Corrrespondence notes and social visits in Buford area
Local notes record visits by Pete Strand Geo Southard Mrs Joe Beisel and others in Buford Williston and surrounding towns. Dances sleigh rides and visits to Bainville Snowden Hardscrabble and Williston are noted along with a Red Cross event and a civil service exam announcement.
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Geo. Southard
Joe Beisel
Marley
Buford
Smith
Williston
McHenry
C. J. Morken
Edd Carr
Sioux Crossing
F. S. Blair
Donald
Frank Steele
Ila Shirley
Bainville
G. F. Jones
Snowden
Jim Beisel
Modern Farm Home Conveniences and North Dakota W heat Plantings
Agricultural notes praise in home life water systems furnaces and electric light for health and ease. Early sowing of wheat after March 25 yields more than late plantings, with April 25 as ideal target. A North Dakota garden program urges every family to grow vegetables to cut grocery bills, boost health, aid food supply, and support war effort economic resilience.
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North Dakota
Germany
N. D. Agri. College
W. R. Porter
N. Dak
Mites and Lice Threaten Poultry Yields
Mites and lice feed on poultry reducing egg output. Mites inhabit roosts and nests, transfer to birds to feed, then retreat. Effective control includes thorough cleaning, washing roosts and nests with a dip mixture, fresh straw, and whitewashing. Lice can be treated by rubbing lard on birds and using lice powders and dust boxes. A clean, whitewashed housing environment helps suppress both pests.
Saving a Little Daily Counts Up
A wartime appeal stresses small household waste adds up nationwide. It argues butter milk meat bread and wheat waste require large animal herds and farming effort, urging substitutes and conservation to feed soldiers and hungry Europeans. The author cites C Palmer from North Dakota Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Europe
C. Palmer
N. D. Agr. College
Extension Department Director Elected
Gordon W. Randlett is chosen again as Director of the Agricultural Extension Department at North Dakota Agricultural College. Returning from a South Dakota post, he focused on corn, promoting club work, supplying acclimated seed corn to youths, and expanding seed supply to boost statewide cultivation. He initiated the State Corn Show, the Boys and Girls Institute, and the Farm Information Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Randlett
North Dakota Agricultural College
South Dakota
Randlett
North Dakota
Boys’ and Girls’ Institute
Farm Information Service
State News Highlights Rural War Efforts Across Counties
Burke county forms secure funds to hire a county agent for a year while McKenzie county plans $180,000 seed grain bonds. Ransom county reports full draft quota enlistees as federal tax and Red Cross efforts expand. Anamoose woman dies of heart failure at home amid war time strain. Anamoose Feb 20 report includes local deaths and civic activities.
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Anamoose
Frank Chapek
McKenzie County
Gorham Co operative Store Destroyed by Night Fire
Fire broke out late at night in Gorham North Carolina destroying the Co operative store. The building and stock had recently been taken over from Havink and Thorson. Loss is partly covered by insurance and the structure will be rebuilt at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham
N. C
Gorham Co-operative
Havink & Thorson
Gets-It corn remedy ad promises instant pain relief
An old style advertisement proclaims Gets-It as the only guaranteed corn and callus treatment. Two drops remove pain and the corn within, avoiding digging or bandages. It claims universal use, inexpensive pricing, and national distribution with local mentions in Williston.
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EB. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buford News
Pete Strand
G. L. Welsh
G. P. Jones
John Warren
Dishon
Jennie Hutchinson
Mr. Lambert
Mrs. Corbett
Harry Scott
Clarence Blair
Harry Shatswell
A. E. Twichel
Mrs. Hanson
Mrs. Southard
Jene Miller
Ia Shirley
Elmer Grestley
John McNary
Jaieson
Myrtle Catey
Williston Wednes
Baker
Harry Amsterburg
Blair
J. Morken
Gatey
Boyd Cline
Round House
McCall Bros
Twichel Barn
Mrs. Grote
Miss Havens
Mr. Tice
Freid
Mont
Fort Buford
United States Civil Services Commission
Williams
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Commission
Washington
State News
Burke County
Railroad Commission
Grand Forks
Hen
Great Advertiser
Ainegard Cornet Band
Samuel
The
Red Cross Society
James Coffey
Internal Revenue
Richards
Dickey County
Schafer
Ransom County
I. Heffter
Denhoff
St. Paul
Sen
McCumber
Northwest
Park River Herald
Walsh County Agriculture and Training School
Divide County
Red Cross
Alkabo
Progressive Farmers’ Club of
Sanborn
N. D
C. R. Wattles
United States Marshals’ Office
A. Heverett
Teverett
J. C. Wilson
G. T. Shaw
London
Straits of Dover
Co-Operative
Erick Kather
Whole Wheat Milling Co
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