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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from early 20th century anecdotes. It includes a Yale president’s take on youth, jokes about old age and misunderstanding, music as medicine comments from Oscar Homolka, a correction about a false death notice, a limerickish postal joke, and a tale of a spendthrift wife with a humorous ledger.
The Bureau of Plant Industry reports water-to-dry matter ratios for crops as tested in Colorado and Texas in 1910. Alfalfa shows high water needs but substantial long term soil benefits, including nitrogen fixation and deep moisture access, making it highly valuable despite irrigation demands.
The piece argues alfalfa demands care yet pays, noting seed cost about two dollars per acre and yearly returns of around twenty dollars per acre. It also promotes the North Dakota Improved Seed Growers Contest in Fargo January 20–24, inviting growers to contribute and learn from purity tested seeds and prize awards.
The twelve family Pioneer club meets monthly at member homes with full-day sessions. Summer picnics and union gatherings are held, topics such as farm matters discussed while theology and politics are barred. Cooperative buying, book exchanges, and library use support farm advancement with visits to the State Experiment Station. Members judge at fairs, lead community activities, and show satisfaction with results. Switzerland notes aeroplane stork displacement. France is questioned.
The board met at 9 00 A M on Monday November 17 1913 with Hagge Webb Lee and Folden present and Borsheim absent Chairman Hagge led the session as bids were opened for bridges culverts and coal contracts Beach Manufacturing Northwestern Bridge Co and Security Bridge Co bid on two bridges each J S Penson bid on two new bridges and a new bridge to be built near Hoping bids for culverts awarded to New Dakota Metal Culvert Co Bond to be furnished and work completed by July 1 1914 Bids for hauling placing culverts and grading awarded to J S Jenson Bond required All coal wood and other bids rejected except Ole Bryn coal contract for 3200 00 and default adjournment until next session.
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