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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
2
A tired writer and his friend barter dictation for a romantic tale. The plot shifts when Thornton realizes the heroine Effie will not marry the best man, provoking a real life wedding plan and a playful finale at the office.
A traveler and a stringer discuss the origin of a vast gorge. The stranger asks if it was caused by upheaval or glacial action, while the stringer offers samples for sale at $2.50 a dozen.
The fragment mentions Yeaten of Queen Victoria and a few of Victoria's playmates still living, noting the Chicago Record Herald on Victoria's circle of acquaintances. It also cites the Chicago Inter Ocean about a young army officer and unapproved marriages, implying changes over time as they grow older.
The report surveys cod liver supply, perfume chemistry pain points from German oils, and Chicago chemist Hugo Jones on a coal powered electricity battery. It notes John W Bookwalter’s claim to a steel-purifying process, corkwood casks for heat and weight saving, plus seasonal heat dynamics in land, air, and sea with September heat peak.
A coroner's jury blamed the engineer in a recent Pittsburg and Western rail accident. The engineer has already faced what passes for punishment, as public condemnation cannot foreclose the dangers of neglect. The piece argues engineers bear a heavy burden and sometimes mystery, not malice, governs fatal mishaps.
A collage of fleeting quips and dialogues from multiple papers including Somerville Journal Detroit Free Press Chicago Tribune Baltimore News Cincinnati Tribune Boston Transcript Chelsea G a te and Philadelphia Press. The snippets show playful exchanges among politicians, spouses, suitors and workers, with light humor and social observations.
London News reports a growing Damascus sect blending Jewish Christian and Muslim ideas. It denies divinity of Jesus and Muhammad, venerates them as philosophers, allows plural wives, and permits abstention from strong drink, attracting many adherents in the Turkish realm.
A late case measured a vehicle at 15 miles per hour over two furlongs while the driver swore he did not exceed six miles. The article suggests inventors could provide cheap continuous speed records attached to cars for police use.
A veteran in a worn armchair recalls the old flag and fallen comrades as marching ghosts drift past in memory. The poem laments war’s toll and honors the enduring spirit of the old line regiment.
A group of Confederate officers met in a Fifth Avenue hotel and recounted an incident near Fort Hudson where a misread signaling plan caused a night attack. The lieutenant directed two blue signals misread as red, triggering a devastating artillery barrage that failed to break the Union lines, with heavy combat described.
In the hour of battle the steady roar of mortars and small arms filled the night. Gen Beale arrived and questioned the signaling. The lieutenant admitted poor signals caused a failed attack as two blues and two reds were misinterpreted, provoking laughter but a serious lesson about meddling in others affairs.
A Western Christian Advocate piece recalls Uncle Sam spinning humorous war stories. He describes sleigh rides in Georgia with snow, log-bob fun, and a guard duty on the Ed Wards Ferry canal in Maryland. Sugar theft using stockings and blackberry foraging add lighthearted detail.
W. E. Chandlee, a noted Washington resident, recently died. He carried a warning to President Lincoln before the Civil War, advising him not to travel through Baltimore on the way to Washington.
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