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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
8
A man loses a purse amid a blue eyed romance on Broadway. A mistaken arrest ends with a pardon after a magistrate clears him of the crime. Twins with matching pockets create the comic misunderstanding resolved by Mrs. Featherstone and her daughters.
Judge notes a New Egypt New Jersey farmer's scratchless hen with one leg shorter, causing circular motion back to the doorstep. A Pugwash Maine farmer claims a fenceless pig with one eye removed will circle and stay near home, promising vast value to western farmers and breeders.
A Philadelphia clothing maker sent a telegram to a rail telegraph operator, ordering her to wear only shirt and trousers at the 2 16 p m arrival. At the station the operator confessed she was the one summoned but refused the apparel instruction, prompting a departure from the plan.
The piece argues that wealth cannot buy taste or ability. A rich father’s futile push to educate a son exposes how excessive decoration ruins room charm. Rich furnishings crowd walls and mantels, overshadowing personality. Simpler, comfortable seating and well chosen art better elevate a space than ostentatious, overdecorated displays.
A publication outlines English cheese straws with bread crumb and cheese dough baked in strips, plus a kitchen guide for creamed chicken with mushrooms and stuffed onions. The cheese straws require dried bread crumbs, grated cheese, and cayenne, while the chicken dish uses white mushrooms, cream, nutmeg, rice flour, and optional sherry. Stuffed onions combine sausages, bread crumbs, parsley, and bacon slices, baked until tender.
A vintage recipe explains beating yolks with sugar and lemon juice, folding in flour and stiffly beaten whites, dipping orange slices in batter, frying in butter until brown, and serving with broiled ham. Additional notes cover enamel walls, wallpaper paste substitutes, and stain removal using strong acid or vinegar for lime crust.
Fig Cream. Cook one fourth of a pound of figs in a cupful of water until tender, chop fine. Beat the whites of five eggs with a pinch of cream of tartar until dry, then add five level teaspoons of sugar and the figs, beating constantly. Bake in a border mold about an hour, serve with stewed tea, stuffed nuts, and plain cream.
Instructions for buyers on how to judge a horse’s soundness. It covers eye clarity to detect cataracts, dental check for age and bite, jaw alignment, leg checks for splints and lumps, wind, breathing, curb ringbone thoroughpin, and hoof health. English notes warn against blemishes and emphasize the saying no foot no horse, with final tips on gait and side checks.
The pig grower claims his hog bath works though pigs push to enter at once. He says the bath keeps hogs’ skins clean by frequent use, but the hogs themselves crowd into the tub, making the device popular in practice.
A discussion on equine balance compares shoeing to merchant scales, stressing equal hoof height, correct shoe length, and precise nail placement. It advises using a square to gauge toe to heel length, ensuring proper pastern alignment, and asks owners to inspect hoof coverage, shoe fit, and nail distribution to prevent lameness and faulty wear.
The Chicago Live Stock World notes unprecedented demand for breeding ewes with sales spreading to range-country ranchers. Values have risen to a high level as buyers seek ewes, anticipating similar prices next year due to rising mutton demand and reduced range crops.
A Prairie Palmer correspondent describes a simple strap method to stop a horse from tossing its head. The device uses a double-ended buckle strap across the nose and bridle rings above the bit, tightened to press lightly on the nose without causing discomfort for well-bitted horses.
A farmer describes a feeding regime using hay and straw for bedding and manure, ground grain ration from home grown wheat and oats, two daily feeds with turnips and hay, water at night, and no purchased grain. He claims stock health improved over two years with four parts of meal per feed.
At a German medical convention Dr Walcher of Stuttgart proposed a sensational theory on infant head formation. He claimed artificial molding could influence head shape by resting positions, citing a case where a short headed child became long headed by side resting. Also notes Thomas Hardy early earnings from book deals with publisher Tinsley.
English playwright Henry Arthur Jones praised Yale sabbaths and urged persistence for strong plays. A New Year exchange reveals a diary habit dating seven years, while Ireland adopts a trade mark for stamped products and warns against improper use.
Port land resident Frank Licie recalls five years of rheumatic pain and paralysis before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the treatment with complete recovery and no relapse, noting improvement began soon after use and that pills are sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box or 4. 2.50 for six from Williams Medicine Co.
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