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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
7
In a smoking room two days from England on a westbound liner five men play poker. One notices four bald heads among them and the youngest hints that Mr. Blank wore a wig and planned the getaway. Blank avoids the room for the rest of the voyage.
An anecdote from The Million features a pickpocket convicted and fined twenty five dollars. The lawyer protests the amount while the judge remains silent. The prisoner appeals humorously asking to be released briefly to demonstrate his claim.
A physician's young daughter, showing business sense, insists to her mother that they visit their new neighbor at once. She reasons that the neighbor has three scrawny children and a mother who does not look strong, implying a need for help or support.
Dialogue exposes tension as Gibbs dismisses public remarks about Jones while acknowledging personal friction. He asserts Jones defers to his wife and her influence on his actions. The exchange hints at domestic power dynamics shaping the broader political scene.
Briggs and Bunkeed discuss a land purchase on the cape as Griggs notes the rising tide and its impact on the deal. The exchange hints at coastal challenges affecting property value and plans.
A saying notes that happiness is hindered by dwelling on possibilities that are possible but unlikely. It suggests focusing on achievable realities rather than remote chances to improve mood and outlook.
Harold Wilson, two, son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Wilson, fell from a second floor window to a cement sidewall in Lincoln. He escaped with no broken bones but was badly shaken and bruised, after playing on the upstairs porch and rolling from the window.
After the official count, enough students signed petitions to adopt a single tax system for all school activities at the state normal. The plan, covering athletics debates lectures concerts and the school paper, costs about $2,500 with about $750 to be raised outside student support. Each student would be assessed $3 per year for universal access to entertainments and activities.
Beatrice State Fish Commissioner W. J. O'Brien visited Beatrice with a special car and left a consignment for Blue River planting. The shipment totals 1000 black bass 500 croppies and 500 perch. Local duties are handled by Representative J. W. McKissick and B. H. Conlee as the car proceeds north.
Beatrice and Wymore organize an independent telephone company to resist a regional system consolidation. Capital stock totals 25000 dollars with 7000 subscribed and officers and directors elected. Work to build lines will begin immediately.
E Bowker secretary of the canning company says Monday freeze and subsequent warm spell killed vines and ruined surface fruit, causing a loss of 10000 to 12000 bushels of tomatoes.
Four acres of accretion land on the Missouri river near here have been given to the farm of J. E. Miles. The deposit includes about an acre and a half of high quality gravel and the remainder plastering sand. Thousands of loads are available and Miles expects a ready market.
Four year old Seward-Elsie Sovereign was hit by an automobile in Ruby and rendered unconscious. Doctors report no broken bones but fear a brain blood clot and possible internal injuries from the incident.
Practical early breakfast recipes for Beaten Biscuit using salt flour and lard. Rice with egg and Aunt Abbie rice cakes fried in Indian meal. Breakfast Coffee brewed with a whole egg and stored. Breakfast Dish combining minced tongue or veal with egg and bread crumb batter baked in muffin rings.
A historical kitchen note lists ingredients and steps for tomato soy and a tomato catchup style preserve. It specifies ripe tomatoes onions green peppers vinegar salt sugar mustard seed and spices with boiling times of four hours and two hours before bottling.
A vintage recipe describes heating two cupfuls of granulated sugar and one cup of rich milk with two parts chocolate until boiling. Cool briefly in cold water then stir in a small piece of butter and marshmallows. Mix until a pound of marshmallows is incorporated, cool to three fourths of an inch thick, and cut into cubes.
A shelf of preserves delights the good housekeeper as a patent canner and sterilizer gains attention. Fruit is steamed from the bottom to top in tin cans, preserving color and flavor without sugar, avoiding pulp and improving canning efficiency.
Beatrice resident Beatrice F. Sherwood, while tossing cane, had a team of mules bolt and throw him under a mower. His arms broke and shoulder bruised but he escaped serious injury. Early report lists him as a prominent local farmer north of the city.
Fremont officials and local businessmen fear Platte River freezing could delay bridge work. J R Gif ford, representing the contractors, says cement work can proceed despite cold weather and the bridge is expected to be completed by March 1.
A brisk application of hot acid vinegar removes paint from glass. Boiling rhubarb water removes rust stains from fabric. Bent whalebones straighten when soaked in boiling water then ironed straight. A small wheeled table with two shelves serves as a convenient serving table carrying dishes between kitchen and dining room.
A home recipe instructs soaking one cup dried lima beans overnight in cold water. In the morning drain and simmer in water, then drain. Prepare a sauce with tea, one pint of milk, two tablespoons flour, two tablespoons butter, a teaspoon salt and pepper.
The Acht ion Globe notes water remains the premier beverage amid years of attempts to improve hydration. It emphasizes water’s purity, availability, and essential role in health without endorsing flavored or fortified substitutes.
A brief dialect exchange shows a father teasing his son about studying writing and earning money. The son claims to be focused on writing while doing little else.
Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy with swollen limbs and exhaustion. After taking five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills his swelling faded and he regained strength. He endorsed the remedy and urged correspondence with Rev Heslop. Advertises Dodds Kidney Pills 50c per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY along with free Household Hints National Anthem music and recipes offer.
Quotable line from Judge's Library notes a wry remark on secrecy and gender.
A reflective line on influencing abroad and being benedictions to those near, credited to Rev J R Miller. It asserts that living as a positive example fulfills a duty to others and echoes a practical view of effort and support.
The article discusses the critical change of life period for women and the anxiety it causes as it approaches. It notes that a woman's system may become deranged during this phase and describes potential symptoms and concerns in a historical health column.
Fragmentary text describes a personal testimony mentioning Lydia E. Pink Vegetable and a medical recovery from a near grave condition. The source is damaged and unclear, with repeated phrases and missing context about who speaks or what product or claim is involved.
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