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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
4
The article explains that the Food Administration can fix prices only for coal and wheat under food control laws and may fix cod and wheat flour beans and potatoes. It notes authority to regulate profits exists but not price fixing in most sectors unless Congress changes law.
A citizen guide to obtaining Liberty Bonds through banks. Choose from $500, $1000, $5000, or $10000 bonds with a 2 percent initial payment. Installment plan dates are November 15 1917 December 15 1917 and January 15 1918 with full payment options at application up to $1000. Bonds are tax exempt at federal state and local levels. The banker handles purchases and schedules.
The article lauds railroads for united war service moving troops and supplies. Vice President Burnham of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy urges rail water carrier cooperation and fair rates to avoid cutting water competition. Madame Schellman Heink’s Camp Funston visit moves soldiers as she weeps for sons in service.
The Civil Service Commission in Washington reports widespread patriotism among motion picture exhibitors who agreed to screen free notices about government demand for thousands of typewriter operators and stenographers. About 20 000 business men across the country showed readiness to serve, with ten million daily theatergoers and about 500 attendees per theater.
Pleasant A. Stovall, U S minister to Switzerland, arrived remarking Germany faces an acute economic strait. He said Wilson's reply to Benedict’s peace notes has shifted German sentiment, and that internal pressures whittle away at the government, signaling possible peace sooner than later.
A Japanese educator visiting the United States says the war will extend three years. He notes the shift from optimism that World War II would end soon to a longer conflict, comparing past aggressions by the southern Confederacy and Germany. He cautions against overconfidence in quick endings.
Congressman Sloan arrived in Fillmore county from Washington last Monday and has stayed at home to attend his affairs while keeping an eye on national matters. He visited Lincoln to watch the football game and plans to bid farewell to his draft army move as Funston directs. Lilean dismisses critics of Nebraska members, predicting time will prove their wartime efforts justified.
Postmaster General Burleson issues new rates effective November 2 under the war tax plan. Domestic mail and military mail in Europe pay 3 cents per ounce, while drop letters require 2 cents per ounce. Postal cards must be prepaid 2 cents, with 1 cent cards needing an extra 1 cent stamp. Private mailing cards with written messages require 2 cents prepaid.
The article recounts Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas lending about three thousand dollars to 102 boys to buy purebred hogs. If a boy won a county fair prize the governor would matchingly fund big prizes. only one boy failed, the hog died early, but most prospered under the plan.
Union Stock Yards South Omaha Oct 24 cattle receipts about 10 000 head with demand steady to higher for grass beefs and good cows and heifers trade fairly active. Hogs light supply and prices 25 cents lower with tops near 15 90. Sheep and lambs weaker with feeding and breeding stock steady to firm and lambs 16 25 to 18 00 for choice grades.
In Utah mountains researchers note that frequent weekly irrigations on gravelly soil increased twig growth in peach trees and boosted fruit production. They caution that early season watering cannot compensate for insufficient later irrigation.
The ms cerani beans of North Manchuria are consumed entirely by Chinese farmers. Two kinds exist a red and yellow floury variety and a small glutinous green bean. They are ground into flour mixed into paste forced through holes into long strings or noodles. They dry quickly and keep well in any climate. They are cooked in water like macaroni or vermicelli and the method gives the beans their trade name.
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