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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
4
A well known physician praises rocking chairs as a remedy for indigestion. Dr Laine, a French West India physician, says gentle back reclining rocking after meals stimulates gastro intestinal peristaltism and soothes atony of the stomach. He claims Americans, famed for indigestion, benefit from routine rocking sessions.
A late 19th century writer cites Cyrano de Bergerac from Histoire Comique to describe a moon voyage device. The boxlike book uses clockwork and nerves to read aloud, producing spoken words without visible text, foreshadowing the phonograph and other inventions. The tale notes Cyrano was deemed somewhat off by contemporaries.
Williams County in the northwest corner of North Dakota covers about 4,500 square miles along the Missouri River. Rich in coal and sulfur, it boasts fertile soil, ample hay, and abundant stock-raising ranges. Williston, the county seat on the Great Northern Railroad, features two hotels, several shops, churches, schools, a jail, and a rail roundhouse, making it a promising settlement and trade center.
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