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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
7
Two sisters in a tiny apartment turn a starching and ironing skill into a thriving business nicknamed the Babies Laundry. A friend supplied initial orders of fine handkerchiefs and lace, letting them expand to assistants and a push-cart gathered operation in aristocratic circles. This feminine enterprise now plans larger quarters as profits grow.
A terra cotta jar crafted to imitate a turkey with gold leaf ornamentation is showcased in the Mexican hall at the American Museum of Natural History New York. Curated by Marshall H Saville the piece is valued as a premier ancient American ceramic with gold decorations. Carl Lomhultz found the artifact in Tepic. Two skeletons were discovered nearby with gold beads and a breadplate ornament.
The Cincinnati Tribune surveys domestic service in Britain Russia and France, noting England’s large female maid workforce and the lack of wage turmoil, while contrasting Paris and Madrid roles and the harsh manners of Russian upper servants. The piece highlights how servant duties shape social hierarchies and daily life abroad.
A historical piece notes pianos appearing in Sioux, Blackfeet, and Crow homes, funded by northern Indian families and reinforced by eastern and western schools. It contrasts booming musical adoption with older, repetitive ghost songs of the Sioux, praising bilingual influences and ancestral links to French traders.
An army officer derides auditors as enemies of officers noting how technicalities halt claims. Gen Weston recalls testing horse endurance in Kansas City and billing baths as expenses. French meteorologists link exceptionally cold Aprils to 100 year cycles, citing 1703 and 1903 with Paris and Versailles freezing conditions.
A Kansas City Journal anecdote recounts a moonlit scene on the Kronprins Wilhelm where a young man and woman kiss, provoking laughs among onlookers until Senator N B Scott notes the naturalness of innocent love. He recalls a mountain tale of a hunter who meets a lonely cabin girl, a drink, a kiss, and a dollar passed between them amid coy dialogue and playful mischief.
A Chicago Daily News piece recounts a humorous window discussion about correct postage. A woman debates 12, 13, or 14 cents for a package, fearing mail loss or damage, and deciding to add 14 cents to ensure proper delivery and avoid trouble with the recipient.
A sentry barred a coachman from driving his master's carriage along a road. The coachman argued that Count Cassini, ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the czar, should pass. The sentry refused, claiming the path could not be opened even for a foreign envoy.
The notice promotes a travel guide about pleasant places on the Michigan Central as well as New York and New England resorts. Readers are urged to obtain a copy by sending two red stamps to A. O. W. Ruggles of the General Transportation Agency in Chicago.
A fragment from the Baltimore Herald notes a count expressing serious affection while questioning a Seer about trifling behavior. The piece hints at romantic intrigue and social pressures within the circle, focusing on sincere devotion contrasted with perceived vanity.
A witty dialogue sketches how Mrs. Dilkina earned a reputation for being sick a bore and Mrs. Barkey notes gossip habits. The exchange mocks subterfuge and the social impact of talking behind people's backs in concise banter.
A fragment discusses perception of a woman’s condition, noting not dangerous status and referencing Mr Cadleigh’s intelligence as central to the remark. It suggests the concern is not severe but unresolved as stated in a Philadelphia context.
A garbled OCR of items from multiple papers includes lines from Pillsboro Times Chicago Daily News and Atchison Globe. It mentions impatience warnings, a poet judge exchange, and a July Four Track News excerpt with scattered phrases about grammar and a strike.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired feet and ease tight shoes. It offers a free trial package and directs readers to A. Olmsted in Le Roy New York, with claims of improving foot comfort and appearance.
An OCR fragment references Fons Tradk Sasrait and Goaree on Sie ofa Py Daniels in New York Central Hudson context. Mentions Grand Central and Hamilton related terms with unclear meaning. Unable to determine full event, names, or dates from the readable text.
An unclear OCR snippet mentions words like tie urine sediment and a few fragmented names and phrases. No coherent event or entities are identifiable to form a proper news item.
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