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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
4
A set of disparate excerpts discusses marital strain with a resolved parting, agricultural advice on grasshopper eggs in fields, and a hopeful wartime prophecy that peace comes from peaceful negotiation among leaders after decisive defeats. The column urges humane, fair settlements to avoid suffering.
Thousands of U.S. horses are being sent from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Louisville to Canada and New Orleans for shipment to England and France. Families sell beloved pets as trains carry horses to the front, with no Red Cross care for wounded animals.
A call for a new charter for New York City advocates initiative referendum and recall with a longer mayoral term. It argues for nonpartisan voting and a ballot system to express the popular will and reduce rural legislative influence, asserting city voters understand needs best.
A lightweight wrap is suggested for fall use. The pictured wrap is a coat of black pussy willow taffeta for afternoon or evening wear. An accordion plaited flounce trims the lower coat, with a high velvet collar and deep silk revers. Cuff flare achieved by shirring and piping.
The article highlights electric water heaters that heat water in portable cases for shaving and washing, compact electric irons, and a folding iron case. It describes a novel combination device where an electric iron doubles as a stove when inverted, with the case serving as a water heater pan and a curling iron fits into a heatable hole.
A simple dessert blends marshmallows cut in pieces with maraschino cherries drained and halved. Add chopped nuts, whipped cream, and sherry, mix and chill three hours, then serve with sponge cake or lady fingers.
An Indiana farmer builds a mobile stock chute placed on a wagon bed using old wheels from a mower and iron hooks to secure it. The design lets the heavy chute be moved easily to load hogs or calves and hauled behind a wagon for use anywhere on the farm.
Beekeeping grows as a specialist business while farmers can keep a few colonies for home honey and modest surplus. Moving swarms long distances requires padded crating to prevent jams. U S Department of Agriculture reports diseases in about 2 percent of counties and advises beekeepers to learn proper treatments to maintain profit even where disease is present.
During the Franco Prussian war Von Moltke reportedly snuffed often and despite MacMahon marching north he exclaimed mad and emptied his snuff box. He later organized plans leading to Sedan and paid a 1 thaler bill for one pound of snuff without a murmur.
The New York Tribune outlines farm and garden tactics against army worms in the eastern states. Methods include plowing furrows around property to trap the insects, dragging a log to crush them, and digging straight sided holes to collect and kill the worms with kerosene or hot water.
A three to seven foot shrub Menziesia, found at 3 500 to 6 000 feet in northern California Wyoming Oregon Idaho and Washington, poisons stock with frothing, staggering gait and breathing difficulty. Sheep eat it when forage is scarce. prevention and recognition are the remedies as little is known about treatment. Leaves are 1 2 inches long, flowers pink to greenish white. Country Gentleman notes danger to herds and calls for awareness.
A simple stable scraper can be fashioned from an old broken stable fork. Use a board five inches wide and eight inches longer than the fork. Drill holes along one edge matching the fork tines, about three inches long, then bevel one edge. The scraper collects fine manure after the coarse material is removed.
A sharp exchange presents a joke about a haunted patient and a blunt cure. A physician suggests a mirror as remedy while the elderly lady questions the approach. The witticism ends with a pointed quip on heredity and responsibility.
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