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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented Williston Graphic issue from February 18 1915 reports on news from Mexico prices wheat and foreign interest in America. It quotes Mrs Havelock Ellis on love and mentions a Sun day church crowd while joking about reform and a Kansas bill on women cosmetics and ear piercings.
State support for education has been debated with talk of cutting the appropriation. The letter argues such cuts would harm rural districts and consolidated schools, dampen incentives for better schools and teachers, and lower attendance standards. Caution is urged, noting the costly impact on children’s education statewide.
There are many reasons to have good roads, even under normal conditions. Yet urgent motives push action, stressing infrastructure needs and public safety as essential.
An appeal urges prompt action to improve rural roads to ensure swift harvesting and marketing of record crops in 1916. President Wilson warns farmers to boost production to feed a hungry world. Regular spring and summer work will reduce fall costs and meet global demand for bread.
Washington commentaries note tensions over a German paper blockade around Britain and France, with protests about neutral shipping and use of the American flag. Senate debates on the ship purchase bill run long. commerce reports suggest rising exports and potential prosperity despite unemployment concerns, as spring fashions arrive in Boston.
Our Mutual friend J. W. Shawhan suns himself in Florida and sketches travel for laughs. The piece jokes about his looks and pride while noting frosts in Florida and a plan to hear more about art criticism.
The March Woman's Home Companion begins a movement to preselect 40 to 75 films monthly for readers to see, aiming to raise a wholesome, educational cinema standard for children and young people. It features essays by Ida Tarbell, Sophie Kerr Underwood, and others, plus music, fashion, and domestic sections and a new serial romance.
A compact retelling of the legend where Emperor Claudius orders St Valentine beheaded and banishes his remains due to Valentine's growing popularity with the young, illustrating the saint's defiance against imperial disfavor.
A fragmentary reminiscence on Saint Valentine portraying him as a matchmaker who silently aided lovers. The passage recalls his execution by Claudius and how people afterward canonized him, keeping memories of his love tokens alive through generations.
W C Graves, Illinois reformatory superintendent, urges expanding land for inmate outdoor work and farming training. He argues farming reform is most scientific, noting many city-born youths become farmers after parole and that about ninety percent of farm-trained parolees become productive citizens. He proposes excluding offenders under sixteen.
The nd Daughters of Norway extend a cordial invitation for Feb 22 at the Farm in Wellton. Ladies bring baskets and gentlemen the money for a social night to skip war talk and enjoy a big Armory Ball. Tickets are a dollar.
The city commissioners debate partial takeover of operation and maintenance by water users. North and South divisions form study committees to draft resolutions proposing transfer to the Reclamation Commission. Acting Project Manager Arthur notes future costs depend on irrigated acreages, with long-term capacity fixes and added loads potentially increasing monthly revenue.
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