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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
4
A reflective column contrasts testing a boat against the current with testing a life. It cites Dunston Pillar lighthouse and soil improvement, urges lofty purpose, kindness, and self care. It includes homely advice on home life, wife and motherhood, dress versus character, and the value of a happy childhood. It ends with a moral note from Thomas a Kempis.
A Chicago woman Mrs Wilki Hohmann of 2764 Lincoln Ave is highlighted in a testimonial noting recovery from chronic cough and bronchial trouble after using Peruna. Friends and neighbors who used the remedy affirm its efficacy and claim the long standing cough has disappeared.
Town riches lure residents to buy in Chicago or elsewhere while local mercantile shelves offer top grades. Merchants are urged to prove they can serve residents as well as distant cities, but complaints persist about traveling to the city for purchases.
The article argues merchants hesitate to buy lines of goods for fear of no sales and warns that rich citizens may harm local progress by neglecting home trade. It stresses supporting the town and resisting imports from distant cities.
Berlin reports the capture of 1000 yards of French trenches south of the Somme with 927 prisoners and nine machine guns. Frise village was taken, and 1700 yards of trenches northeast of Neuville were seized with prisoners and guns. Paris says the French front south of the Somme repelled the German attack except at Frise. London notes ongoing battles with no position changes, and British conscripts called to arms under the Derby plan.
Captain of the Wilson liner Carlo reported his vessel was bombed near Dover Sunday afternoon by a German aeroplane. No ships were damaged. Turkish force moved toward the Greek frontier per a Temps dispatch from Bucharest noting the fifth Turkish unit in action against the Entente.
Washington reports a shift away from imported knit under wear as American made output rose to 84.44 million dollars in 1909 while cotton knit underwear remained the bulk of imports, worth 0.84 million before the war. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce released the third cost of production study aiding tariff considerations.
The Knit-Goods Industry study shows U S output rising over 70 percent from 1899 to 1909 with Utica and Mohawk Valley centers leading. It notes 63 establishments reporting 18.13 million dollars in capital, average profits 5.7 percent on net sales and 8.5 percent on capital, plus notable direct sales to retailers and modernization gains. The report, Miscellaneous Series No 82, cites capital, cost, and foreign trade considerations, and forecasts continued prosperity and expansion into foreign markets.
A British eye witness describes the Swiss frontier near the French front as a tame barrier of barb wire and canvas. He notes neutral Swiss sentries behind movable barriers, dense earthworks, and watchful guard posts along the Belfort gap as German forces loom beyond brush screens and wary roads.
The report describes dangers near the front lines with French and Swiss guards at the boundary. It notes peasants buying goods across the frontier under Swiss supervision while arguing for military buildup. It advocates a standing army of 150,000 to 200,000 with trained officers and cadet education at West Point style schools.
Washington, D C Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota outlines a preparedness program urging a navy expansion to top Britain as a strategic priority. He proposes building a global commerce protecting force, government munitions factories, and a new military academy, with immediate start on the plan.
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