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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1903
Page
2
The verse extols greeting a visitor with a smile to banish grief and ease cares. Nature’s beauty and cheerful imagery accompany the message that a warm welcome invites happiness and opens doors to pleasant moments, ending with a reminder of a signal to remember.
Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh in Fort Grady Michigan reads a Chicago telegram about Norah Desmond and an impending Florida trip. He helps a prisoner escape to see Norah, faces court martial, and the pair reconcile after a tense night with support from Private James Spencer and a Chicago contact.
A small bird about 12 inches long constructs a ten foot long, many-room nest with a domed top on a sheltered ledge. The entrance is hidden and the interior features a series of chambers, carpeted with leaves and moss, where the mother lays up to five pale eggs. The Yellowstone Falls area is noted for its great height, though its water volume lags Niagara.
In Jamaica New York a clever fox terrier learns many tricks but his top act pairs him with a tiny Maltese kitten dressed in doll clothes. The kitten is tutored to pose while the dog balances on his haunches and kisses the kitten on command. After the un-dressing the kitten flees, leading to a playful chase through the house as the kitten hisses and escapes the dog.
The article discusses the shift from cats to automatic traps for rodents, noting the trap from Cape Colony that suspends on a pantry shelf. A tilting path releases into a water tank, delivering a fatal capture. It also mentions Gen. Eugene Griffin owning the improvised American flag made by sailors from rescued patches in Luzon.
A Brooklyn Eagle described DIY boxing kangaroo as a harmless electrical illusion. A cardboard human boxer is wired to a wax seal, with a glass tube and cork setup powering a swinging paper kangaroo that strikes and repels as electricity transfers, creating a continuous mock bout once the parts are dried and warmed.
The Milwaukee Sentinel quotes former Gov Edward Schofield recounting Civil War memories with Gen Custer Sheridans roles and daring charges near Richmond. A Chattanooga tale describes Grant's reception by both sides and a Confederate salute. Short humor caps the reads with a Chicago Post vignette on a brigand ransom.
The major recalls how poker lured soldiers into risk on picket, with officers often lenient. A quiet game on an advanced post led to a Confederate attack and six prisoners, then Bluffer the instigator betrayed by a wink, resulting in six months’ captivity before a reform in the regiment.
The death of Gen Stakdy Smith and Gen William B Franklin lowers surviving major generals from 19 to 18 of the Civil War era. The list includes Cassius M. Clay, Napoleon Dana, Granville Dodge, Francis Fessenden, Benjamin Grierson, Schuyler Hamilton, Oliver Howard, Alexander McCook, Wesley Merritt, Nelson Miles, Peter Osterhaus, John Schofield, Carl Schurz, Daniel Sickles, Julius Stahel, Lew Wallace, Joel Wilson, and Thomas Wood. Miles remains in active service. Schofield and Miles became lieutenant generals. Sickles, Howard, McCook, and Merritt rose to major general in the permanent establishment. Fessenden, Wood, Wilson, and Grierson retired as brigadiers. Dana retired as captain, per the New York Sun. Others left the army after the war.
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