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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
4
In a 1913 editorial excerpt from the Williston Graphic, A Corbett highlights Luther Burbank’s call for youth to pursue agriculture over traditional professions. He argues that modest gains in crop yields, driven by practical farming skill, are crucial as urban reliance grows and living costs rise, urging action to boost forage and potato improvements.
Weekly bulletin lists A J Stafne farm lands for sale near Cartwright McKenzie County North Dakota 160 acres broke and priced at 5500 plus trade options including horses machinery or land. Also offers a 30 room Park Hotel at St James Minnesota 80 miles south of Minneapolis modern brick building available for trade for a good farm.
A local man denied ever ordering the Graphic or reading it and refused to pay a subscription bill. The issue was returned from the post office marked refused, the first time such a return has appeared. The note hints at later disclosure of the man’s identity.
A fatal Monday night incident in Williston highlights the consequences of reckless driving. The city press warns motorists that speech related actions or behaviors contributing to the accident are under legal scrutiny and will be argued in the forthcoming court hearing.
The Bis marck Times notes Melville Davisson Post written in The Saturday Evening Post offers sharp commentary on the high cost of living. The piece acknowledges his legal background in Grafton West Virginia and his successful career with the Post and other outlets. It also warns against misrepresentation in columns and the risks of omitting names after repeated mentions.
An industrial tone notes a cannery season as best in local history with rapid corn maturity and farmers earning high per acre for corn put up at the Wil liston plant. A legal row over bringing Harry Thaw back from Canada looms amid other brief items.
A fragmented note describes a petition presented to Congress by banana dealers opposing a tax on bananas. The text also mentions lingering opposition on the other side and accuses the Minor Democrat of pirating editorials from state papers.
A compilation of local items reports a seven year old boy Jimmie saving sister Charlotte Foster from burning clothing at Bathgate, then pushing her into water to extinguish flames. Other notes describe a Melville elevator fire, farm tours, dairy barn construction, crops near Bathgate and Kenmare, money flows from Carpio creamery, legal releases, accidents, and regional farming prospects in North Dakota communities.
A North Dakota man pursues a perpetual motion dream by filling hollow spokes of a spinning wheel. A Berlin dispatch reports the Kaiser has become teetotal and abandoned beer and wine for lemonade. The piece quips about Canada possibly deporting Harry Thaw to Mexico and notes widespread worry.
Williston residents laud The Williston Drug Co for introducing Adler-i-ki a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mix claimed to instantly relieve sour stomach gas and constipation after a single dose. The German remedy previously famed for curing appendicitis is touted as a quick acting digestive aid.
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