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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
6
A Chicago Daily News item reflects on simple tuneful pleasures explaining the speaker prefers the plinkety plunk of an old banjo over classical instrument tones. The verse expresses fondness for folk sounds and how music steadies mood despite other tastes.
Jack Paisley, resurgent after news of his father’s crisis, overhears plans to save tools at the Hub well. Eric Sampson and Jim Dodd discuss lowering a boy into the 250 foot hole to retrieve gear, debating danger from gas, air, and rope sockets as contractor Johnson weighs the risky move.
Jack volunteers to descend a deep well to retrieve tools, guided by Eric and aided by a sand-line harness. After a tense crawl through clay, sandstone, and total darkness, he reaches the tools, signals, and is pulled to safety. Mr. Johnson pays him $25 amid cheers, and the family celebrates with relief and pride. Moody report notes 89 percent of navy sailors are U.S. citizens and 76 percent native born.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recounts a plump speaker and six listeners discussing a milk only regimen to gain weight and nerve strength. A former nervous wreck reports gaining 5 pounds in four months after following a rest cure and dairy diet from Jersey cows, avoiding medicine.
A Victorian craft note describes making a dainty handkerchief work bag from three hem stitched handkerchiefs joined by lace insertion. It uses a pasteboard circular bottom, lined with colored silk, and a ribbon around the top. the bag is washable and practical for gifting initials.
The piece underscores living one day at a time and planning each morning to pursue both work and pleasure. It urges seeking the world’s beauty and good things, asserting that daily effort toward one’s plan yields happiness and success.
Mile. Kanyevsky, a 25 year old Boussian Jewish woman, becomes the first female engineer to pass the Paris Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees examination. She plans to apply for a position with the Hussliar railroads.
A biographical sketch profiles Hetty Green of Hoboken and Flatbush as the famed penny pincher and wealthy real estate holder. It recounts her origins, marriage, and bold intervention in the Houston and Texas Central reorganization, where she leveraged bonds to win a seat on the committee. It notes her reputation and a stray column on fashion trends predicting the apron’s return for women.
How to keep lamp burners clean trim wick and remove charred bits. Boil burners in strong soda water then rinse dry and reinsert for best light. If no dish for boiling use an old tomato tin to avoid waste. Covers of couch cushions should be slightly smaller than the pillows to prevent flattening after weeks of use.
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