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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
3
A Kentucky style craft describes converting an old rail fence into a top‑driven stock turning fence using No. 12 black wire, locust or hardwood stakes, a 1 by 3 rack, and simple braces. Builders start at the top, wire panels from two stakes, then progress to lower rails, constructing 70 to 85 panels per 100 pounds of wire.
The text discusses farmers as the most conservative class, yet capable of change for better business practices through postal convenience. It cites independence and integrity as safeguards, while noting hesitance to adopt innovations. It also covers winter cane care in southern Illinois and advice on growing cover crops like peas for soil enrichment.
G H Sammis notes the economic impact of proper cow feeding. He estimates current butter yield at 125 pounds per cow annually, potential rises to 800 with good feeding, and national losses of over 250 million dollars yearly due to poor feed. He cites profits per cow from 1895 to 1897 and compares costs with Denmark, urging farmers to feed right to boost output and earnings.
The guide describes haltering a bull and using a rope looped around the neck chest and back to cast the animal. Two handlers pull in opposite directions while keeping the head down and rope taut, causing the bull to lie down with minimal struggle. It notes even a heavy bull can be cast this way and warns against casting cows or heifers.
Practical notes advise open barrels in coal cellars for apples when cold storage is unavailable and warn against bruising potatoes during handling. It also urges farmers to keep dairy cows warm, suggesting warm sheds or stalls with limited outdoor exercise in winter.
A spoof poem recounts a summer garden party hosted by Lady Arabella that goes awry as rain disrupts the event. Molly admires the guests and the frock but the plan collapses. The party ends with the guests placed by a kitchen fender and Molly swearing no further parties.
The Blarney stone sits at Blarney Castle eight miles from Cork and is reachable by the Cork and Muskerry railway. Two stones exist the real one hard to access and a new one opened for those afraid to swing head downward in the experience.
In a London Tit-Bita style piece a Blarney Castle scene draws curious visitors eager to kiss the Blarney stone promising endless speech. A Yellow Stone National Park tale tells of a beaver keeper who tames a young beaver and watches it build a dam from chairs books boots and an empty pistol left in a room.
A description of a stage illusion titled The Vanishing Elephant where a silvered elephant figure is frozen in mercury on a stand and later melts away, with the statue later found in a gentleman’s coat pocket. The article explains the method as a simple trick using frozen mercury and a hollow stand to simulate disappearance.
Mrs Mary Gregovich from Philipaborg Montana claims her experience with Herpic stops dandruff after several applications. She says the medicine eliminates the dandruff germ and restores scalp health.
A state official's report lists 1900 Nebraska farm product values by category with live stock 76 million and cereals 239 thousand. other notes cover tax evasion in Saxony, British India wheat, Miles collection, British shipping tonnage, cotton, weather aversion, Mount Blanc first ascents, Russian butter exports, U S gold and silver production, and Mrs Severance joining humane officers.
A 24 year old named Jase Abbes demonstrates an egg illusion. By drying the interior and filling the shell with sand, wax seals hide tampering allowing the egg to balance in any position. A Columbus style version uses meat grains and sealing wax melted by heat to form a stable lower portion.
A light exchange of flirtations and social pressures appears in comic snippets from papers. A wealthy woman declares self worth while a suitor fears marrying riches. A exchange about love, travel promises, and health unfolds in terse, humorous lines.
London records about 3500 fires yearly. The English statute mile equals 1760 yards. Dundee ships over 1500 tons of marmalade annually. Ireland sends 237000 tons of meat to England each year. The first English steel pens sold for 30s each. Londoners consume about 128 lb of meat per person yearly. India holds the world cattle record with 48500000 head. England accounts for 42 percent of Britain’s land area. Only 603 farms exceed 3000 acres in the UK. France has roads four widths 50 40 33 and 25 feet.
Goodland Kansas December 23 N B Albertson a local blacksmith faced a near goodbye to his shop due to rheumatism. He learned of Dodd's Kidney Pills and says they cured him completely leaving no trace of rheumatism and he continues to work daily.
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