Post Office Entry for Mail Transmission at Diller Nebraska
The notice states the material is entered at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
2
The notice states the material is entered at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
The National Security League pursues Americanization through English education and German press suppression, led by Col. Lydecker who argues for uncompromising language learning. Separately the Sugar Equalization Board sets a 9.00 per hundred pound sugar price for next year, with Nebraskan impact delayed as stocks run down and prices rise to about eleven cents per pound for consumers.
Ak-Sar-Ben festivities run September 25 to October 5 with patriotic pageants and floats in the Wednesday October 2 electrical parade and a grand military parade scheduled for Thursday October 3. The Douglas County Fair is also announced.
In Omaha the Ak-Sar-Ben fair joins the county exhibit with one admission to both events. The Amusement Committee aims for the best carnival yet and has booked the Con. T. Kennedy Shows. Plan to attend from September 25 for ten days.
Pork finds a ready sale because packers know ways of placing it on the market in attractive palatable form with excellent keeping qualities. Nearly 50 percent of the total value of meat products slaughtered in U S packing houses comes from pork. Three fourths of the world’s pork trade originates in the United States and war has increased this share. To feed foreign and domestic markets, farmers must raise more hogs and keep them profitably on more farms.
The United States must feed its own army of over eight million and supply most of the food for the Allies. The task is described as the biggest job the nation has ever undertaken.
In the Ak-Sar-Ben Electrical parade this year at least one float will be devoted to the Fourth Liberty Loan. The Ak-Sar-Ben dates run September 25 to October 5. The Liberty Loan campaign opens September 28 and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have offered their organization to the Liberty Loan Committee.
Herbert Hoover announces sweeping wheat flour rules via Gordon W. Waffles Nebraska Food Administrator. Effective Sept 1, consumers may buy one pound of substitutes with each four pounds of standard wheat flour or opt for regulation mixed flours. Millers may manufacture compliant mixed flours. Prices for substitutes must not rise above standard flour prices.
The article outlines wartime wheat ration rules urging households to limit purchases and use substitutes such as corn, barley, and rye flours. It details mixing ratios, stock requirements for retailers, and penalties for noncompliance, with quotes from Herbert Hoover and Nebraska officials stressing conservation and equitable bread production.
The Nebraska Federal Food Administration says sufficient sugar will be available to allow housewives to can and preserve fruits and vegetables. Certificates proving sugar is for canning will be issued by county representatives, urging patriotic cooperation to ease future demand. Gurdon W. Wattles urges compliance.
Gordon W. Wattles, Federal Food Administrator for Nebraska, declares America's coming year demands the nation furnish food for 3,000,000 soldiers and support Allies with cereals, fats, sugar, and beef. He asserts the US can meet the enormous obligations and must make good.
In Jefferson County Nebraska the County Court will hear the petition of Carl E Franzen and Nettie M Franzen for adoption of minor Irma Clara Bracken on October 14 1918 at 9 00 A M Objections to the prayer of the petition will be considered The notice is dated August 28 1918 signed by County Judge Louis J Nutzman
A playful scene centers on a man who rarely shows up for a game yet stands as a devoted newspaper baseball fan. With the ninth inning approaching and the score tied zero to zero, two men out, he remains intensely engaged despite never having seen Big Lensue.
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