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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
6
The piece asserts worry is a foolish habit and cannot be cured by resolve or talk. It praises staying busy to defeat anxiety, citing the proverb idle hands and idle minds breed worry. It warns worry harms mental health and urges cultivating a habit of not worrying.
The Graphic expresses gratitude to correspondents for summer news and announces a new booster column named The Stroller edited by a patriotic citizen. It notes tax disputes involving Poe Wegley and WEAKLY State and states city funds rely on state and Poe for improvements.
Local gossip centers on Bill Jeffrey a postal worker rumored to have rented a house and shown signs of distraction and a distant outlook. A nearby young woman has been seen shopping for furniture fueling speculation about his personal life and future plans.
The Stroller,Williston resident, urges readers to boost Williston and transform the town through civic care and weed control. He notes the new Jim Hill station as a point of pride and asks property owners to trim yards, plant trees, and remove weeds to attract visitors and potential location seekers. He also promotes cooperative advertising for farm products and invites farmers to submit grain samples for upcoming exhibits, highlighting the Commercial Club’s push for strong local displays and prizes.
The Commercial Club has discussed grain exhibits with the Great Northern Railroad. G J Ryan, general industrial agent, requests two complete samples of all grains raised locally for the Omaha exposition next December. Samples should include corn wheat oats rye barley clover alfalfa hay speltz flax and grasses. One set will be labeled with informative details and displayed in St Paul. the other set will be sent to Omaha for the exhibition.
Auction ad notes remaining good lots priced at 100 dollars with ten dollar cash and ten dollars a month. Highlights a near new school house area and urges immediate contact with H. V. Smith.
A sequence of classified lines urges readers to inspect ads for farm loans real estate and purchases. Blankenship Wegley list acre and five acre tracts while Bruegger Mercantile and Anderson Hardware promote John Deere plows Campbell Heaters and irrigation options. Local agents advertise land sales loans and easy terms with emphasis on timely harvest supplies and home purchases.
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