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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
2
A narrator sits by a fire in Shadowlana, recalling a mother’s comforting touch that heals heartache and loneliness. The piece blends dreamlike shadows with long-ago lullabies, contrasting fame’s burden with a mother’s understanding and warmth.
Diana ventures to Miss Senthrilla’s sitting room to uncover the old woman’s poetry. Amid buttons and memories, Miss Senthrilla recalls Tad and Emmy while Diana learns poetry wears many faces, from baby tales to brass buttons marking a soldier’s life.
An account of Washington meeting Virginian riflemen who saluted him as they formed a sharpshooting unit. The riflemen forced British outposts into dangerous exposure, with officers and artillery repeatedly targeted at long range. Harper's Magazine described their feared accuracy and impact.
A tale from Golden Daye recounts how Morse faced a railway hurdle. He doubted wiring over bridges until a quick suggestion to fasten wires to the structure solved the problem. The insight transformed communication tech and the future of telegraphy.
A new detachable grip for bicycle handlebars features an expansible sleeve with a cone inside and a cap at the end. A screw in the cap draws the cone into the sleeve to securely grip the interior of the bar, while the outer portion of the grip attaches to the cap rim.
A farmer’s wife reared a pet pig using a feeding bottle after its mother died, and the animal followed her like a dog. A country girl tamed a frog that emerged to feed on strawberries, while a bedridden lady’s constant companion was a familiar fowl that visited her room.
The Philadelphia Press argues all theories of magnetic attraction and unknown currents fail to explain the Paris accident. It notes a single captain setting a vessel’s course without consulting other officers risks mistakes unless bridge officers detect land or lights. The paper endorses having multiple officers contribute to lay the course.
The article recalls curious pet stories by women in households and notes risky habits among experienced ship captains. It argues accidents strike seasoned crews more than novices and calls for tighter discipline and cross checking of navigational courses.
The Chicago Journal reports a South Side summer garden hosts an all-women orchestra. A pretty girl with a trombone is employed to draw trade as the star of the group. The young men view the ensemble with interest as they enjoy the performances.
A San Francisco News Letter excerpt reports a private hospital physician has achieved a new medical departure. A wealthy hypochondriac patient, after failing allopathy and other methods, is cured through the physician’s private practice, highlighting secrecy around identity and method.
A brunette musician draws crowds as the fairest performer beside the orchestra. Two men misinterpret her appeal as a dummy, while a jealous wife schemes with a doctor to test her spouse. The tale intertwines deception, beauty, and jealousy with a sensational edge.
A fragmentary Chicago style column recounts a Sunday school picnic turned shooting spree. It features travelers describing a Gordon's Grove incident with wounded men, a wounded man bragging of his hand injury, and a colonel puzzling over the violence. Other vignettes compare Paris cab humor with wheel mishaps and domestic quirks.
A lengthy notice promotes a travel route for the 23rd G A B Annual Encampment in Philadelphia. It outlines Big Four and Chesapeake Ohio connections with stops at Indianaapolis and Cincinnati, then along the Ohio River to Huntington and through Virginia to Washington. Three rate options are listed with routing details and contact for J C Tucker in Chicago.
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