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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
8
A prop-like ad notes Chamberlain's Tablets as excellent for constipation and easy to take. The copy is promotional and includes a playful line about trying them, with a seller name stating Shit Drag Go.
The civil service commission announced that Braskte must take a civil service examination in May to prove qualification for continuing in office.
3000 bushels of choice 1912 ear corn offered for seed at 80 cents per bushel. Also offers a complete stock of field seeds and home grown alfalfa seed at competitive prices. Odell Nebraska.
The Monday March 23 report describes the Easter Sunday tornado that struck Omaha about six pm, destroying property worth hundreds of thousands and leaving thousands homeless. It notes a death toll of about one hundred and damage to smaller nearby towns, with full extent only revealed the following morning.
A Wakelee Michigan man, P. H. Beck, recounts relief after using Chamberlain's Tablets for chronic stomach trouble. He states he bought a package about a year ago and has felt well since, despite trying many remedies before.
Elmer Coulter from Iowa maintains that land selling at $200 per acre is cheaper than 1895 prices of $50. He asserts that four crops in 1914 would pay for such land, while in 1896 four crops failed to cover costs. He says a sober industrious man can buy $200 land and pay from soil products, a point Nebraskans may reflect on regarding high land values.
The Natural History Museum in Paris prepares a 40 000 year old mammoth found frozen in Siberia. The animal, so large it was quartered for transport, yielded brownish liquid later found to be blood that remained liquid for 400 centuries. The carcass is in excellent condition with intact hide and non decomposed flesh.
The Franklin County News reports a large rise in alfalfa acreage in the region with state board of agriculture data indicating a major expansion in 1914. Nebraska splits into two districts by Seward line. east sowing occurs August 1–10, west boundary planting June 1–10. alfalfa seed is cheap this year and quality is good.
Earl Zook, arrested near Fairmont for wife desertion and brought to the city, was released yesterday afternoon after agreeing to pay his wife ten dollars a month for a year. He was placed under bond to fulfill the agreement.
The Department of Agriculture targets poison plant risk on national forest ranges. Larkspur, loco weed, death camas, and water hemlock are most dangerous, with larkspur causing the greatest harm due to wide distribution. Horses avoid it, sheep can tolerate it, while cattle suffer.
Secretary J.R. Duncan of the state horticultural society states that most fruit trees are self sterile. Blossoms on these trees do not fertilize their own flowers, requiring cross fertilization from a different tree of the same variety. Bees efficiently carry pollen with no harm to blossoms or fruit, so several stands of bees should be in every orchard.
One third of Nebraska cows are milked at a loss. Track milk output per cow and measure butterfat with a $5 Babcock tester to identify the underperforming cow. Compare feed costs to spot the boarder. University Farm at Lincoln offers free correspondence for personal dairy problems.
Nebraska University Farm advises immunizing brood sows before breeding and vaccinating pregnant sows within three to four weeks of farrowing. Serum alone is used, repeated two to three weeks after farrowing, then a simultaneous treatment for the sow after piglets are weaned. Suckling pigs during sow vaccination may stop milk flow.
Stand with feet eighteen inches apart and raise arms above head. Bend from the waist to touch fingertips to the floor, then rise and repeat for five minutes. Bring feet together and repeat the movements for another five minutes. Initially touching the floor may be impossible, but flexibility will develop with practice. Repeat the routine frequently at first.
The article advises two face powders for women, one for day and one for night. Evening powder should be tinted mauve to show under artificial light, implying higher cost for a natural color. Daylight powder has a pinker tint.
Japanese tissue paper offers a convenient facial cleansing option that can replace cloths. It is disposable after use, appealing to fastidious users, and can be employed to apply lotions, cold cream, or water to the skin. The sheets are thin, soft, yet firm for effective cleansing.
A historical recipe describes a hand lotion made by soaking thirty grains of gum tragacanth in seven ounces of rosewater for three days with occasional stirring. After straining the mixture, one ounce of glycerin and one ounce of alcohol are added.
An article urging preservation of impromptu tea hosting with simple graceful practices. It favors keeping ready tea linen, trays, and two or three ready sets, and offers quick recipes like crackers with pimento and cream cheese for easy, timely entertaining.
A feature on saving leftovers by making nourishing soup using bones and odds and ends, plus fashion notes on a Poiret outfit in black and white checks, jewelry buttons, and the practicality of rainproof hoods for children. Also an advice piece urging pride and moderation in cigarette use and a brief poem about snow and winter scenes.
A promotional statement extols railroads for perfect interchange of routes through train and baggage arrangements. It emphasizes traveling by rail as an educational and enjoyable diversion for the public.
Check fabrics feature prominently for spring wardrobes with versatile weaves and bright patterns. Designers highlight breathable materials and modern finishes suited to daily wear and events.
Baden-Powell describes early training ideas for youth soldiers including tightrope walking to build balance and nerve control improving marksmanship. He explains sleigh bell manufacture by encasing a jingle in mud, then pouring metal into a mold and shaking out the dirt to free the jingle for ringing.
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