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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
2
A poetic lament from the Atlanta Constitution page notes the death of a child, as the line “Diaby is dead” is echoed through verses. The poem traces a mother’s sorrow, a cradle full of toys, and a garden blighted by loss, ending with the author J. W. Barbee.
A veteran woodsman recounts wolves once roaming Adirondack woods and a perilous skating trip with his sister Lorena. As wolves howled near a river, he fought to reach safety, aided by lumbermen guarding a fire while wolves were driven off by ice and cold. He notes the wolves are now gone.
A jumble of quips, banter, and cartoonish dialogue drawn from various newspapers. It blends snippets about boxing, love, manners, and social scenes with sharp one liners and cartoon captions. The piece reads like a collage of comic dialogue and witty exchanges from multiple periodicals.
Ohio Senator Dodge pushes a bill to abolish contract prison labor and use convict labor for road material while not competing with free labor. The plan includes state manufacture of paving brick and steel rails, with convict labor mainly for road material, sold at cost to authorities. Penitentiaries would quarry stone for macadam, with ten percent of inmates employed and a $20,000 appropriation. The article notes support from the Minneapolis Journal and discusses Kohirabi cultivation and a New York bill placing highway costs on the state.
The New York assembly passed the Highle Armstrong good roads bill, signaling strong public support for state aid to highway construction. This year the appropriation for road work is $50,000, about 24 cents on the average $2,500 farm value, or roughly one cent per $1,000 assessed. The law allows counties to apply for a portion of the funds, a home rule feature.
The article urges Wisconsin to raise road appropriations to 1,000,000 annually, arguing that even 50 cents per farm’s tax yields immense benefits. It contrasts Wisconsin with New Jersey where state aid covers one third of costs and spurs macadam road building, noting 19 of 21 New York counties also sought shares and praising state assistance as the solution to better highways.
A horticultural discussion explains that strawberry seeds inherit unique traits from pollination mixes. Bees shuttle pollen among varieties, producing diverse fruit flavors and characteristics. A staminate plant kept isolated would still yield offspring like its parent, as illustrated by the Sharples plant and its uniform progeny.
Prairie Farmer notes a yearly thinning method to secure uniform crops after frost danger. Hand thinning removes all fruits from one spur to preserve future fruit buds, while selecting promising ones. Proper thinning boosts fruit quality and market value by avoiding overbearing and spur damage.
An illustrated trellis design extends to accommodate tomato plants during fruiting, preventing ground decay and reducing labor in picking. The setup shown adapts to various garden sizes and can be extended as needed.
A guide from Orange Judd Farmer explains bending green poles into a bow over tomato rows and nailing light strips with gaps for growth. Keep the trellis low so the plant body sits above the slats to form a round surface that supports fruit and maximizes sunshine exposure.
Hints for dairymen discuss calf digestion indicators and feeding strategies including clover hay and separator milk with oil meal. Notes on calves older than six weeks can be raised with sour milk though preferred to avoid. Also mentions flies and protection, and asserts feed affects milk quantity not quality. A Minneapolis Tribune excerpt argues wide tires keep roads smooth, lowering state road repair costs and reducing hauling expenses for farmers and teamsters.
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