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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
2
A reflective verse fragment from Washington Star recalls bygone days of respect, stagecraft, and public virtue. The speaker ruefully notes fraud and crime today, but honors the enduring effort and wit of those who shape truth, hoping future generations will recall these times as the best yet known.
In October light at Entley Grange Brande Bentley resists Harry Wade’s plan to marry Bessie Bird until a revelation changes him. Bessie confesses blindness, Harry vows loyalty, and Brande relents, making the couple’s union and Bessie the blind bride a beacon for the estate.
An Indianapolis feature traces the first foreign-born woman to gain U S citizenship in Indiana. It profiles an Irish widow who settled in southern Indiana, built a family including James B Ryan and Lieut Col Richard J Ryan, and later highlights Thomas F Ryan a long-time Indianapolis businessman. It includes a testimonial about Williams Pink Pills for Pale People from a local source.
A fierce duel unfolds as a lone fighter battles a monstrous demon in a room of chaos. Blood flows, the fight continues against the exhausted hero, and finally the warrior prevails with a weary victory while a folding bed is claimed as a chilly sign of triumph.
December 7 and 21 Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio railways will sell excursion tickets from all points northwest at reduced rates to Virginia North and South Carolina and other southern states. Round trips valid twenty one days return. Descriptive pamphlet available from Northwestern Passenger Agent Chicago.
A Cincinnati Commercial Telegraph piece recalls a shift from French menu terms to English in elite restaurants. Patrons once paid extra for pommes de terre, believing them French, but readers recall diners now choosing roast beef and beefsteak. The writer notes a growing American pride and a decline in French dishes and language at first-class eateries.
A hostess seeks entertainment for Mr. Blank who writes books on butter. A guest tries to amuse him with butter talk, drifting from weather to cows to butter, but the guest fails as the guest’s intended topic was Buddha. The host reveals the mistake and the guest leaves in embarrassment.
A collage of ad copy and quotes from a late 19th century page includes lines praising Sostetter's Stomach Bitters, Laxative Bromo Quinine, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It mentions a wedding anniversary remark, weather lore, and various humorous snippets from Chicago and Atchison papers, all mixed with testimonials and product pitches.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to warm cold feet and prevent perspiration with a 25 cent box and free sample offer. It also briefly mentions St Jacobs Oil as a cure for an unnamed ailment and notes a local injury incident involving an Atchison girl and Sprained last night.
Descriptive folder on Alaska routes highlights the Great Northern Railway from St Paul to Minneapolis and beyond. Mentions a booklet titled Aino wen of Gold and Glacier and notes price and seating details. Includes stray phrases about ships, chair prices, and oil cores in a garbled style.
Testimonies from doctors and patients claim Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla cures long standing blood and skin diseases. A Baltimore physician cites dozens of recoveries including a Catonsville elderly woman once treated with costly medicines. The ad promises a curebook and free story of cures from Lowell Massachusetts.
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