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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
2
The issue surveys 1905 gold output and cotton crops with U.S. exports and mill use, notes the Byer and Hamilton gold nugget discovery, outlines Los Angeles water works cost, and reports on Philadelphia Transit timing, world rail mileage, polar exploration plans, Cincinnati smoke abatement, tide lands fortune, and a Seattle waiter's windfall.
Henceforward Belgium treats absinthe as contraband in all cases. The prohibition bill, supported against manufacturers and retailers, passed both houses of the legislature with 92 votes to 2 in the Senate. The act bans importation manufacture transport sale or storage for sale.
A narrator recounts buying a book from a бед woman whose tale of a bedridden mother and hungry siblings draws pity. The seller’s reason is clear yet the narrator wrestles with guilt over aiding their plight, while the woman’s eyes shed tears like stars through mist. The piece reflects hardship and the lure of comforting storytelling.
Mr. Belknap brings prize dog home to persuade wife to keep him. He plots tactful entry through a back gate, hides the animal in the woodshed, then joins wife for dinner amid festive preparations and mystery about the occasion. The tale hints at a birthday surprise.
During a lively dinner Mrs Belknap manipulates her husband into keeping a pedigreed Angora kitten while disposing of a troublesome dog. He secretly moves the dog to the woodshed after promising his wife a favor, only to discover he was outmaneuvered by her wiles and the kitten's charm.
King of Korea adopts dumbbell routines as YMCA promotes American athletics abroad. Korean youths perform handsprings and bar routines as 5000 spectators witness Tientsin field meet. Japan and India also adopt baseball, football and other American English games in colleges.
A newly described window sash invention mounts the glass frame on a hinged unit that swings into the room for safe cleaning on both sides. The glass frame uses light steel strips and a spring catch, allowing the sash to slide as normal and opening fully for ventilation while preserving light and a harmonizing outer molding.
Dr William Brooks director of Smith Observatory Geneva New York and Hobart College astronomy professor reports the 25th comet discovered by him. The object lies at right ascension 16h 19m 30s and declination 47d 10m with moderate northwest motion.
Hair length reflects health according to Matsura a Japanese physiologist hair grows thinner in disease and the illness duration can be inferred from those thinner segments variation strongest in coarse haired peoples Highest Kits Ascension Lindenberg Prussia reached 21 100 feet with six kites and 16 000 yards wire temperatures fell from 41 to 13 below zero wind at surface 18 miles hour 66 miles hour at peak Deepest Gold Mine x 4 200 feet at New Chums Australis
A Baldit experiment suggests strong perfumes could affect atmospheric ion diffusion and electric discharge from charged bodies. Using an electroscope and perfume vapors like vanilla, the study observed a measurable reduction in charge loss, inviting further testing under better conditions to explore odor particle behavior and potential nucleation roles in humid air.
Three-wheeled cars are rising in popularity in England with a design shown in the illustration. They are powered by gas or similar motors and may place seats in tandem or with two in the rear and one in the front for the driver.
New Orleans physician Dr Isadore Dyer announces the second leper fully cured has been discharged from the Lepers home. The discharged patient was a woman, name withheld, and another cured case involved a boy with early disease. Other patients in Dyers care are improving as the ocean salt content is noted at about 2139 grains per gallon and the Dead Sea at about 19700 grains per gallon.
Richard M. Pearce of Newark New Jersey reports severe cold led to kidney congestion with back and limb pains and headaches. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the congestion and symptoms disappeared and have not returned for five years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A witty exchange from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch questions if two can live as cheaply as one. He suggests guarded skepticism while she asserts that a cheap couple can manage if they start cheap.
Spring brings the claim that Garfield Teaw cleanses blood purifies the body and supports liver kidneys stomach and bowels. The ad targets all ages promising natural action and relief from various ailments with seasonal use.
A writer recalls an automatic hotel scheme where guests chase amenities that vanish. Landlord doubles as tout for “special rates,” charging a surprise 1.50 to 2.00 per night after a hollow bargain. An observer notes the joke, while a companion jokes about calendars and birthdays as a light aside.
A professor boasts of discovering a new hypothesis while Mr Crmrox expresses doubt about extinct ideas. The inventor presents a model of an appliance to a manufacturer, claiming it will sell well if marketed.
A Philadelphia woman describes years of coffee dependence labeled coffee jags and related nervousness headaches and insomnia. She lists improvement after switching to Postum, noting meals, digestion and energy stabilized and ailments faded as coffee was eliminated.
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