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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
2
The Williston Graphic reports Gorsiino named publisher of the Williston paper based in Williston with ongoing editorial leadership and local circulation updates.
A weary prospector tired of wandering Colorado hills digs a grave to die yet discovers a vein of sylvanite. He sells the find to a tenderfoot for twenty thousand dollars, hoping wealth hooks him back from despair and death. The Denver Evening Post notes a plan shaped by men and luck.
In a misty village scene Dilsey orders winter goods from a cedar chest as four children play hide and seek. Allen and Katy hide inside the cedar chest but the lid locks with a spring, trapping them while Alice and friends search the garret. The chase ends with a tense pause as the chest seals their escape.
In a tense escape, Allen and Katy hide in a red cedar chest while Dilsey tries to free them. A mouse sound leads to discovery, the girl carried out first, then Allen as life returns with fresh air and a physician. The incident ends with house safety steps and a shift in Dilsey’s view of mice.
The first annual convention convened in Fargo at deLendre de'a hall on December 14 with farmers from across the state and northern Minnesota. President Morton was absent. Secretary Henrietta Osberg opened, with papers by Prof. Sheppard on growing flax for seed and Mr. Reynolds on flax fibre and uses. Discussions urged government aid for flax fibre milling and new machinery. The group visited local mills and elected officers to push congressional support for experimental stations and flax fiber advancement.
A jumbled 1890s telegraph of fact and fiction cites whale meat in Japan Chinese coinage in China Mexican dollars in China indigo in the Philippines and a wild mix of economic data. It mentions New Orleans homes, a St Louis school, and a May day count while noting nurses pay and a British cabinet record absence.
A former Baltimorean living in San Francisco recounts Poe’s last days in Baltimore. He claims Poe frequented Widow Meagher’s oyster shop, wrote poems and the Gold Bug prize story there, and was involved in a voter coercion episode before dying from an overdose or poison, contradicting the notion of a dissipation death.
A hotel guest discusses dinner bills printed as postcards with address fields and stamps, praising their practicality for travelers. He notes European shops using postcards for advertising, rooms set up for addressing and mailing, and the low cost of large-scale printing. The piece cites Berlin shops offering mail services and stamp sales along with staffed tables for writing.
A sartorial critique labels the rising clubmen as top-hatty, detailing elaborate outfits with high turnover collars, short sack coats, full chests, and inhaled abdomens. It notes the jaunty derby hat, awkward yet graceful gait, and specific accessories like turquoise elapso ties, watch chains, and initials on buttons. Additionally, a short advice on winter colds urges ventilation, cool sleeping rooms, proper wrapping, and rubber footwear.
Consular reports describe a 300000 strong German community in southern Brazil isolated from native politics due to language and culture barriers. The piece notes significant German capital investment and emigration difficulty. Also discussed are British oysters linked to typhoid risk, with English tastes favoring costlier, coppery seafood over American varieties.
Fragmented excerpts show Col Stilwell praising corn amid drought fears and charitable generosity, a girl calling corn a fine region, and a series of brisk vignettes about markets and connoisseurs. Included are remarks on advertisement honesty, broad mindedness, and a divorce anecdote.
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