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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
2
Gordon Noel Hurtel laments the roughness of life and finds solace in a mother rocking a baby and singing soft lullabies. The poem contrasts harsh reality with a soothing, gentle image of care and rest, as the singer reflects on the power of a mother’s lullaby to ease trouble and cradle children toward dreams.
A rural scene unfolds as Papa returns home to a jubilant family plotting an April Fool joke. Children, Aunt Jenny letters, and a mysterious box from grandma spark a playful family ritual culminating in a Halloween style reveal. The tale blends domestic humor with farm life and a caring brood.
A fragmentary dialogue piece from the Detroit Free Press features a widow and a sonny wires exchange about misreading human nature and marriage, with garbled phrasing and unclear narrative progression. The text presents misheard lines and elusive references to affection and belonging.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a traveling hummer describing varied pronunciations of U S place names. He cites Maine to California mispronunciations such as Arkansas Missouri Missouri Pennsylvanian Penn sylvany Virginny Califor-ne-ya and many more, noting regional accents in Iowa Bangor Saco Boston Baltimore Washington Lexington Chicago and Cincinnati variants, with notes on Canton and Can teen usage.
W. S. Harwood outlines early French explorers like Cartier and Champlain who opened parts of Newfoundland and the Great Lakes region. He notes Champlain’s 1615 Ottawa river voyage, 1618 Lake Superior news, and Nicollet reaching Sault Ste. Marie. English interest rose, leading to conflicts before British mastery of northern lakes.
Recipe instructions describe combining Nour with butter salt white pepper and cayenne, whisking into boiling water with milk, cooking briefly, adding finely minced salmon, sieving to smooth texture, reheating, and serving with toasted bread. Suggests half cream if desired to make a cream soup.
A Bucksport Maine group buys the old Mayflower schooner to cruise toward Maska then overland to the Klondike. The 50 year old vessel has long sited Grand Banks and Ice land trips, with a history of piracy rumors and a famous California voyage in 1889.
A collage of quips from Chicago News to Detroit Free Press contrasts wartime themes and humorous misprints. Highlights include misread headlines on literature born of war and a nursery scene about promises for a birthday, with miscellaneous jokes about manners, marriage, and fashion slips from several papers.
A Washington Star excerpt mocks shoe stamp codes said to deceive women about their foot sizes and cites an interview with F street dealer Sturman. The piece also notes pedigrees of noble lineages and the long, unbroken descent of Japan's imperial line, including references to the Grosvenor family and the Earl of Mar.
A comic clipping describes a staged hypnotism with a hen and chalk line as a supposed demonstration. The piece also notes a Parisian man who bets he can answer any question about French history, often winning wagers at cafes. The tone mirrors whimsical newspaper curios.
In this Chicago Tribune excerpt a young couple, Bertie Gillenwater and Misa Gillenwatern-Bertie, struggle over love and family objections. He longs to stay, she fears commitment, and a line about chocolate creams punctuates their tension.
A letter from Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia praises Pe-ru-na as an excellent remedy for catarrh and urges beginning treatment now. The message touts Peruna’s national reputation, claims permanent cures, and cites success in chronic cases, with a call to readers to obtain Dr Haya’s books and Peruna literature.
A letter from New York and others praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from uterine and reproductive disorders. The writers describe years of suffering, improved mobility, energy, and gratitude as the remedy purportedly restored health.
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