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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR listing individuals likely connected to a court or district matter. Names include A H Babcock C F Reavis John Nider D R Kelley L L Catlin J A Kelley Otto Fox J P London Richard Gobber Lewellyn London and John Specht.
Fragmentary OCR shows court and precinct names with officials such as John J. Sullivan, W A Jones, and J. B. Clark from Pleasant Precinct, plus scattered comments on Canada naval size and Roosevelt’s mounted mouse. The text blends legal notices, local governance names, and unrelated curiosities from Alaska tracks to Smithsonian.
Under new school law provisions, parents who fail to send their children to school face heavy penalties. All children of school age must attend at least two-thirds of the term.
A collection of odd snippets ranges from a chair of dressmaking to a chair of dish washing. It notes a cotton picker machine claimed to cut one third of crops and twenty eight wages, broom corn in Illinois, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Also mentions pineapple juice for throat infections, telegraph weather data, historic boundary disputes, and a distillery prank involving a citizens list and a $16.50 draft.
An Ex article notes alfalfa seed commands 7 to 8 dollars per bushel due to dyeing and coloring use. A German firm's agent bought large amounts at 7.50 per bushel and shipped seed to Germany. With alfalfa replacing clover for this purpose, demand and prices may stay strong for Kansas farmers.
A brief survey notes Greenland ice melt and the Tweakshaven glacier edge retreating eight miles since 1870. It also cites New York City wealth growth from 25 to 1820 millionaires over two centuries and mentions a method using sulphur to deter rats and mice in barns with no harm to corn bread stock.
The passage notes that most well informed people think both eyes see the same. An experiment shows covering one eye causes failure to locate a candle flame placed nearby. With both eyes open, depth perception and direction are instantaneous and accurate.
A prominent stockman warns Beatrice County farmers about feeding frosted and immature corn to stock. He notes it can cause disease if fed in full, citing last year when many hogs died and cholera fears faded once veterinarians blamed excessive soft corn. He advises gradual introduction to prevent sickness.
The Omaha Daily News extols the rural mail carrier as a daily hero who endures harsh weather and long roads to connect farmers with markets and news. It argues for a higher pay than the current $600 yearly wage, saying Congress should reward this essential, unglamorous service.
The Kansas state grain inspection commission, appointed by Governor Bailey, met at J. W. Radford’s office to adopt amended rules. New grades include higher bushel weights for No 1 hard wheat and noted wheat, a new corn grade, and revised oats standards. Rail service changes aim to create hold tracks to speed grain handling.
The pickpocket known as Hobnail Fails to settle in a city as Detective Fogarty recalls his banishment from New York. In Tombs court Magistrate Ommen orders him to leave, noting pictures in rogues galleries from Vienna to Boston as Hobnail laments a life of perpetual moving on.
A quirky column presents a string of puns about security measures, good intentions, doors, and spiders. It jokes that even strong bolts fail against a grate fire and that swallowing a door is easiest by bolting it. The piece ends with a playful note about dandelions popping up in public spaces.
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