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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
7
A Stephenson county Illinois subscriber explains a DIY bag holder that outperforms many others. He describes building a wooden frame with a sheet iron hopper, a slanted top, hooks at the bottom corners, and a bolted strip with holes to adjust for bag size. The device saves labor, letting one man do the work normally done by two, despite potential bag wear.
Egyptian clover, introduced recently, becomes a notable forage plant in the Wile Valley. It originates from Egypt, adapts to Mediterranean climates, and holds promise for areas with similar conditions. Its northern growth limit in the United States remains undefined.
An older farm column offers tips on careful harvest handling and pricing. It warns against adulterated bran, advises forward planning to avoid dumping harvests, and suggests field and lawn care with proper seed and dressings. It notes US potato yields may drop yet prices rise and cautions against fruitless ventures like hornet farming.
Last year the United States produced about 622 million bushels of wheat. This year’s crop is estimated at 125 million bushels, with a possible 18 million bushels extra. If realized, it would boost export activity and demand for grain across markets.
An Ohio farmer explains how soil drainage affects spring warming and seedbed readiness. Wet clay loam cools more than sandy soil due to higher water evaporation heat needs. Underdrained fields heat faster, seedbeds ready five to eight days earlier, boosting yields and extending the growing season across the northern Midwest.
Farmers overestimate soil goodness for orchards and neglect fertilizers. The piece argues that historic soil depletion, not climate, causes poor fruit yields. Early growth requires complete fertilizer and truck crops. later, switch to grass and clover with acid phosphate and potash.
The excerpt advises using a gun at roosting time to deter sparrows chewing grain and roosting near dwellings. It extols a quality breed with endurance and a fair gall and a fast walk, promising sparrows will avoid the area.
A father of five and mathematics professor bakes a square cake with ten plums on top and a chocolate cube inside. He tasks his children to cut the cake so each receives two plums with the chocolate kept intact for their mother, a puzzle that stumped them for nearly half an hour.
A toy trumpet used as a simple talking machine demonstrates how blowing through the horn and quickly opening and closing the hands makes the syllable ma sound. Repeating rapidly can produce the word mam with a potentially strident tone.
The Chicago Inter Ocean describes a simple talking device using a large empty spool. Two rubber bands stretched across the hole at one end vibrate when blown through the other end, producing a sound resembling human speech whose pitch changes with air force.
A collage of humorous quips and sharp political bits opens with a Boston courtroom joke about a professor’s supposed geology reading. It includes a praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills, a critique of life policy expenses, anecdotes on public figures, and a quip about airship safety.
A testimonial claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a severe scalp humor and hair loss after failed remedies. The user notes healthy hair since and plans to continue using the products. An accidental insertion mentions a window card for typewriter supplies in Houston.
A collage of light, fragmentary remarks and jokes. The excerpts include a jail inmate joking about night keys and a misquoted line about justice, plus brief reflections on progress and disagreement from various periodicals. The text lacks a single cohesive event.
Paul Dresser of New York famed composer behind Banks of the Wabash writes in support of Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes kidney pain and sleepless nights, claims Doan's cured him, and urges readers suffering from kidney complaints to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box. Buster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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