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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
2
In a playful scene from Woman's Home Companion, Amy insists on a game of Lady while Aunt Lucy and a visiting young man improvise roles. Romance and mischief unfold as a kiss, a fake war, and tender confession mix with family dynamics and a child’s blunt honesty.
Two French inventors, Paul and Lebaudy, build a 192 foot long airship near Nantes. Trials above the Seine planned to avoid accidents. The balloon features a flat underside for aeroplane-like behavior, a 45 horsepower motor, dual propellers, and a guide rope system to counter sun-driven ascent.
From southern Brazil comes the chanchito or piglet fish now in Europe. It defends its territory and behavior shows peculiar spawning by laying eggs in a dark corner and guarding them with both parents until hatching. In aquariums the chanchito proves highly engaging and unusual for its size and habits.
The Geographical Magazine declares the Pacific is the greatest geographic feature, vastly larger than all land combined. Three fourths of the Earth’s surface is water and about a quarter lies in the global ocean, with depths so profound that half the planet’s water sits in its basin.
A fragment notes that ancient Greeks used linens or woolen fibers to create an impenetrable garment against sharp weapons. It is described as a rediscovered secret, with historians unsure how it was manufactured.
A Brazilian Guiana and Colombian bird, the kamichi, is famed for wing spurs and a horn on its head. The large black creature inhabits deep forest rivers and is noted for its strong guttural song. Each wing carries two powerful spurs and a horn on the head.
A recent capture describes the kamichi’s wing spurs formed from metacarpal outgrowths. The upper spur is two inches long, triangular and curved. In captivity at London Zoo the bird is tame with humans yet defensive toward dogs, using spurs to drive enemies away, aided by a strong beak and hard claws.
An article from London Tit-Bits extols paraffin wax as a modern surgical marvel capable of reshaping severely broken noses and filling facial hollows. It cites Dr Stephen Paget of West London Hospital and notes the quick, seemingly seamless results with minimal recovery, predicting rapid adoption among surgeons.
The article surveys early lightning safety, noting tenth century field conductors with lance heads and Celtic soldiers seeking protection by lying on the ground with swords. It also contrasts mind theories labeling feminine memory and masculine science, and ends with a note on grass masninia as livestock fodder and drink.
Mrs M Agnes Garrett of Garrett Wyoming is elected the first female justice of the peace in the United States likely world. She will assume duties after the first Monday in January with Elmer Slothower enforcing orders. Garrett born in Birmingham England 1862 came to Wyoming 1884 served as Rock Creek post mistress and rancher founding the town of Garrett. She aims to render justice to all, keep her own dockets and learn legal forms while presiding over numerous small cases scheduled from the retiring jurist’s docket.
Mattie Elizabeth Mitchell daughter of Oregon senator married Francois Alfred Gaston de la Rochefoucauld about ten years ago. Her husband heads the first branch of the house of la Rochefoucauld, a historic French lineage. In Paris she leads in Faubourg Saint Germain circles, famed for beauty and social charity work. Childless.
The Chicago American editorial laments declining civility noting men neglect courtly acts toward women and crowding rudeness. It argues these changes stem from honesty and a desire to avoid sham etiquette, not selfishness, and urges tolerance for blunt speech and actions within bounds.
Maile of Ginea notes the use of three inch thick annealed glass in bathtub manufacture. The result is a clean beautiful pane that blends durability with aesthetics. The German idea is rapidly catching on in this country.
Keokuk Belle notes that pocketless gowns remain in style while wrist bags and chatelaines stay popular. While jade and metal mounted chatelaines appear for special occasions, everyday use favors the slim wrist bag. Describes several bag styles and advises on matching with velvet outfits.
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