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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
6
A nine year old boy at a military tournament inspires a great general. Denis Liddell aids a wounded comrade Renton under fire, earning valor with grit and compassion. Back home, he receives a bronze cross for his brave rescue as his mother watches, pride swelling.
A newspaper note on spring millinery outlines hat trends for women. Straw shapes lead the season with tulle doubled or buckram brims finished with tulle and flowers. Small hats, sailors, turbans, and soft ribbons highlight affordable fashion for lighter purses.
Spring fashions advance with new silks, foulards and voiles predicting a stylish season. Soft clingy foulards rise in favor for certain severer dress styles while rajah and pongee remain limited but anticipated. Volles and veiling coats suggest striped and patterned fabrics to be worn over silk for cool, smart daytime looks.
A fashion note describes party frocks for children in washable linens and cottons. The pictured design uses One Irish handkerchief linen or similar fine fabric, with a long waist, ceinture of ribbon, and a full skirt. Neckline is squared and sleeves have a modest frill.
Describes spring fabrics with unusual beauty. Embroidered robes include pale blue swise with white data and long black embroidery. Elaborate eloisons and organdies feature deep borders of flowers, notably a misty sea green piece with deep green rose borders, suggested for a golden-haired blonde.
The article surveys chemisette designs from delicate cobwebby linen to bold linen and pique pieces. It highlights embroidery, lace insertions, French tricks, and Valenciennes dots, plus methods to clean Chantilly lace veils through soaking, rinsing, and shaping before drying.
An authority on lung trouble endorses a home remedy for colds and coughs. Ingredients include Virgin Oil of Pine Pure, glycerine, and whisky, prepared in a vial and sold by Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati. Doses every four hours claimed to break a cold in 24 hours.
Dr Herbert Claiborne of New York, famed for medical skill and looks, suffers cold hands in winter. He walks at five miles an hour with two hot potatoes in his pockets wrapped in handkerchiefs to stay warm, saying they last for hours and are useful for sports or sleighing.
Mrs. Florence E. Atwood of Chicago reports dramatic relief from a very bad form of eczema after three months using Cuticura Remedies, including Soap Ointment and Pills. She claims total remission and highly recommends the products to others suffering the same condition. Witness L B Berger signs the statement dated October 2, 1905.
A mysterious contagious heart disease has broken out in the Ouddorp district near Utrecht. Prof Spronck of Utrecht reports over 100 cases and, despite careful blood analysis, cannot determine a cause or origin for the epidemic.
An old advertisement claims deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and touts a cure by a branded remedy. It offers one hundred dollars for incurable catarrh and requests readers to seek a circular from FJ Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
California produced 185 million pounds of prune in 1906, up from 62.5 million in 1905, a figure only surpassed once in 17 years. The peak prior was 197,000 thousand pounds in 1902, marking a rare high point in the history.
Advertising copy promotes a 40 page trap book with illustrations and color plates, plus a bareometer calendar and gun and trap catalog. It offers postpaid delivery for silver stamps and invites inquiries from readers to Fur Dept. N.W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis for prices on live or dressed poultry and fur.
The Agricultural Research Institute of Bengal reports experiments to combat plague using a crude oil emulsion formula of 80 percent crude petroleum and 20 percent whale oil soap. The jelly mixes with water and is used as a three percent solution, with 16 percent claimed to destroy all fleas. It is applied to floors and walls with a sprayer and said to relieve animals of the pest.
A home made mix combines Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Claimed to relieve rheumatism and backache while cleansing and strengthening kidneys and bladder and preventing Bright's disease. Promoted as plant based and low cost with harmless use.
The International Sugar Statistical Association estimates German beet sugar production at 2,157,200 metric tons in 1906, down from 2,394,445 metric tons in 1905, a nearly ten percent drop. Austria-Hungary’s beet crop is 11 percent below previous levels. The text also advertises Allen's Foot-Rage and Mrs Winslow's soothing agra powder with claims of relief for foot issues and a money-back guarantee.
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