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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
3
An aging observer recalls two babies on a humble stoop in Springfield Massachusetts as springtime light warms a small, intertwined moment. A four year old guides a baby with a protective hand while a grandfather looks on, the scene mingling family affection with quiet hope.
Civil War era scene unfolds as Lambert and Burns intervene during a violent assault in a southern area of the old house. A woman in white and a restrained youth are at the center as cries, injuries, and a tense confrontation draw in soldiers and enslaved workers.
In a tense night scene Mrs. Walton defuses a violent incident involving Riggs and a guard detail. Captain Burns and Lt. Lambert oversee disciplining and care as the family endures threats, injuries, and a potential court-martial. The next morning, discipline reforms and a quiet start return to camp.
An excerpt argues the Colosseum was built to last forever and may have resisted collapse since antiquity. It recalls Hadrian’s era, the fifth century earthquakes, and the later buttress by Pope Pius VII using life convicts kept on scaffolding. It then shifts to a note on Protestant disregard for hymns and stained glass in Scotland.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item quotes an employer saying he cannot vouch for honesty after Rastus disappears with several small articles. The employee protests he is as honest as he can be and asks for a proper written recommendation.
The Flint and Pere Marquette Steamships run from Milwaukee nightly at 6:46 except Saturdays, with the large Pere Marquette car ferry from Manitowoc at 11:00 each evening except Saturday. Arriving Ludington next morning, connections to Michigan Ohio Canada and East and South trains are available. Tickets via F P M ER are advised through local agents or H F Moeller, Alsto Pass, Saginaw Michigan.
A letter from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts touts Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women troubled by weak health and womb issues. The testimonial from Mars F S Bennet of West describes relief after treatment, urging others to seek help.
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