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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary poem recalls a bygone era with clear skies and youthful hearts. It muses on simple truths yes and no, distant prices, and moonlit nights, ending with an obscure signature line that resembles a stray imprint.
Arthur Mason, a shy Englishman, woos Vera Fray at a dinner party and in a moonlit garden. He must overcome years of social restraint to propose, amid Vera’s public life and her reputation for countless suitors. The scene unfolds with quiet tension and the pair’s stalled romantic moment in Donsted Garden.
In an arbor under a moonlit night Arthur and Vera discuss marriage and love. Arthur declares they have been friends twelve years and never loved each other, while Vera tests him with a playful wager. A subtle shift occurs as Vera asks him to sit and truly acknowledge his feelings, ending with a silent, intimate moment.
In Paris Camille Saint-Saens, near sighted, improvised for hours at a party while guests departed unseen. The host, fatigued, asked if he was tired. Saint-Saens replied Not in the feast and played on. By dawn he left, unaware the audience had vanished. Another tale recalls a Turkish sultan and the Prince of Wales discussing wealth and power.
A collage of cartoon captions and humorous clippings from various papers. Snatches joke lines about heroism fashion and daily life appear alongside one liner quips and light banter from Philadelphia Chicago and Indianapolis papers.
Scribbled jokes and quips from various papers share a humorous mix. The fragments reference characters like Susie and Daphne and poke light fun at social norms and everyday mishaps. The item reads as a collage of short humorous snippets and a few cartoon captions.
A garbled exchange mentions a husband and wife with playful banter about happiness and money. The fragment references a Puck remark and an essay line about man as martyr of deeds, plus a cryptic note about a garden and sowers.
H E Taber explains a barn re-roof method from Ohio Farmer that nearly doubles capacity without lengthening posts. Rafters are four 2x5 pieces per pair, with boards spiked on sides to form joints. The ridge height and rafted joints are described as a strongest roof form.
A reader recalls planting a silver poplar in 1889 that grew rapidly and, though a nuisance, inspired ideas for commercial poplar pulp. He estimates a decade to form a usable stand and envisions dense early planting with thinning, noting rapid growth and low costs for procurement. He suggests exploring alternatives like cornstalks for papermaking.
A Midland farmer advises stocking pastures to prevent overgrowth and promote soil fertility, using two pastures rotated weekly to protect roots. Also, A V Teller notes hog lice signal poor condition and recommends nutrition boosts and tonics, with a home remedy of scotch snuff and lard or a boil-and-apply solution for lice.
L W Lighty in Country Gentleman warns bee moths devastate neglected or queenless hives and inflict rapid comb ruin. He notes Italian bees resist moths better, advocates strengthening colonies, queen replacement, and using sulphur fumigation in empty hives to prevent damage.
The article explains turkey roosting preferences focusing on open ridge-pole roofs for cold-weather air and protection. It notes open houses work well in milder winters, while northern regions benefit in late summer and fall for roosting chickens and poults, emphasizing the need for pure air at night.
The article offers poultry yard tips including using fowls to control insects and keeping young turkeys dry, noting turkeys are tender before maturity and hard afterward. It cites Mid land Farmer on profitable small flock management and warns on cholera control with thorough cleaning and a chemical wash. It also discusses red kafir corn versus white varieties in Kansas and feed preferences.
An exhortative piece urges women to uphold domestic virtue and motherhood duties while praising Pe-ru-na as a restorative tonic. It laments a tired world and promotes the product as a spark to revive vigor and care in family life.
An advertisement extols Pe-ru-na as the one medicine women can rely on, claiming it treats mucous membrane catarrh in any organ and cures various ailments where other remedies fail, linking congestion to catarrh and promising relief from related disorders.
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