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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
2
A tall, keen author and a clever girl discuss how to write a story about a runaway wife and a mistaken identity. They plot dramatic situations, club revelations, and a city backdrop before the author declares love and the pair agree to write together with a vow never to part.
A fragmentary verse recalls a mother with no wealth yet an enduring gift of song. The speaker cherishes a sister’s eyes and a brother’s hair while memory preserves the mother’s sweet voice and the heritage of music in childhood longing.
In Lippincott's Magazine Clarence Army recalls a mother singing softly. She croons Afton Water Fly Night Sundiskima and Silver Moon with tender artistry that heals a long-broken heart.
Prof Simon Newcomb, famed American astronomer, declares the recent congress of arts and sciences in St Louis the most notable assemblage of intellectual and learned men in world history.
Do not undervalue yourself or call attention to defects. Correct them and avoid self pity. Maintain self control and civility. Do not seek sympathy or focus on looks. Keep business separate from friendship. Do not be perfunctory or bored. Do not wear showy dress during work. Be punctual, attentive, and thorough. Bring your best to the task and watch for errors to rectify them. Be pleasant.
A simple windmill design described from two pictures shows a small box windmill built to resemble large western plants. The mechanism uses a revolving frame, upper blade rise, and a crank axle with pitman rod to power machinery or belt-driven devices. A two by two foot grocery box and a three by four foot dry goods box can yield powerful windmills for small machinery.
Laughing skaters May Stead age sixteen and escort Harry Howe raced through park hedges when they heard a boy ten crying for help. They plunged onto thin ice, May reaching out to grasp the drowning child as Howe hauled them to shore. The boy fled home frightened, leaving his name unknown.
A pennywise experiment shows a pencil balanced on a match by inserting a penknife into the pencil an inch from the sharpened end and aligning the print. With careful adjustment the pencil stands and becomes difficult to displace, illustrating the gravity force. An aside notes a quip about Rome and patience from Brooklyn Life.
A cheap DIY muskrat trap can be built from a tin sheet three feet by two feet. Bend into a box shape with a slanted door, add hinges and heavy wire screen, punch holes in the top, and rivet hinges on each end. Set in the run and catch four or five rats at once.
The article outlines an indoor angling party using miniature rods and numbered wooden fishes. Players fish from private and public ponds, calling Catch, with the belt held by the catcher’s opponent, and the winner has the most fishes. A prize may add interest to the game.
Col Paul Beckwith, retired Lt Col, 1st Regiment Minute Men, at 1503 Vermont Ave NW Washington DC, praises Peruna for coughs and colds in a letter endorsing the remedy. The note cites strong friend endorsements and endorses the Goughs and Colds product.
An outdoor life reduces coughs and colds compared to indoor living, with Peruna repeatedly praised by officers and veterans for treating catarrh and related ailments. Notable endorsements come from Harrison L. Deam and various veteran organizations affirming its curative qualities.
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