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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
3
A discussion on why a good dictionary is a necessary home fixture. It argues that dictionaries reveal language history from Latin Greek and Anglo-Saxon roots, guide pronunciation and word choice, and elevate speech while cautioning against slang and abuse. It emphasizes practical consultation over rote memorization.
A powder puff bag, jewel case and pad are combined in a silk and cotton article. The bag is detachable, silk exterior, chamois lining, drawstrings, and attached to the cane. The case and pad use silk and cotton with monogram and floral design, hand painted or embroidered, edged with buttonhole stitch. A dainty Christmas gift.
The piece notes damp palms signal nerves and prescribes white chinegar wash and powder. It suggests sprinkling glove interiors with chalk and advocates outdoor exercise for the troubled girl as relief.
A striking gray silk elastic belt features an odd lav ender and plum shading with a seven inch wide cut steel buckle. Additional belts in black with jet beads and gray with cut steel beads accompany the pattern.
A brief health note advises improving skin tone by daily lemon juice in cold water with a pinch of salt before breakfast. It links sallow complexion to poor diet and lazy liver, urging a habit of morning intake for results.
In winter the aquir rel tribe stores supplies in hollow trees and under brush, while many squirrels forage across the snow to concealed caches. Black and red species differ in behavior, with red squirrels leaping joyfully when fed, and some young alike forced to flounder between trees seeking scarce provisions. Signs of severe hunger include hemlock seed stripping, suggesting need for humane feeding.
A New York Sun anecdote quotes a salesman describing how women struggle to name hardware items. He notes how gestures replace words for a gimlet, a ceiling protector, or an incandescent mantle, and laments the difficulty of depicting chimney names and lamp parts with air drawings.
The term German silver is a misnomer as the alloy contains no silver. Its origins lie in China, though it was introduced to Europe by the Germans who borrowed the name from Chinese sources.
A country youth visits a hospital friend, asks for orchids but is told none on hand. He instructs a florist to deliver two dozen orchids to Miss Blank at Hogarth hospital, then backs off, offering to pay after. He finally settles for a dozen American Beauties at $1.60, leaving wiser and gladder.
A Cyrusville crowd hears James Corning declare women know little of care until a stern wife interrupts at the door. She tasks him with laundry and firewood while men listen, then a widower’s new wife is met with a blunt child’s remark. Also a joke from Story of the Streets about Bradstreet’s funeral standing.
Two quotes from the Cleveland Leader present a brief exchange on life work. The speaker asks what one has made their life work and the other answers with professions of saving orators, followed by a playful identification as a preacher and a criminal lawyer.
A 1779 incident reappears in The Magazine of American History detailing Captain Benham and John Watson surviving an attack near the Mississippi. After being left for dead by Sioux warriors, the pair endured starvation and wounds, forged mutual aid, and were rescued by a flatboat crew. Benham's later life linked to writer George Prentice through his granddaughter.
J H Bock of the Eighth Indiana Infantry recounts a tale from the last month of the Civil War. A comrade removed a canteen from a fallen soldier. decades later the elder brother, believed dead, received the same canteen back when a fellow veteran who had kept it for years returned it.
The Inventor demonstrates the new Isham shell capable of sinking the largest battleship in three minutes. The 900 pound cast steel shell carries a 129 pound dynamite and astroglycerin charge. Tests target a Harveyized 12 inch steel obstacle backed by concrete and earth.
The article recounts Portsmouth's claim to house New England’s first liberty pole at Swink Bridge in 1766. It details the removal and display of the no stamp document, the erection of a liberty pole renamed Swing to Liberty Bridge, and the 1824 1899 and 1999 poles with a custodian, flag rituals, and nearly 140 years of continuity honoring liberty and independence.
A British army officer in India wakes to a native servant tapping his foot and whispering in fear that his master told him to wake at 8:30 but went to bed late. The incident hints at a humorous yet awkward miscommunication and duty bound servant’s dilemma.
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