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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
3
A train delay near Galt in the Nevada desert leads to a community mood of boredom and humor. Residents tease each other about marriage plans as a plainclothes preacher and a bishop arrive for a spur-of-the-m moment wedding tied to a $10 wager amid engine trouble.
Mrs Amanda Robinson of Howesville Clay County Ind suffered years of decline and despondency due to female troubles. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she regained appetite strength and activity. Her daughter Anna also recovered after two boxes. The family lauds the remedy as a vital blood and nerve tonic.
A visitor questions Col Striywell about Mr Gowans now in Washington. The colonel recalls Gowans rising from major to colonel and then general, noting a gradual ascent and a salary near 3000 per year. Local gossip hints at his power, but the visitor ponders whether he achieved all his aims.
A woman in a checked dress and velvet, accompanied by a designer man, stroll Fifth Avenue drawing stares. A rumor mill notes a Newport socialite, Mrs Blankly, famed for wealth, while a bystander questions if her husband ever laughs loudly in public.
A testimonial from Hon. David Meekison of Ohio extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh affecting head, stomach and throat. He asserts Peruna promotes digestion and overall health, claiming thirty years of symptoms eradication. Letter dated Washington D. C. and from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio.
The narrator recalls preparations for sea and the voyage aboard the Hispaniola. He reads a revealing letter to Dr Livesey about the ship, then meets Long John Silver at the Spyglass tavern in Bristol, where Silver confirms his role as the ship’s cook and potential mate.
In Long John Silver's tavern a pale man known as Black Dog attracts attention as a pursuer chases him after a troubling exchange. Morgan and Hawkins recall keel hauling talk while Silver hints the hunter may be Pew the blind beggar.
A late judge, famed for sharp wit, once slipped and tumbled down the steps of his townhouse. A passerby asked about his injuries and he quipped, My honor is not at all hurt but my heels and knees are, can you measure you.
A fragmented OCR sample shows a courtroom scene where a witness refuses to answer questions claiming inability to think. It includes unrelated advertisements on deafness cures and remedies, plus various stray quotes and anecdotes from multiple sources.
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