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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
2
A reflective tribute to a primary teacher, praising patience and firmness. The article extols guiding youths with kindness and the golden rule, noting the teacher’s care, discipline, and ability to shape young minds through steady, gentle authority. It acknowledges imperfect yet noble effort amid the challenges of molding urchins into disciplined learners.
A humorous domestic scene aboard a homeward train follows a shopping day. A wife revels in glove bargains while her husband frets over forgotten quail orders and jokes about neglect, money saved, and future purchases. The banter exposes their playful bickering and mutual reliance.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a tale of remembered gloves and a string tied to a finger. A husband teases his wife about forgetfulness while planning purchases and quail, chops, and a briar pipe, ending with a quip comparing her to Venus de Milo.
A timid passenger questions courage as a captain and crew navigate a tense fight among desperate coolies aboard a liner. The captain refuses to show fear, noting that losing temper could prove fatal, and insists on calm control amid the chaos.
The government ethnological area preserves a full record of vanished Indian races. An Apache exhibit includes costumes weapons and daily life articles plus two unique souvenirs. A 110 pound cinematograph and a vilascope machine captured war dances chants and spectator exclamations for future viewing.
George W. Brown in Ohio Farmer describes a low cost cement cistern for clay subsoil regions. Start with a circle excavation, deepen and taper to a jug shape, add a second larger circle to form a brick topped shoulder, install a brick top to resist frost, seal with cement, and finish with sewer tile.
A letter argues cold storage of eggs helps balance supply but misleads buyers by selling as fresh laid. It warns that cold stored poultry loses quality after temperature restoration and urges laws requiring clear labeling to prevent fraud.
A collage of disparate notes reports on whales, workers, exports, taxes, travel, and science. It cites average whale weight nine tons, Canadian mineral show in Toronto, Italian employment from worm farming, and a Spanish product exhibit in Hayti, with figures on migrants to San Francisco and mass travel in Europe. It mentions Japanese customers, British education, and imperial rail projects, plus various curious laws, languages, and a Brazilian fountain from 1573.
A farmer reports switching to pasture at night and grain by day, feeding oats and bran in three day feeds plus grass at night. Since June 1, the work horses have thrived with reduced hay, relying on pasture and grain only. The author, J A Macdonald, cites improved condition and satisfaction with the approach.
From American Cultivator this passage explains turkey domestication history, noting the wild nature of the bird and the turkey hen’s role. It recommends beechnuts as a preferred feed to enhance flavor, suggests buckwheat as a secondary grain, and advises confined fattening in a dark space for 10 days to 2 weeks to avoid indigestion and fever.
Practical hog care advice covers lice control with kerosene or fish oil and palatable potatoes for fattening. Notes pigs need little bedding in summer, and a dry shady knoll suffices. Warns pig bites are dangerous but heal slower than horse or dog. Suggests turpentine for long worms and quassia-chips infusion to kill short worms.
An American Cultivator excerpt describes an automatic hen nest to confine each hen for laying. Nests can be checked several times daily to identify laid eggs, with hens marked and eggs counted. The system uses a tilting door and wedge to secure the enclosure, aiding heat layer selection and breeding efficiency.
A Soutders Planter writer advises buyers to value well developed joints backs and hips when selecting beef cattle. He notes higher prices come from carcass fat in correct locations rather than overall fatness and cites a shipment of Short horn cattle selling for a top price in Philadelphia.
The article discusses edible weeds. Dandelion is cultivated in France but viewed as a pest in this country. Succory grows in European gardens. Pigweed is a Chinese delicacy, and young pokeweed is known as edible in the southern states. Nettles, milkweed, and Purslane are cultivated in Europe despite being pests here.
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A clipped snippet notes that four degrees are recognized while thermometers also bear degrees, linking college graduation with temperature scales in a terse Chicago Daily News style item.
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