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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
2
A mother’s reflective poem about her son as baby now and guardian future adult, contrasting love at home with the world beyond, and hoping God keeps him from sin. Written by Margaret Beahm Denning and credited to Western Christian Advocate.
In a prison cell Number Forty-nine endures a ritual of doom and temptation. A mysterious good angel guides him through visions of freedom and ruin, testing his will. A reprieve appears as a rescue plot unfolds, enabling a dramatic escape at the scaffold with a hinted mercy.
A collection of humorous quotes and anecdotes from various magazines and newspapers. Jokes about bankruptcy, relationships, appearances, and social foibles appear in quick quips attributed to sources like Fliegende Blaetter Harvard Lampoon and the Chicago Daily News.
A period voice survey notes flying machines relying on motor buoyancy may dominate aerial navigation. Santos-Dumont advances airship motors while a Paris airship accident warns of early risks. An also planned 1903 Norway North Magnetic Pole expedition led by Capt. Amundsen uses the ship Gjoa. Paraguay bank notes circulate at fractions. a single Paraguay note buys small produce.
The cantinieres form a unique French army rank serving as nurse and comforter to soldiers. Each regiment has a woman attendant who is often married to a regiment member and who supports the young troops with care and consolation.
A short rural scene shows Bennie looking up as a distant voice calls from above. Grandpa explains Mr. Thrush is early, and the day’s planting work begins with a cheerful, instructive moment.
The piece advises girls to take up archery as a summer recreation. It notes bows for girls should draw 20 to 33 pounds, arrows about 25 inches for a five and a half foot bow, and stresses the value of good instruction and practice. It suggests lessons from a skilled friend or a diagram book if no instructor is available. If several girls share a book, the cost per person is small.
A Louisville Courier Journal blurb describes a curious experiment using a walnut two hazelnuts and straw segments. The setup balances a walnut on a bottle cork and water poured through long straw pieces drives a turning motion as water pressure agitates the side hazelnut holes.
A Civil War moment echoes in a recent accident as two workers struggle to stop a sliding heavy machine. A bystander is urged to “grab hold anywhere” while another quickly helps, recalling General Sheridan’s call to step in anywhere within the line of conflict. Wellspring.
Louise M Gibson of Chicago writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her kidney troubles after two years of suffering. She states six bottles and associated pills restored health and removed headaches backache and burning sensations. She invites others to seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The report notes a 90 000 pound daily British advertising bill and Britain’s 7 832 chimney sweeps amid growing soot concerns. It cites 1 500 British vessel crews from Chinese merchants, 450 London newspaper stenographers, and Mount Ruwenzori’s 20 square miles of Bladiers. Denmark exports 2 500 000 pounds of honey while Europe’s average birth rate sits at 32 per 1 000, Austria at 42 per 1 000. Only half of London’s 1 170 000 men over 21 are on the voters’ register.
Kirk Arkansas postmaster and Justice of the Peace William Drennan suffered kidney pain and sleepless nights before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The remedy, advertised for kidney disease and rheumatism, quickly restored his health and left him grateful for the relief.
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