This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
2
A Williston scene unfolds as Andre tends his fields and family gathers. A peaceful cottage supper frames a contrast with restless distant far cities. The piece speaks to honest labor, family warmth, and a warning against commodified wealth and ambition.
A playful dialogue unfolds about Etheldreda Richpa’s engagement with George Kim. The Women peers press for details of the proposal at an art gallery reception and recount past romances, noting George’s rumored feelings and his prior relationship with a countess. The scene ends with friends departing, curious about the couple’s future.
A Boer sport is reported as digging a ground hole and placing a turkey inside it. A cloth with a small hole covers the pit to allow the turkey’s head to protrude. The head is then mounted on a target for shooting.
A collection of witty quips from various papers. Jokes range from a disease cure boast to a baggageman gag, a tale of false hair, and a jewel of a parrot that curses loudly. the humor relies on misheard phrases and cross cultural misunderstandings.
In answer to inquiries, a combined ice house and cooling chamber is outlined. Floor plan Fig 1 shows an ice area above and three cooled walls, totaling 42 by 14 by 12 feet with an 8 by 6 foot partitioned chamber. Floor set about three feet underground to use earth cooling, Fig 2 offers a cross section.
The cooling chamber door is protected by a porch and the ceiling slopes for drainage. A pipe directs drainage from the ice into a trough where the cooling can stay. Ice in a dairy is essential for holding milk at proper temperature and for butter working, notes C H Hickox in Ohio Farmer.
The article argues that educated socialism fuels demand for state pensions for the aged and deserving poor. It cites wage competition, wealth concentration, and high poverty in old age as justification, claiming England shows stark wealth and poverty extremes. It frames pensions as justice over charity within a capitalistic system.
A street-car conductor recalls passengers who pay with checks and IOUs or promises to pay later. He notes regular riders who fare with coins, but plenty of wealthy patrons dodge fares, sometimes causing him trouble. He mentions a wealthy woman who wrote a five cent check and others who sent servants with goods to settle accounts. Overall, he says losses have been small, and he has gained more than he lost over two years.
Henry Alvord of the Agricultural Department reports a plan to use skim milk as a base for new products. Inventors seek a substitute for hard rubber and celluloid from skim milk, with a sample resembling wood, for brush backs, combs, and insulators. Also notes on packing butter and creamery competition.
A Farmers' Review excerpt debates level versus hill culture for potatoes, noting that local conditions and rainfall affect outcomes. It argues against universal rules, warns that wet seasons can drown level beds, and promotes adapting principles to specific fields and drainage.
A condensed guide on using goats as dairy animals, noting their ability to thrive where cows may starve, produce 3-4 pints daily, andicer milk suitable for pastry. Highlights include ease of shelter, winter feeding, and feeding variety with roots oil meal oats and corn, plus the superior milk flavor when well cared for.
Reader sketch shows a combined washing tank and drying table for vegetables with a hinged design allowing folding for lid formation. Also featured is a note on America’s carnation industry valuing about 2 million dollars with 5,000 workers and 60 million blossoms marketed yearly. Lack of good plowmen blamed on aging craft, with complaints about modern plow performance and labor quality.
A garbled OCR block lists various old medical cures and quack remedies. It mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo as a constitutional remedy, Allen's Foot-Ease for foot issues, Carter's ink quality, and a mishmash of anecdotes and ads. The text also includes stray jokes and local society snippets from newspapers like Philadelphia North American and Baltimore American.
A fragment praises Mrs Pinkham for her counsel to women, asserting her advice is free and trustworthy. The testimonial lauds her competence and expresses confidence in her guidance, mentioning Lynn and Lydie as part of the praise.
A quaint catalog entry notes a volume titled And Other Tales including Making a Revolution Susquehannan Trail Sculpture of the Ely Once a Pillar of the World Feathers of Pashion and others. It is illustrated and ready for distribution around May 1. Send 10 cents to T W Lee Lackawanna Road 26 Exchange Place New York City. Billion Limited. A quirky map note from Chicago Daily News.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.