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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
3
Secretary Root urges a substantial reduction in tariff duties on Cuban imports arguing peace and independence of Cuba are vital to U S security and health. President Roosevelt supports commercial measures to aid Cuba's material well being and closer relations with the United States.
The piece notes a 12 cent per pound duty on Tex consumption in England, reports a 50 percent ten year cod yield rise along the Maine to New Jersey coast, lists illegitimacy rates in major European cities, recounts a Bengal mail train derailment involving three handcuffed convicts and Sikh warders with two convicts killed, and compares 1900 boiler explosions fatalities in the United States and Great Britain.
In a Reed City Clarion excerpt, Henry Laughlin writes from Prince Albert Saskatchewan that the region offers superb land and crops, with good potatoes and stock. He notes mild winter, log shanties, and plans to develop his farm, seeking a wife to manage a future home. Apply to Canadian Government agents.
A collection of eclectic notes mentions sugar refining origin in Antwerp during the sixteenth century, UK farms over 1,000 acres, Mars canals charted, and a tiny mirror knockers to check appearance. It notes Sumatra pepper production, Java coffee origins, Austrian racecourse casualty rooms, and a Kansas pastor delivering a verse sermon last Sunday night.
Mrs L C Bowers of this place recalls kidney trouble that progressed to diabetes with loose teeth and extreme thirst. She lost forty pounds, endured a burning sensation, and sought many remedies before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Seven boxes cured the symptoms she described.
Fragmentary listing notes cabbage and vegetables marketed by Salzer. Mentions potatoes peas radishes and items tied to a 19th or early 20th century catalog style with fragmented phrases and unclear dates or prices.
Miranda Nevins, a 38 year old Grif fin's Corners spinster, falls for Arthur Morrison a city man who courts with promises of wealth. After a cruel betrayal she sinks into poverty and dies in misery, leaving the village to ponder her fate and a mystery surrounding her $3,000 fortune.
Mr J H Brown explains icehouse storage in Rural New Yorks er with a cross section illustration showing horizontal boards inside poles. Leave 12 to 15 inches between ice cakes and walls and locate for natural drainage. Cut cakes to break joints, about 18 by 36 inches or 13 by 30, as conditions require.
A farmer describes a multi layer icehouse method. Layers of ice are packed tight, shaved and reinforced with sawdust between cakes, then covered with 10 to 15 inches of sawdust. Air holes are kept open for circulation, and gables left open to aid airflow to preserve ice through summer.
Inland farm notes discuss burning green wood causes smoke and heat loss, with green wood being 50 percent heavier and less efficient for heating and baking. The piece urges efficient wood use, energy in farming, and proper drying of wood for future seasons. It also covers rye pasture yields and the value of wells and windmills for on farm water purity and reliability.
A lengthy testimonial features the oldest living man, living with his son-in-law in Texas, praising Pe-ru-na as the remedy for catarrhal ailments and grippe. He recounts his 114 years, four wars, and travels, asserting Pe-ru-na sustains health, appetite, and circulation, urging others to use the remedy and praising Dr. Hartman.
An aged fragment promotes a medical ad for Peruna Medicine Co of Columbia offering free advisory service. It urges readers to write Dr Hartman President of Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Kansas for a full statement of case and free advice. The wording reflects 19th century patent medicine promotion with contact details.
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