Library notes review new books and guides
The note lists works from Dr Dea on naturalization and heritage, The Good Ship Earth by Herbert Quick surveying world problems, Vocational and Moral Guidance by J B Davia on high school prep, Hepsey Burke by F N Westcott a minister tale, To the Land of the Caribou by Tomlinson in Boy Scout series, Tiny Tot’s Speaker with verses for children.
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Dea
Alphea Oetter
Earth
Herbert Quick
J. B. Davi
Hepsey Burke
F. N. Westcott
Tomlinson
Labrador
Senior Class Night Plans and School Activities Highlight Local High School
The high school plans for Senior Class Night aim to heighten interest and enthusiasm. Red Cross meetings, cast gatherings, and a district declamation contest in Minot feature weekly events. Arbor Day programs, health talks, and student assemblies showcase extensive school community activity.
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Red Cross
Mothers Day Services At Williston Churches
Williston churches schedule morning and evening sermons at 11 A M and 8 PM to honor Mothers Day. A Young Peoples Meeting is set for 7 30 PM and the Ladies Aid meets on the first Wednesday each month. Everyone is welcome at these services.
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Ladies Aid
Mother's Day Service at Methodist Episcopal Church
Morning worship at 10 30 features a Mother's Day service with red carnations for living mothers and white for the best mother ever. Bible school and Men’s class follow at 11 45, Epworth League at 7 pm, and a People’s meeting at 8 pm with Christ and the State as the topic. Wednesday prayer and Bible study at 5 30 pm. Missouri Ridge School House hosts Bible study at 2 30 and a 3 15 pm sermon titled Mothers Day. Ladies Aid ordered carnations for the occasion and all are welcome.
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Epworth League
Missouri Ridge School House
Ladies Aid
Mother's Day Sermons and Armenian Relief Drive at Congregational Church
Next Sunday the Congregational Church will hold a morning sermon at 10 30 on Womans Place in Modern Life and omit carnations to raise funds for Armenian Relief. Bible School meets at 11 15 with graded classes and a lovIng cup trophy winner Olson's class. An afternoon lecture on Belgium The Spirit of National Sacrifice follows at 4 00 with special music, and the evening service will feature The Marseillaise.
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Bible School
Olson
Belgium
Albert
Cardinal Mercier
Barley Planting Timing and Seeding Rates Bush
The article discusses barley sowing timing versus oats and spring wheat, noting early spring frost risks and suggesting the second or third week in May as safer. It compares Canadian sowing up to Tyne and gives seeding rates of 1½ to 2 bushels per acre, with 1 to 1½ bushels for break crops like clover and timothy.
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Canada
Tyne
Barley Seed Vitality Testing Guidance
Agricultural advisory urges testing all seed barley for vitality before sowing. Seed failing to reach 99 percent vitality should be retested or replaced, as low vitality leads to heating damage in stacks or bins and reduced germination.
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Wationet
Corn Cultivation Amid Drought Encourages Continued Tillage
Advice from the National Crop Improvement Service urges ongoing shallow cultivation to shave weeds and improve moisture use. Farmers are advised to plant barley soon and avoid letting an acre lie fallow this year.
Rotation Leases and Farm Tenancy Reform
The piece argues for mandatory time rotation leases to bind tenants and landlords to settle down, pledging protection for land and posterity. It warns against yearly shifting tenants and urges stronger soil conservation and practical farming reforms across regions beyond the Mississippi River.
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America
Weeds and sowing timing for weed control
An agricultural note by B. C. Chilcott from Washington outlines methods to feed melt sowing and manage weeds. Timely sowing after plowing reduces weed establishment and saves labor later in crop cultivation.
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B.C. Chilcott. Agriculturial In
Washington, D.C
Bad roads harm farmers claim in national loss
The Department of Agriculture estimates farmers lose 250 million dollars annually due to marketing bottlenecks caused by poor roads. Counties rich in agricultural products suffer from bad roads and need year round road improvements to ensure community prosperity.
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Department of Agriculture
Barley Offers Profit Behind Spring Wheat Stronger Crop
Wisconsin Experiment Station headed by R A Moore offers pedigreed barley by telegram order to farmers disappointed with spring wheat seed. Seed supply includes thin seed and support for farmers with marginal land. Barley suggested as a leading crop where spring wheat grows and adaptable to farther south.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
The
University
R.A Moore
Inside bath promotes health with hot water and limestone phosphate
Wake with a glass of hot water and a spoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive tract. The remedy claims to wash poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, improving health and appearance for men and women with biliousness headaches or constipation.
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Becaus
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Ellen L. Jones
G B Metzger is administrator of the Ellen L. Jones estate near Williston Williams County North Dakota. Creditors and others with claims must present vouchers within four months after first publication to the administrator at the Williston office of John J Murphy and Ivan V Metzger. First published April 26 1917. Buller Bros advertises dry cleaning prices.
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Ellen L. Jones
G. B. Metzger
Williston
Williams
North Dakota
John J. Murphy
Ivan V. Metzger
N. Dak
Prices at the Hotel Dyckman Minneapolis
Prices at the Hotel Dyckman Minneapolis are described as moderate in both cafes and rooms with a note dated 12 tf.
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Dyckman
Minneapolis
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Larson
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Culligan & Hockwald
Bell
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Troubadors
Young Peoples Meeting
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Ines
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Stenehjem & Husebve
Williston, NO. Dak
Paris Confectionery
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Team Star
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France
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