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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
6
A Brooklyn Times poem excerpt by Sydney Kennedy guides readers to seek soft, bright dreams as night quiets the weary world. The verse envisions lilac fragrance, starry skies, and a moon fading in gentle sleep.
Madge Neversmith and Leonard Doolittle flee in a car to wed at Rev Fourthly's after a quarrel with her father. A broken down chase by Mr Neversmith and the minister leads to an impromptu ceremony in the vehicles. Father forgives, but in a comic twist the maid is blamed.
During the recent riots at the Baku oil fields 1777 derricks burned with 912 profitable, 366 bored or repaired, and 499 unprofitable. Remaining standing 1219 derricks include 52 profitable, 282 bored or repaired, and 412 unprofitable.
Two steamers recently cleared Amoy with cargoes of 50 tons of narcissus bulbs of the sacred Chinese Lily for the American market. The shipments feature bulbs mainly of the narcissus variety destined for U S buyers.
Polly suggests Dolly Nell spent about as much entertaining the young man before obtaining the engagement ring. The line appears in Stray Stories as a witty aside about social courting and expenditure.
Prof. William C. Dyer of Madison School preserves a Webster Missouri field corn plant displaying two offshoot stalks from the root and four ears on a single stalk. The ninety day yellow variety yielded large, well formed ears despite fragile stalks. A North Carolina grower cultivated the field, noting exceptional yields in rich upland soil.
Plan farm work well before planting each crop. Early seed orders save germination testing time and avoid delays. The Farmers' Review notes that skilled planning increases farm success, comparing farm operations to a clockwork business and urging years of advance planning in large establishments.
The piece argues that farming requires more than soil work, calling for sharp thinking and practical sense alongside digging. It frames the sunny day as a symbol for farmers awakening to the need for broader, wiser farming practices.
A historic note explains using a lime in potato bins to absorb dampness and prevent sprouting and rotting during winter storage. The practice helps maintain potato quality by reducing moisture and spoilage risks.
The article argues for national highway aid, citing Farmer impacts and cost savings. It highlights Brownlow Latimer bill aims to spend 24 million over three years to improve macadam roads, reduce farming costs, and boost agriculture. Government figures show vast annual losses due to bad roads and potential gains from better highways.
A writer in an East Coast publication describes a simple trap to bar the mouths of drains from woodchucks and muskrats. The device uses three eighths inch holes drilled in a two by four of oak, with 18 inch long rods placed to fit the drain tile, and oat pins as an alternative.
A farmer urges rye sowing on bare ground, tighter line fences, better storage and handling. Advice covers straw piles near hen houses, slatted boxes for potatoes, outdoor work in sun, rain-day tasks, and leakproof manure pits, with a Missouri example of an unharvestable core crop.
The note advises keeping empty barrels boxes baskets and poultry crates ready for use. On rainy days inspect and repair any that need fixing so they are usable again, avoiding last minute hooping or patching for shipping.
A period of distress is blamed on natural cycles but remedy claims insist Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures painful irregular menstruation. Letters from Nellie Holmes and Tillie Hart praise relief and urge women to seek her advice. The ad emphasizes the product as safest remedy and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A collage of humorous anecdotes features a vegetarian retort to missionary fundraising, a Manila cartoonist amusing Secretary Taft with a face joke, a dying rabbi humorous about future life, Belva Lockwood on a cook, a red headed suitor’s proposal rejected, and a balding barber’s gloomy estimate of his hair loss.
A rugged survival moment with three rock walls and a bear on the fourth side prompts grim options. An unnamed speaker contemplates endurance and fear while another quips about grace for the bear, reflecting rugged frontier mood.
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