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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
7
Description outlines lumber sizes and layout for a 24 by 30 foot cottage with six rooms. First and second floor construction features joists rafters and wall plates, double floors with felt underlayment, creosoted shingles, and bronze green finish. Interior includes living room kitchen three chambers bathroom sitting room and reception hall with up to date plumbing fixtures.
The Walking Hills in the eastern Colorado desert of Southern California advance eastward as strong winds push sands, threatening the Southern Pacific Railway tracks built 25 years ago. The shifting hills grow taller and wider, forcing potential roadbed changes and possible rerouting through the desert.
In Europe three strange natural phenomena hinder the Simplon tunnel project. A subterranean flood burst forth 134 years ago, later diverted into rock channels. Heat from water veins blistered workers, prompting costly ventilation and cooling measures. Despite dangers, construction proceeds with reinforced cement, drainage, and improved devices.
Spain's social reform measure targets begging and vagrancy with penalties for parents or guardians who force or sell children to beg. The bill, drawn by Senator Santa Maria de Paredes and prepared by Madrid's social reform committee, imposes fines and 1 to 30 day imprisonments and can revoke custody for two years or more. Minor wards would be placed in municipal or provincial facilities for care and eventual restoration to families.
A Tunis report claims gold found in Sousse and Bizerta with samples yielding two to three ounces per ton and some near Kairouan producing three to four pounds per ton. The Regency mining department allegedly issued permits at a rapid rate after earlier refusals. A Paris specialist questions the discovery citing regional geology.
In a London Tit-Bite anecdote a man recalls a loud celebration that ended with remorse. He groans over missing an affidavit to prove his wife left before an early train. He recounts staying out late and acting like a boy, then bemoans the mishap.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote portrays tenement district leaders as de facto guardians and unofficial mayors. The piece recalls a parent who blamed a district leader for missing a sick child, highlighting expectations of constant aid, arbitration, and social duties tied to political power.
Mrs Matilda M Boucher of Valley City North Dakota recounts relief from head dizziness after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She also cites a January sciatica attack that disappeared in three weeks and notes continued good health since. She endorses the medicine to others with similar troubles.
A parent asks about continuing education for a son at the college. The response cites the standard half mile cinemand course and echoes everyday student pursuits.
A collage of small ads and quotes touts Allen's FootEase for swollen feet with trial offers, Piso’s Cure for coughs, and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It includes stray quotes about Jenkins and Dobbin, habits cures for opium and liquor, and a brief fielding remark on guilt. Several lines reference Atlantic, Chicago, New Orleans, and Le Roy New York.
A letter from T H Mars of the First Wisconsin Cavalry touts Peruna as a cure for kidney catarrh and related symptoms. The note claims rapid relief, restoration of vigor to the heart and digestive system, and offers gratis advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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