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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
3
The piece extols home as a sacred center where love and patience forge a cheerful, blessed life. It urges women to nurture warmth and beauty, warns against over dressing children, and highlights the power of a pleasant home to energize men and guide future work. It also offers practical maxims for conduct, self improvement, and perseverance.
Commencement exercises will be held at the Thorstad school west of Zahl next Wednesday evening May tenth. The graduates are Clara Olson Clara Thorstad Ells Olson and Morris Ulvin.
Miss Anna Peterson left for a state meeting of county superintendents of schools in Dickenson. Timmy’s nervous humor hints at a bustling community, while a health notice enforces immediate burial of dead animals in Round Prairie Township. Two carloads of potatoes advertised for sale from the warehouse near the court house.
The confession of Dr Newell Dwight Hillis at Plymouth Church Brooklyn that he erred in becoming secular is praised as a milestone from the American pulpit. The piece warns ministers face temptations of business and politics and urges faithful clergy to stay with pastoral work or return to the pulpit after brief forays into worldly power.
Editor Courier-News laments the Fargo Nonpartisan League convention and questions why reform pioneers were rejected. It urges endorsing A L Burdick for governor, retaining John Steen on the railroad commission, and respecting current primary law while criticizing the convention as a betrayal of farmers’ interests.
Fargo Courier-News notes Mr W J Burnett is endorsed by the Nonpartisan League for the North Dakota Eighth district representative. The piece accuses league leaders of betraying farmers, claims a Fargo convention involved Socialist agitation, and mentions a seed of financial trouble including unpaid freight and bank checks marked N S F. Endorsement is urged for Progressive Republicans and farmers.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture issued 50,000 state maps March 27 to advertise resources and development. By April 22 fewer than 3,000 remain. Commissioner R F Flint secured a price under half of the standard rate by ordering in bulk, offering $1.05 per hundred maps for buyers of 100 or more. The map is described as a comprehensive storehouse of information and essential for those keeping informed on state progress. Funds from sales go to the department printing fund.
Dr S Josephine Baker of New York Public Health backs rocking and cuddling as essential mothering. She cites Dr Caroline Hedger of Chicago who argued against cradle rocking and promotes beds for sleeping, praising balanced infant care with affection and baby talk.
A Beacon Light column argues babies should be rocked and soothed by mothers rather than treated as scientific objects. It critiques institutional care for neglecting mothering, cites high infant death rates, and advocates homes over feathered mattresses, favoring a hammock style cradle for sleep.
The undersigned recovered a drifting barge measuring 60 by 20 feet from the Missouri river on April 80 1916. It is moored at Gamache Ranch 15 miles south of Wheelock. Owner may reclaim by proving property and paying charges. Joe Gamache Clinton French Wheelock North Dakota.
A brief exchange from the Christian Register shows Mistress angrily chiding Bridget for muffins with the quip that none exist in the house. The witty reply from Bridget highlights a simple domestic shortage.
Glasgow hints at Great Northern timetable changes starting May 14. Trains 3 and 4 may again run through to the coast, and the Glasgow Williston local may resume as the state railroad panel weighs full passenger service. Citizens from Oswego Nashua and Wolf Point urge seven day local service, criticizing Sunday gaps.
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