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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
4
In west England a cow at Heale of Goldburn reportedly bore a milk image of a snake after a suspected bite. A servant and witnesses saw a perfect snake shape in cream with head, eyes, tongue, and tail and scales, fading next morning after a moth spoiled the cream. Vet confirmed the snake form prior belief.
In a Punchesque vignette, Price, seen as an unconventional, decadent type, calls engagement a regrettable entanglement. The ceremony proceeds with dry stagecraft as the bride agrees to marry, while the narrator notes Price’s wary calm and final acquiescence.
The famous Captain Morgan and his crew in Panama faced extreme hunger. Exquemelin notes pirates ate leather bags, slicing, pounding, soaking, scraping, to soften it, then toasting and chewing small pieces with water to help swallow.
Article argues wide wagon tires reduce road wear and damage from heavy loads. It cites Chicago ordinance, industry resistance, and successful shift to three to four inch tires on wagons. Proposes state licensing for all road vehicles to ensure uniform adoption.
A reader argues for a wide tire movement, proposing graduated license fees by tire width and road credits to fund maintenance. The piece asserts wide tires reduce road wear, suggests practical steps, and urges township cooperation to replace narrow tires with wide ones for better roads.
The plum pudding trade in England centers on London and major bakeries and delis. Demand soared during the Boer War as families sent thousands of pounds abroad to soldiers, boosting home and foreign consumption. Factories use elaborate machinery to prepare ingredients, with 620,140 pounds of ingredients and 250,000 puddings produced for 1910.
A fragment discusses the aviating girl as a celebrated yet restrained figure of American life. It notes she favors the bangersthet hangar area, sits unmoved on makeshift seats near the hangar doorway, and hopes to later ride the aircraft, embodying a blend of spectacle and martyrdom amid aviation culture.
An overview of flax farming in northern Ireland describes the old method from sowing in April to pulling in August, the steeping pools and water rotting to remove impurities, and the horse powered scotching mills. It notes the beauty of the blue flax field and the labor of all village people in gathering and processing the crop into marketable fiber.
The text details a tall perennial plant known as wbane or spotted cowbane common in meadows and coulees. It grows three to ten feet tall with stout hollow stems, trifoliate leaves, and white flower clusters like garden parsnip. It is widespread in North Dakota, notably abundant along the Souris River near Towner and sporadic in Barton and Towner areas.
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