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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
2
A Baltimore American poem notes a mother’s unchanging view of her son from boyhood to age. She sees him as her little boy, cherishing his joys, fears time’s march, and finds his gray hair still bright with Maylike warmth.
Mrs Elliott evicts from a harsh desert home by the arrival of Loveyegs and Mack Taylor seeking shelter. A tense social clash unfolds as the trio negotiates labor and loyalty in a stark New Mexican shack. The scene shifts to a parlor where uneasy conversation reveals pretensions and power dynamics.
A brief town tale describes a wedding begun in a back yard, with Mrs. Elliott and family arranging the match for Loveyeza to man Taylor. The ceremony mimics a church rite as mules serve as the couple’s "home" and support, ending with a wag of irony in a dusty plain setting.
Lord Chesterfield offered a candidate for a high office but the king insisted on another. The council blocked the move to avoid a dangerous precedent and Chesterfield asked the king to name the man. The king blurted the devil as the name, Chesterfield replied with a quip about a famous instrument, and the grant was signed. The note closes with a proverb about the lion’s roar.
A serialized chronicle lists bizarre deaths from December through January, describing a thief hanged by a gambrel while a hog watched, a man swallowing teeth and windpipe, a child whose Lima beans sprouted, and multiple accidents and murders. It notes animals and people dying in festive and everyday settings across North America and Europe.
Horsehide is a valuable leather used for cordovan shoe uppers gloves mit tens bookbinding and more. It is sourced mainly from cities with imports from Russia and Europe. Normandy yields the finest hides, and American city hides are prized. A short blurb also notes piano origins and a hospital joke.
A Country Gentleman excerpt outlines design ideas for a warm hog house with double boarding and building paper insulation. It details movable partitions, sunlit broad pens, drainage, temporary nursery pens, and open alleys to aid pen changes and pig welfare.
A Nebraska writer notes animals mirror the farmer’s mood. Gentle praise yields calm stock, swift scowls provoke fear. Hens lay more when greeted kindly. pigs fatten with a cheerful morning. Dobson style rural observation.
A farmer from American Culti gator extols feeding cows roots in winter. Roots provide moisture, green-like intake, and help milk production. they should be cleaned before storage. A story illustrates cows refusing water on a heavy dry root diet.
Agricultural writer notes alfalfa can be grown profitably in Missouri Kansas and Alabama with careful trials. Field observations from Charleston Illinois show multi year hay crops and good grazing, while Sangamon County Illinois yielded strong hay crops. Emphasizes small scale start up, soil prep, and patience for success.
The department of agriculture advises cleaning iron and steel tools with a sulphuric acid mixture to remove rust. A quart of water and a small amount of acid are mixed slowly, the surface coated, dried, and washed with pure water. If rust is severe, repeat, then apply grease before storage to ease future use.
A Montana man recalls a fall train ride where a sharp selling boy described fellow passengers, including a Chicago drummer and a preacher, by their manner and dress. The tale ends with the observer, wearing a flashy suit, being judged as a possible “area cattleman of a gambler.”
A western member, returning home at dawn after a night out, hides under a rain guard umbrella to avert a Caudle lecture. His wife awakes, questions him, and he claims Sam waits for a storm as a distraction. The ruse buys time but leaves him seeking a new alibi for the next outing.
A bridal pair leave for the railway station after a wedding reception. The groom feels the gravity of his new responsibilities while the bride fusses about coats, meals, and a dash of humorous domestic planning.
A stylish woman on a Forty seventh street Central train offends fellow passengers by snubbing a polite man who returns her dropped purse. She butts through crowds at Randolph Street as the workman calmly notes her poor conduct. The village editor’s wife adds a quip about business and advertising in a chaotic final line.
A historic instruction describes applying power to remove stumps. A stout timber is fastened to the stump, twisted around the stump to tighten a chain, then a pair of horses or a yoke is used to pull. The method emphasizes using leverage to apply force and uproot the stump.
An article explains twisting stumps from the ground using great force. A chief in the process is to stand by with an ax and cut roots as they appear during soil disturbance. Strong chains and timber are required, and the power applied is described as enormous.
An Ohio Experimental Station summary notes sheep grazing in winter reduce insects and weed seeds, with hedgerows and overgrown corners offering shelter. It also reports Virginis Experiment Station findings on ensilage for horses, stressing gradual introduction to avoid digestive issues and overeating.
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