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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
7
A well arranged house costing 1300 dollars sits on a cement foundation with a 20 by 271 foot ground plan including veranda and bays. It features yellow pine finish, double thick glass, two coat plastering, five panel doors, and detailed room dimensions with specified joist and rafter sizes.
Experiments by the American Physical Society show that a lead wall transmits sound better than a glass wall of equal thickness, suggesting the medium that yields most to steady pressure best transmits sound. The report cites the counterintuitive result and discusses implications for acoustics.
The piece surveys medical debates on anaesthetics including chloroform and cocaine, noting 26 fatal chloroform cases and surgeon anecdotes. It also reports on surgical advances such as cardiac wounds, Capri’s ancient vaults linked to Emperor Tiberius, and a Cape extraction plant claim.
A London column notes Lord Wemyss’s invention the multimplement combining pick mattock spade chopper and saw. Dr Fere of Paris discusses fingerprints as character indices. Prof Dexter from Illinois links calm weather to health effects, absences, and mortality, with claims on physiological meteorology.
The piece argues higher education is costly yet worthwhile, praising public beneficences in colleges. It cites the University of Chicago decennial cost, warns against small-funded ventures, and praises public college administration and long-term value to society. It then notes France's automotion industry growth supporting 200000 workers. It ends with a Cassier’s Magazine note on hat removal in Russian government establishments and ministerial warnings.
A recent West Philadelphia political meeting featured a tale illustrating the evil of laconic speech. The story follows two men Jim and Zach and their horse, then shifts to a quip about a round trip fare from Chicago to Boston. The page also carries assorted ads and jokes from the era.
Seventy feet is the record rise in the Bristol channel and Slindon in Sussex has seen no new houses for a quarter century. Europe hosts 587 languages though 90 percent use seven main tongues. The Kennington crown baths in London measure 160 by 60 feet, a record size. A boy’s fate can’t be judged by his cost. A transatlantic steamer bringing a full mail carries about 200000 letters and 300 sacks of London newspapers, plus 500 sacks for other places.
Lusks Springs Indiana June 9 Mr William Catterson lauds Dodd's Kidney Pills after twenty years of his wife’s neuralgia rheumatism and general breakdown. He reports immediate improvement from treatment and says she is nearly well. He praises the pills for the good work they have done.
A judge's wife warns readers to insist on Peruna for catarrh and warns against cheaper imitation remedies sold by druggists. She shares a testimonial from Minnie B. McAllester about rapid, complete recovery after seven weeks of Peruna use. The piece notes many imitations and urges obtaining Peruna only at the standard price.
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