Local notes from Rural Williams County and Williston area
Rural Williams County reports a busy week with residents such as E A Lucas, Miss Skindrud, and Floyd Hyatt in Williston and Opportuity. Social events include Thanksgiving preparations, a school program, birthdays, and visits among families. Weather remains mild with no river ice, plowing continuing and coal gathering for winter.
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H. W. Fisher
Williston
Myrtle Collings
Vance
E. Collings
Richard Vance
The Death of the Flowers by Bryant Amid Autumn’s Grief
A reflective poem in Bryant’s voice lamenting autumn decay and lost blossoms. The speaker mourns the passing of fair flowers and a young friend, drawing a parallel between nature’s fading beauty and human mortality. Notes the November rain and quiet woods as symbols of ending life.
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William Cullen Bryant
December Woman's Home Companion Christmas number features art and guides
The December issue highlights Christmas art features and practical how-to content. Notable articles include The Joy of Looking Ahead by Charles E. Jefferson, The Small Town and Its Hospital, Money Making from Music, and The World's Greatest Paintings. Contributions from Dr. Dennett, fiction by Deland and others, and features on hostessing, cake party ideas, and holiday departments.
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Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Charlotte A. Aikens
Anna Steele Richardson
Laura Spencer Porter
Christine Terhune Herrick
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Roger H. Dennett
New York
Margaret Deland
Owen Oliver
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
Fannie Heaslip Lea
Florence Morse Kingsley
Jessie Willcox Smith
William H. Gardner
Reginald DeKoven
Walter Jack Duncan
Foley plans westward run to join Hanna on platform
James W. Foley, a private secretary, intends to go west to back Governor Hanna and publicly state his stance around the early part of the coming year, aiming to join the era’s political platform.
Use of silos boosts North Dakota dairy profits and feed supply
Four months of crop growing can yield more than eight months elsewhere through silos and silage. European farmers gain three profits by crop, feeding, and cooperative marketing. Properly built silos store bulky feed, support stock in winter, and raise land productivity. faults arise from poor construction or mismanagement rather than silo design.
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North Dakota
United States
Europe
New Farm Bull Tractor Shown In Bismarck Exhibition
A new gasoline farm machine named the Bull Tractor was exhibited in Bismarck. It claims to replace five horses, pull a gang plow or single plow, seed and harrow, and run faster while using less gasoline. Designer Hartsough emphasizes its compact build, durable bull wheel, and easy access to parts, with a selling price touted at a fraction of a five-horse team.
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Bismarck
Aml
Hartsough
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Williams County
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Misses Skindruda
Floyd Hyatt
City of Opportunity
Gene Cowen
H. Carlson
A.C. Miller
Ayn
Roscoe Lucas
Sunny
Nelse Peterson
William
Albert Ruble
Pit
Missouri Ridge
Jack Frost
Geo. W. Ford
A. H. Vohs
G. M. Clark
Chas. Booke
Bonetrails
Christian Blankenship
Rockey Ridge
Doe Gromatka
Robert Price
Fairview
Montana
Frank Dolan
Mandan
Dolan
Harman
Towner
Nelson
G. H. McKay
Ray
Charles Austin
Gene Littlefield
Mrs. Watts
Minnesota
Dell Ames
White City
Tela Scott
Reed Scott
Acre
London
The
Williston Choral Union
R. E.francillen
H.cawee
Flower Fairies
Roseblossom
Mrs. Wall
Mr. Evans
Mr. Currie
Mrs. Todd
Miss Baldwin
Williams
McKenzie
Dakotas
Dakota Farmer
Aberdeen, S. D
California
Golden State
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Sunset Magazine
San Francisco, Calif
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