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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
3
A fragmented verse passage speaks of chasing a goal and honoring labor from dawn to night. It references personal vows, learning, and dreams while imagining cold landscapes and awakening. The piece centers on desire, effort, and self discipline.
In a sharp drill session led by Lt. Lambert, G company confronts lax parade discipline. Recalcitrant ranks, ex-sergeants, and taunts erupt as the lieutenant tests attention and salute drills. Internal frictions hint at broader discipline failures under Farnham and a looming procedural shakeup.
The account chronicles Captain Close of Company G, Thirteenth Infantry, noted for daring exploits at Vicksburg Donelson and Missionary Ridge, his epidemic duty during the yellow fever year, and his postwar bureau service. It follows his quiet, frugal life at a stricken post, his odd uniform habits, wary finances, and peculiar cash practices as he avoids spending while drawing pay and keeping accounts across northern banks.
A German diplomat recounts aBismarck story where a financier count to France's indemnity quashed Moltke's protests. The Jewish banker said France could pay, prompting Moltke to laugh. The teller, Lorenze, chose to answer even at the cost of his sight, later praised by Von Moltke as loyal to his country.
A quirky discourse on long combined names of famous figures like Lucius Domitus Nero Nicholas Copernicus William Shakespeare Emanuel Swedenhour Napoleon Bonaparte and James Abraham Garfield. It notes the Italian rendering Columbo and Christopher forming a 14 letter hyme of sorts. The text claims these seven with 18 letter names are among history’s best known persons and mentions a German empire context with annual intrividvele omar sh.
A collage of humor quotes from Yonkers Statesman Cleveland Leader Chicago Record Truth and other publications. The snippets cover marriage, politics, bicycles and shop talk, ending with a quip about beef origin from a Boston cow.
A historian notes curry powder rising in American homes, its English roots since Hastings era, and how curry enhances cold meats and soups. It lists ingredients for a traditional powder and provides a flawed recipe involving coconut milk, curry powder, onion, butter, and picante additions, concluding with serving tips.
An odd chariot parade scene in Tunis features a sea like churn with a lone whale and an electric device behind. A scientific man aims to reveal the monster’s interior as lights reveal a chic room where Jonah sits with champagne and a mermaid.
Instructions describe washing blankets with a tub of soft hot water and half a bar of Ivory soap, gentle hand washing, thorough rinsing, sun drying, and folding for storage. The passage adds a brief aside about frugal dining and a quoted breakfast table remark from Mr Chatfie and a fragmented name Johnie Tammany limes.
Shake Allen's Foot-Base is advertised as a powder for the feet that cures painful awoken feet and bunions, relieves stinging sensations, and makes tight shoes comfortable. It claims to sweat less, soften calluses, and end tired feet, with trial packages offered and available at druggists and stores.
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