend on many unreliable wells and springs. Typhoid rates in rural districts rival or exceed city rates, even in dense farming regions, while cities easily control their water sources.
The article describes the deadly risk of high mountain snowslides to Idaho mines and their workers. It notes sudden cascades of snow, debris, and trees burying or sweeping men from near boarding houses to mine dumps, with some bodies recovered only after snowmelt.
A proofreader reads from a notebook, showing absurd sentences formed by dropping one letter. The examples mix in jokes about war, politics, mining, travel, and theft to illustrate how a single missing letter alters meaning.
Belts of pale shaded embroidered linen and lace units in black or white appeal to fans of old fashioned styles. Short jackets draped in front with bow ends look stylish on slender figures. Nets batistes mulls with cut work and satin stitch are shown in princess styles with joined waist and skirt hidden by a sash.
The case centers on Joseph R Burton a Kansas senator whose conviction on two counts carries nine months in jail and a 2500 dollar fine The Supreme Court affirmed the lower tribunal and an appeal for rehearing would stay the sentence until October The crime spanned from November 1902 to March 1903 involving Rialto Grain and Securities of St Louis and Burtons role representing the firm before the post office department
Asher Hinds, parliamentary clerk in the house of representatives, noted for keeping the speaker straight, visits Bar Harbor. A horseman offered to sell him a hackney for $1,000, prompting Hinds to exclaim that he does not look like a millionaire. The horseman replied that many millionaires look worse.
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Philadelphia conducted hearings on railroad car discrimination. Witnesses testified to stock ownership and ties to syndicates acquiring coal properties along rail lines. Martin A. Knapp, a New York native and lawyer, presided as commission president since 1891 with later reappointments by Cleveland and Roosevelt.
Hints for farmers emphasize milk in the piglet ration and supplementary ground feed of barley oats corn or wheat. A good early summer pasture with clover blue grass and rye aids hog growth. Provide shade and brush for rubbing to keep hogs clean and comfortable.
The Bureau of Animal Industry sent circulars to 600 dairy men asking about herd management and production. Two hundred replied, fifty kept no records, and many did not know the cost to feed their cows. This lack of basic business practice is seen as a major drawback in dairy work.
Extensive trials by the Wisconsin Experiment Station recommend adding salt to dairy cow rations. The guidance urges at least one ounce of salt per day for ordinary cows, with higher amounts for very large milk producers. Salt needs vary by locality, with greater requirements at high elevations and inland away from the sea.
A poultry expert urges farmers to keep hens pest free by providing a modern dust bath. Dry earth treated with diluted carbolic acid kills or drives off lice, making it a practical solution for protecting flocks.
The article recommends using hog dips by mixing about a quart of crude dip or disinfectant into a barrel of slop as a preventive and cure. It also advises daily doses of a spoonful of spirits of turpentine to prevent or cure worm trouble, and notes chitten as an excellent aid for digestion in heavily fed pigs.
From the American Cultivator an 1870s discussion on caponizing young roosters. It argues four pounds per head feed weight and ten cents per pote in price, noting the operation causes little pain when done correctly and at the right time for breeding stock.
Farmers are urged to have mowing machines repaired now and finish all hay tools including rake tedder loader and forks. Last minute delays could mean waiting for a busy workshop and a week lost could spoil the hay crop.
Do not use wood ashes or air slaked lime on the dropping boards. Use loam or land plaster as a good absorbent to retain ammonia from the droppings. Land plaster will do it.
A grafting wax mix at the Muaine station uses one half pound linseed oil one pound beeswax and four pounds resin. Melt together until it reaches a candy like pull.
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