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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
3
A Rural Farmer article extols the five acre farm system focusing on hotbeds and frames to extend vegetable production from March to January. It advises shading frames in sun, sowing tomatoes in June, and using cold frames to harden plants, yielding early crops and steady supplies with modest costs.
A Tribune note discusses hay chute safety in stables. It contrasts tight chutes with loose openings, warns against overhead hay drops into horse heads, and urges solid slat construction to minimize dust and chaff exposure.
Farmers discuss stock value for fattening cattle horses hogs and hog water quality amid drought. Emphasis on corn diet meat cost per animal and how weather affects sow condition and litter size through winter. The text reflects practical guidance from a Farmers' Voice column.
The piece argues small breeding houses are nearly essential on farms and homesteads. It describes a repurposed large organ box turned into a cozy eight to ten hen and rooster yard with tar coated windproof roofing. It notes tar paper flaws and offers a durable alternative with hot tar and sand to withstand weather and provide lasting housing for broods.
The Live Stock Journal notes a revival of draft and coach horse breeding across western states after three years of decline. Demand from industry and foreign buyers grows, prices rise, and weights of 1800 to 2000 pounds become common. Farmers favor draft horses as the most substantial, profitable stock breed for farms, signaling broader prosperity.
A Revue des Sciences Naturelles analysis estimates honey bee work. With 20,000 to 50,000 bees per hive the colony's nectar collection scales to millions of flowers and about two pounds of honey daily under favorable conditions.
A crowd surrounds a man who curses his baptism as the Cure M Fabre orders stern penance and exile from the parish. Constable Ardenne stands ready as Pomfrette denounces the blasphemy, urging repentance and church obedience. Daguerreotype talk captions close with notes on early photography.
The article notes many profit from the horse trade with breeders shaping trotting horses into park and road types. Demand for well bred work and carriage horses exceeds supply while some breeders chase sensational racing wins.
A fragment collection notes birds think and influence flesh-eating, a reward ad for catarrh cure, testimonials about Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and assorted items from Indianapolis Journal and Washington Star describing band wagon travels, battlefield charts, and quips about sleep and messengers.
A jumble of antique advertisements extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for chills fever bilious conditions and nervous disorders claiming it improves appetite sleep and convalescence. Also includes quips on facial features and a glance at political notes and a joke about beauty standards.
A collage of old quotes and phrases from a 19th century reading, including market quips, patent remedy ads, and odd lines. It mentions Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops, along with a Wil liamsport date of November 22, 1898, and fragmented references to cures and traders.
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