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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
2
Nelly La Rue Brown of Springfield Massachusetts writes in the Republican lamenting the endless chores a sleepless baby imposes. She imagines a household freed from duties from sewing to comforting, asking whether a mother’s worth would rise if the infant slept.
Dr. Albert Kane Rudd narrates how he killed his best friend Charles Booth to spare his widow future shocks, detailing a plotted murder using chloroform and an African knob, his financial woes, and a life insurance scam that led to his arrest.
A Colorado man after a circus career and before farming encountered a bear while drinking at a spring. He dodged and somersaulted repeatedly to escape, dropping his gun. Two mountaineers arriving fired and killed the bear, leaving the hunter exhausted and walking home.
Two old friends meet after years and discuss life with dry wit. One notes worldly progress yet declares, in effect, all success feels like failure, a sharp paradox on achievement and happiness.
The Washington Star recalls a publisher advising a struggling author to avoid lofty prose so readers can follow. The author agrees, saying Only by you accepting this book at thirty can I move from the attic to the parlor floor to write.
In a light social notice from the Lowerville Journal and Weekly, Cora reveals she became engaged to Mr Atherton during a seaside gathering. Mrs Highlive jokes about formal portraits as wonders evolve in photography, and the scene unfolds at the Seaside Hotel with playful chatter about summer plans.
Quote from Chicago Record about Mia Post during the war describing her as having the most dangerous post carrying eight mules for the commis sary each morning. The second anecdote cites a flirtatious exchange from Tit-Bits about snoring and activity.
A collage of brief quips from 19th century papers. A woman asks about engagement to a count and a friend’s teasing reply. Other items tease marriages wealth opera and social pretenses with light sarcasm and playful banter from local columns.
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