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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
2
Poem excerpt by Margaret E. Sangster reflecting love for Williston familiar places. Lines recall roads, trees, lanes, and memories tied to childhood and family, with a note on heavenly hope and continuity of place beyond life.
In Blackshire we meet a country magnate narrator and his energetic mother who schemes political dinners and introduces him to Alice Mansell the glamorous daughter of the Mansell railway family. He recalls past quarrels with a girl and plans to attend the Martens gathering to see her, while a friend hints at a forthcoming social intrigue.
In a crowded room the narrator, Mr. Merivale, flirts with Alice Mansell while gossip swirls about a past kiss. He later navigates an election campaign with his agent, courting Alice under his mother’s watchful eye. A public kiss echoes the scandal as Alice hints at marriage amid political canvassing and family pressure.
Rail line from Aremour west through Charles Mix County to Bowdle spurs wholesale town relocation. Geddes, New Platte, and Evarts rise as thriving centers while Selby, Moomington, Edgerton, Castalia, and Old Pique fade. Geddes builds a 100 room hotel. Platte streets bustle as towns shift houses and stores.
The article explains ski anatomy and technique with a Norwegian example. It describes long narrow ski, how they attach to the foot, and the balance and parallel motion required. It recounts Indians misinterpreting ski tracks, and notes uphill zigzagging, downhill speed, and jumping maneuvers with 7 to 100 foot leaps.
A simple device attaches to the back of a wagon box to start shoveling at the crib and adds several bushels capacity. Build a sloping floor with cross-pieces, fit a lower cross-piece beyond the box, remove the end gate and rods, and bolt or hook the attachment to the box sides. Orange Judd Farmer describes method and dimensions for secure mounting.
Editorial excerpt praises the League of American Wheelmen and the push for better roads. It contrasts road building with rail expansion, notes Kentucky’s historical road use, and argues modern bicycles heighten demand for improved highways. It urges legislatures to act for broader accessibility and regional prosperity.
A Canadian dairy instructor criticizes creameries in Canada for poor equipment sanitation and insufficient cold storage. He urges steam cleaning of churns, workers, and equipment, recommending a 20 minute steam run to sterilize and dry surfaces, with steam pipes to remove moisture and improve cleanliness.
Milk should be cooled and aerated promptly after being drawn to prevent odors. Cows need abundant water and warm intake. winter ice holes reduce milk flow. Artificial ponds drain filthy water and should be fenced. Feeding a consistent carbohydrate-rich diet maintains milk solids and avoids breeding problems. Variety in feed promotes growth. potatoes with phosphates improve skeletal health in pigs. adequate phosphate and carbonate of lime support healthy, rapid growth.
A Maury City Tennessee inventor introduces an automatic wagon wheel oiler that mounts to the hub between spokes. A weighted plunger within the oil cup pumps oil through a small wheel-box opening each wheel revolution, with springs damping the impact for quiet operation.
Mrs Laura A Alderman owns the state's largest orchard near Barley Turner County totaling 160 acres with 8000 trees eight acres for plums plus 3000 currant bushes 1000 gooseberries 600 grapevines and three acres of strawberries according to W N Irvin chief of pomology Washington department of agriculture.
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