Orchard disease control and sanitation urged for trees
Orchard managers are urged to remove diseased wood and burn refuse to prevent insect and fungus problems. Cleaning up the orchard is advised to reduce future disease and maintain tree health.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
8
Orchard managers are urged to remove diseased wood and burn refuse to prevent insect and fungus problems. Cleaning up the orchard is advised to reduce future disease and maintain tree health.
Federal authorities report no foot and mouth disease cases in Nebraska or western Iowa after thorough investigation. The article notes the U S population center lies in northern Kansas near Smith Center with coordinates and distances to other regional references.
The piece notes Canadian troops are uniquely armed with a multi use spade carried on the back. Each tool serves as trench digger shield and rifle rest with a four pound weight and a bullet resistant design.
The text notes Belgium’s postwar population density and devastation. It predicts thousands of survivors will emigrate, chiefly to the United States, with California and Minnesota singled out as destinations. The passage frames refugees as inviting destinations across the ocean.
A piece on the vastness of a billion dollars explains coin counting rates by treasury experts. It notes eight hours daily work at 82 000 silver dollars per day, 31 days to reach a million, and 102 years to count a billion, illustrating the scale of large figures.
A very good cattle run at Union Stock Yards South Omaha on Nov 24. Slower demand for corn fed cattle with prices down a dime. good to choice beeves $8.75-$10.00, cows and heifers uneven but near steady for best grades. Hogs 7.50-7.70, top 7.85. Lambs and sheep steady to strong with Colorado and Nebraska lambs at 8.90, feeder demand fair and steady.
End of season rhubarb can be preserved for winter pies without cooking. Cut into three quarter inch pieces and pack into quart jars. Fill with cold water to remove air, wipe rims, and seal tightly. Store cool and dark, tightening lids daily, then use drained fruit with equal weight of sugar for pies.
J F Schurewan of the United States department of agriculture extols clover rowen and alfalfa as nitrogen rich feeds that boost milk and butter fat. He notes small towns with 75 to 100 cows for 1 000 people and urges sanitary handling of milk and cream for desirable flavor.
A dialogue suggests a broken engagement with Adela over wealth. The suitor claims delicacy about her inheritance, while Adela reacts to his lack of money. The exchange frames social expectations and financial pressure in a damaged relationship.
Select firm cantaloupes cut along the ridges peeled and seeded. Pack sections lengthwise in quart jars and steam until hot. Remove before cooking, fill with hot syrup made from two pounds sugar to one quart vinegar per four quarts fruit. Spices tied in cheesecloth go in jars and jars sealed hot. Serve with meat.
A food note urges opening the school year with tomato sandwiches in children's lunches. It describes selecting large smooth tomatoes, slicing thinly, chilling, and mixing a dressing with olive oil garlic sour cream egg yolk salt and pepper to spread on white bread and layer with tomatoes.
Hedley Tango a Scalyham terrier is pictured and described after a recent dog show in England. The breed is new and related to the Irish and Dandy Dinmants with a bright alert temperament. Terriers historically hunt small animals though as pets they show less desire to kill though quick to spring at rabbits.
Housekeepers can make jelly from crab apples by cooking four pounds of fruit with water, straining the cooked fruit, and using a sugar ratio of one pint for every three pounds of sugar. Combine in a preserving pan, boil until clear, and jar.
The article recalls that cookery schools are not modern, noting Queen Anne period skills in possets candies sauces and housewifery. It cites a London periodical advertisement for Edw Kidder's Pastry School in Lincoln's Inn Fields teaching pastry cookery Dutch hollow work and butter works on Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoons.
The Torch fish is a rare deep sea creature with a lamp like egg shaped lantern on its tongue used to lure small fishes. Its body resembles a limp old shoe and it uses a phosphorus lip light to attract prey before engulfing it. The mechanism includes a cordlike jaw appendix and a glowing mouth to trap unwary prey.
A novelty purse called saddiebag for light dresses features two attached pockets a small mirror powder compartment and a change holder with a silk tassel trim. It comes in many colors and uses faille ribbon for the short handle and body.
Chief Justice Balmen P. Chase visiting Patrick Henry’s Virginia birthplace exclaims about the atmosphere view and mountains. A local retorts that the landscape has long existed but only one Patrick Henry was produced there.
State probate notice from Jefferson County Fairbury Neb 1914. Administrator O J Mayborn seeks final settlement and discharge. Hearing set for December 7 1914 at the County Court Room Fairbury. Notice to all interested by publication in The Diller Record. County Judge C Bora.
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