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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
2
A man explains how he was lured by an inventor named Broderick to stay in a locked flat and tend a secret back-room laboratory. Over three months the wages rose to ten dollars weekly as the covert operation and wife remained unseen. When exposed, the worker finds Broderick’s counterfeit den and becomes the scapegoat for the scheme.
A veteran recalls a comrade who fell ill and fought through Fredericksburg va. The man, weakened yet spirited, refused to quit. He urged fire on the line, offered blankets and religious tracts to the wounded, and died soon after returning home.
The article warns that immigration may reach one million yearly if unchecked, arguing one hundred thousand foreigners per year is a reasonable absorption target. It contrasts with other items noting DeForest wireless success, German Empress dresses made in Paris, and a dispatch from Aden about Obbia's cuk tan prisoner.
Gen Baum portrays one of the era’s finest maneuvers as Sherman secretly relocates the army from before Atlanta to outflank Hood. The narrative praises the operation's precision like chess, with mutual support against Mood and a decisive strike that forced Atlanta’s evacuation. Gen Nanni adds a complementary, admiring description of the operation.
Adjutant General Charlee E. Partridge of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic notes the death rate among Civil War veterans is increasing. In the just completed year 702 deaths occurred among 2,725 department members, up from 683 the previous year.
A Helena veteran recalls a 1860s skirmish plan to ferry clothing and food to Confederate soldiers across the Mississippi. He details smuggling, risk of execution, and a late night escape aided by a merchant, arguing that all things are fair in war despite moral doubt.
In a Civil War vignette from Antietam General Lee halts by a Rockbridge battery and asks a grimy 17 year old driver his name. The boy, Bob, reveals he is Lee's own son and pleads to go back into battle. Lee blesses him and moves on. Also quoted are quick humor notes about romance and a do it today sign over a piano in a Buffalo Express item.
In a colorful exchange, The Maid defends marriage as every girl should experience at least once, while The Vudge questions the risks, reflecting playful social dialogue on wedding norms.
A young colonial supporter Pauline Hendricks helps Lieut Sperry carry dispatches to Washington after a leg injury. She rides eight miles at night, braves armed guards, and earns Washington praise as troops later arrive at her home. A Washington Star brief tale of brave action in the Revolutionary era.
Samuel Seager of Bolivar New Jersey owns a tame crow named Jim who can talk like a parrot at only sixteen months old. Jim was captured near Holivar with his sister and sold into bondage before coming to Mr. Seager, where he now sits on the piano and critiques his daughter’s coon songs. He can answer questions with remarks such as Well, I should smile and will fly to those properly introduced. The piece ends with a joke about a German colonel and eclipse orders given to sergeants, lampooning military obedience.
A German on Saturday August 2, 1902 noted a peculiar time moment in the early morning. The event occurs at one minute and one second past one o'clock, described as the second of the second minute of the second hour of the second day of the second week of the second month of the second half of the second year of the second decades of centuries A.D.
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