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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
5
A satirical pamphlet extols leaving rural life for city work as a motorman. It mocks factory smoke, crowded cars, union dues, and fatigue, claiming farmers’ sons rush to city wages, spoiled meals, and perpetual alarm clocks, ending in weary dormancy.
A poem describes Santa deciding to tailor gifts to each girl in a family. He plans unusual items a wooden leg for Annie an eye for Nellie a wig for Mary and dental aids plus wigs corset strings and other items. The scene ends with a disrupted Christmas dinner and no weddings for the daughters.
The ad promotes Gets-It as a simple corn cure that removes corns without sticking to stockings or causing irritation. It claims 2 drops in seconds and no knives or razors, with sales by E. Lawrence & Co in Chicago and Williston distributors Erick Rather and S. J. Crosser.
President Wilson delivers the annual message as the Sixty third Congress enters its closing session. He notes a remembered Congress for thoughtful work, urges nonpartisan duty, and anticipates new tasks amid wartime era shifts shaping national policy.
In a fervent address the speaker laments delayed use of U S water power and resources, urging immediate action to unlock national domain resources and expand navigable waters for power generation. He warns that indecision harms industry, merchant marine, and national progress, urging swift Senate passage of two measures already Housed for consideration.
A historic plea asserts the United States must mobilize resources and accelerate merchant marine development. It laments delays and wasted effort, noting the nation is not prepared to deploy its productive capacity immediately.
Representatives of great people call for action as war disrupts trade and production. Europe faces unprecedented destruction of men and resources, threatening essential needs. The time may come when European nations struggle to do for their people what they have done before, making American help crucial.
The piece argues the United States must build up merchant marine capacity to exploit emerging opportunities as Europe’s supply chains wane. It highlights Central and South American neighbors as key markets, noting their trade routes have favored Britain and Europe and stressing America’s duty to supply their now open inventories.
The government should act to ensure transportation at reasonable rates is promptly provided even if carriage is not initially profitable. Once private capital becomes efficiently profitable, the government should withdraw, and the government need not monopolize the field.
The passage advocates forming a sincere policy of use and conservation reflecting core values. It argues the measure serves both the nation and its people, stressing responsibility and prudent resource management to benefit generations ahead.
President Gaye Senets Shevid presses a measure granting greater self government to the Philippines alongside a push for a robust merchant marine. He argues that ships and transportation must precede trade, warning against delaying action while awaiting perfect legislation.
The text argues that a pending shipping bill is very important and has not passed either house. It calls for government action to open trade gates and avoid monopolizing the Geld, insisting that such legislation is imperatively needed and should not be postponed.
Diverse court notices from Williams County North Dakota include a probate petition for estate administration of W. A. Tate and a real estate mortgage foreclosure sale by Henry Gralchen and others. Documents reference a Denver Colorado estate, Williston court, and foreclosures on properties in Williams County with dates in 1914 and 1915.
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