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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
4
An essay extols small town newspapers as mirrors of life, linking wedding notices and baby names to community democracy. It urges outsiders to read these papers with reverence, as they reveal the joys sorrows and ambitions of rural life.
The United States Department of Agriculture publishes bulletin 725 on wireworms attacking cereals and forage crops. It describes wheat wireworm in the northeast and midwest, corn wireworms, meadow wireworms, and dry land varieties with control methods including deep cultivation, drainage, and intercropping. It also notes failed remedies and notes fumigation for fruit trees and a science piece on why people walk in circles.
The state board of control approves sterilization of thirty women inmates at Chippewa Falls the first such operation in the United States all objections waived and previous successful male operations at the home last February set a precedent for the planned procedures within two weeks
A sizable effort in Secretary of State Pool's office has prepared about 250,000 copies of the prohibitory amendment under the initiative and referendum law to be mailed to every voter in the state.
Henry Ford reportedly declined to save any employee who joined the militia, a claim telegraphed nationwide. Ford says only thirty seven of his workers belong to militia groups and that their return will be without prejudice.
A special census report estimates 21,000,000 able bodied men in the United States aged 18 to 45, part of a study on national military resources and manpower potential.
The first free school in the United States began in Massachusetts Bay in 1640 by order of the colonial court. By 1647 free schools were required in towns with fifty households under a $25 fine, doubled in 1671 and again in 1683.
A caller asks Willie about playing with soldiers and notes their heaviness. Willie replies they are heavy because they are on their way home from the war with a lot of lead in them. The exchange appears in the Yonkers Statesman.
A humorous dialogue shows a doctor telling a husband to give his wife money to shop so she will get outdoor exercise. The gag hinges on the idea that shopping outdoors motivates activity and health.
A reflective piece discusses debt as a severe hardship, likening poverty to a smoky home and a scolding wife, two evils that compound financial struggle. The author frames debt as a crushing burden that worsens daily life and family stress.
Fred C. Kelly recounts how George C. Boldt at the Waldorf Astoria helped a Philadelphia traveler by offering his last room. The guest later became a major hotel investor, William Waldorf Astor, proving courtesy can lead to vast business gains.
The silver fox is a black fox with white and gray hairs giving a silver appearance. Once abundant in fur demand and valued, it neared extinction about 25 years ago as trappers pursued pelts. Hudson Bay prices for silver fox pelts reached around 1,000 dollars, while French Canadian and Indigenous traders hunted for fortune.
The Russian army in the early nineteenth century used a levy of two to four men per 500. Recruits underwent medical exams at Moscow or Saint Petersburg before officers ensured proper measurements. If tall enough, they moved to another room for head shaving. if rejected for health or height, the back of their head was shaved to deter future selection.
The article lists reasons jars break during canning such as overpacking, swelling fillings like corn and beans, adding cold jars to hot water, and hot jars going into a hot canner. It warns against too-tight wire bails and too much water in steam canners and drafts touching jars. It also ends with a children’s question about why mosquitoes bite.
A comic line asks why laundry women are the most forgiving. The punchline suggests they endure more cuffs the more they are given, reflecting a vintage joke tone about domestic chores and gendered humor.
Roup is a germ disease in poultry flock. It spreads through infected birds or windborne bacteria. Many poultry raisers misidentify mouth and breathing ailments as roup. diagnosis requires care, especially from a distance. Mechanical causes or foreign substances can mimic roup symptoms.
A London Globe note emphasizes clear pronunciation of exchanges before numbers and distinguishes digits like 5 and 9, advising to say oh for 0 to avoid mishearing. It highlights courteous conduct toward telephone operators as an important duty.
A brief exchange between two men reveals a fishing trip where one proverbially reports a train as the catch. The dialogue tone mimics casual newspaper humor, noting the early departure and the evening return with an unexpected result.
A Richmond Times Dispatch quip notes couples who wed in haste rarely regret, while those who delay may still repent quickly. The exchange highlights the double-edged nature of hurried marriages and deliberate choices.
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