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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
7
An excerpt explains the corn plant structure at tasseling, detailing primary and brace roots, stalk, leaves, tassel and silk, with notes on root behavior, soil moisture, shallow cultivation, and pollen development in dent varieties.
The division of public roads reports 21 roads built in nine states using varied materials with costs per square yard: macadam at 65 to 98 cents, sand-clay at about one and a half cents, burnt-clay at 20 cents, and shell at 5 cents. Roads span Ohio Missouri Washington Louisiana Florida Florida details. Mississippi gumbo burning shows cost far lower than gravel and potential longer life.
An automobile offered to assist in hauling a road roller at Watertown New York when horses were unavailable. The auto pulled the big roller and completed the road work in two days, convincing locals it is a viable method for building new roads.
The article describes a home made snow road device used around farm buildings. Boards support the driver who packs snow with weight to create a hard road. Hinged or bolted curved pieces and bhills from a wagon form the driving surface, preferred over trenching in northern latitudes.
A homespun piece urges practical housekeeping and family cooperation. It warns against fancy regumes and favors plain peas, beans and other staples. The writer notes winter litter in yards and urges clearing and tidiness.
A collage of light humor and quips from several papers. Jests touch on engagements, weather, family happenings, and social trivia. Phrases include a broken engagement with Dr Warmheart and amused neighbors over snow, plus brief exchanges about weddings and love.
A fragmentary collection of humorous exchanges and witticisms from the Washington Sta Houston Post Tit-Bits and Chicago News. The items touch on marriage manners money bills and curiosity in a sharp dialog style.
Advice on detecting posting mistakes in ledgers, urging careful checking at posting time and end of month. Warns about transpositions and nine divisibility hints, emphasizes reading, spelling, and business needs, with caution against executive overreach.
A WCTU president in the Northwest touts Postum Food Coffee as a cure for coffee caused ills. She recounts freeing herself and her husband from coffee, credits reading The Road to Wellville, and notes fewer grip spells and headaches after switching. The ad stresses that stronger Postum means better nutrition and criticizes coffee as poison.
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