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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
11
No man over thirty or under for that matter has regrets. Youth is blunder manhood a struggle old age a regret. Worthless philosophers alone are without regrets. To act is to make mistakes. It is wisdom to act regardless of mistakes. Hind sight beats foresight. Mistakes are stepping stones. they never make anything else.
Kipling is fifty and the greatest literary force in the world. He has written extensively and shaped both manner and thought. His revolution in English letters began on the frontiers and spread through the English-speaking world, influenced by a frontier spirit beyond Victorian conventions. An interesting discussion would examine his frontier literary impact.
Song lyric about a mother's enduring place in memory and heart. Addresses Mother Mahree with lines praising silver hair, furrowed brow, and worn fingers. The piece thanks a mother for guidance and comfort, ending with a blessing.
Two eight foot binders cut a square 160 acre field. Each makes 20 full rounds with the head binder turning corners before the second arrives. After these passes how much more wheat in square feet has the head binder cut than the second binder.
A poem urging craftsmen to toil with care in both seen and unseen parts. It contrasts sturdy, enduring construction with fragile lives, urging builders to lay a solid base today so future generations find a strong, beautiful shelter and a united, expansive view.
Popular Mechanics reports on the Minidoka project bringing cheap electric energy to Idaho towns along the Snake River. Rupert with 1,000 residents uses 1,600 horsepower for heating lighting and appliances including stoves ranges and sewing machines. Farmers grind grain and run machinery powered by electricity, boosting irrigation and reclamation across hundreds of acres.
North Dakota beaver numbers are disputed by Chief Game Warden W F Reko who says an open season could boost state wealth to 1 5 to 2 million dollars. Western farmers report tree damage while trappers push for action as the season remains closed until 1920 with several beavers reportedly weighing up to 80 pounds.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Mr. R F Flint estimates the 1918 crop totals for wheat oats barley rye flax peas and corn in bushels and adds that 2 197 002 tons of hay were hauled to market figures drawn from his annual report on agricultural costs and transportation burdens.
State Engineer Jay W. Bliss estimates the 1915 crop network requires 42 million ton miles to move to market, costing about 6.3 million dollars. He notes 6 million tons hauled on public roads, with 226 million dollars in crop value marketed, underscoring roads’ impact on load capacity, time, and land value.
Webster Merrifield, former president of the State University of North Dakota and longtime Grand Forks figure, died at his Los Angeles home after a brief illness. Born July 27, 1852 in Vermont, he led the university for eighteen years and helped build its modern campus and faculty. He married Elizabeth Bull of Newburgh in 1902. no children with him, but Mrs. Merrifield’ s three children from a previous marriage survive in California.
New York January 24 Rear Admiral Robert E Peary gains official backing from the Aero Club of America to form a committee with army navy and state militia officials to push an aerial coast patrol network for peace time coast guard and lifesaving use and wartime defense Letters have been sent to War Navy and Coast and Geodetic Survey leaders and a $10 000 fund has been raised for a patrol unit Camps to fundraise in other coast cities are in motion The Aero Club will add ten cents to any sums raised before February 1
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