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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
3
A fragment from a Chicago Daily Tribune poem asks what defines a nation beyond ships, flags, or guns. It centers on a shared heart and faith that binds all citizens, forging a resilient identity and a sense the land must endure through courage and unity.
In a Chicago Daily News piece a daughter in law story centers on Mrs Stransom and her son John in law tensions with maid Anne. The dialogue shows a mother in law wrestling with pride, change, and affection as she admires Anne while clinging to tradition.
A New York writer recalls hunting in Russia near Moscow with foxes hares and wolves, comparing rustic estates to older English setups and detailing wolf hound drives and field miseries. The piece then shifts to artists Meissonier Verestchagin and others explaining how painters recreated realistic scenes by studying nature and even staging muddy fields and snow to capture authentic effects.
A playful seaside scene recalls Helss Flippenga facing daily proposals from Mr. Sart Iy, as townsfolk discuss her popularity. Tit-Bite notes the humor and social chatter surrounding the persistent suitor in a light, dated tone.
A western college professor asks a mythology question in class. A sharp girl answers that Ganymede was the son of Olympus and an eagle. The teacher probes the text and the class learns the paradoxical line, delighting in the humorous misreading.
Col Everard, with chancellor of exchequer permission, experiments at Randalstown Meath on tobacco cultivation. Prof J Harper of the University of Kentucky says the crop is as good as Kentucky and Virginia varieties. Irish climate moisture and soil are favorable for tobacco, suggesting a potential industry.
The article argues that many European monarchies attained power not by noble lineage but by luck and effort. It traces recent dynastic rises across Bulgaria, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Italy, and Germany, noting foreign origins, abdications, and modernizations while highlighting the varied roots of royal status and the shift from historic crowns to contemporary legitimacy.
Mayor McClellan recounts a tale from the New York Tribune about a prominent MD friend who miss ed a medical society gathering because his wife kept him at home. The quip compares the doctor’s leadership to a head and neck dynamic, as noted by the Detroit Free Press.
Prof. Jones and his wife speak six or more languages each yet struggle to understand one another. The Brooklyn Life column notes the irony of linguistic prowess not ensuring harmony at home.
United States Consul General Major Allison Edwards says North Dakota residents are flocking into Western Canada seeking farmland. He notes no boundary concerns, predicts ongoing influx of capable migrants with funds, moving to take advantage of available homesteads and land. Government agents in the U.S. will provide detailed guidance on homesteads and other lands.
Notes from abroad report a partridge Wyandotte rooster winning a world record price of $826 at the international poultry show in London. The item also covers music in Japan, England’s doctor ratio, Elsinore railway plans, a Berne sausage exhibition, and remarks by Prof. Mendelejeff on reforms after the war.
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