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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1915

Page

8

Cranberries and celery sale at Loock and Habicht

Fresh produce listing shows cranberries priced at 3 quarts for 25 cents and celery available in five cent units at Loock and Habicht grocery.

Winter Fashions Demand Fur on Gowns

Readers are urged that women should wear fur on their gowns this winter, replacing the loose fur worn around the neck during the summer. The piece frames fur as a seasonally required accessory.

LaForrest Raymond Family Weekend Visit

Mr and Mrs LaForrest Raymond and their baby returned from a trip through the Black Hills country and spent a weekend with Diller relatives before returning Sunday to Lincoln.

Plymouth Delegation Probes Electric Light Plans

A Plymouth party led by Mayor Buckholdt Editor Falk and Frank Nelson visited Jansen Fairbury and Steele City to study the electric light proposition and halted in Diller on the return leg yesterday.

Plymouth Buckholdt Falk Frank Nelson Jansen, Fairbury Steele City Diller

Grandpa Cherry Falls Injures Shoulder and Brain Injury

Grandpa Cherry fell down the cellar last Saturday dislocating his left shoulder and fracturing the socket bone. He suffered a concussion of the brain. A physician was promptly called and gave treatment, and he was able to sit up a little yesterday.

Cherry

Raising the Dairy Calf bulletin issued by Experiment Station

A bulletin titled Raising the Dairy Calf outlines best practices for caring for dairy heifers from birth to freshening. It explains care and management guidelines and can be obtained free by any Nebraska resident from the Agricultural Experiment Station in Lincoln, directed by E. A. Burnet.

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Lincoln E. A. Burnet

Humble seasonal advice on cleaning and storing farm equipment

A concise exhortation to former friends and others with machinery to clean and oil implements after use, store them safely to avoid rust and weather damage, and protect them through the winter. It emphasizes practicality and economy as common sense.

The Country Maid’s Bloom and Its Honest Glow

A reflective piece praises the healthy glow of rural hotel maids and country girls, attributing their bloom to clean living, red blood, and the outdoors. It extols the virtues of country life and suggests posterity will commend these women.

Local Reader Praises Paper As Town Booster

A reader dropped by the office and praised the paper as a great value and the town’s mainstay. He called it the greatest booster and reliable town builder, paid for the paper, and left everyone in bliss.

Why Autumn Leaves Are Yellow Colored Pigments in Plants

The article explains that carotene and xanthophylls give yellow color to leaves in fall and butter in spring. It notes carotene as a major carrot pigment and that xanthophylls form as plants slow in late summer. It adds feed influences milk and butter color and that breed affects color.

College of Agriculture

Farmers Power Local Prosperity in Shared Front

A rural town editor urges unity with farmers highlighting the farmer as the backbone of the community. He cites Mrs. Carmony joining Rev. F A Carmony in Viller and argues mutual support strengthens stores, shops, and prosperity for all.

Reverend Forsythe Lecture at Prairie College Tonight

The Willing Helpers Club presents Reverend Forsythe in Behind the Mask at the Prairie College school house on Thursday evening October 21 at 8 30. Admission 10 and 20 cents.

Forsythe Prairie College School Willing Helpers Club

Presbyterian Missionary Tea Invitations Postponed

All ladies of the Presbyterian church who received invitations to the Missionary Tea at Miss Fannie Diller's on September 25 postponed due to bad weather are invited to the Missionary Tea at Mrs Stotts Colman Hotel Saturday afternoon October 16 at 2 o'clock.

Presbyterian Church

Wheat Insects Threaten But Some Wheat Appears Safe

Plymouth News reports widespread concern over weevils in incoming wheat that could ruin crops if stored long in bins. However many shipments are described as high quality with no infestation visible.

Nebraska Leads Record Wheat and Oats Crops in 1915

Nebraska stands among the first states in the union for crop growth in 1915. The wheat harvest set state records, and the oats crop is expected to reach about 73 million bushels, roughly two million more than the previous year.

Nebraska Union

When One Is Tired Do Not Rush To Dinner

A warning against eating immediately when fatigued. The text advises washing, resting briefly, and refreshing before meals, noting a tired body hinders digestion and that meals should serve the person, not the reverse.

Newlywed Couple Miss Homecoming Train Squeeze

A Guide Rock couple recently married tell of riding westward on a crowded Burlington train. They reach the last car and the groom asks if they can squeeze in. She replies perhaps, but urges waiting until they reach home. The tale comes from Burlington railroad men and appeared in Signal.

Burlington Railroad Guide Rock Here

Nebraska dairy cows milking vast state supply

The Dairy Department of the University of Nebraska notes six hundred thousand dairy cows in Nebraska produce about 300 million gallons of milk yearly, with over 90 million pounds of butter fat. This supply meets one sixth of the food eaten by 1.25 million Nebraskans and supports calf and pig skim milk needs plus a large creamery surplus.

Nebraska Nebraska Creameries University of Nebraska

The Cackle of a Hen and Egg Profit Advice

A promotional piece urges hens to cackle as eggs rise in price. It advises feeding hens properly, studying egg production, and applying literature to maximize egg output and profit from the cackle.

Grand Army of the Republic Veterans Parade Before President Johnson

The Omaha Bee reports 160000 veterans, led by the Grand Army of the Republic, marching on Pennsylvania avenue for a review before President Johnson. They recall campaigns from Bull Run to Appomattox and look to a peaceful future after wartime service. Only about 20000 veterans march, yet they symbolize enduring national service and civic progress.

Army of Grant Washington Omaha Bee Johnson Pennsylvania Avenue Grand Army of the Republic Bull Run Appomatox

Life on Swan Island Wireless Station

The Swan Island outpost in the Caribbean houses a small crew of three operators two engineers a cook a machinist and three laborers with no women allowed ashore. Workers sign 18 month contracts or forfeit return transport and upon completing service receive six weeks paid vacation and transport home via Central American ports.

Swan Island Caribbean Sea Philadelphia

Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Market Report

Large cattle and hog runs at Union Stock Yards South Omaha with steady and easing values. Desirable western beef held firm while stockers and feeders softened. Hogs sold higher to $8.60, sheep and lambs slow with fat lambs 10-15 cents lower. Estate notice for Louis P. Raymond filed in Jefferson county court.

Union Stock Yards South Omaha Illinois Louis P. Raymond Jefferson County Nebraska Said Diller Record Louis J. Nutzman

Gem Superstitions and Ancient Amulets

Amethyst believed to promote temperance, chrysolite warding off fever, onyx worn to prevent epilepsy, opal curing weak eyes, and topaz claimed to cure inflammation and stop weep walking.

Making Things Even

A brief item notes a youthful map predicting movie seats reaching five dollars while suggesting grand opera could be heard for a nickel, reflecting a quip on price parity echoed in the Philadelphia Bulletin.

Philadelphia Bulletin

Beards and Faces Spark Dialogue in St. Louis Post Dispatch

In a salon style exchange Mellie voices a preference for beards on some men while Charlie questions the look. Mellie argues a beard hides the face and expresses why she likes facial hair in certain people.

Charlie Mellie St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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