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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
2
The piece mirrors a rustic, folk inspired memory of boyhood in Williston with reflections on adventures, hunting minnows, catching caterpillars, carving with a pocketknife, and the longing for toys like a pony and a gun, ending with a note on growing up amid occasional mishaps.
A wounded regular and another lieutenant recount the dawn assault on El Pozo two miles back of San Juan. They describe marching through shellfire toward the San Juan blockhouse, the loss of comrades, and the fear and duty of advancing under heavy fire while Cuban matches and balloons drew Spanish fire.
An account from a Cuban hospital camp describes a chaotic frontline retreat under fire. wounded officers and soldiers recount bandaging an artery, making litters from shirts and rifles, and the surgeon tagging urgent cases as ambulance trains carried the injured away.
President Harris of Maine State College argues the farm should forge the next generation of men. He presses for deep cultivation of character and intellect, urging breaking up bleak hills and draining swamps to enable education, leadership, and noble minds beyond mere wealth.
The American Machinist argues wagons must be built with road compatibility. Wide tires reduce pressure, protect roads, and doubling front axle width doubles surface roll. Good wagon roads rival railways in value, and laws should require wide tires to prevent road damage.
The excerpt discusses a Marlman developed nose and its use in tracking quarry, comparing olfactory skill to instinctual hunting, and suggesting scent-based reasoning underpins much human and animal behavior. It notes a Tom of Cook source describing how a nose yields value in locating and evaluating game.
Pull the suckers from sweet corn and feed the raspberry plants. Do not remove large branches from cherry trees. Market gardening is hard work but pays. Pick pears gently when ripe. Tomatoes trained to stakes are thriving. Remove bearing canes from raspberries and blackberries after the season. The best fruit in irrigated districts is in Washington and Idaho. Sweet potatoes from vine cuttings may outperform slips. Bananas can be profitable in Florida, Honduras is noted for bananas. Transplant grape vines at five years, cut back wood near soil in spring.
The article from the St. Louis Republic argues that rapid separation of cream from milk preserves quality and reduces odors, boosting fat yield. It notes sweeter cream when separated early, improved butter ripening, and better use of skim milk for feed and cooking, with labor and equipment savings.
George E. Newel of Ohio Farmer argues that ensilage pits double milk yield versus dry feeding and criticizes cutting fodder for dry feeding. He cites a progressive dairyman who lost half his potential milk when he stored fodder as dry feed. He urges dairymen to ensile and aerate milk to reduce flavor objections.
A printed notice describes an improvised ensilage wagon built from joined joists and wagon wheels to haul fodder with easy ground clearance. It also promotes planting plum trees in farmhouse corners, noting their compact size and quick fruiting after pruning.
A six year old boy explains to his mother that burning eggs in a stable would make little horses, a humorous tale recounted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer about farm life and child logic during a brief rural visit.
Observance of war times shows a quiet humanitarian effort by The American Tobacco Co. to aid soldiers and sailors. Headquarters established in camps and hospitals have supplied over one hundred thousand pounds of tobacco and fifty thousand briar pipes at a total cost of fifty to sixty thousand dollars. Camps and thirty ships in Cuban waters shared in this aid, highlighting corporate generosity despite claims that corporations lack souls.
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