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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
4
The notice lists prices for insertions: 15 cents per inch, 12.5 cents for yearly contracts, 5 cents per line for reading notices, 935 dollars for 1000 lines inside a year, professional cards 75 cents per inch per month or 87.50 per year, and want ads 1 cent per word per issue.
A reader complains that the Williston Herald copied a previous article from the Cando paper without credit while a local editor in their city allegedly used the same piece. The writer defends the source and urges proper attribution.
The Graphic highlights Mack Renville near Buford with artifacts from Sitting Bull era. A pack saddle used by a Sitting Bull warrior in 1876's Custer fight, a peace pipe from Pipe Stone, and a Springfield army gun are described along with Renville’s experiences guiding prisoners and prairie life. The piece also urges better farming culture and notes North Dakota’s potato reputation and yields.
In a communication to The Graphic Supt Waldron of the Dickinson subexperiment station argues North Dakota potato culture lags due to poor farming methods and seed varieties. He notes US potato yield about 90 bushels per acre versus higher yields abroad and cites fertilizer use and soil quality as key factors.
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