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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
2
Amanda a city schoolteacher endures rain and vanity as she longs for romance with a car conductor she imagines as No 72. Their meeting fades when real life replaces dreams, leaving her to seek faith over vanity in a spare fourth story room.
The Chicago Record Herald piece quotes a reflection on past child care practices and the dangers of overrigid schedules. It contrasts rocking and unscientific rearing with a mission to nurture future giants, citing figures like Washington Jefferson Adams Franklin Shakespeare Luther Bonaparte Webster Lincoln Grant and Lee to illustrate cultural shifts.
Prince Kayatulla of Afghanistan lost a sword belt now found in the possession of two servants. They were killed by being blown from a cannon. A German missionary travels his homeland on a canal boat to spread gospel services to unreachable people.
Lemoyne Hatch heads the currency bin at First National Bank in Chicago handling about 100 million dollars annually in notes silver certificates and gold. In a bank clerks contest he counted six thousand dollars in 21 minutes 6 4 6 seconds proving precision and speed. He counts sorts and wraps by denomination and issues proving each package three times to prevent errors. The job demands high accuracy a strong memory and tough wrists with worn notes posing the main difficulty.
The education commissioner reports for the year ended June 30 1904 that 16 009 361 pupils or 20 percent of the population attended public schools. Total public school cost was 8261457625 up 16 million from the prior year. Per capita cost is 3 15 for population and 22 75 per pupil. Male teachers declined to 26 percent of staff with average pay 49 98 for men and 40 51 for women. Private school enrollment stood at 1 093 876, bringing total pupils to 18 187 918 across various schooling sectors. Colored children enrolled in former slave states and DC numbered 1 578 682 since 1877. Since 1876 about 130 million has been spent educating colored children and nearly 600 million for white children in the same region. Ninety six reform schools with 1 468 inmates include 1 603 learning trades.
The bureau of forestry will test seasoning methods in two western states with two telegraph and telephone firms. Experimental stations will be in Marinette Wisconsin Escanaba Michigan and possibly Ashland Wisconsin. Experiments aim to extend pole life by proper seasoning, reducing decay and costs for large timber users.
A quirky quotation from the Ciaclarati Enquirer questions whether two people can live as one. It notes a shift in belief after marriage, admitting loss of faith in statistics after three months of married life.
Min ing engineer John T Brecken recalls a deadly stage trip from Ketchum to Stanley along the Salmon river route. A one way ride with a drunken driver and a return chase turned hair raising as cliffs, canyons and near wrecks tested nerves. The party faced sheer descents, breakneck canyon maneuvers, and a saloonkeeper wrecking in a pursuit that left injuries and torn lips but no fatalities.
One of the West’s few expert women pipers, Mrs. M. B. Moore, partners with her husband at the Judson placer mines in southern Oregon. She directs the hydraulic giant from the monitor, guiding the deflector and nozzle to wash away gravel and expose gold with skill beyond many veteran miners.
In a clipped exchange a man named Mr. Jones is quizzed about being connected with fine arts. He clarifies that he does not sculpt himself but provides the stone to the sculptor who creates the works.
A resident living near Trenton Massachusetts recounts severe kidney weakness and inability to walk until using Doan's Kidney Pills. After starting the treatment the condition improved, and the gradual recovery continued. Sold by all dealers or via mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 60 cents per box.
The piece argues the United States may lose its role as the western hemisphere's leading wheat exporter. It notes rising US home demand, shrinking production, and strong Canadian wheat imports to Minnesota and Chicago. It suggests Canada could become the empire’s granary as prices rise.
Paragraphic personals report Manuel Garcia once a famed winger now in London at 100 years old. Louise G Smith dies in Louisville with maternal ties to a slater of Thomas Jefferson. Manuel Lucitaino Diaz Cuban public works secretary visits the U S to study railway methods. Dr Chrysander once Abb Bramarck’s private secretary is in Hamburg lunatic asylum with nervous breakdown.
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