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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
12
The Williston Graphic announces Sek A. Corbett as editor and Holstor and Publisher as part of the official paper of Williams County. The edition notes weekly publication and mail registration details.
A 1917 editorial extols the public library as essential to community progress, arguing it extends education beyond schools, aids submerged classes, and provides broad access to varied knowledge. It stresses state duty to educate and calls for renewed farming output as war impacts food demand.
The article argues the nation must fight and must learn from foreign experience. It emphasizes the crucial role of the food supply as prices rise, urging a disciplined home front response and readiness to endure hardship.
A fragmentary report notes shortages in many product lines amid wartime recruitment and industrial strain. It mentions Ryger Tailoring Company and navy recruitment as context, with a terse remark about workers and satisfaction and a dated phone line reference.
The paper urges readers to study the weekly advertisements to locate the best values and lowest prices. Merchants advertise heavily, aiming for quick sales at small profits, relying on this publicity to reach the broad public and offer economical options.
The speaker taunts Mr. Merchant about needing ads, highlighting a Chicago mail order house likely as old as his business. He bets readers can name the firm and that many customers own its catalogs, noting T. C. Hutchinson once seized around 3000 of them, illustrating the reach and impact of advertising.
The article notes a note of caution about potatoes as a diet item. It claims spuds have a special grudge against catarrh and pleads protection against eating them. The piece mocks high brow warnings against popular foods in a humorous tone.
American physicians engaged in hospital work in Germany claim food shortages improve health, a point they suggest could be learned at home. The remark is set against a backdrop of American journalists known for health longevity and a nation described as teetering on war, yet dizzy from brinkmanship.
A collection of endorsements highlights the South Bend watch line, praising the 21 jewel Studebaker model and the Chesterfield as highly accurate timepieces. Customers report consistent timekeeping, reliability, and strong overall satisfaction with the watches and dealer service.
A collection of short witticisms and reflections on worry, war, economy, and daily life. Notes include cautions against excessive fretting, the value of enjoying wealth, criticism of extravagance, and timely quips about current events, etiquette, and European affairs.
Weekly Health Letter from the State Public Health Laboratories outlines services in cause and prevention of communicable diseases and health topics. It notes free examinations of public water and milk supplies, offers sanitary engineer services for water and sewer system plans, free specimen examination on request for Consumption Typhoid Diphtheria Tissues for Cancer, and free antityphoid vaccine to physicians. It also mentions births and deaths records and illness case records, aiming to safeguard North Dakota citizens.
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