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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
6
The Williston Graphic editor argues college education must pay its cost, especially technical training, by boosting earnings. He cites agriculture as most likely to yield direct returns, noting farmers who apply scientific methods can cover expenses, while urging communities and parents to support practical schooling and shared town progress.
The Lankin Reporter urges town and country residents to unite for the common good. It argues combined funds and effort yield higher efficiency in public affairs than fragmented, mediocre results, noting farmers must participate fully.
An advertisement for an azol Menthol Plaster promises long lasting relief from neuralgia lumbago rheumatism and related pains. It notes yard rolls for $1.00 and a regular size 2c price with mail order options from Davis & Lawrence Co New Banipile size available on request.
A farm journal ad from a Chicago mail order firm depicts its plant with a caption The House That You Built and prompts farmers to consider the impact of sending money away from home. The piece argues home merchants strengthen the local tax base and communities by keeping dollars local, warning against large distant firms.
Three historical novels join library shelves Zoraster by Marion Crawford Zenobia by William Ware and Deborah by James Ludlow. Zoraster depicts a Persian romance during Jewish captivity with Darius and Daniel. Zenobia follows Palmyra and Queen Zenobia through letters by a Roman visitor and Aurelian’s conquest. Deborah portrays Judas Maccabaeus freeing Judea from Greek rule.
An ad touts a single dose buckthorn bark laxative as a quick cure for constipation and stomach gas. It also promotes The Four Artists concert at Gates Hall on November 17 with ticket details and sales locations. A motorcycle for sale is listed with address Box 734 Williston ND.
The Better Farming Association of Williams County presents a detailed cattle sale statement showing purchasers and prices. Receipts total 35942.50 with multiple farmers listed for profits distributed among buyers and a field agent note.
W. R. Ward of Trenton fell from a building Tuesday, was knocked unconscious, and suffered badly wrenched wrists making him badly bruised.
The Wisconsin Railroad Commission lost authority to force telephone linkups with rival lines when applied to North Dakota. The North Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners lacks power beyond apportioning toll costs for voluntary interconnections. Supporters of compulsory connections met in Grand Forks and plan to seek legislation from the next state assembly.
The Williston North Carolina post office lists letters advertised for the week ending November 8 1918. Names include Adams Annie Collins Gordon Dahle Alfred Gunderson Bert Gerhling Emil Hassie Kalib Hildorff Esther Hess C A Hoy Clarence Judd Geo Jensen Magnus Kaiser Peter King Robi Lee C J Leonard Sam Lyon Annie Linquiat Lottie Larson Olga Lindey M Jr McDonald J M M Miller Kate Myberd Guss Murphy James Messick Harrison McMeni man EK J Murray A W Mac Naughton C Olson Olaf O Callahan J D Rasmussen Ida Rogers A D Svlebwrg Andrew Stack Paul Smith Minnie Spore Evert Welch Frank and others.
The guide suggests saving seed potatoes while you dig them from the soil, timing your harvest for seed production and future planting. It emphasizes selecting healthy tubers and handling them carefully for storage.
A chaotic collage of party antics and vaudeville quips. Several gags feature etiquette, hogs, and skewed ads about a singing cow and a theater scene. Phrases jump between humorous lines and fragments of dialogue, with punchlines on politeness and mischief.
The Civic League Literary Department met at Library Hall on Monday November 10 with Miss Macdonald presenting Matthew Arnold and work, Miss Taylor on Mrs Beach, Miss Palmer on the artist Bodenhausen, and a lunch by Mrs McKinney and Miss Mounger. Also featured are excerpts on heart surgery detailing a remarkable 55 minute operation on an Alabama boy and a new 16 page booklet How to Start a Rifle Club by J Stevens Arms & Tool Co highlighting NRA support and rifle achievements.
The sign speaks in a playful exchange about cake and battered condition. A judge remarks on a printer who swears and listeners who grimace. The fragment hints at humor amid a courtroom setting, preserving the old style and cadence.
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