11 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1897
Page
1
A gypsum layer eleven feet thick was found near Wymore at eighty feet depth. Reports from county parts show renewed business and manufacturing activity. Other items note voting and legal decisions, stock yard rate challenges, watch screw production, and a lighthearted quote from New York Press.
The Standard Cattle Company at Ames Nebraska raised 2 462 acres of corn last year producing 169 031 bushels and an average of 68 6 tenths bushels per acre. One field of 19 acres yielded 100 bushels per acre.
A fragmented report notes corn yields of 40 bushels per acre and references sugar content concerns. It mentions potential crop outputs around 2 000 to 3 109 pounds and hints at public fear or skepticism about sugar effects, attributed to local farmers.
A regional summary notes May rainfall below normal but offset by heavy rains earlier. year to date rainfall shows 1.14 inches excess. May temperatures near normal, with this year exceeding normal since January 1 by about 1.35 degrees. Fire blight in apples and pears discussed with cause, spread, and a Bordeaux mixture remedy. advice on dormant spraying and potential business in orchard maintenance.
Product advertisement fragment claims eye health benefits and granulated lidsen inflamation relief with a money back guarantee. Price listed as 25 cents.
A Thursday afternoon tourist sleeping car runs from Omaha and Lincoln on the Burlington Route to Salt Lake City San Francisco and Los Angeles. The car features carpet upholstery curtains bedding towels and is guided by an excursion conductor and uniformed Pullman porter through to the Pacific. Second class tickets are valid and the route offers a comfortable if not palace-sleeper experience. For details contact the Burlington ticket office or J Francis G P A Omaha Neb.
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