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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
2
A fragment from The Williston Graphic celebrates scientific progress and invention expanding human sight and power. It envisions a future where sense and reason unlock vast cosmic knowledge, reducing old fetters and mental slavery while progress, aided by steam and steel, redefines God’s view and daily life. Ledgar Jones signs the verse.
Sime Skrimp debates using his hog money for timber, Ferrington loans, or a planer for his daughters. When Herringtons go broke, he realizes cash is useless if mismanaged, then buys a piano for the family girl and ultimately surprises them with a warehouse of goods and happiness after repaying debts and sharing wealth.
Fragmentary verse lines describe lovers in night wind and hillside graves. Cupid shoots a heart at Priscilla in a comic misfire, discovering she already gave her heart elsewhere. The patchwork poem blends longing with playful irony.
In Viola Olmstead County Minnesota Aug 24 1896 Mrs Elizabeth Pratt wife of John Pratt recounts painful enlargement of finger joints neck shoulders and limbs with swollen toes and limited movement After trying many doctors she found relief using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and claims about three dozen boxes restored joints and reduced pain She urges others to read and adopt the remedy Pills sold for 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 through druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY
A famed sculptress, thwarted by marriage, invites General Lashar to view her lifelike statue. He delays, then returns with a joke about plum pudding as guests await his remark, while the scene blends art, restraint, and social satire.
A deteriorated excerpt promotes Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offering free advice to women with sexual system disorders. It cites a Mrs Colony letter praising Pinkham’s prompt, sympathetic replies and relief after years of suffering. The piece also mentions immigration land office info and light anecdotal jokes about science and hunting gear.
A Crescent bicycle factory record storm of figures from Crescent Mulletin details vast production in 1896 at Western Wheel Works Chicago. It cites hundreds of miles of wire and steel, miles of rims and chains, and enough material to span cities, with totals for bolts nuts and parts reaching tens of thousands. Notable claims include 725 finished Crescents per minute and a chain length exceeding 70 miles.
A collection of faded snippets references tobacco tips Piso's Cure for Consumption and asthma relief, a servant inquiry, a stranded person, a tax assessor hint, and shoe remarks. The text shows old advert style with names and places like Ft Howard WV and Atchison Globe, indicating a miscellany page note.
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