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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
8
A junior leaflet explaining how to make a hotbed or cold frame is available from the Extension Service University Farm Lincoln for students and gardeners seeking simple winter growing methods.
Advice column note promoting Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve constipation after supper. Claims the product will correct the disorder and that it is obtainable everywhere.
J. D. Fanders notes a car load of Ford vehicles arrived this week after a delay from last October. He urges would be buyers to place orders now to avoid disappointment when summer roads improve.
All persons interested in Making Nebarska Dry are urged to attend the Dry Federation Meeting on March 14 Tuesday night at City Hall Difter. A good speaker from Lincoln will address the people. Men and women invited especially from the country. D. J. Wood Co Organizer.
The Gage County Farmers’ Association selects Blakely township as a demonstration area to exterminate pocket gophers. Farmers will sign written agreements to cooperate. Poison will be supplied at cost and mixed in bulk, with the county agricultural agent directing the effort.
The Nebraska 1915 potato average stood at 107.6 bushels per acre, with an eight year average of 71.3. Advice urges doubling 1916 yields by selecting disease free seed, disinfecting with a perchloride solution, planting only disease free flesh, rotating crops, using rich humus soil, deep plowing, early deep cultivation, ample seed, and spreading plants to maximize every foot of field space.
The Harvester World notes cancer rises with age and is not inherited. It links risk to irritants such as cigars, jagged teeth, tight corsets, or hot foods. It warns against ineffective cures and urges early surgical removal for best chances of recovery.
A notice states the Black Percheron stallion Goumoult weighing 1850 lbs will stand at Brown's Barn in Diller Nebraska three days weekly on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from Aprillst or sooner if desired. The remainder of the time the horse stays at the owner's residence four miles north and twenty four east of Diller. Terms of service include $10 to insure the colt to stand and suck.
Red Texas cane seed for sale promising lush leaves and improved pasture hay fodder and silage with better growth than black cane kaffir millet and sorghum. Does not hurt soil or volunteer. Price 24 bushels per sack at 1.00 per bushel. Martin Fanders Diller Nebraska Route 3.
The article urges Nebraska farmers and urban residents with any yard space to grow vegetables. It advises planning varieties and quantities, choosing reliable seeds with high germination, and ordering early to maximize summer harvests.
A Fairbury Journal position argues for Plymouth Daykin Diller and Alexandria towns to connect to Fairbury municipal electric lines and long distance telephone service. The editorial touts municipal ownership, transparent management, and universal service through county wide facilities.
Fragmentary text mentions varieties and selections, with references to freezing weather and July. Lacks coherent names or concrete events, leaving unclear subject, places, or individuals.
W J Moss a longtime Fairbury attorney with 20 years at the bar and 35 years in practice campaigns for the Jefferson county attorney nomination. He points to victories in Nebraska Supreme Court and federal courts and his role as City Attorney handling the water and light plant transfer suit.
Agricultural notes describe sugar curing as superior to plain salt brine. Use ten pounds salt three pounds brown sugar and three ounces saltpeter per 190 pounds meat. dissolve in five gallons water and boil then cool before applying. Ensure brine covers meat, finish in 3 weeks for bacon or 4 for ham, longer for extended storage.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for catarrh a local disease. It claims internal use can reach the disease through the blood and notes the product as blended with “blood purifiers” and other tonics, produced by Hall's Co Toledo Ohio. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Nebraska State Horticultural Society issue is off the press. The report spans about three hundred pages detailing fruit flower vegetable and tree growing in Nebraska. It is richly illustrated with twenty seven full page engravings of farm scenes.
Poultry section advises strict culling of weak stock and selection by vigor size and production. Use only mature males with strong features and bright eyes, keep a male for two to three years, favor winter layers, remove overfat nonproducers and diseased stock, and provide free range with sparing feeding.
The piece critiques how historical geography blends real maps with imaginative, colored projections. It describes boundaries, rivers, and shaded regions used to teach students while noting color coding can mislead and that teachers sometimes present fiction as fact in classroom histories.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes Flibdub’s wife seeks payment of alimony from him. The brief reports on the marital dispute and its financial obligations within the court or public notice context.
Humorous brief dialogue from London Answerg where Mrs Baggie asks how much to turn up trousers and Mr Baggie replies half an inch in a one line domestic joke. The piece captures the comic tone of gendered tailoring quips in a city periodical.
The Florida Times Union quotes a remark on age and gender noting the oldest person ever recognized was male and suggesting women would not acknowledge such a status. The line frames a gendered joke about historic record holders.
Fragmentary OCR mentions mild day and farm tasks such as spreading manure on wheat and alfalfa, with garbled lines referencing Sweden and life there. The text is incoherent, containing stray phrases and unclear references to farming actions and national notes.
Creditors of the estate of Hannah, deceased, are directed to present claims to the county judge at the county court room in Qodievsca County Nebraska on February 26, 1916 and August 26, 1916. Six months are allowed to file claims from February 26, 1916. All claims not filed by August 26, 1916 will be barred. Notice published in the Diller Record for four weeks. By order of the court. Louis J Nutzmas, County Judge. FL Rain, Att. for Estate.
Creditors of Francis D Carr deceased will meet the Executors before the Jefferson county judge at the county court room on April 7 1916 and August 9 1914 to present claims for examination. Six months are allowed for claims from February 9 1916. All claims not filed by August 9 1916 will be barred. Notice published in the Diller Record for four weeks. Louis J Netzman [SEAL].
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