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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
3
The income tax law requires farmers to track business. The County Agent offers a simple Account Book, with eighty provided to Williams County farmers last year. Request one by writing to the Agent. The book is easy to use and designed so no farmer need fear it. Included is a ready table for calculating net income by subtracting expenses from gross income.
Uncle Dan argues for compulsory military training citing six to eight months on the Mexican border. He cites a North Carolina youth whose post training transformation improved earning potential and character. The pair plan to consult Judge Brownell, Mr. Haskett, and Professor Slocum for support.
A historical note recounts blind watchmakers born blind who excel by touch. Rippin of Holbeach, fully blind, could dismantle and reassemble delicate watches faster than many sighted peers and even identified stolen pieces by touch. Another blind clockmaker raised his son to the trade, who also detected faults others missed.
Frances A. Dunham patented in 1881 a machine producing artificial comb foundation for beehives. The invention saves bees the costly effort of gathering and shaping wax and ensures worker-sized cells, boosting colony efficiency and honey production.
The article outlines the Boy Scouts of America oath and twelve point Scout Law, stressing duty to God and country, helpfulness, and moral straightness. It links virtues to chivalry, highlights the good turn and thrift concepts, and notes activities like hiking, camping, first aid, and knot tying as essential to character development.
The piece argues a real need for wholesome boy activities and credits the Boy Scout movement with meeting that need. It notes rapid growth and asserts Scouts keep youths busy with constructive tasks, dispelling beliefs that adolescence is inherently troublesome.
Cabot Ward the New York park commissioner credits Boy Scouts of America with saving the park commission at least $6 500 during 1916 by assisting in care of Central Park. One day when Scouts and police were absent due to other duties nearly $2 000 worth of damage resulted from trespassers.
The note urges Scouts to lead in farming and patriotism by organizing a hoe parade and patrol gardens on idle land. It calls for lectures to parents on by products and canning, and stresses immediate action. It also advises planting a garden today and protecting birds that eat garden pests.
A boarding house robbed of a handbag and £20, plus a gentleman guest's wallet and a miniature. The thief left eyeglasses, sent a parcel with missing documents, and a note to a frightened landlady. A schoolteacher confronted the burglar who then fled, was tracked, and captured.
A London office tale shows a junior clerk blamed for inaction. The solicitor, returning from the country, finds the typewriter idle and jokes about a spider weaving a web over the keyboard while the boy admits a fly was in the works and he introduced the spider.
An Illinois inventor Robert L. Yeakey received a patent for a cylindrical violin design replacing the traditional body. The instrument keeps a modified sound post and bass-bar, includes a folding and extendable chin rest, and promises tone quality rivaling hand made violins.
A report notes manufacturers increasingly rely on machines to produce parts while maintaining high tone in instruments. It highlights efficiency gains and growing precision in the fabrication process.
Dr Carl Kling presented at the Swedish Medical Society that a scarlet fever serum reduced mortality in severe cases to about 17 3 5 percent versus over 7 percent without treatment. Luverne residents donated 2100 to the Red Cross. An auction yielded strong returns, Beulah mine owners celebrate favorable advertising, and Minnesota officials visited to arrange next year’s coal supply.
A Richmond Virginia deacon laments preaching to a small church group as a frivolous young widow jokes about being proposed to when the pastor begins with Dearly beloved. The exchange captures local churchyard humor at a morning service.
A Cincinnati official promotes Freezone as a cheap corn treatment. The ad-like warning claims a few drops relieve soreness and lift the entire corn, root and all, with no damage to surrounding skin. It warns against cutting corns during personal crises.
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