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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
6
In New York a disreputable hairdresser scheme fleeced a patron with lavish extras and a bogus sale of magazine premiums. A canvasser pressed a dish premium tied to false circulation claims, prompting confrontation and a police warning. The patronization attempt ended when the man fled.
An unwelcome infant found in a road mender’s cottage near Brittany carried ten thousand dollars in bank notes pinned to its clothes. A passing peasant woman rescues the child and plans to raise it, while the original mother repents her unkind act.
A collage of light witticisms shows married coupledom and social habits. Tit-Bits notes a man and wife share similar thoughts as a sign of congeniality while Chicago Daily News recalls Rounder’s reclusiveness and a hair cutting joke. N Y Weekly contrasts city and country life with fleeting recognitions.
A collage of joke fragments and quips from various papers including Philadelphia Press, N Y Weekly, Washington Star, and Tit-Bits. Topics range from jealous lovers and mistaken house coats to a new mamma, practical geology wit, and indignant pedestrians.
A Savannah stout man wearing a blood-red bandanna in a field faced a harsh impact from a bull of bad mood. The event’s force carried the blow all the way to Havana, leaving a vivid, though terse, note of the incident.
A Punch caption uses a brisk command about securing a rope to a projection overhead and lowering oneself, capturing a brisk, suspenseful tone from a comic frame. The line implies a dramatic descent with practical aid, reflecting magazine humor of the era.
A witty exchange in Greene sets color options for a new touring car amid social banter. A judge quips about unexpected events while ironing a shirt and settling a ten dollar debt, revealing light-hearted street dialogue.
A witty aside from Town Top noting a reformer described as a great reformer, with a jokey misread that he is a capable competitor in manufacturing.
King Victor of Italy and other monarchs travel incognito as popular trends. The sultan of Turkey now tours by car despite prior hissy attitudes to automobiles. The kaiser awards a Brandenburg twin mother with a medal while noting family twin history. European rulers refuse 25th wedding anniversary gifts. the khedive of Egypt amasses a vast fortune and reportedly avoids smoking. Milan exhibition prizes total 8000 dollars with a 2000 dollar climate dwelling prize and a 1000 dollar motorboat prize. Queen Alexandra’s first public statue is commissioned by sculptor George W Wade. Hong Kong has statues of Edward VII and the Prince of Wales. Earl of Cranbrook, Beaconsfield ally, is 91 and an ex-cabinet minister known as Gathorne-Hardy. A light quip about a new girl and quiet housekeeping closes the page.
Mr F LeRoy Hoar of Bristol Rhode Island recounts a self diagnosis of rheumatism caused by poor blood. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring circulation and relieving pain after two to five boxes, urging others to seek convincing evidence by writing to the Dr Williams Co. in Schenectady New York for cures of anemia rheumatism and related blood diseases.
Advert says Nickel Plate Road offers three daily through trains to Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston with dining cars sleeping cars and no excess fare. Highlights rates from 25 cents to 1.00 and connections to Eastern states plus a general agent contact in Chicago. Also inserts mixed quotations and literary snippets.
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