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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
7
Practical guide notes best fattening times for cockerels to market and compares weight gain and feed efficiency across eight, twelve and twenty week ages. It cites data from the USDA on weight gains and meat yield, detailing breast and leg meat proportions and parental stock used in testing.
Practical hints include adding a pinch of soda to egg whites to stiffen meringue. Dampened twine makes tighter bundles with less slip. White waxed paper under a child’s tray saves the tablecloth and is barely noticeable.
Practical kitchen tips on fat fires and pie crusts. Do not use water on fat fires. use flour instead. A method to prevent soggy lower crusts by brushing with egg white. Tips for light muffins by greasing iron pans and heating them before filling.
The Department of Agriculture aims to breed 30 000 pilot dairy herds with federal support and state cooperation. Each farmer may receive a proven sire or son of a proven sire, and accurate birth records are emphasized. Nearly 1 600 proved sires are listed in the new publication List of Sires Proved in Dairy Herd Improvement Associations.
Of interest to farmers report on egg storage, feed costs, Irish potato quality campaign, 50 000 eggs laid per minute of production, 25 000 chicks flown from Barneveld to London, broiler feathering issues in heavy breeds, Australia wheat crop at 163 000 000 bushels up 12 000 000 from last season, and a New York contest achieving 308 eggs per bird in 51 weeks.
A collection of short presidential quotations highlighting faith in right action, perseverance, peace, business policy, and duty. Figures include Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses Grant James A Garfield.
A reflective piece discusses how a stock slump does not take a farm, the roots of envy in money, and how happiness may come from reducing others' pain. It muses on heredity, practical labor, pride in work, and self denial versus social demands. The tone is aphoristic and cautionary.
The article outlines joining contrasting squares with black edging for a crocheted rag rug using wool rags or rug yarn. It notes square size, slip stitch joining, and suggests dyeing colors. lists supplies, measurements, and a promotion for Mrs Spears sewing book with an address in Chicago.
A brief scene shows a porter accusingly noting a lack of change as a dashing suitor is left hopeful yet thwarted by a gray day and a dismissive reply. The exchange captures a small moment of tension in a public setting.
In court the judge asks for evidence that contradicts the prior statements. A woman witness says she can provide that contrary evidence. The exchange centers on what the previous witness testified and how it might be challenged.
A domestic worker named Martha gives notice to her mistress and retorts that she would not look at the polished table, suggesting the table would dull the mistress's sight. The exchange underscores the power shift as departure is announced.
A pair of quoted remarks depict rumors about a neighbor Mrs Brown. The exchange suggests tensions over perceived gossip and privacy.
A reader gripe questions garage work ruining performance. The complaint notes a car once capable of seventy miles an hour now only reaches fifty eight after a new part was installed.
An eager new father telephones his wife exclaiming joy as she announces the birth of their baby. The jubilant moment centers on the first recognition of the infant and parental happiness.
In a short exchange a child questions barometer lore while a maid reports a nail coming from a wall. The dialogue captures domestic parlour humor and practical observations.
A commercial traveler, after starting to turn the room upside down, reveals he has misplaced the address of his firm while recalling an order he took that day. His wife asks what he has lost and the scene unfolds in a domestic moment.
A visitor asserts dedication to aiding the suffering poor by visiting homes and speaking with them for hours, while a housewife questions the impact of such help. The exchange portrays a street level view of charitable sentiment and doubt.
A team of scientists reports a successful method to improve stained teeth using a new treatment. The study notes better whitening results with a specific active compound and outlines potential side effects to monitor in further trials.
Dr Beebe returns from a tropical expedition with 20 008 specimens and a 1 5 inch sailfish weighing less than a finger. The fish, captured at night 2 000 miles down the west coast from Cape Lucas to Panama, may be a miniature species or the first young sailfish ever recorded.
A man indicted for a crime in Panama faces an early trial while witnesses remain available, in a 1935 Collier's Weekly note. The suspect, a safebreaker, was captured and began a six-year sentence just hours after his trial began.
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