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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
7
Farmers should install reliable scales on the farm to weigh produce before market, ensuring accurate pounds and preventing dishonest dealings with buyers. Location matters, prefer elevated ground for drainage, and a simple 16 by 20 foot scale house cost about 35 dollars including labor.
A Missouri dairymen’s association speech by A N Johnson urges county road engineers, funded by a dedicated levy, to oversee all road work, audit expenditures, map districts, classify roads, and allocate two thirds of annual levies to local repairs with one third for major bridges and emergencies.
The writer outlines a plan to show every item and amount spent on labor and materials for each road. It suggests combining two or three counties into a larger road district to reduce costs, with one road engineer serving the group. The piece emphasizes taxpayer discussion over technical construction details and invites public policy decisions.
A Farm and Home tip explains patching a frost burst or leak by splitting a pine block to fit around the pipe, securing it with a grip and screws. It notes that ungreased wagon axles cause rough running despite large wheels.
A testimonial touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for women’s health issues such as weak blood, headaches, and fatigue. Arthur Conklin of Battle Creek credits the pills with curing his wife’s leucorrhea and related pains after other doctors failed. The ad asserts the pills make new blood and are sold by all druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady NY.
A Fragmented notice mocks a widespread church disruption blamed on coughing. An advertisement hawks Anti-Gripint as a cure, touting Dr W Diemer of Sumefield Missouri and a pessimistic aging prophesy about a centenarian uncle.
A garunteed cure claim for piles with a refund if Paxo Orntwenr fails to cure within a stated period. Also an advertising calendar from Ayer & Son Philadelphia urging 2 1/2 cent orders, plus a cold cure tablet guarantee by Jake Laxative Bromo Quinine. Ends with a generic ad line about clothes and appearance.
literary notes report Swinburne's First Book of Ballads sold for 1000 dollars while Rostand declined a 20000 dollar offer for a magazine publication of Chantteleer, hoping for a larger book deal. Also referenced are Fiona Macleod misidentifications, Emil Zerkowitz as envoy, and Rochefort, Opie Read and Ben King anecdotes surrounding a death during a reading tour.
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