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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
2
A reflective piece by George Edward Day from the Times describes a father watching a child at play. The speaker imagines lavish toys and a golden hair figure, then admits his fondness for the child’s voice over the world’s clamor. The poem centers on parental love and spiritual ties, with reverent tone.
The scene follows DOIAMINTE DE BRUNETIE as she rides a palfrey, kneels to admire a beetle with brilliant crimson and blue hues, and overhears voices. She fears discovery by several suitors, including de Deauflet, as the beech woods loom quiet and magical around her.
In a tense spoken plot, De Beauflet insinuates a possible accidental shooting to remove a rival and secure Dorminante. Martin frets as De Vallon’s honor, glints of romance, and suspicions swirl around a dangerous scheme amid social tensions and a looming decision.
In a tense woodland scene two rivals prepare to shoot as a third observer, Mile de Brunette, intrudes and questions the deadly pretense. Comte de Vallon negotiates calm while De Beauflet and Martin stand ready, unaware of her presence and a staged duel.
A mixed collage of quips and magazine jests from unnamed papers. Snatches about best dressed men and beef, race debts, microbe jokes for Willie, and social gossipy exchanges. Frivolous banter features the Ancient Mariner, a spoof sea breeze, and light newsroom humor from Philadelphia and Boston sources.
A lengthy discussion questions a $1,000,000 offer for Titian's Sacred and Profane Love in Rome's Borghese collection. It explores whether the painting truly warranted such a price, offers a theory linking the work to Medea and Venus from Valerius Flaccus, and notes critics' views on the open-air, dawn-lit scene and the female figures. The column also touches Turkey's time reckoning and a note on electrification effects on temperature.
A farm writer emphasizes capacity as key to the milking ability of cows. He cites external signs and reproduces outlines from a Hood Farm Jersey cattle catalogue to illustrate how a large deep body and a large udder enable converting feed into milk and butter.
A farmer evaluating dairy cows should assess the animal’s general appearance to judge fitness for dairy work. While it’s not certain that appearance alone reveals a deep milker, careful observation helps identify cows best suited for productive dairy use.
A 19th century agricultural note extols the record breaking cow as a deep bodied dairy producer. It highlights a wedge shaped udder, deep frame, and fore udder fullness as ideal traits for large milk output.
Agricultural bodies like Smithfield club and Royal Dublin Society impose age standards for cattle based on permanent incisor development and tooth wear. The rules define thresholds at one year nine months, two years three months, and up to three years for fully up teeth and worn anterior molars.
Dr. A H Kane, president of the Drivers and Riders League of New York, argues for a mixed road plan to balance interests of farmers, haulers, equestrians, and motorists. He opposes blanket stone roads, noting horses in heavy use areas suffer more wear. suggests main arteries stone centered with dirt edges. Critics doubt wide adoption and traffic equalization on rural routes.
League of American Wheelmen backs convict labor for roadwork in Oneida county. New York Mills project through Utica area used county prisoners under engineer supervision. Cost about $5,573 and $4,500 per mile. expected annual maintenance $250. projected savings $1,500 yearly after repayment.
The excerpt explains an economical straw ice house with a trench drain to carry meltwater, a long air sealed entrance with multiple locks, and surface water diverted away to prevent pests. It also notes use of strychnine peanuts to deter vermin and comments on farmers missing out without fetch saving devices.
At the Union passenger station a lean man asks about long distance tickets to Kentucky and Platte County. The ticket clerk probes for details while the anxious traveler insists on buying a ticket to Platte County, prompting a terse exchange. The scene evokes small town railway life and rustic humor.
A fragmentary notice mentions a large country exhibit at the Paris exposition and promotes Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestive ailments. It also includes a humorous antiquities of baseball by a Missouri editor with biblical puns and a Chicago Chronicle reference.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a wholesome grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims a mocha like color and gentle digestion, priced 15 and 25 cents per package, available from grocers. A separate dialogue snippet shows a cautious father challenging a fragile suitor about supporting a family.
A resident quips about local climate saying summers are too short to grow bananas and pineapple, and winters too short to raise polar bears. The comment highlights humor about weather in the area.
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