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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
3
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone, an ether compound, for treating corns. A few drops applied tenderly dissolve the corn and lift it out without irritation, with a quarter ounce costing little at drug stores. The claim notes many women adopting high heels.
An old health notice urges Americans to curb overeating and use four ounces of rad Salta daily to flush and stimulate kidneys. It attributes relief for back pain cloudy urine and bladder disorders to lithia, grape and lemon acid mix, claiming safety, affordability and home use.
Advice on preserving eggs with water glass or sodium silicate to prevent bacterial infection. Mix one part water glass to nine parts rain water, boil water, store in clean containers, and keep eggs submerged about an inch. Use eggs laid in spring, gather daily, ensure freshness, and seal vessels to prevent evaporation.
Detailed home guide to preserving eggs with boiled water and water glass. Store submerged in cool dark spaces not above sixty degrees, away from sun. Rinse preserved eggs for sale, puncture air end before boiling, and ensure source eggs are fresh for best results.
The guide covers millet seeding dates and methods in North Dakota. It notes June first as a target for seeding after wet soils, recommends varieties for hay, seeding rates of one half bushel per acre and three pecks per acre for broom corn and proso millets, and compares millet feeding value to oats while stressing pasture recovery by avoiding overgrazing.
The North Dakota Farmers' Institutes announce a June series of livestock meetings featuring leading state experts. Local clubs and organizations can request a session by writing to the Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes at the Agricultural College. Corn on summer fallow yields forage and grain, aiding feed supply as wheat shortages push grain prices higher.
Agricultural Extension Department from the Agricultural College advises planting corn in hills or in rows with no more than a kernel per foot. Overstocking reduces growth and damages land for next year's crop.
The Williams County Board of Commissioners adopts a resolution requiring landowners to destroy Canada thistle cockleburs mustard wild oats French weeds and Russian cactus on or before July 1 1917. The county auditor must publish notice at least two weeks in a county newspaper. Williston North Dakota May 1 1917.
Miss Constance Gunderson and Miss Blanche Warnes escaped serious harm when their car capsized last Sunday near Sioux Crossing ferry. The steering wheel remained intact, allowing Gunderson to crawl out and lift the car enough for Warnes to breathe. Jeff Calderhead and Joe Braddock aided the rescue, with Warnes later freed and the car righted. No major injuries besides Warnes stiff neck and a broken windshield. The pair had been visiting Williston and were returning via the Sioux Crossing ferry near Buford.
An accident occurred about twelve miles northwest of Alexander and within a mile of the spot where Al Fallon and Arvey Bissonette lost their lives in a previous auto crash last September.
A three day Wild Rose Special Pastoral Conference gathered Lutheran pastors from North Dakota and nearby Montana at the city church. Local pastor Rev Theo Hokenstad presided with attendees Rev LG Monsen Williston Rev S Pludmark Squires Rev G Hegg Wild Rose Rev E E Bidbo Arnegard plus Montana pastors Rev A J Vaaler Westby Rev L P Kjar Fairview and Rev S J Fretheim Plentywood.
The War Department will use Four Minute Men to brief the public on wartime welfare and status. In Williston J W Jackson coordinates local Auxiliaries to provide speakers for Orpheum and Lyric venues. National censorship will craft the texts and speakers must stay on script, delivering brief talks between film reels.
In Minneapolis, Hate) Dyckman presents a new Hawaiian area with unsurpassed music and entertainment. Admission details showcase a 13 shilling price.
An advice piece promotes drinking a hot water and limestone phosphate mix before breakfast to cleanse the digestive system. It claims benefits including improved appetite, clearer complexion, and relief from biliousness, constipation, stomach trouble, and rheumatism, promising quick visible improvement.
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