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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
7
A reader recounts ignoring warning symptoms that led to illness and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The testimonial urges others to heed health signals and follow the product’s directions, praising renewed vitality and urging care for women’s health.
A detailed account describes the hooded cobra of India, its deadly venom, distinctive hood markings, behavior when excited, and methods used by snake charmers. It notes the cobra’s length, habitat in houses, pairing in life, egg data, and crude Indian remedies like snake stones. it also mentions predators such as jungle fowl and the mongoose and concludes with the cobra being killed in encounters.
A German animal trainer mounts a giant South Sea Island tortoise for races, guiding the creature toward a goal by presenting lettuce as a lure. The display emphasizes deliberate travel over speed, with tortoises trained to compete against each other rather than the hare.
The festival of Juggernaut in Bengal marks a yearly march in March when idols leave the temple and travel on chariots to the country house about a mile and a half away. Historically worshippers would throw themselves under moving cars to die, but such acts have not occurred in the past century.
The Philippine Islands were discovered by Magellan in March 1521 and later taken by a Mexican fleet in 1565. A settlement was established at the Manila River mouth in 1570, making Manila the capital of Spanish possessions in the Philippines.
An Iroquois tale recounts a fox who feigns death to steal fish from a wagon. He tricks a hungry wolf into taking the same mess to maximize his dinner, but the fishermen discover the ruse and beat the fox’s accomplice, while the fox laughs from a hillside.
Five year old Pauline delights listeners with a tall tale about a swallowed magnet. She describes a pretend child who swallows nails and a spoon and regurgitates them after a dramatic rescue with a huge magnet. The anecdote turns on her innocent, theatrical explanation.
A Brooklyn Eagle report quotes a Panamanian observer speaking on Panama, Colombia, and the isthmus. He describes Panama’s revolution as decisive yet bloodless, driven by padrone power and canal hopes, and criticizes Bogota’s reach and the lack of personal liberty under regional regimes.
The article traces historic bedstead terms from the trucklebed to tester and four poster, noting origins from the Arab world and Austria, plus the shift from straw sacks to wool blankets and embroidered counterpanes. It interleaves quips from Town and Country and Baltimore tales, reflecting antique furniture lore and humor.
A bold health ad asserts kidney weakness underlies many diseases and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy. It warns of symptoms such as dizziness sleeplessness back pain and urges readers to send for a free sample bottle and a booklet with testimonials from users and doctors.
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