Better Baby campaign energizes Williston programs
A Williston Better Baby campaign culminated in a Mother's Day program featuring songs by Miss Zilpha Monroe's pupils, talks by Dr. MacManus on proper baby care, and expert notes on dental, hearing, and eye health. Speakers urged parental supervision and home school cooperation, with posters and parades highlighting the effort.
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Williston
Main Street
Odd Fellow’s
J. D. Gates
Zilpha Monroe
Central School
MacManus
H. J. Baker
M. E. Trainor
H.R. Evans
Eugene Goundey
Dearheart
Wilke Hens Set Records In International Laying Contest
Five white Plymouth Rock hens sent by A. H. Wilke to Mountain Grove Missouri compete in the year long International Laying Contest begun November 1915 with 126 pens. Reports show the Wilke birds posting high averages, including a March 31 day record of 130 eggs from five hens for 26 eggs each.
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Wilke
A. H .Wilke
Mountain Grove
Missouri
Williams County
C. R. Island
Farmers Creamery Receives Support and Plans Growth
The Farmers Co operative Creamery directors work to strengthen the institution with consolidation with Sharp creamery and other economies. Facing a working capital deficit, they plan stock sales while Chas E Eckerle of Chicago advises on steps to build a larger, stronger operation. Patience and economical management are emphasized.
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Farmers’ Co- Operative Creamery
Chas. E. Eckerle
Chicago
Eckerle
Williston
Ultimatum to Germany on Submarine Warfare
President Wilson told Congress that he has issued an irrevocable diplomatic note to Germany, threatening severance of relations if its submarine campaign continues. The address and note mark the end of formal exchanges, with Germany urged to adhere to laws of nations or face war. The scene included strong applause as the President outlined Germany’s repeated violations since 1915 and the growing ruthlessness of submarine attacks on neutral and allied ships.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
United States
America
Berlin
Clark
Marshall
Great Britain
Ireland
High Seas
Had Great Snipe Hunt Leads by Two Nimrods Friday
Two leaders Earl J Wall and Frank Laughlin led an old fashioned snipe hunt Friday evening guiding victims by auto to Sand Creek grounds. Hunters held sacks and lanterns, caps over eyes, as they swung lights, but the joke became clear after two hours with miles of walk back. A local cook planned to prepare the snipe Saturday, but the cook was short.
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Earl J. Wall
Frank Laughlin
Wm. Monroe
Sand Creek
Missouri River Bridge stockholders elect officers
The Missouri River Bridge Company plans a Friday meeting at the courthouse to elect permanent officers and prepare for bridge construction. Subscriptions total about $8,000 with new funds from Williston businessmen and local farmers. A Mondak pontoon bridge is under construction and should be usable soon, costing about $6,000 with half funded by a ferry operator. Norton bills to authorize crossing at Williston, North Dakota, under a federal act on navigable waters.
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Missouri River
Williston
The
Missouri River Bridge Company
Court House
South Side
Mondak
Norton
P. D. Norton
House of Representatives
North Dakota
Senate
United States of America
Congress
Missouri i Bridge Company
Fairy Queen Titania to Visit Williston in Fairy Court
Special to the Graphic reports Queen Titania will arrive with her Fairy Court and attendants on Thursday night April 27 in Williston. The Pixies Amazon Maidens Archer Cadets and Prince Florimel pledge loyalty as Goblins and Furies threaten. militia standby and Fairycourt to be held at eight in the Armory.
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Fairyland
Graphic
Titania
Williston
Florimel
Wikliston
Fairycourt
Evans
Earth
Furies
Fairyland Palace
A Free and Easy Foot Path with a Cold Night Visitor
A small newspaper anecdote describes W. C. waking from sleep on a Monday night to find icy water flooding his porch. Clad in evening clothes, he steps outside to investigate, only to step into several inches of cold water. The source notes the Little Muddy caused the sudden bath, giving W. O. Hollar an unexpected cold foot soak.
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W. C
W. O. Hollar
Children In Need Of Homes In Williston
C Ellithorpe of the Juvenile Commission for Williams McKenzie and Mountrain counties reports several boys and girls ages two months to eleven years awaiting adoption. Most are healthy but some suffer from parental neglect. Interested families of good reputation should contact the commissioner at Williston.
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C. Ellithorpe
Eleventh Judicial
Williams, McKenzie and
Mountrain
Williston
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Chia
Mies
Bessie R. Baldwin
Miss Baldwin
E. C. Carney
Supt. L. A. White
Farmers Creamery
Law of Nations
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