28 Aug 1902
Page 5
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
5
A Williston round-up of local items notes teachers’ exams, plans for medical travel, stock movements at Avoca, hunting license reminders, Mrs. Hedderich hosting a sewing party, and community notices. Civil matters include rock contracts, arrivals, illnesses, property moves, and social updates on residents, visitors, and local business activity.
W H Dibble recalls his 11 year old son being poisoned by a weed or plant while picnicking. The boy rubbed poison into his eyes and feared sight loss until De Witts Witch Hazel Salve helped after a few days. Ad advises the salve for skin ailments, burns, wounds and cautions against counterfeits.
Walter Kurth, at Broeggar Mercantile Co. store, repaired a horse and carriage after a depot incident. A resident of Hoosley neighborhood witnessed the event as the horse started and stopped, causing the buggy top to be demolished but the balance repaired by the time the repairer arrived.
An advertisement claims DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel poison and act as a tonic to the liver. Testimonial from W. Scot of Milton Pennsylvania states they have used the remedy for years, praising its small size, vegetable composition, and lack of griping. Brownell & McPhee.
A breezy collection notes weather and corn yields at Stony Creek with jokes about prairie tires and a butter teater used as door key. Mentions school board contracts, travel of Billy Baker to Washington, and quirky pranks using newspapers to influence rural politics.
A reader from Viola, Tona credits Kodol with curing months of stomach trouble. He notes a neighbor with dyspepsia also benefited after using Kodol. The testimonial touts Kodol as a great reconstructive tonic that digests any good food and improves mind and body strength after meals.
A vintage advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at threepence. The box reportedly bears E. W. Grove's signature and offers refunds if ineffective.
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