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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
3
Brazil and Ecuador commit to cleaning Guayaquil and other disease fronts to wipe out poison carrying mosquitoes. Officials said joint measures target entomological control, sanitation drives, and surveillance to curb outbreaks in border regions and urban centers.
General Gorgas reports to the Rockefeller Foundation that Brazil and Ecuador have agreed to host American physicians who will eradicate yellow fever in their countries. The plan includes mosquito control in Guayaquil and northern Brazil, with careful case tracing and two months without new infections to end the threat. The piece also notes Congress may fund the National Zoological Park and summarizes President Wilson’s demanding schedule and visitor management at the White House.
Attorney General Reed asks the governor for a $100000 special appropriation to cover costs tied to enforcing the new prohibitory amendment law. Nebraska legislators receive $600 for their session regardless of stay duration, with possible extra for a special session.
The state auditor's office shows Nebraska counties with total bonded debt of 42,201,898 dollars. Douglas County accounts for over half with 22,000,000 dollars. Douglas municipal indebtedness is 17,000,000 dollars, while no state indebtedness remains outstanding.
Adjutant General Hall plans a Christmas gift of two victrolas to the officers of the Nebraska troops encamped at Llano Grande Texas. He visited the camp a month ago and observed a lack of musical paraphernalia at headquarters of the Fourth and Fifth regiments.
Following a plan originated last year the mechanical engineering department of the University of Nebraska will offer six courses in night school work beginning January 8. The courses will run for ten weeks and applications are to be made through the university extension department.
The state railway commission has compiled ten years of exhaustive information on railroad rate orders and litigation in Nebraska and forwarded it to Washington. It will form part of the showing by national association of railway commissioners at congressional hearings.
Grant L. Shumway of Scottsbluff, the new commissioner elect of public lands, opposes Auditor Smith's recommendation to abolish the land commissioner’s office and merge its duties with the auditor’s. The plan would only take effect after Shumway could serve up to two terms if enacted.
A letter to Attorney General Reed from the Interstate Commerce Commission announces a hearing in Kansas City beginning January 4 on proposed changes to interstate grain product rates. Until the commission rules, the rates fixed July 30, 1915, remain in effect.
After declining the appointment offered three weeks ago by Governor-elect Neville, St. Paul Phonograph editor J. F. Webster has reconsidered and will take the job if Neville has not chosen another candidate.
Dr. G. E. Condra director of the state conservation and soil survey has traveled to Washington to review soil survey work done with the United States bureau of soils. The five county Nebraska survey is finished this year and Condra will confer with the federal roads department and the national committee on topographic mapping, of which he is a member.
Treasurer W G Ure of Douglas county will leave office in January. Attorney General Reed sues in the Nebraska Supreme Court in the state's name to recover 3818 dollars as interest on monthly payments owed to the state, alleged to have been held back for months before last February.
The biennial report of State Superintendent A. O. Thomas shows that the cash from fees collected by his office during the past two years aggregated $25,006.01. Of that amount all but $1,973.51 has been expended, the balance being in the state treasury.
Remittances from counties to the State Treasurer Hall are pouring into the general fund at an unprecedented rate, with amounts sent since December 1 totaling nearly 500000 dollars, signaling strong local revenue flows.
Instructions on canning meat poultry or game with airtight jars. Prepare jars by scalding or sterilizing, fill with seasoned meat that forms its own jelly, pack in a wash boiler with hay, boil four hours or until thoroughly cooked, seal air tight, and cool on cloth. Another method cooks meat then seals in glass jars with hot stock poured over.
Veal cutlets prepared with a mushroom sauce. Cook flour in butter, add milk and seasonings, fold in chopped veal until heated, shape, bread, egg dip and fry. Mushroom sauce combines flour, butter, salt, pepper, milk, canned mushrooms and lemon juice for serving.
Three tablespoons of rice are cooked in one cup of water in a double boiler for half an hour then three cups of milk are added and cooked until soft. The yolk of one egg is beaten and stirred in to cook. Sugar, nutmeg or cassia are sprinkled on top with small butter bits to form a brown frosting.
To soften a sponge soak in cold water then add a tablespoonful of borax and heat gently to boil. Remove the sponge rub in more borax, then rinse under cold running water for several minutes.
A historic tip describes earning the heels and toes before wearing stockings. It adds that lining the back of the shoe with black velvet helps prevent wear at the heels.
Guidance advises using a soft rag dipped in gasoline to cleanse collars and cuffs of a silk blouse. Rubbing with a rag and turning it as it dirties is suggested to avoid washing the entire garment.
When cream is too thin to whip, add the unbeaten white of an egg to stabilize and improve whipping. This culinary tip suggests using egg white to rescue whipped cream texture.
A simple home remedy uses finely cut potato parings and ammonia to scour the interior of a glass carafe. The mixture aids dirt removal and restores clarity when rinsed well. Use caution with strong ammonia and ensure thorough rinsing before reuse.
An editorial urges farmers in Canada and the United States to meet postwar demand by expanding production. It argues 75 percent of old world farms fed troops, kills in war left vast tracts underused, and prices for wheat cattle will stay high. Western Canada lands offer cheap, productive homesteads with strong yields, inviting settlement and investment to feed a growing world.
A comment notes the flamboyant financier’s appearance and success, remarking that he seems to be holding his own while implying he profits from others as well. The tone suggests satire of wealth and risk in financial circles.
The fragment mentions Quinine but its head and tonic effects are unclear. Lara is referenced with no clear person or event. The text includes stray phrases about a signature on dox and vague spread. No coherent news item or identifiable organizations or dates emerge.
Colombia projects a shortfall of 1.634 million dollars for the coming year, signaling tighter budgets ahead. Authorities outline plans to trim spending and boost revenues to close the gap.
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