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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
2
Z. W. Burgess, in Orange Judd Farmer, argues a father should guide sons through hands on examples. He praises involvement in swimming, hunting, ball games, and muskrat calls, stressing a strong home bond and leading by positive example to prepare boys for adulthood.
Mrs. Garret wrongly accuses Ann Walker of stealing a $20 note after a missing money case and a detective arrives. The true culprit is Horace, and Ann reveals she is General Armine’s daughter in disguise. The mistaken arrest leads to reconciliation and a wedding in the end.
The Albany Journal offers a quirky vignette about Theophilus Kent a slight man seeking to toughen his constitution. He endures a chill after wandering in summer attire and seeks medical counsel where a tailor and Nicorice tablets figure into the exchange.
A hotel guest argues with a chambermaid about housekeeping delaying bed making on a Sunday morning. He asserts his rights and asks when the room will be made up, while the maid pauses, replying she has not decided yet.
The New York Evening Post editorial lauds beet sugar as a self sustaining industry, noting farmers could profit $65 to $100 per acre and arguing U S producers can undersell Europe. It cites Oxnard and Cutting on beet efficiency, tariff protection debates, and past free trade results under McKinley.
A scattered news item notes that the City of New York and the City of Paris were the first Atlantic liners fitted with twin screws. It mentions railways for iron and steel bridges meeting demand and a solid lead ore body found near Jefferson Missouri. San Francisco plans mountain water from the Sierra and a $20,000,000 cost. Northwestern lumbermen prepare to exceed last year with a record lumber haul and a surge of mills forming near exhausted timber districts.
A collage of humorous quips from various newspapers shows playful banter among couples and friends. Jests reference mourning stationery dead-letter office tongue sandwiches and grand opera pride reflecting light social humor from Philadelphia Cleveland Glasgow publications.
The Chicago Record Herald reports strict German military marriage rules require officers to have private income and deposit 30,000 marks with the government, earning 3 percent interest. It explains debt implications, service terms, pay scales, and privileges enjoyed by officers, noting Berlin’s large uniformed population and frequent generals seen in streets.
The Boston Transcript reports the Wickams prefer a limited pet setup. They state a cat and dog should not live together, asserting proper regulation and only one pet at a time.
In a clipped Philadelphia Press excerpt, Bridget Hauskeep laments a dirty table and blasts for action despite limited clues. The dialogue suggests household tension and a mother urging resolve.
A collage of jokes and snippets including a nervous telephone operator quip, a comic parson exchange about marriage, letters to Santa, and stray lines from various papers. Also features travel promotions for Florida tours and through sleeper trains from Chicago to Jacksonville, with assorted notes on ads and calendars.
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