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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
3
A child's heartfelt poem to a Civil War veteran, recalling marching days and drum taps. It honors courage, loyalty, and enduring duty, urging steadfast service even when praise fades and battles continue in life. The piece reflects devotion from a young author to a veteran's exploits.
Maj. Samuel C. Glover recalls meeting Gen. Grant at Vicksburg as a young officer. Grant welcomed him, offered courteous help at headquarters, and later stood under fire to observe the works, then apologized for exposing his men and moved to a safer position.
A small boy recalls Gen. Sherman stopping at a country home where a tin basin and a roller towel served for ablutions. After two mornings of watching the visitor struggle with a towel, the third day prompts the boy to ask, Are you always that much trouble to yourself.
The article notes a bride’s solemn entrance down the aisle as guests wonder about her thoughts and whether her veil is straight, reflecting a quiet wedding moment reported by the Detroit Free Press.
The wooden blockhouse was a common fortification during the French and Indian War due to low cost proximity of materials and rapid construction. The typical two story structure measured about 20 feet square with a 12 inch overhang for defense and protection against attacks. Logs eight inches square were dovetailed, with loopholes and defensive measures including scalding water, stones, and close range firearm capabilities.
A historic blockhouse on the Kennebec Sebasticook rivers near Winslow Maine, built in 1754, is highlighted for its wartime role and its preservation by the Maine Historical Society. It links battles treaties and troop quarters with the region’s French and Indian War history.
A Sun day school class of nine boys from the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church in Chillicothe before the Civil War joined the Union army. Teacher Thomas Beard and eight others served. several were wounded or killed, with only one survivor still living in Chillicothe. The piece notes the fates of the Bonner brothers James Ferguson Hugh McDowell James Ghormley William Kennedy William McCommon and George Perkins.
A recipe page offers Chestnut Puree, Strips, and salad as luncheon options plus cakes and pies. Included are directions for Molasses Cake, Flannel Griddle Cakes, Chestnut Shells, Maple Custard Pie, Drop Cakes, Frosting, and Maple Sugar Cake with steps for beating eggs, mixing flours, and baking times.
Combine a penny of fine flour and salt with Berwick's baking powder. Rub in butter, mix with one egg and little milk to form a dough. Roll to one inch thick, cut rounds, brush with yolk and milk, bake in a brisk oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
The asp idistra is identified as the only plant thriving near darkness, though not in absolute darkness. It tolerates neglect, requires little fertilizer, and resists insects, making it a practical choice for rooms away from windows.
A guest fearful of fried foods, after illness, tries a well cooked piece of fried chicken with cream gravy. The narrator notes the patient’s gradual recovery through good food, fresh air, and reduced fear, calling it a avuecessful treatment and stressing caution about others cooking fried chicken.
A home recipe sequence from 101 Mexican Dishes describes sardines skin and bone preparation, bread crusting, frying, and baking with pineapple orange banana lemon layers, sugar, nuts, and pastry to finish. The method includes sardines with parmesan and green pepper garnish, and a puff pastry crust.
A simple cheese paste method mixes dry cheese with butter, black pepper, mustard, ground spice and curry powder. Add a wineglass of sherry to form a paste, then store in cool places in small stone jars. Serve on bread slices with paprika dusting for flavor.
A simple way to prepare a creamy cheese centerpiece with stewed gooseberries. Beat fresh cream cheese with rich cream until soft and foamy, heap on a plate, and surround with fully cooked sweetened gooseberries. Serve on toasted saltines or water biscuits.
Delicate cotton fabrics such as blues pinks and lavenders can be laundered and stay pretty if treated with turpentine. Mix one teaspoonful in one half gallon of cold water wet the fabric wring dry and hang in the shade until thoroughly dry then launder. No odor remains after turpentine use and tests show consistent success.
The article extols the dado as an economical wall decor option. It notes the lower wall is more prone to soiling, so refreshing the dado can renew a room without repainting upper walls. It also highlights the dado’s ability to create a furnished look with less furniture.
The piece critiques weather indications for their short look ahead and imagines how timely warnings could have altered events such as floods and earthquakes. It notes past failures and ponders potential capabilities to foresee volcanic eruptions and disasters in advance.
The Austrian meteorologist J F Nowack obtained a West Indian plant Abrus precatorius L. nobilia N and noted its leaves rolled up and seemed to die for a few hours before recovering. The observation formed the starting claim of his study as reported by the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung.
Observations by Herr Nowack in 1886 link a storm to a striking plant phenomenon. Leaflets and leaf-midribs show movements and color changes that forecast two to three days ahead within 75 to 100 kilometers, with barometric lows and highs read from leaf nerves. Predicted rain districts extend up to about 3,000 kilometers. The discovery centers on deriving weather predictions from the plant's leaf behavior.
The article describes Herr Nowack’s plan to publish daily charts forecasting regional weather and natural events from his long study. Predictions include rain districts, dangerous convulsions of nature, and local weather for circuits from 76 to 100 kilometers, with an observatory to be set up in London. He gathers specimens in Cuba to transport to England.
German observers report varied results from historical figures Faraday and Dufour. Schmidt used a clockwork disk to measure flashes, finding single flashes lasted under a tenth of a second, while multiple flashes occurred with diminishing brightness as the disk completed several revolutions.
Montpellier professor Dr Imbert and lab chief Dr Marques observed hair and beard darkening in two patients after X ray exposure. They claim a process may grow old without graying, though physicians must perform the procedure due to required precautions. They call for further investigations to confirm safety and effectiveness.
British medical profession shifts away from alcohol as an aid to patients. Surgeons claim alcohol worsens operation complications and hinders recovery, prompting a broader move to abstinence in treatment practices.
Dr Otto Schmidt of Cologne claims to have produced cancer on animals by inoculating them with cultures of the true cancer bacillus obtained from mildew on plants. He is hopeful he will soon announce a real cure for the disease after advancing toward understanding its nature.
Analysis of a dry yellow fog spreading over Paris on April 11 points to Mount Vesuvius as the likely source. Dust in the fog contains a minute residue identical to material previously emitted by the Italian volcano.
A description of Lake Tite caca in South America where metal objects do not rust. Experiments show iron items like anchors and chitin left submerged for weeks or months stay bright when retrieved, unlike typical corrosion after exposure to fresh foundry metal.
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