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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
3
A rural note urges road supervisors to promote tree planting along public highways. The piece argues that shaded lanes enhance summer rides and woods improve fragrance and scenery, urging wheelmen to influence tree planting and care.
The article explains garget caused by excessive milk flow in cows, advising frequent udder checks before calving, milking to relieve pressure, and rubbing with poke root salve. It notes poke root as a weed, safe when used as a topical preparation, and warns against ingestion due to toxicity.
The article stresses airing milk after milking to remove animal heat and odors, especially in cold weather when cows are kept indoors and fed different foods. Thorough airing prevents off flavors and preserves milk quality despite winter conditions.
The excerpt urges farmers to calculate coin and profitability of dairy herds. It notes a single efficient cow can supply a family, yet many keep only a few head for convenience, causing supply gaps and missed prosperity.
M. N. Bolster argues for urgent public highway improvement linking agriculture, markets, and education. He compares colonial road neglect to Roman efficiency, urges underdrained crown roads to boost land value, labor, and industry across Missouri’s valley region.
Experiments at the Maine station show butter fat percentage in milk stays constant across rations. The highest butter yield comes from the feed that increases milk production, making the best food for butter makers also optimal for cheese makers and milk sellers.
The New York Ledger notes spring fashion favors belted blouses with underarm seams, belts in gold wire, satin ribbons, and white serge and yachting dresses. Duck suits remain a wardrobe staple though shrinking after laundering is common, while grass linens and fine cheviots offer stylish comfort. beware poor laundering and fast colors in cotton goods.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a professor of Magic asks volunteers to draw cards from a pack and return them. The spectator struggles to identify any card, while a young lawyer and the clergyman’s daughter discuss the draw and the potential ace of spades.
A garbled passage blends a boy at sea memory with a whaling voyage and a political jab. The text cites a Democratic source and a Steele quote on ignorance, yielding a fragmented historical glimpse.
A Brooklyn report extols Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for indigestion and related ills claiming renewed vitality and household efficiency for Mrs. Aono Ld. Smith. It cites Dr Williams Medicine Co pricing and availability, plus testimonials and other adlike notices.
An old health ad touts Saintly tonics for ailments from headaches to bowel irregularities with grand promises of cures. It quotes Carlyle and Shakespeare and praises the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co for 65 years of building grain and grass-cutting machinery in Chicago.
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