Williamsport Plan Promises Local Industry Financing
The Williamsport Plan outlines a guaranty fund financing model that extends credit for new industries without cash outlay. It details fund sizes from 215000 to 600000, subscriber distributions, and governance by trustees, with loans endorsed by the board of trade’s executive committee and audited for risk. It notes regional adopters and emphasizes home investment over outside funds.
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Williamsport
Williston
Board of Trade
Williamsport Board of Trade
Guaranty Fund
Wiliamsport
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Williston Druggist Deserves Praise
The Williston Drug Co earns praise for introducing Adler-i-ka a buckthorn bark and glycerine remedy. This German cure, once famed for appendicitis, now reportedly relieves sour stomach gas and constipation in a single dose.
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Williston Drug Co
Williston
North Dakota’s tax report flags 15 percent valuation
The newly formed tax commission warns that North Dakota property is assessed at about fifteen percent of true value. It notes statewide assessable property at 394,770,370 versus an estimated real value between 1.5 and 1.9 billion. Farm land values appear higher than assessed, with the commission unable to pin a precise total.
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Tax Commission
North
Dakota
North Dakota
Pure Seed Contest Prizes Announced for Fargo G?rowery Convention
A list of special prizes for the Tri-State G rocery Convention in Fargo from January 14 to 17 is released. Prizes cover seed categories including pure white flax, various corn and grass seeds, clovers, alfalfa, buckwheat, beans, timothy, and sunflowers with cash awards and fruit tree prizes. Entries must arrive by January 10 to H T Bolley at Fargo and seeds should be brought to the convention for analysis and testing.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Timothy
N. Dak. Agri
Goldendent
N. D
Ad L, Olds Co
H. T. Bolley
Care Corn Show
N. Dak
H. L. Bolley
Agricultural College P
Fargo Forum
America
Edwards
J. P
Pete) Edwards
Forum
Pete
Maj
A. W. Edwards
Southland
Ocean Springs
Miss
Biloxi Bay
Great Gulf of Mexico
Dynamiters Guilty in Dynamite Conspiracy Trial
Indianapolis report says all defendants except Daniel Buckley of Davenport Iowa and Herman Sefert of Milwaukee were found guilty of conspiracy and unlawfully transporting dynamite. Among the convicted is the president of the iron workers union and Charles N Beam of Minneapolis. New year resolutions trend noted.
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Indianapolis
Daniel Buckley
Davenport
Herman Sefert
Milwaukee
Iron” Workers’ Union
Charles N. Beam
Minneapolis
GET GOOD ROADS Frisco's Good Roads poster ad
An old poster text advocates paying for better roads, arguing high costs of bad roads in time wear and farm values. It claims counties with good roads grow faster, improving school, church, and social life. The Frisco Good Roads Train is cited.
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Frisco
Government Losing Some of Its Best Experts
Farm and Fireside notes government losses of key agricultural researchers amid rising costs. It cites M. M. Cottrell and Thomas Shaw leaving for railways and W. J. Wheeler joining the American Agricultural Chemical Company, warning of reduced scientific tone in colleges and experiments unless pay matches industry. The piece sees industrial hiring asGermanylike and urges states and the federal government to offer comparable inducements to keep talent. It also discusses the impact on agricultural education and research.
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Springfield
Ohio
M. M. Cottrell
Thomas Shaw
Cottrell
Rock Island Railways Company
Shaw
Burlington
W. J. Wheeler
Rhode Island Experiment Station
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Wheeler’secord
Piano Service Notice From Stone Piano Co
Mr L C Hitchcock returns to Williston from reed trip. Stone Piano Co offers piano tuning refinishing and action repair for winter readiness. Contact Celesbia Ho for details or write to 17 tf.
Harrowing After Plowing Yields Compared With Ordinary Plowing
A study reports a uniform difference in yield between harrowed and ordinary plots. The average increase is about 4 bushels per acre with net profit up by 2 cents per acre. Harrowed Plot No7 showed slight injury from welter, affecting results. Moisture latent in 1004 favored harrowed plots, especially early, with the greatest surface moisture difference at the foot of the plot. A table summarizes Harrowing After Plowing versus Ordinary Plowing outcomes.
Protection of trees from rabbits by protective washes
New Mexico experiment notes outline four washes to protect young shade and fruit trees from rabbit girdling. Formulas include lime washes with paris green or arsenate of lead, lime with cow manure, and a mix of sulphur stove soot and lime. Apply with brush, stir well, avoid settling. optional addition of 2 ounces strychnine in formulas 1 and 2.
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J. B Mundell
New Mexico
Mabbita
Profiting by Experience in Corn Planting
A short editorial advising farmers to avoid planting unfit seed corn to prevent poor prospects for a good crop. It stresses the discouragement of starting a season with substandard seed and urges learning from past mistakes to ensure better yields.
Noxious Weeds and Farm Losses Across Farm Practices
Churchill notes weed harms to North Dakota crops and livestock. Weeds rob nutrients, crowd crops, slow harvest, hinder drying, increase threshing labor, and reduce seed quality. They injure wool, dairy, meat flavor, and can poison livestock. Interference with crop rotation and overall farm value is cited.
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Churchill
North Dakota
Agricultural Colture
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Willistoo
Williston Druggist
Wy J. &. Shepperd
Agricultural Department
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