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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
3
The poem voices fog and mist over dawn as nature awakens while keeping faith, hope, and song hidden within. It asks whether beauty will bloom despite gloom and urges the heart to stay hopeful and true in a gray world.
A narrator travels from a farm to Twineburgh with a lawyer suitor candidate, sharing hopes for Flor ence and confiding in Sarah. Along the way, he meets the station agent at Sidington, notes a missing wagon tract, and reflects on trust, love, and impending decisions amid a rural setting and small town transit.
The narrator questions Tim and learns Horace Jackson visits Mr. Morley’s Nelsonville home, while Morley travels to the city for work. A detective’s search uncovers a sealed cellar entrance and mysterious changes at the old estate, prompting suspicions of hidden motives and a rival in love.
An old gentleman hides at the head of the stairs as a young man courts his daughter. The trio lingers, the girl rejects a rushed good night, and the groom hastens home after a tense waiting period. The item also notes that female spiders are larger and more ferocious than males and mentions Greenland potatoes.
A square-jawed woman with pinkish hair places her umbrella on the editor’s desk and asks about a marriage notice. The editor confirms Samson Peters led Mrs. Hoskins to the hymenal altar, then argues the notice should reflect Peters as Mrs. Peters and Hoskins as Mrs. Peters.
Fragmented dialogue from a newspaper page shows a brash bronzed man arguing with a youthful actress about correctness in speech. The piece wanders through seat-of-the-pants banter, Western slang, and odd toasts about judging appearances and far western places like British Columbia and Juneau, ending with a pieced together note from the Washington Star and Indianapolis Journal.
A fragment from 19th century humor notes idle wanderers debating whether a remark about 1200 a ton refers to gold or coal harvesting. It includes quips about bids, remedies, and flirting, highlighting wry commentary from Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago News.
Bird Island Minnesota resident Nomwax Hickox describes stomach distress and kidney-related back pain. After taking Moohns Sarsaparilla, four of six bottles used, he claims relief from symptoms and endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as the true blood purifier and cathartic.
Tenor Whitney Mockridge led a singer troupe from St. Louis toward Sedalia when no regular train could reach in time. He bribed Missouri Pacific with cash to secure a special car and track, sending word to meet him with band at the depot. A crowd gathered as the 178 mile journey arrived, eager to see the savior of the concert.
A Chicago Times-Herald item recounts a November elevated train scene where giggling girls mock a man wearing a cloth daisy in his buttonhole. He explains his daughter made it and asks for permission to wear it, prompting embarrassment as the car empties.
A garbled mix of quotes mocks editing and headlines. It quips about aging, lost powers of pagination, and the idea that no news is good news. The text lampoons editors and humorously cites St Jacobs Oil as a cure.
An editorial style piece discusses painful female examinations and urges use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It quotes a testimonial from a woman identified only by initials praising the product after suffering prolonged weakness and womb-related illness. Indianapolis source noted.
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