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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
5
The town anticipates events from a spelling school Friday night to a D of H lodge in Odell on April 16. Farmers sow oats and cut stalks while officials adjourn to April 12. A Beatrice consultation notes Frank Betka’s case. Local humor on battleships and presidents contrasts with promotions of John Deere gear. Paraphernalia, prices, and remedies fill the page along with family visits and travel.
William Habicht born September 1840 in Ernsthausen Germany died March 1907 at his Nebraska home aged 66 years. He lived in Ohio Iowa and Nebraska with family numbers including seven children surviving him. Funeral services were held at Reserve Church Cemetery with mourners his widow Macie and relatives.
Selection of cattle and assorted notes including cattle prices by Harry Davis on Monday. References to B F Blythe cows near Diller and various unrelated clippings about climate Panama Canal fashion Beatrice Express and Harriman misquote.
A 160 acre farm at Solomon Kansas is operated by five women a mother and four grown daughters and a 12 year old boy. Each woman runs her own department and labor is shared equally among them.
D H Greider offers oak posts for sale. I B Miller visited brother D L Miller in Endicott Sunday. Robi Weible of Beatrice called for subscriptions at the office yesterday. Waist garments guaranteed to fit starting at $1. Miss L O Ballard listed.
A worn dollar narrates its journey from mint to town, through a mail order house and a big city, via a traveling salesman, until a local dentist saves it from being sent back. It reflects on value, plain people, and a desire to stay in a small town.
A romance unfolds at the Accident hospital in Widnes Lancashire after a railway accident left a man without arms. A nurse cared for him and their friendship grew into love culminating in their marriage. The nurse plans to work for themselves and her husband.
Mrs. N. F. Rowan of McDonough Georgia says three bottles of Electric Bitters cured her chronic liver and stomach trouble and blood illness turning her skin red. She feels twenty years younger and can do her work with ease. Guaranteed by Spear Drug Co. Price 50 cents.
Notice states an election will be held at the Bell Hotel Building in Diller Jefferson County Nebraska on April 2 1907 from 9 AM to 7 PM to elect two village trustees for two years and to vote on building a town hall. Alexander Bell chairman of the village board and Henry Eaton village clerk attest.
In Ava Missouri Mrs. 8S. Ruppee reports her son suffered serious lung trouble last year. After a physician could not help, a druggist recommended Dr. King's New Discovery. Weeks of treatment led to full recovery and steady work as a carpenter. Trial bottle free. Spear Drug Co. sells it for 50 cents and $1.00 with guarantee.
Small stable windows should be replaced by large ones kept open or partially open at all times to ensure ventilation. Doors must be wide and high enough for large horses to enter without injuring the hips or poll. Narrow or low doors cause frequent injuries and accidents.
A farm writer notes that in Ontario cutting hay before feeding is common. It is claimed to reduce waste as cut hay stays in mangers while other feeds are mixed in. Farmers also cut hay and straw together, add ground grain, dampen, and pile. within 24 to 30 hours the mix heats and is eaten as a fine ensilage substitute.
Mulberries ripen over several months and grow rapidly. Their abundant fruit helps around stables chicken yards and stockyards. Birds relish the fruit so planting mulberry trees in an orchard shelters other fruit trees from birds.
The notes explain that excitement affects milk fat, and both overfeeding and underfeeding are harmful. Feed only what the animal will eat cleanly. Richer feed can raise butter yield in well selected cows, but not in ordinary ones.
A short natural history note explains how animal motion can outpace human vision. It describes the owl turning its head quickly to appear continuous, the toad swallowing a fly before it is seen, and the rattlesnake’s stroke as one of nature’s fastest actions.
The piece ponders why a lone woodpecker pauses on the way to water and geese avoid being struck by vehicles. It notes regular warfare among ants with black captives as slaves and suggests many natural mysteries remain unsolved.
The players decide among themselves which one of their numbers shall act. No external authority or formal rule governs the selection, leaving the choice to peer consensus and voluntary agreement.
Students perform a partners dance around a central miller figure. Partners marching arms linked sing There was a jolly miller who lived by himself The wheel went round he made his wealth One hand in the hopper and the other in the bag At the word grab partners switch as the miller seeks a partner Whoever remains unpaired takes the miller’s place center stage until a new partner is found
A young peoples party explores rewriting a fixed line to keep the same meaning. A boy reports finding forty two distinct versions starting with For us while other beginnings suggest many more possibilities. The Chicago News notes the playful linguistic exercise among youths.
The origin of desultory lies in the Latin word desultor meaning one who jumps from one thing to another. In the Roman circus desultores referred to riders who leapt between horses, giving rise to the term about rambling speech.
Farmers with poultry should plant alfalfa as summer pasture for fowls and cut it for hay for winter use. The crop provides good grazing and a reliable forage source for poultry operations.
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