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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
7
The Home Circle column urges tired mothers to nurture harmony at home to improve family life and national character. It contrasts ideal devotion with modern challenges, praising books by Beecher and recalling Webster on log cabin virtues while stressing maternal responsibility for domestic felicity.
The notice lists a Williston lodge offering over 4000 dollars reward and announces regular Tuesday meetings at Odd Fellows hall led by officials Field and Bailey. It mentions a veterinary auctioneering service connected to McKillip Veterinary College and Jones National School of Auctioneering and requests patrons report majorities to adjust services.
The notice lists numerous land transactions with buyers such as Ednardell Rosenquist Peterson Sanderson Sart and others. Considerations range from $1.00 to $2200 for sections, lots, and tracts across townships and ranges, with full legal descriptions and party names included.
The June issue showcases letters and articles on vacation planning including Two Foreign Lands in Two Weeks and ideas for Summer Girls. It features essays by Laura Spencer Porter and fiction, plus fashion and home sections. An advertising note by Arthur Brisbane discusses newspapers as local ad media. A tip shares a privacy screen technique for kitchen windows to block interior views.
A vintage advertisement touts Peruna as a sleep aid for those with restless nights. It claims the tonic balances digestion, steadies nerves, and unblocks congestion, advising teaspoon to tablespoon doses before meals and at bedtime. The copy urges readers to try one bottle as proof.
A satirical guide urges readers to avoid meddling with editors. It warns against sharing unpopular views, printing on both sides, and revealing addresses or subscriptions. The piece notes editors rely on wind for funds and may misinterpret illegible communications.
Tam offers to guide sales in town, county, or state and promises a 5 percent discount on sales. The pitch emphasizes savings as the key value for sellers seeking professional support.
Foreclosure ads describe mortgage defaults in Williams County North Dakota with multiple lenders ledgers from 1914. Notices outline sale actions, dates, locations at Williston and Wilton courthouses, and amounts due on mortgages including interest taxes and costs.
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