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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
8
An advertisement touts Avery Undermounted engines as easiest to operate and maintain with a positive screw shaft guide and ground level belt installation. It highlights an automatic fire door, long boiler life, straight-line pulling, and suitability for threshing, plowing, and belt work.
G R Strockey loads junk from a car this week. Mrs R L Oaks visited daughter Mrs Harry King and family in Franklin Nebraska. President Wilson agrees to a shorter legislative program with adjournment planned after anti trust and regular appropriation bills pass, while rural credit bill to be voted on early December.
J. D. Fanders urges shoppers to consider the New Dain mower before placing orders, highlighting features and value.
Miss Ballard adds 5 and 10 cent counters at her millinery shop inviting buyers to check prices before purchasing small articles. The move suggests encouraging careful price evaluation and value awareness among customers.
Marie M. Colby and husband transfer the southeast quarter of Section 19 25 to Albert Loeper for a nominal one dollar. The deed was filed in the register of deeds office in Beatrice on Monday.
Many congressmen fearfully face the crisis over national prohibition and national woman suffrage as the pivotal political question of the period. The debate gathers intensity as lawmakers weigh constitutional amendments and policy shifts impacting the nation.
The article asserts health as the biggest factor in a man’s success and notes regular bowels as essential. It praises Chamberlain’s Tablets for relieving constipation, improving appetite, and aiding digestion. Sold by Shutt Drug Co.
The Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin No. 140 notes that oats spring wheat barley and corn reach depths of four feet while winter wheat reaches six to seven feet. Perennial grasses dry the soil deeper and alfalfa roots extend beyond others when water is available. on lower lands alfalfa often taps permanent water and may reach sheet water within twenty to thirty feet of the surface.
A period advertisement promises a $100 reward and $190 to readers who learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure can heal catarrh as a constitutional remedy. It asserts a systemic cure through the product and urges sending details to the Toledo address.
Tekamah inventor A. G. Howard patents the Howard Indicator which uses musical notes to identify which receiver is off the hook on the entire rural line. The system signals the caller with tones unique to the called party, allowing them to know who is listening in on the line.
Poultry specialists urge eliminating roosters from flocks from May 1 to December 1 to curb fertile eggs. On May 16, Kentucky and Tennessee mark Rooster Day with dealers paying hen and pullet prices for roosters. Experts cite large egg losses in summer and fall if roosters remain, recommending killing selling or confining male birds during the period to preserve egg quality and reduce waste.
The advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills keep stomach liver and kidneys healthy and rid the body of poisons. It quotes C E Hatfield of Chicago reporting relief after using one box and cites a 25 cent price at local druggists.
Miss Zella Rogers and Miss Mary Edgington visited with Miss Hazel Edgington near Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ramsey stayed with his parents in Beatrice. Louise Roseman went to Fairbury for appendicitis surgery and is recovering well. Win Hill family and John Thompson's wife visited Beatrice. Sophia Wellers sewed for Mrs. Warthen. Wheat marketed by H K Moffit Clark McCurdy at Odell. Lewis Starkey sold three hundred bushels there. Ladies aid met with Mrs. Geo Riddle. Less and Chas Hill visited Fairbury.
A farmer laments alfalfa overgrowth harming crops and schedules, recounting June hay hauling, July Chau tauqua absences, and September regrowth. The writer, John Peterson, notes high maintenance from burned, three foot alfalfa patches, extra seed, and a Barnum & Bailey show missed, ending with feeding alfalfa to livestock except the hired girl.
Save pineapple skin and core to make two desserts. Simmer them in water and strain to a light syrup. Infuse sage and lemon with sugar, cook briefly until clear, then combine with the pineapple juice. Chill and serve with whipped cream and a light cake.
Recipe instructs using one quart meat to two quarts potatoes with one fourth fat meat. Chop finely removing bone and skin. Season with salt and pepper. Add a little hot water or beef stock in the pan and simmer until absorbed and a soft brown crust forms. Do not stir. fold like an omelet or serve crust side up.
A guide promotes nightly face baths with hot milk and water, gentle drying, and cream application followed by powder. It advises morning face rinse with hot milk and water, then cold water with vinegar, and a light cream. Emphasizes diet, fresh air, exercise, rest, and optional electric baths for overall health.
How to extend the life of a party gown by sewing a delicate lawn or muslin cover. Shape two full widths for shoulders and neck, sew sides, hem bottom, bind neck with ribbon, add two sachets, and drape over the gown on the hanger to protect it from everyday wear.
Tangometer attached to the tang ee ee or tangress records the distance if it registers as cen mies in one evening you qualify.
A historical cooking guide outlines digestible cafe au lait using very clear coffee and hot unskimmed milk, plus rice coffee as an alternative. It also provides methods for toast, coddled, poached, scrambled eggs, baked custard, a meringue topping, and a lemon gelatin dessert with sherry.
A French inventor patents a simple space saving idea for small houses. The staircase forms shallow drawers, storing blouses gloves brushes and odds and ends while keeping necessary garments separate. The small handles amuse yet practical the inventor says comfort matters most.
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