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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
7
A midwestern editorial laments bias toward others' prosperity while missing hidden sorrows. It urges balanced living, warns against double standards, and extols home life, parental unity, and virtue as antidotes to wealth worship and social pretense. The piece closes with a plea for family warmth as foundational to society.
The navy issues a strict order forbidding the use or introduction of alcoholic liquors on board vessels or at yards and stations. Secretary Daniels and Surgeon General Braisted praise the move as a key temperance victory. The report notes prosecutions for intoxication, court martials, and calls for clear heads in naval service. It also compares practices with Britain, cites corporate commitments to sobriety, and includes commentary from Burbank on discipline and manhood.
An old note describes a simple test for water purity. Place a lump of sugar in a nearly full bottle, cork it and exclude air, keep in light for two to three days. If the water stays clear with no milky cloud, it may be free from phosphates and sewage contamination.
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins imagines what the rich eat in her August Woman's Home Companion story The Little Home. A character muses aboutRead and waffles applenty and wonders if elite meals include French dishes like casserole and champignons amid uncertain lingering phrases.
A collage of verses and home tips spans a playful rhyme about baby Ora and Oregon, followed by a drink recipe, calendar notes, and brisk household hints. It also includes admonitions on civic issues, sanitation, and domestic chores with practical advice on cooking and cleaning.
Burk's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co will visit Williston on Monday night July 16 with a mammoth Free Street Parade featuring men, women, children, horses, ponies, dogs and wagons. The show will travel daily along principal streets and roadways during the exhibition and draws crowds from miles away.
Public notice covers mortgage default by Charles Prake and Viola Drake on Mary Maley mortgage. Hearing set December 9, 1911. foreclosure scheduled at front door of court in Williams County on August 22, 1914. Palmer Craven & Burns represent mortgagee. due amount $840.08 plus costs. premises in Nineteenth Township, Wilkin County, North Dakota. Also ad for Priscilla Electric Iron sale at Bruegger Hardware with free ironing board offer.
The State Farmer's Hail Insurance Company of Waseea Minnesota touts 20 years of stable management and full loss payments. It claims the largest cash surplus among peers and the lowest hail insurance cost with safety. A local agent invites contact at the Graphic office.
Department of the Interior notices Syvert of Williston North Dakota who in 1911 filed for a soil land claim SW 14 Section 15 Township 14 North Range 100 West. He will present three year proof before the Register and Receiver at Williston North Dakota on July 24, 1914. Witnesses Edward Henry Martin Olson Albert Myrotky Livard Kinnebers all of Williston ND.
Default on a mortgage dated July 1911 triggers foreclosure. Ole Ramuaen Boe mortgaged property in Williams County North Dakota to Christ Carl Strerwn. Sale set for August 1 1914 at Williston Courthouse to satisfy $1498.80 plus costs.
A flood of notices from Williams County North Dakota details three year proof filings mortgage foreclosures and estate actions. Individuals named include Jorgen Olson Margaret Palmer Henry Gratchen and Fannie Patterson with dates July 1914 and June 1914 for court hearings and sale actions.
The Williston Drug Co. offers the Williston agency for a cure described as a simple remedy named Adiet i ka. It is claimed to cure ailments including pendicitis and to rapidly relieve sour stomach gas and constipation after a single dose.
The ad warns that bad air in barns and outbuildings causes weight loss diseases and feed waste, harming livestock. It promotes selling aerators for old and new buildings, urging readers to see a demonstration and buy to protect stock this year.
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