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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
2
An evocative verse imagines Hesperides and an endless Aegean-like shore where ancient bards and heroes dwell. It portrays death as absent, a westward valhalla, with celestial stars guiding wavering seas and timeless spirits of the West. The speaker cautions the heart against fear, promising future revelation beyond life.
Annette Lane an artist on the Ninth Isle of Wrght grows drawn to Grace Leprimardier and her sister Mary, a madwoman kept hidden in the Red Cottage. As autumn and then winter pass, a bond forms, secrets emerge, and a murder linked to Mary surfaces years later in London’s Black Museum.
A Philadelphia Times account recalls a pioneer era stampede to Florence where a man nicknamed Boston ran a makeshift saloon using two barrels of whisky. He left a whiskey wagon under a tree with a tin dipper and a donation box, while a crowd of 600 sought water and later paid with nuggets for drinks. Some drank freely, but a few tampered with the box as the season waned.
A man fond of music buys a costly box with many tunes. He pawns it for $25 during hard times, then redeems after a year. Upon winding it, the box plays a hymn titled Know That My Redeemer Liveth, astonishing the crowd and the owner alike.
A sworn testimonial from 1897 recounts rapid recovery after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The speaker, once ailing with stomach pains insomnia headaches and weak heart action, reports weight gain of 48 pounds and renewed appetite for food and drink after treatment. The notice urges readers to contact the medicine company for more facts about this remedy.
A 19th century column urges immediate care for ovarian issues citing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a restorative treatment. Personal testimony from a reader in Quakake Pennsylvania describes relief from severe burning pains and backache after using the product.
A jumble of quotes and misquoted lines from Chicago Daily News Puck and other papers. Mentions Bridget listress, postal ecards, and a remedy for rheumatic pain. Includes a Dr Takiter note and a claim about St Jacoby Oil curing a cold sore and back pain.
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