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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
7
Miner James famed as the most artistic safe-breaker, able to open safes without tools by listening to tumblers. Lecocq the detective recalls his skill, claiming James opened over 700 safes with patient listening and careful finger work.
Mrs. A. G. Conreld operates a Colorado ranch where wild flowers are collected and pressed for use in souvenirs and menu cards. The open air work has proved popular among teachers and other women with nervous troubles, offering a chance to earn a living and regain health.
Russian admiralty officials at Sebastopol now propose to entrust the task of bringing up the treasure in Balaclava bay to a Russian salvage eradicator after last year’s failed attempt by a British ironclad vessel.
The Postum Cereal Co. conducted a mass word-building contest from Y I O Grape Nuts letters offering 1 box of gold and 300 dollars. Winners included L. D. Reese of Denver with 9941 correct words and 3. K. Fraser of Lincoln Pa with 9921 correct words. A full list of 331 winners was promised to inquirers.
A homemade wagon box can be built with little labor and expense. The design uses two 1 1/2 x 8 inch pine sills, 12 feet long, No. 1 hard pine flooring, 2x3 inch side stays, and a two piece back gate. Practically versatile for hauling wood hogs hay fodder or corn. Materials cost about 10 dollars.
A Minnesota farmer says the King road drag, used after a rainfall, can quickly fix four miles of road. He reports one and a half days of work improved the road and believes one man and four horses with 200 pounds weight can equal five men with other graders. He urges farmers to own King drage for better roads.
Dry leaves have high value for fertilizing and frost protection. They insulate around buildings and store vegetables, cover flower beds, protect strawberry beds, and serve as mulch replacing straw. They can also stabilize winter bedding, enrich soil as manure by spring, and provide poultry litter for bedding and scratch grain in pens.
Prof Cyril Hopking claims pot culture yields are three times those of field crops. He notes irrigation drainage and fertilization control yield, and that field yields would be about one third of pot culture results. He argues intensive farming could support triple current population.
The article notes U S population growth from 5 3 million in 1800 to 76 million in 1900 and a shift from 6 6 to 25 6 people per square mile. It argues land must be brought under cultivation, soils repaired, and that early insect disease methods failed.
A Farmers' Review correspondent from Mercer County Illinois shares ten years of experiments with blue grass and redtop for pasture. The plan covers spring or autumn seeding with oats or rye, clover, timothy, and red top, with detailed steps for sowing, harrowing, and subsequent pasturing. The note praises rye and oats as seed crops and claims consistent, solid stand and productive hay pasture after establishment.
Prairie Farmer reports on oiling roads once part of Chicago's old Midway and now a boulevard linking Washington and Jackson parks. Oil trials on the south drive made the surface hard but unsafe for horses while automobilists favor the oily side. Agriculture Dept studies oil road prospects, noting European praise but warning against risky applications harming horses.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent shows a rain barrel arrangement under the eave feeding a wash sink in the wood house. A single large barrel or two barrels may be linked as shown. With ample rain, barrels stay filled and ready for use.
The article advises keeping old harness looking new by a dressing made from three ounces turpentine two ounces white wax melted slowly then one ounce ivory black added. It also urges more attention to fertilizing the land.
An international exhibition of fine arts and horticulture will open in Mannheim Germany on May 1 1907 marking the town’s third centenary. The notice notes the event as a notable cultural occasion with displays from multiple nations and a formal opening ceremony.
An account describes the kea, a greenish brown New Zealand parrot, as a dangerous sheep predator that nests on backs, tears wool and skin to reach fat, and leaves sheep to die. The text also includes truncated, garbled advertising and signatures.
The article notes animals that hardly drink water including the Namas of Patagonia and some eastern gazelles. Snakes lizards and other reptiles inhabit arid regions. A western bat thrives on waterless plains and Lozere cows and goats produce Roquefort milk with minimal drinking.
Mrs Ellor Carlisle Ripley assistant superintendent of Boston public schools is wife of Roslindale Longfellow principal Fred H Ripley. She earns about 85 dollars a week, roughly 1500 more per year than her husband, and effectively supervises him. The article notes she is a young woman with a pleasing personality.
Nearly all Toulon naval arsenal workers moonlight in trades such as hotel carpet beating, distributing handbills, or acting as parcel carriers. One man laments overwork leaving no time for his masur profession. Some workers pursue supplementary trades in the yards including shoemaking, watchmaking, and barbering, thriving alongside their arsenal roles.
A curious exchange unfolds between Misa Frances and Dudekins as he presents a self made conundrum. She challenges his premise with a witty reply about his clothes and a hidden man in them, leaving him surprised and unsure of the joke’s outcome.
Susan Wilhelmina’s amusements describe a royal childhood interest, highlighting skating and riding as favorite amusements while a young queen kept poultry as a hobby. The remark contrasts royal leisure pursuits with simple livestock care.
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