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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
2
The Jefferson County Record reports on a Japanese eclipse anecdote praising punctuality, a Baltimore case where a mother’s baby died after rats gnawed the cradle, and an Agriculture notice amending rules on cattle infected with the boophilus bovis ticks under Texas fever regulations.
On Theodore Roberts farm four miles from St. Croix Ind a spring crop of five acres of popcorn showed unusual swelling of shacks and ears larger than usual with kernels that opened showing a white ice cap like thawed grain observers attributed the effect to hot weather from two to three weeks prior.
A London religious journal notes a claim that Americans in hot districts adopt theater like summer practices to ease heat. The piece suggests English adoption of such methods could spread, while mentioning episodes of overheated congregations and a brief incident. It also remarks on cotton production trends in the southern states and improvements in farming methods.
A New York Journal note describes the bicycle fad extending into women’s private spaces. Wallpaper depicts bicycle scenes, tiny rubber wheeled furniture, jewelry with wheel motifs, frocks and corsets with bike emblems, and specialized accessories for the rider.
Last evening at See Wah's Chinese laundry a fight broke out between See Wah and his tenant William Roy over three weeks of unpaid rent. Both men were injured and arrested. police could not determine who started the assault but both were acquitted after trial.
Mrs Mary Noren of Valparaiso recounts long illness since girlhood with stomach pain backache constipation and rheumatic pains. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her constipation and other symptoms improved, appetite returned and she gained strength and flesh. Pills cost 50 cents a box or six boxes for five dollars postpaid from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
A dialogue quotes a young lawyer questioning why take a case with nothing in it and an old lawyer replying that the client is paying a big retainer. The exchange notes a daily charging rate of 50 dollars during the trial.
The article extols Texas farming breadth with cotton corn cereals grown nationwide and sugar cane sorghum along the Gulf. It notes multiple annual vegetable crops on the coast and early fruit shipments from the north, plus abundant rice and diverse crops, urging land seekers to pursue larger holdings with favorable terms for diversified, profitable cultivation.
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