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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
4
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8S. R. McKelvie of Lincoln named state manager for the Food Administration pledge drive. The effort runs October 21 28 with Wattles and McKelvie aiming to enlist 250000 Nebraskans to pledge to conserve food and reduce waste while utilizing perishable foods to export wheat.
War Department cuts total 9,201,327 train miles annually across 16 Central states including Indiana Ohio Kentucky Virginia Michigan Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Missouri Colorado. Normal traffic rose due to war needs with troops munitions and supplies. some transcontinental trains west of Chicago discontinued. minor through-train changes noted.
War and corn shortage push Nebraska farmers to buy mechanical corn pickers. A dealer who had never sold one before sold at least one this year, but delivery may lag due to scarce manufacturers. A machine tested near Havelock last year showed promise, prompting many farmers to seek purchases despite limited supply and driver shortages.
The grand lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, votes to empower its jurisdictions to raise 2 million dollars by individual assessment. Funds will aid Odd Fellows enlisting in the U S military and their families. The piece also ponders regional leather trade practices and domestic tanning and manufacturing in Nebraska.
Reflection notes sorrows are brief while happiness lasts, memory preserves happy days as priceless legacies. We repeatedly savor the good times, while griefs fade, guiding the path of the future with optimism. Exchange.
A Burlington Railroad bulletin outlines a wartime menu shift with beef banned on Tuesdays in all dining cars starting October 2 and continuing until further notice. Lamb and veal also barred, wheat cakes removed, breakfast limited to bacon and white rolls, while soups potatoes fish and other nourishments are emphasized in lieu of meat.
Nebraska faces a record corn harvest with resources strained as acreage rises by millions and water shortages force wheat replants. The state calls for all available boys and men to bolster the husking season amid a likely short harvest due to late ripening.
The article notes a plan to enlist school boys to aid corn harvests, with the state superintendent backing excusing students from school work. It states many farmers are being called to the gun, and urges county defense councils to treat the farmers' corn harvest duties as a special community obligation.
H C L members and Rock Island city workers plan to raise rabbits in small pens arguing they need little feed and can mature in six to seven weeks. They cite varieties like Rufus Reds New Zealand and Famous Giants, noting table suitability and potential profitability seen in Lincoln and other areas.
Henry Meyerhoff born March 28 1838 Rodewald Germany died September 28 1917 after months of illness. Married Maria Dunsing May 3 1867 in a Lutheran ceremony. They had two children Emma and a son. Emigrated to America in 1880 lived in Kansas then near Diller Nebraska since 1891. Paralyzed March 23 1917 and spent final years in retirement with family mourning husband and father. Funeral from Zion Lutheran Church noted.
A heavy run of sheep and lambs with broad demand. Best feeder lambs hit a new high at 18.75. Cattle receipts around 12 500 head with steady to stronger prices. hogs 3 300 head trade slow and about 10 to 20 cents lower. Prices for cattle and hogs listed with ranges for prime heavy beeves to veal calves.
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