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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
7
A sultan reportedly wrote a poem that cannot be read by enemies. A Parisian invents a noiseless bowling alley silencing pins. Jaeger hunted last week but found little not even the borrowed dog. Waterproof electric flashlights proposed for life preservers to aid night usage.
A New York City physician touts nuxated iron as a remedy for nervous weakness digestive and liver kidney ailments caused by iron deficiency. He claims two five grain tablets three times daily can double strength in ten days with a $100 charity bet backing the claim and money back if not doubling strength in ten days.
The piece argues that bolting food harms digestion, especially with vegetables that need chewing. It notes appetite is influenced by aroma, presentation, and environment, and that brain work or reading during meals hampers digestion. A bright room with music can aid digestion, while gloom and unappetizing dishes may trigger indigestion.
When your cider turns sweet to hard, use it in cooking. Cover fruit with cider instead of water and sweeten with brown sugar, add cloves cinnamon and ginger for a spiced dessert. Use cider as a base for gelatin or tapioca desserts, with lemon juice dates and walnuts, or serve tart with meat courses.
The text explains soaking vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers in brine before pickling. It notes moisture removal firms texture, mellows flavor, adds saltiness, and improves keeping quality. Stronger brine depends on soaking time. too strong spoils vegetables. Proportions given: one quart water with one third to one half cup salt, with brine strong enough to float a fresh egg.
A recipe describing making Sour Milk Spice Cake. It includes creaming sugar and butter, adding beaten egg and spices cinnamon nutmeg cloves vanilla, then sour milk, soda in water, flour, raisins, optional citron, and mixing.
A simple bake combines canned or cooked white fish with onions peppers and butter folded into boiled rice and tomato pulp seasoned with salt and pepper. Bake for about 50 minutes until heated through and flavorful.
A tablespoonful of glycerine added to every pint of jam will prevent crystallizing and keep the preserve smooth and spreadable.
A humorous exchange at a restaurant unfolds as a wife notices a beautiful widow at a nearby table. The husband agrees the widow is attractive, while the wife wistfully wishes to be one herself.
In the scene Nina explains to Verne that the young grass widow has failed in her attempts to snare the rich old bachelor. Nina calls her blue and disappointed, suggesting a Kentucky type widow.
An inventor receives a patent for transplanting living hair onto bald heads. The description hints at practical horticultural methods and implies a gardener may oversee the work as part of the process.
The piece describes Lloyd George relying on his secretaries to manage wartime duties. It notes his ability to recruit capable aides such as H J Creedy and J T Davies, with F L Stephenson as a pioneering woman secretary, plus W Sutherland, and highlights promotions of former secretaries like Sir W H Clark and John Roland to significant roles.
A peeled peach machine quietly installed at California Peach Growers Plant No 9, Fresno Home Packing, promises to revolutionize the industry. It can produce perfect peeled peaches cheaper than hand work, aiming for 8 or 9 cents per pound and creating strong demand as a major market outlet.
A rural town reports a schoolhouse burned down last night amid vacation. Residents recall prior warnings and assess the impact on local students and plans for temporary facilities. Authorities investigate possible causes as the community rallies to recover.
A short, whimsical exchange frames a cheerleader role at a florist shop and a playful rooting pun. Froth quips imply supporting local teams or flowers with enthusiastic spirit. The fragment hints at a lighthearted performance or dialogue snippet.
An old safety notice advises parents to inspect Castoria bottles for the official signature, noting Castoria's long use for infants and children. The teaser adds a playful aside about a vanished "dude" and a joke about marriage toward the end.
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