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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary verse described as a lullaby to a newborn baby, with images of night, birds, nightingales, and protective guardians. The text evokes quiet rest, watchful figures, and a hopeful dawn, ending with attribution to I. Edgar Jones.
Arnold Friese plots an immediate marriage alliance with a Leipzig girl after his uncle approves. He travels from Berlin with a mission to secure a definite yes, sending a token to her family and awaiting the outcome while pondering distractions on the train.
Arnold imitates Victor's trick of occupying an empty coach to court a woman, frightening a family into believing him insane. The ruse backfires when the Brettschneiders confront him, debate ensues, and a curious misunderstanding ends with Arnold pledging to win the daughter’s regard. His uncle secures release and Arnold then plans to meet the Brettschneiders, now smitten by the idea.
In Red Lodge Montana Col Cody enrages a hotel scrubber after the building runs out of coal. He shivers in the office then storms out to find warmth. A coal dealer delivers fuel and the dining room also lacks heat while staff and a nervous passenger remark on the cold. The hotel finally lights up when coal arrives.
Capetown correspondence describes Rudyard Kipling visiting an infantry camp at Sea Point. A private offers a pair of boots to the author who promises a receipt. a misunderstanding leads to a mock warning of trouble. Kipling enjoys a guardroom pass while soldiers call him brother and father.
Instruction outlines preparing a brooder with citex for a month once the hen is ready to come off. It stresses ample sunshine, feeding, and watering while constructing a brooder from four 12 foot boards joined together.
The passage describes constructing a small enclosure with a square area about two feet wide used to cover one side and provide warmth for chicks. It uses boards lined with rags to create a floor and allows chicks to crawl in and stay warm.
A hen is used as a brood hen in a covered brooder to hatch chicks without artificial heat. The old hen stays only until the chicks hatch, then returns to laying. Suitable for warm weather hatchings, as described by A. E. Tinsman in Farm and Home.
A Country Gentleman note by M. G. Thurston warns that summer ventilation is essential as winter ventilation. It contrasts open doors with unsafe confinement and advises installing wire netting to safely admit fresh air. Two-inch mesh is needed where risks are low. inch mesh adds protection and costs little.
St. Louis Republic warns dampness harms young turkeys and stresses sun exposure and clean quarters. It advises restricting perches to two feet, avoiding decomposing matter, and destroying nests when chicks are small. It notes diarrhoea can mimic cholera and promotes green bone cut feed for laying hens and growing geese and ducks. It also covers popcorn planting distances and irrigation limits, plus using fodder for livestock.
The article cites Prof. Zura of Leipzig urging horses be evaluated by pericle movement rather than straight line walking. It details limb weighting, hand-palpation for heat or pain, signs of atrophy from chronic lameness, and pulse checks to localize the affected region from hoof to shoulder.
A compilation of farm notes on Kansas cattle feeding in the Strip era, building self feeders from posts and boards, and using shelled corn. It also covers hog exercise needs, meat preservation by dry-salt packing, and corn cultivation depth guided by weather.
A Washington notice mocks a colored housemaid ad and reveals a curious arsenic warning. The piece weaves miscues from theater and medicine ads noting Hostetter’s Bitters and a counterfeit quinine claim, while lampooning society quirks and public notices from Detroit to Chicago.
Advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. Claims the remedy offers relief and that Mrs. Pinkham provides free counsel from Lynn Massachusetts. Encourages women to write for guidance and support.
A collage of quips from newspapers on patience and manners, noting a waiter slow with cheese sandwiches. The snippets reference optimism and pessimism, social behavior, and humorous miscommunications across several papers.
An advertisement claims morning tiredness signals poor blood and offers Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure to enrich and purify blood. It asserts relief from fatigue and renewed energy for summer activities, with a testimonial from Mia R. Merritt of Dowagize Michigan praising improved vigor and scrofula tendency.
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