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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
6
An exposé of life insurance fraud, detailing a clever loan‑note trap embedded in a policy application. The narrative follows a salesman who uncovers a fraudulent scheme, a slick agent, and a would‑be “old line” approach that misleads buyers, with cautionary episodes from the road.
A detailed plan for constructing a rear mounted post driver to fit a farm wagon. It describes a heavy maul guided by upright timbers, a windlass drive, and trip mechanism to drop and drive posts with minimal operator effort. Materials suggested include oak, apple, walnut, or hickory and timber frames 6x8 or 8x10 inches.
A Michigan Farmer correspondent reports on a Port Huron convention praising A W Campbell of Toronto for his road system. He argues statu te labor fails, cites 20 foot roadways with nine feet gravel, cement culverts, and gravel pits for durable, well drained roads overseen by a single township commissioner.
A correspondent from Ohio Farmer describes constructing a tile drainage system to divert water and leaves from an open ditch into a 20 inch sewer pipe. A dam creates a small pond, with grading of large tile drains to prevent leaf blockage and control flow into the outlet.
Agricultural tips cover corn drying fall plowing soil management and seed saving. Advice includes manure on thin wheat spots, cutting asparagus tops, seed corn preservation, tile draining below frost, and timing to reduce cutworms and root pests. Emphasizes practical planning and pest control for Minnesota forest and farm land.
Instructions for storing beets and parsnips in dry dark boxes to last to June, details on squash and squash rot avoidance, positioning above frost line near a fire, guidance on keeping pumpkin for pies, and methods to thaw and use when needed.
Dr George F Butler medical superintendent of Alma Springs Sanitarium in Alma Michigan presents health rules from How to Live stressing eating and drinking, digestion and waste elimination. He links health to tissue change removal of waste and new material supply. Emphasizes moderation, hydration, regular habit, and an optimistic humane approach.
The piece lists remarkable women with feats in exploration, engineering, hunting, diving, and combat. It mentions the marchioness of Tweedale as an early locomotive engineer who ran the first train over the Forth Bridge, Mrs Peary as a fearless Arctic hunter accompanying her husband, Jessie Ackerman diversing in Ceylon to retrieve pearls, Denny Carey famed for signaling a wrecked train in France and earning the Legion of Honor, Joanna Maestrich Berlin a renowned bullfighter and Lisbon beauty prize winner, and Phoebe Hassell a veteran soldier who fought at Fontenoy, dying at 108.
A series of natural history notes describe the honey bee’s late arrival to the United States from England, the basking shark’s immense length up to forty feet off British coasts, and pigs’ resistance to snake venom due to fat. It also mentions the Erebus strit, a Central American moth with wings spanning 11 to 19 inches, and notes swallows feed on airborne insects and drink while perched.
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