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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1898
Page
2
Ledgar Jones rails against those who mourn the so-called good old times. He mocks longing for premodern comforts and laments the era’s lack of books schools and sanitation, arguing modern advances prize progress over nostalgic gripes.
In Shawnee a crusty hardware store owner Blake is famed for constancy to a lost love, not virtue. His life, a blend of rumor and memory, unfolds through townsfolk and a minister as illness nears, until a bold public denial sparks a reveal and new-town mirth.
A collection of short humorous exchanges and captions from various periodicals. Topics include investment scams, matrimonial gags, school humor, and a maid’s blunt retort. Each item reflects late 19th or early 20th century humor with punchlines and social quirks.
In a talkative interview, Hu Vella of Human Vanity discusses fashion focused hair work. He notes women chase bronze shades through multiple steps and a full day’s process, then recalls a client who cut off fine gray hair to avoid aging. He also critiques men seeking bleached curls, calling such vanity and behavior foolish.
The Chicago Burlington & Northern Railroad issues a twelve part half tone view series titled The Land of Christ. It features photographs from the Holy Land with descriptive reading matter. Part samples cost postage and full sets are offered for ninety five cents, with payment by draft or money order to Geo. P. Lyman.
A collage of clipped quips and ads lampoons modern life and boastful claims. Observers boast steam’s service while jokes finger cultural quirks and Irish luck. Quotations cover jokes about bacteria, Klondike, Calvinism, and foot powders. Includes several old advertisements for Allen’s Foot Air and other remedies from era.
Hopeful letter describes female troubles leading to barrenness and praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring fertility. Includes testimonials from May B Wilcox and Mrs H Biuey, urging sufferers to write to Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Mass for advice and help.
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