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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
2
Readable lines reveal a lyrical excerpt about love and endurance. The speaker invokes enduring affection, night and sleep, and a wish for peaceful union beyond hardship. The damaged text hints at classical imagery and emotional resolve.
George Ade chronicles Mr. Dubley of Beverly alumni as he rehearses a speech for the college days toast. Aged misgivings mix with meticulous prep including typed lines, stage cues, and a self taught performance, ending with an Irish anecdote as the crowd awaits.
A Beverly dinner features Dudley and Dubley in a boisterous alumni gathering where the toast turns into a long comic recital. The crowd heckles, supports, and distracts as the speaker tries to finish a story about college days and friendships.
Story recalls Captain the dog who lived 1200 days on free meals from Consumer's Box Manufacturing after a 1895 start when watchman John Kitzrow befriended him. Mrs. Leonhardt sought compensation at nine cents daily, securing a $105 award to cover feeding costs, amid a Chicago court case before Judge Kavanaugh. Captain aided the factory by repelling thieves and endured injuries before dying.
In New Brunswick New Jersey a syndicate of foster mothers considers adopting Gertrude Davison an 11 month old child after her mother Mrs John Davison died leaving five children. The plan puts the child on a cooperative upbringing. Families and charities discuss the unprecedented adoption approach.
In a Muskellunge fishing lodge, Smith leads a group of men in confessing tall tales about lake catches. The Pastor commends the honesty, while members dispute each other’s numbers, admitting exaggerations from Crane and Kah Nee Rognd stories.
Fragmentary prose lines discuss Noah as a weather predictor and aging men learning limits. References to grown children, daily routines, and a riddle about a cleaver and beef hint at folk sayings. The montage blends humor, aphorism, and grammatical play without a clear narrative arc.
The New York state station reports girdling grapevines can enlarge bunches and berries and hasten ripening up to days earlier on some varieties. Best timing is when grapes are about one third grown, using a knife or specialized tool, with effects varying by cultivar.
Instructions on raspberry planting and fertilization stressing manure to build a fibrous root system near the crown, with cautions on late cultivation and winter hardiness. Notes on Cuthbert variety demand, soil preferences, and inspecting nurseries for true to name stock and fair prices. Ends with a Partners' Voice line about honest dealing in animal sales.
E P Smith notes that cooking or steaming cornstalks makes fodder more palatable for dairy cows and warms feed in winter. Warm meals increase milk flow and improve appetite, while small steam-assisted prep improves efficiency. Poultry also benefits from warm daily feed.
A historical note on humane handling of breechy cattle describes a canvas blind that fits over the horns with rings and a strap under the jaw to prevent slipping. The method aims to reduce cruelty and chafing while guiding cattle during managing tasks.
Practical advice on water systems for cows, stable improvements, and odor control in milk rooms. Emphasizes absorbents, troughs, and pumping liquid manure to a cistern. Recommends charcoal to reduce odors and improve milk quality while noting winter feed and housing importance. Experts urge farmers to attend experience meetings to exchange methods and lessons.
The stomach worm in lambs causes serious fall trouble, often in September, more common by late August. Worms measure about three-fourths inch. Wisconsin sheep growers advised starving lambs to empty stomachs then feeding a mix of raw linseed oil and benzine or gasoline to expel worms.
A Chicago Times-Herald item stories mean towns where a man lost an arm, sued a city, and the jury ruled in the city’s favor because he was left handed. A Pennsylvania barber who lost a leg faced a costly street delay and a traffic obstruction fine. A Wilmington Philadelphia couple, with five dollars, marry at city hall then ride to the minister for a dollar and edge back to Philadelphia, leaving 39 cents as a tip.
A Pennsylvania Sunday page riffs on a teacher asking where Jesus was born with a child’s Bethlehem answer, then shifts to snippets about foreign names, a city newcomer, and light gossip. Quips include mispronounced names, a baker’s dozen of society blurbs, and a playful jab at a modest violet’s size.
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