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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
2
Fragment from a Mrs McVean Adams tribute in Union Signal printed in The Williston Graphic. Poem pleads not to wait for death to praise a departed spouse and thanks the family for labor and care, invoking enduring love, friendship and flowers.
Tatton, a man from the north, travels to the low country where he learns of Tom’s death in a frontier quarrel with Ben Jenkins over a hog. He resents the killers, admires Mrs Hawkins and her child, and plans vengeance. He recognizes Jenkins at night but restrains his impulse, then discovers Mrs Jenkins is married to Hawkins and, hearing a Kentucky song, withdraws to the swamp, letting the chance of vengeance slip away.
A lengthy description of a popular resort on the upper East Side mixing beer, billiards, dining, and a basement bowling alley with a chess space. It notes quiet, stern etiquette among diverse professionals and an incident showing wary social distance after a chess game. It then reports a census on pine tar products with 1900 data versus 1890, detailing value, establishments, capital, wages, and material costs.
Reports cover a London factory venture by a major U S producer to build in England a synthetic wood process imitating mahogany and rosewood. A Dresden physician cites hypnotic suggestion to reclaim drunkards. Mendoza irrigates desert valleys to boost wine production near the city. Portuguese permission eyed for a Delagoa Bay to Johannesburg railway to cut transport costs. An Alexandria engineer introduces coal hoisting that dresses 2120 tons in ten hours, saving five days for ships. Robert Ridgway of the Smithsonian deciphers 5000 American bird names with Greek Latin roots. French railways to apply strict medical exams for staff applicants to curb tuberculosis risk.
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent describes two rival lines racing across England, with trains surpassing speeds and dangerous curves near the Tweed and Tay bridges. The government then intervened, ordering traffic cleared and fastest engines used to attempt a seven and a half hour Aberdeen run, preserving safety over speed.
Gustavus Adolphus of Skane born November 11, 1883, trains as a military academy cadet and honorary captain of a guards regiment. He studies history and church duties, learns German English and French, and spends vacations with the guards while his father and king Oscar emphasize thorough preparation for Sweden's future ruler.
A New York Times era profile describes fur wholesale trade with agents in the Hudson Bay area buying sable, and others in South America sourcing chinchilla while Midwest operatives collect skunk. Profits run 50 to 150 percent, with lavish garments costing 500 to 2000 dollars and frequent shipments to meet fashion demand.
An American exhibition planned for the Crystal Palace in London from May to September next year will display American products arts and industries and may include a sustained commercial bureau to aid trade. A joint American British advisory committee will oversee departments including machinery textiles arts education and a naval military section with a proposed Egyptian Greek and Renaissance themed floor plan.
The Mebean County historical society revisits an old Indian fort near Bloomington. Researchers say it was the Kickapoo capital and an outpost fortifying a large village, with wars in 1730s 1791 1811 1812 and after Tippecanoe. Excavations may reveal many relics including arrowheads and spear points.
A Chicago Tribune feature quotes Johnny the Goat musing on goats as mischaracterized animals. The narrator notes goats prefer solitude, dislike heaven, and will eat odd scraps if hungry, while admonishing falsehoods about goats and human boy labeling.
Encouraging long life through moderation and healthy living. The piece cites census trends toward greater longevity, cites the Hundred Year Club promoting longevity studies, and praises sanitation, education, cookery, and clothing as factors. It emphasizes moderation as the keystone of a long life per William Cullen Bryant.
Fragmentary text lacks clear events, entities, or actions. No identifiable person, organization, place, date, or outcome is present to anchor a concise newspaper card.
A garbled clipping mixes a Kansas statue proposal for a Ceres or Chief Fewclothes on a statehouse dome with a commentary on public taste and decorum. It includes a string of ad blurbs for dandruff remedies and patent medicines, plus quips about gossip and appearances from soiled miscellaneous newspapers.
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