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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
3
Instructions on making simple syrup tinctures and fluid extracts for home remedies. Emphasizes dosage, vehicle alternatives like glycerine, and the need for judgment and patient-specific adjustments. Includes reader letters seeking medical advice and Reeder's cautions on overeating and dosage.
A quoted exchange mocks a public figure's looks with irony and sarcasm. The Catholic Standard and Times notes caricatures as commentary on his appearance and public life.
A Civil War sword lost with Col. A. F. Rogers in 1863 was found and returned to him in Upper Alton Illinois after more than 40 years. The blade bears engravings G and square and compass and symbolizes brotherly love and virtue. Rogers, born 1827 in Missouri, served in the Mexican and Civil Wars and planned to pass the relic to his eldest son as an heirloom.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece recalls Union soldiers returning home in 1864 65 with simple honesty. Veterans like Robert R. Miller of the Twelfth Ohio cavalry corrected a pay error at Camp Chase proving moral steadiness. A Resaca Souvenir silver cup return further shows steadfast character from these men across westward postwar life.
On Fort Donelson battlefield Col John Shaw then a private carved his name and date on a tree saying John Shaw 6th HWitness Infantry Feb 15 1862 to identify his body. He survived hours later rejoined his regiment and earned promotion amid battles as Maj John Bauer of Cincinnati recovers relics from the field of war.
The Dusseldorf chamber of commerce warns that even with full mobilization Germany would lack enough meat to feed the army. The statements emphasize a national food constraint and potential wartime supply issues.
A fragment notes that firing a single 16 inch gun from a U S warship costs as much as five months pay for a private soldier, underscoring wartime expenditure and hardware expenses.
A magazine sketch surveys girls’ dorm rooms with university color schemes, photos, and bric a brac. The piece advocates tidy desks, minimal family photos, and refined decor, arguing a room reveals a girl’s character and tastes while valuing simplicity and personal charm.
A delicate little girl’s frock features a wide muslin embroidered skirt in one piece with pleated waist, a nainsook bodice with a yoke and fine tucks, and narrow sleeve frills. Supplies listed include main sack, insertion, embroidery, epaulettes, and sleeve fabric.
The article describes a pad or pompadour method for thin hair using a silk or mohair strip under the crown. It explains pinning, roughening, and knotting to blend with natural hair, noting advantages for high foreheads and temples and advising women to create a low forehead look with clever styling.
A new entertaining trend called the cooperative dinner has two or more ladies plan a menu and prepare special dishes. Place cards favors and decorations are arranged with guests limited to ten and invited anonymously to attend at a specific hour and place. Expenses are shared by the hostesses.
The passage describes opening doors as a chivalrous duty with men stepping aside to let women pass first and using ties or grips to hold doors open for safety. It reflects formal manners where men lead in doorway passages and assist women through thresholds.
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