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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
In a column combining medical advice and fiction, a Chicago Sun excerpt urges a cooling bath before bed to ease worry and restore serenity, praising sponge baths and clean clothes as simple remedies for sleeplessness. Beatrice and Dick recount tense personal drama amid hunting scenes revealing a jealous wife facing ruin.
Beatrice Warleigh faces a dangerous moment as change in marriage tests love. Gen Tarent’s counsel and Lord Farleigh’s presence frame the scene at Tarent End where Beatrice rides to confront her fate with her groom and guardians nearby.
A Atlantic essay recounts Col. T. W. Higginson's reflections on English hospitality toward Americans. He notes a genuine kindness that stops short of pecuniary obligation, exemplified by a host who lets a guest pay his own admission to Kenilworth, highlighting a cultural difference in notions of generosity.
A grand wedding at St Peter's Eaton Square draws a crowd along the carpet as aristocratic carriages arrive. A shabby cabman brags of getting the old bishop inside amid a police admonition and laughter. The page also notes U S tea imports and English efforts to standardize tea quality, with humorous quips from Chicago Daily News.
The piece extols the British Indian Civil Service as elite and well paid, lauds railways irrigation and cereals growth, and notes riots requiring troops. It lauds natives and fakirs, mentions Karachi wheat exports, and recounts the author’s Japan trip and Captain Gridley’s sacrifice with a call to honor his memory.
The Bank of Great Britain, founded 95 years ago, now holds over 600 million in trust with 7 million depositors. London central office expands to five acres in West Kensington as a new building complex. There are 1 200 branches across the United Kingdom and Fraser children participate in savings with stamps and low minimums.
A fragment describes building a hog feeding trough with lengths of 8 12 and 16 feet. It details using two by ten grooved planks for the bottom and five two by fours 20 inches long set upright with a centered 2 by 4 cut piece. The cut is centered 2 inches deep and 4 inches long with a slant, and a second 2 by 4 is toe nailed to the bottom.
A detailed description explains building a 11-foot hog trough with 4 inch bottom spacing and 14 to 16 inch top spread using 2 by 4 uprights. It covers side boards nailed inside, the bottom 2 by 4 cut, a 1 by board to set depth to 2 inches, and end panels. For young pigs, a 1 inch bottom is advised and 20 inch width is too wide. Center boards prevent feet entry and spill. the trough aims to keep feed clean and reduce floor damage.
The Country Gentleman advises market gardeners to keep beds clean through freezing weather then apply mulch of straw swale or marsh hay three to four inches deep. In spring mulch is raked into alleys after fruiting to control weeds and retain moisture. Some growers apply the same method to raspberries and blackberries.
Milk quickly and keep stables clean to prevent scratches. Breeding trotting horses may pay but is often poor for farmers. Avoid dangerous bulls and fenced pastures, as trapped or vicious animals threaten lives and require caution.
A Prairie Farmer note by F. F. Frante outlines live weight estimation for cattle using chest girth behind the shoulder blade and tail to shoulder, with multipliers for different girth ranges. Measurement method recommends two key steps and provides simple rules to approximate weight.
A letter argues for using salt mixed with wood ashes to control hog cravings and aid bone formation. It notes hogs seek ash and charcoal, warns against overfeeding salt, and suggests leached ashes are best for digestion and worm removal. The author cites Jake M. Jackson via National Stockman.
The Farmer's Review notes Professor Thomas Gray estimated cereals as fuel at about half coal's value. It cites Nebraska corn at 13 cents, with price fluctuations. coal at $7 a ton, and Illinois Indiana highs near $9, suggesting corn could rival coal in value in rail-poor regions.
A reader describes a wooden shock binder with a cross-bar rope and hook to bind shocks. It explains binding technique by inserting the sharp end, wrapping rope, and tightening like an auger. Also notes green corn feeding and cautions against ripe corn for livestock.
A playful tale from Ada Brown Talbot notes a seven year old girl running a doll president in a club she presides over. The piece also recalls a Philadelphia Evening Post item, a professor’s gas experiment gone awry, and Eskimo satire about Greenland hotel money and explorers.
A faded Dixie scene shows locals debating a spinning machine described as a crane or autographs. The line confuses a presence in Alabama with references to an automobile and a mix of towns, yielding a collage of regional imagery and oddphrases from the era.
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