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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
2
A fragmentary verse by Charles Eugene Banks from Chicago reflects hope amid oppression. The speaker envisions a peaceful future where joy increases, nature blooms, and Christ’s day arrives, urging patience and resilience against present burdens.
Jim Dawson's prolonged funeral turns uncanny as the mourners gather by the grave. A stray dog shatters the moment and the buried man unexpectedly returns to the scene, provoking chaos before Dawson reconciles with his wife Malving and the dog. The scene blends small town gossip with a chilling twist on fate and duty.
A collage of quips from various papers cites bracing weather aphorisms, jokes about cereal diets and serial stories, deaf-mute gibes on speech, and light social banter. The snippets include mildly sharp remarks on charity, marriage proposals, and a tale of a man aiding a needy person who returned “soaked.”
A Washington Star reflection weighs credence of authorship claims by Madison and Hamilton on Washingtons famous address. It argues great minds rely on advisers and suggest that fame comes from collaboration and accumulated wisdom across generations.
A collection of brief notes from a historical newspaper page covers factory work in New England and St Louis, railway employment in the West, a planned Wilmington cotton factory costing 32 cents, estate matters for Leland Stanford, and global topics from Germany to Portugal. It mentions cyclones of facts about trains, opals, tourism to the Holy Land, education for women in Norway, and miscellaneous literary and scientific notes.
An illustration shows a sturdy cattle stanchion with a feed rack built from vertical bars thick and bolted at top and bottom between two side strips. The stanchions resemble standard bars but can be heavier if desired, with bolting primarily at the bottom.
A detailed description explains a cattle stanchion setup where a vertical stanchion is held by a nailed block and a hinged strip. When raised the notch releases, allowing the animal to move freely, while leaving space for easy neck motion. The design permits quick release and secure restraint as needed.
Farmers' Guide urges upgrading stock by introducing a first class blooded bull. Degeneration creeps into herds gradually, so regular culling of inferior animals is essential. A strong bull can rejuvenate cows, with cash from selling grade young bulls offsetting the cost.
In this piece the author describes the cow as placid yet capable of nervous outbursts when pasture quality drops, stressing that a well fed dairy cow remains calm and productive. It notes skim milk's past wastefulness and how improved methods now allow farmers to repurpose it for calf and pig feeding, increasing its value.
A Michigan Agricultural College professor outlines a two-stage spray formula. The first step mixes white arsenic and sal soda in water, stored as poison. The second stage uses lime and diluted spray, detailing costs and quantities for 20 barrels of application.
A Washington inspection demonstration revealed camphor trees from Japan plagued by anthracnose mildew and scale insects. Experts warned that without strict national controls nurserymen could spread diseases widely, threatening future crops and costly eradication programs.
A western New York man markets a mobile spraying gear with boiler and pump, driven by a 12 year old boy, charging $3 daily. The outfit can spray up to 1400 gallons of poisoned water per day, with initial cost around $250, promising vast, ongoing earnings for a capable owner.
A collage of gardening tips on grafting pear and related trees, pruning grapes, and profitable land use for strawberries, corn, and potatoes. It includes warnings about typhoid from milk linked to dirty handling, and an 1944 oil treatment method for road maintenance with crude oil experiments and equipment details.
A historical promotion offers a 5x8 inch war panorama album with 160 half tone engravings from the Spanish American conflict era. It features portraits of Dewey and generals and scenes from Cuba and Manila. Free to U S buyers for 12 cents postage. address Warren J. Lynch Big Four Route Cincinnati Ohio.
A mother insists on sending away young Granley after a late visit, while Clara defends delaying his exit and notes the guest’s habit of lingering. An old man jokes about funerals and roles. The Kansas City Independent and Boston newspapers reference Roquefort cheese origins citing Pliny.
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