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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
7
An agricultural note urges readers to promote egg production by proper hen care and feeding. It argues the winter egg price rise makes the hens’ cackle economically significant and encourages studying poultry science to increase yields and profits.
Farmers should separate breeding turkeys from holiday stock and select their top birds. Keep them in good condition with corn wheat and oats, boiled if needed, but avoid over fattening for market turkeys to prevent liver disease and winter losses.
May and June hatched cockerels yield better capons. early birds are costly as broilers. Capons reach seven to twelve pounds by eight to nine months from larger breeds. Live capons fetch 18 to 25 cents per pound. roosters 6 to 8 cents. Capons can mother broods or sit with chicks if encouraged. A humorous aside notes injury costs differ by setting.
Hartford Courant reports Stafford Springs farmers see sons seek contractors for steadier schedules and fewer long days. Young workers dislike parental control and prefer fixed hours with clear quitting times, even at lower wages.
The California state board of health upends camping lore by denying lemon juice as an antiseptic and debunking myths about purifying streams. It warns that only sunlight sedimentation and tiny organisms purify water and urges travelers to carry drinking water instead of relying on streams.
An elderly Scottish woman who resisted photos agrees to have a likeness sent to her son in America. On seeing the proof she cannot recognize herself and asks if it is indeed her. The artist answers it is a likeness and speaks. She remarks in plain terms that it is a humble sight.
A reflective note on manners and social ties stressing that intimate habits friendships and connections require cultivated good breeding to preserve and strengthen them as highlighted by Lord Chesterfield.
A business man vents fury at book agents over nerve and impudence. An agent replies with a pun offering to sell dictionaries. The exchange highlights wit and marketplace rhetoric in a humorous back and forth.
A playful exchange notes the oculist’s optimism from money in sight while the dentist remains less pessimistic, often looking down in the mouth. The quip contrasts optimism and practicality in medical professions with a pun on dental and visual imagery.
A hurried wife rushes to join her husband for a party in a tense exchange. He nags her for delays and lack of a necktie while she insists nothing is forgotten. The scene captures domestic friction and mounting impatience.
Fragrant creamy emollients keep skin fresh and clear the scalp free of dandruff crusts and scales and hands soft and white. Great for nursery and toilet use and economical. Free sample by mail with Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston Sold everywhere.
Mr Dustin Stax discusses hypnosis and mesmerists claiming attention can be captured by a shining object. He notes that many men lose ordinary ideas when shown a sliver dollar, reflecting skepticism about universal susceptibility to hypnosis.
A lighthearted weather moment unfolds as one person bets against rain despite lowering clouds. The other clings to optimism, insisting rain won’t come, citing a personal umbrella breakthrough as proof.
In a preliminaries exchange, Senator Sorghum says he may forgive his enemies eventually but wishes to deliver a preemptive lesson now to show his forgiveness is generous and voluntary. The remark frames a political stance with a measured, deflective tone.
A sharp exchange notes a figure attempting to save face but failing as his countenance sinks. The wit captions the moment with a dry joke about dignity and public perception.
A brief note states Limburger cheese should be preferred over cheap perfumery and that the cheese is edible.
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