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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
6
A.J. Corbett editor notes an Oklahoma oil company offers 100000 shares with advertising inducements including twenty free shares. The Williston Graphic rejects the offer citing past experiences with “easy money” schemes in mining, briquetting, and oil shares and advises readers to avoid the promotion.
The California railroad commission demands changes within thirty days to end the tipping practice that undercuts wages for porters on Pullman cars. The report condemns the system as fostering servility and unfair treatment, noting benefits skew toward men, and calls for widespread abolition across hotels, restaurants, and steamships.
The piece explains how misperceptions create words such as alligator from the Spanish el legarte for the lizard and Dago from Diego. It notes longtime speculation on why Mexicans call Americans Gringos and mentions many theories without presenting a single authoritative origin.
Washington May 8 Misa Eleanor Randolph Wilson daughter of President and J Wilson married William Gobbs Advo secretary of the treasury in the White House blue room. Ceremony lasted about fifteen minutes with Rev Sylvester Beach of Princeton officiating. Officiants included Secretary McAdoo, Dr Cary Grayson, and Vice President Marshall. The reception and brief dance followed and guests dispersed by 8 PM. Official Washington absent. small home wedding atmosphere inside historic interiors.
The article explains the county agent’s role beyond giving advice. It details studies of county agriculture, disseminating findings, organizing clubs and cooperative efforts, coordinating agencies, developing local leadership, linking experiment stations to farmers, and finally providing technical guidance on practices like spraying and pest control.
In this note from the W C T U, the Mothers of Men champion nationwide prohibition, arguing liquor wrecks homes and costs billions in revenue. The piece urges readers to lobby congress, cites mine horror visits by women, then summarizes subscription laws and a local lignite gas plant powering town electricity with coal briquettes and coke residue.
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