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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
2
A young millionaire, recalling a party and a dream of marriage, learns of a poor artist and a doomed love. He discovers Mabel Dean’s struggle and withdraws from an idealized Alice, choosing to seek a deeper, more passionate Hope despite social polish and wealth.
The Poultry Tribune notes hens repay feed costs and offer strong returns. With eggs averaging ten to twenty cents a dozen, profit stays robust even during price shifts. The article argues poultry farming remains viable as demand grows with population, urging farmers to invest.
An American Agriculturist note explains clover as a bulky winter feed for poultry and describes a simple home made clover cutter. Build a wooden box with a stout block as the bottom and attach three sharpened steel plates bolted in place to slice clover for a large flock.
Clover hay serves dairy cows and ewes with lambs best. Haul manure during winter to reduce waste areas. Apply wood ashes to potato patches. Exclude fattening foods from growing costs. Profit hinges on fat content in creaming and churning. Maintain manure hauling to save spring time. Milk supply eases lambing season. rye grows early for pasturage. High feeding and irregular milking harm cows. Permanent gains matter more than immediate returns.
The coat of an egg in the eastern states is estimated at one cent, depending on grain prices. Providing meat milk cat bones chopped clover and cooked potatoes lowers cost by balancing ration and increasing egg lay, possibly to about half a cent per egg.
The article shows a farmer’s wagon that can be built at home. It details beam lengths 12 feet and 3 feet, axle sizes, wheel disassembly, bolster placement, and a 20 1/2 inch king bolt. Side boards detach for a flat top, with side lengths 10 feet 7 inches and 12 inch height.
An Orange Judd Farmer piece describes a side view of a basic farm wagon with labeled parts such as sideboard end board side beam cross beam back axle and tongue. It notes a $3 cost plus labor and claims any man with fair tools can build it for hauling corn fodder manure stone or almost anything on the farm. The front axle is kept short to ease turning.
The article notes that high vegetable matter is common in virgin, wet cold soils and can mislead about fertility. It explains how decomposition, humic acid formation, and nitrogenous manures affect soil warmth and productivity, with potash and phosphate deficiencies common in black soils.
A note from American Cultivator warns that squirrels raid seed corn stored in cribs with ventilated slats. They target the germ and leave much for hog feed, so hanging and braiding corn offers insufficient protection.
The Rural World advises choosing pure bred sires early and sticking to them to avoid costly mistakes. Begin feeding at birth with ample, clean feed, never overfeed, and ensure consistent, steady growth. Provide clean, dry, and comfortable quarters for the stock, especially in stormy weather. notes dampness harms bees in winter.
Fragmentary OCR text shows legal language about a firm paying for uncurable cataract cures, plus random ads and a dialogue snippet. Key names, places, and dates are garbled. the readable pieces include a pensioned cure claim, a Pills advertisement, a travel route note, and a schoolroom exchange.
Fragmented notice cites Salzer corn yields and seeds with prices and offers from Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes tangential ads and quips from various newspapers and sources, mentioning Miss Parlos receipts, St Jacobs Oil and promotional lines.
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