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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1896
Page
3
A Pittsburgh Dispatch poem by W. Davis speaks of a wife’s comforting touch as years pass, smiling still and whispers of enduring love. It contrasts aging and fading hair with the steady, tender guidance of a partner, offering solace in memory.
A hunter and his dog confront a large snake on a ridge path in a tense, symbolic struggle. The man uses a stick to kill the serpent amid snarelike whistling insects and a chilling alert from unseen pursuers. He pockets the slain creature and proceeds, dog in tow.
A modern sculptor with a chemical lab has produced a glass paste akin to ancient Roman soft glass. The malleable material can be impressed like dough and gives off a pleasant perfume. It can be driven nails into and resumes shape after impact, echoing historical reports of secret Roman methods.
A mid 19th century tip sheet shows mending granite cookware with copper rivets or wire, and notes simple repairs by amateurs including women. It also recounts a humorous tale of a dentist Pullyhard in Florida fending off an alligator with a dental probe, underscoring presence of mind and professional pride.
A collage of quips and comic snippets from early 20th century papers. Jests about self made men, insurance against burglary, and readers quizzing propriety mix with banter on bloomers and cannibal canniness. Names like Flora Ned Spratte and Hungry Higgins appear in a brief, punchy roundup of humorous lines and social foibles.
A 72 year old New Jersey woman, Mrs. Jane Hotalen of Hainesville, recounts a two year struggle with rheumatic affliction and sciatic pain. After skeptical start she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, improving within days and regaining mobility. She reports no ill effects and plans to continue if symptoms recur, endorsing the pills as a cure-all for nerve and blood-based ailments.
A late summer fable describes an owl perched wisely while a busy squirrel hoards nuts. Winter proves the owl right or wrong, until a blue jay attacks the squirrel, revealing questions of provident behavior, luck, and survival. Freedh Town notes on Mentone’s past health and contagion debates.
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