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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
2
A fragment from Francis Churchill Williams in Lippincott's Magazine shows a child recounting a caregiver dynamic. The speaker describes the father shielding, comforting, and singing as the mother observes, highlighting contrasts in care and supervision and the child's sense of safety and distress.
A group of boarding school girls strolls to Ogden woods to gather dogwood blossoms for a flower table at a fair. Madge and Paula linger, while a dogwood fairy scene unfolds then a mysterious barking nuisance from Spottie the fox terrier hints at a hidden identity of the dogs.
In a vivid dream sequence the girls hear fantastical tales from unseen voices about Sirius the dog star, its liberated dog kingdom, a king Saint Bernard, and the transforming fate of conspirators into dogwood blossoms. Paula interrupts, ending the dreamy dogwood lore with a note on a fog-to-water device.
A collection of brief humorous lines and exchanges from various papers. Quips touch on royalty audiences roofs gardens and social misreads with a mix of wry humor and regional voice. The snippets reference Johnsons, queenly bows, roof gardens, chimney sweeps and playful wordplay from Horace and Ally Sloper.
Adirondack guides and Native hunters use deer hides for moccasins and coats, buckskin suits, and hair on hides. Raw hides supply thongs and cords, woven seats, carpets, and bootstrings. Deerskin oil from marrow yields a clear oil favored by jewelers. Also notes about crepe de chine scarves and bow fashions and an Austrian balloon invention reported.
The piece describes a homemade apple press to convert surplus orchard fruit into cider. It outlines a method using a four foot plank, a long stout pole, and a small wooden vat placed on the plank with a circular cut to hold apples for pressing.
A detailed home built cider press method using a plank base and timber pole with pins, plus a vat for crushed apples and channels to guide juice into a receiving vessel. Also notes on shredded corn fodder, moisture, curing, and the value of well dried fodder for cattle.
The piece compares annual inventories for merchants and farmers, stressing stock on hand and yields, crop rotation, farm expenses, and thrift. It argues thorough stock checks reveal profit drivers, soil study, seed selection, and intelligent cultivation, guiding plans for next seasons.
James E. Teggart notes a novel water lifting wheel designed by Charles Hunt of Delaware County Ohio. The six foot wheel with fourteen paddles operates between two buoys on a rising stream, lifting water via 31 buckets to a 13 foot height. It daily moves nearly 300 barrels for inexpensive irrigation.
Prairie Farmer reports shredded corn fodder delivers digestible matter near 83 percent, enabling cattle to nearly maintain on fodder alone. It claims an acre’s stover yields as much digestible matter as two tons of timothy and that shredders cut crop losses while boosting value. Cooperative use of machinery is urged for small farmers.
Rural property listings offer 860 acres with house, barn, and outbuildings near a county seat. second 100 acre tract near market. 100 acre wild land within city limits available for lease or purchase. terms partly cash with time on balance. Includes multiple farms with black loam soil and good water. seek buyers before sale ends.
The item lists half price round trips via Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain routes with specific sale dates on Tuesdays from September to December. It also includes scattered quips from various papers and an advertisement claim for Piso’s Cure for consumption and a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
A promotional note asserts that ordinary remedies fail for female ailments and claims Mrs. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures many women. It urges readers to seek help before health worsens and touts a large number of satisfied users across the United States.
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