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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
3
A jumble of historical facts and curiosities covers topics from Boston hotels and gold use to animal feats and public figures. It notes droughts, livestock statistics, a state flower choice, crime recidivism, and early press about literature, finance, and religion with a dated, broad survey tone.
A compilation of varied curiosities and facts noting 30 shillings for early English steel pens, Georgia buzzards protection, New Zealand factories and workers, diverse tree sugars, Antwerp sugar refining origins, Saul described as seven feet tall by rabbis, silk worm cocoons length, Secretary Root’s military history library, Italian policy tax changes, kangaroo skin import value to the US, and urban population shift in the German Empire from 1682 to 1900.
An Effingham, Illinois couple recounts the dramatic health turnaround from Bright's Disease and kidney trouble. Uriah Andrick, 67, says after years of suffering and weight loss he gained strength from Dodd's Kidney Pills, with his wife also noting relief from abdominal pains and improved health.
An old style ad invites readers to learn about the Northwest and cut out a reply to the address 103 Guiver. It mentions sending a Hone ax Ganors illustration monthly for Turk for one year at a regular price, with Home and Garden in St Paul Mina as the address.
A farmer describes eighteen years of experience with poultry houses built from poles and old hay. The 25 by 100 foot sheds rise ten feet high, use set poles, cross pieces, fence wire, tar paper, hay fill, and six foot poultry netting to exclude rats. He notes weather protection and south-side stapling against cold and vermin.
An Orange Judd Farmer description outlines a seasonal poultry setup with duck and slat housing. It explains nailing, lathing, and venting methods, the use of leather or wire to tighten boards, and the routine of removing duck covers in warm months. Sheds are moved and rebuilt yearly with steam heating from two old stoves in a central greenhouse.
The article offers poultry care tips including dust baths, warm light housing, and green scraps for winter feed. It advises advertising spring egg sales, cautions against buying breeding stock early, and discusses fencing height and wing clipping. Also covers horse breeding, stallion scarcity, and profitability of well-managed stock.
The illustration shows a shipping crate for pigs with inside arrangements. Dimensions given for a three month old pig are 40 inches long, 23 inches deep, and 1 inch wide, and for an eight week old pig 32 by 18 by 9 inches. Crates should be lightweight yet sturdy to avoid express charges. Ends and bottoms use five-eighths inch spruce, sides and cover one-half inch, with slits for ventilation. The front includes a trough for feed and water, a sloping board above for feeding en route, and an upper compartment with a side panel and a bag for meal and grain. In cold weather sides can be boarded tight.
The Rural World notes alfalfa thrives where conditions allow, offering a high protein forage with long-lasting pasture value of eight to ten years. It prefers rich loose soil, deep plowing, weed-free seed beds, and spring sowing, with 15 to 20 cents per pound pricing and potential for patches in nontraditional districts.
The article discusses making corncob charcoal by burning cobs in a deep pit and sealing it with a sheet iron cover, then mixing the charcoal with lime, ashes, and copperas for feeding in self feeding boxes. It also notes Robinia pseudacacia varieties and their insect vulnerabilities, plus a Shasta County California report of a curiana epidemic killing small pigs, causing blindness and death with no known cure.
Mrs Edward Stevens of Carthage praises Peruna after six bottles restore her husband from catarrh, noting improved appetite and flesh gain. The ad includes various health tips, sample offers, and references to cures for throat bronchial and lung catarrh, plus other promotions and travel notices from 1910 era sources.
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