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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
2
The Lancet reports a growing storage length of life with a rise from about 40 years in 1854 to just under 45 years in 1200. The piece notes potential further gains over longer historical spans and muses how longer life may influence social behavior and leisure.
The Duke of Westminster uses vast wealth to promote a British settlement in the Orange River Colony by purchasing 19,000 acres, building farms and schools, shipping tools, and housing 18 families. The aim is a British-influenced center with modest two percent return, hoping future dukes gain large yields as settlement grows. Alaska development shows telegraph growth with 3,000 miles of cable, rising receipts, and need for more lines. Japan plans a Pacific voyage by a warship squadron to U.S. ports, first long voyage with the rising flag. A St Louis divorce case ends with a man seeking dissolution after declaring he was “game” but now faces the split.
A humorous essay arguing divorce could drop if wives master cooking and household management. The author jokes that well prepared meals and attentive service would keep husbands content, citing a farm institute tale of feeding the brute as the sure rule. He dismisses authority on divorce while urging practical domestic skills to reduce marital strife.
Sensible readers are warned that fast automobiling can erode memory and nerve steadiness. Excess speed and alcohol fuel nerves, raise shock sensitivity, and may lead to chronic strain, alcoholism, and impaired retention. Drivers face constant danger, with racing nerves and near accidents damaging the mind and reducing concentration.
The article argues for prison reforms in America, noting the need for rehabilitation over mere confinement. It highlights New York state progress such as ending drill routines, removing striped clothing, and installing glass windows in walls, which cut death and tuberculosis rates dramatically. It calls on American women to support humane treatment and health measures, stressing ongoing reform.
Chicago based report portrays Mayor Edmund Beall of Alton as a busy leader famed for street improvements who receives letters from children asking him to send his storks to deliver baby brothers or sisters. Storks were shipped from Germany, landed in Alton, and are cared for by residents as a symbol of his tenement housing program and hopes they will nest on his chimney bringing luck.
Federal troops used the Christian church in Sturgeon Missouri during the Civil War as quarters and a hospital, with a stockade and fortifications around it. After the war trustees sought damages. government offered little. A bill for $1,000 was introduced but stalled in Congress. a court of claims hearing was held, with depositions read, and the church may receive about 500 to 600 dollars.
Guthrie Oklahoma notes describe Thressa Roublideaux daughter of Joseph Roubideaux who founded St Joseph Missouri as a 100 year old queen of the Iowa Indians in Oklahoma. The Sacs and Fox descendants receive land allotment titles from the federal government and a final annuity of forty dollars is due. Also mentioned is Miss Alice Spinney of Milwaukee who crafts paper furniture with watercolor finishes and original patterns.
A terse domestic exchange reveals Harold confronts his wife about no papers arriving this morning. The husband jokes that the number 11 signifies the result, while the wife counters that it is merely a result.
Katsuro Artyoshi, 17, the first Japanese youth admitted to the schoolship crew at St Marys. He has served in the revenue cutter service on the Pacific for three years and needed a guardian, obtaining Capt Osborn as supervisor and coach. He plans to study merchant marine training but may return to Japan if war arises.
A personal testimonial from Eliza A. Wiley of Liecom Iowa describing an eleven year struggle with eczema on hands. After trying doctors and many remedies, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills with rapid relief. she now praises the treatment and recommends it to others. Monarchs as Linguists notes European rulers fluent in multiple languages, listing Edward VII, the czar, William II, the Spanish king, the king of Portugal, and the Italian monarchs with their linguistic abilities.
Italian racer Lancia defended motor sport as dangerous but not worth shying from. He argued anything that benefits mankind, including automobiles, deserves bold action. He compared cautious men to a highwayman surprised by a woman’s husband under a seat, delivering a witty punchline.
The Postum Cereal Co. asserts all Postum Cereal, Grape- Nuts, and Hirjah’s Manna sold by jobbers or retailers meet the National Pure Food Law. They guarantee no adulteration or misbranding and note sworn statements dated December 12 1906 with notary public December 15 1906.
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