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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
2
AReflection on a dead boy as a big house falls quiet after a loud, lively life. The grown family grieves while a freckle faced girl and a terrier miss the comrade vanished. The poem by Jean Blewett echoes in Toronto Glabe.
Skipper Tobias Perkins famed for keen sight amid fog in Brandon’s Cove faces the old light money dispute at Canso Gut during cod fishing on the Chanticleer. The tax on American vessels funded lighthouses, but enforcement varied as crews dodged dues and captains sought to evade distant officials.
In the Gulf of St Lawrence the Chanticleer tows with danger as Skipper Tobias deafens the crew and fights off pursuit from a government boat. A sudden squall and rain test nerve, resulting in a dramatic rescue and a near loss of the vessel with the skipper pulled aboard after a half mile tow under deteriorating wind and weather.
In 1758 Samuel Goldsmith sought a hospital mate post after travels on the continent but was rejected as unqualified. To appear properly dressed he borrowed clothes secured by Griffiths the Monthly Review publisher, pledging return or debt discharge. Facing failure and desperate want he pawned the outfit and declared a possible jail inevitable, a moment of deep despair in a life that would later delight millions.
A concise kitchen tip from the Duston Globe instructs using three tablespoons of gravy and two of Worcester sauce with salt cayenne pepper a squeeze of lemon and a teaspoonful of vinegar. Stir until very hot and serve.
A nostalgic poem celebrates a toy pony named Jim with carpet saddle and kitchen chair rocker legs. Despite age the pony travels vast journeys, over mountains and rain, with Hex on its back, unafraid and steadfast for children.
The mallee hen lays eggs in a gigantic nest mound, an artificial cone up to 15 feet high and 50 yards across. Pairs cooperatively construct and repair the mound, with eggs laid about six feet below the surface and hatchlings emerging underground by heat. The nocturnal layers, distant from neighbors, produce unusually large eggs and the same flock returns yearly to the nest. Chicago Inter Ocean reports on this remarkable avian behavior.
The Geenter Renetmetor teaches that pins creator did more for the work than the pyramid builder. Johnny replies that you cannot fit a pyramid to the seat of a chair, illustrating a humorous comparison.
Fred A Ober describes a California woodpecker in St Nicholas as a striking bird with a red head and needle point tail. He notes its ability to hammer holes in tree bark and also to fill holes with nuts, unlike other hole diggers. The piece contrasts the bird with blue jays and squirrels that cache acorns in autumn.
A woodpecker hoards acorns in a stored cache inside a tree and drills holes in a redwood trunk, while stories claim it also raids almond trees. The bird works tirelessly, never gives up, and may store nuts for future use, surviving legends of generations of woodpeckers.
A Farai tale reports a fire brigade in Kappeistweller Aluka gave their chief of the fire brigade a newborn son and, in a gesture recalling historic devotion to Maximilian, cut off their mustaches and beards to form a pillow for the infant during a meeting.
Police in Calcutta arrested a native found leaving a shop at dawn. He had spent the night inside, fitting a complete outfit including shirt, tie, socks, patent leathers, watch, hat, cane, and even his name inside the hat. Before the magistrate he claimed his aim was to learn English by dressing like an Englishman.
Reports from Western state fairs show strong interest in Canadian Government lands offered free to settlers. Agents in these states field many inquiries on eligibility and conditions. Lathumbers report prosperity and favorable climate for Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta with stock raising and milder winters. Information on low railway rates and pamphlets available from Ottawa Department of the Interior.
An advertisement promises a look sietal Paper Cutter with a combined Bent design free of postage under sealed cover on receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps. It touts the item as the latest best and most serviceable library and office adjunct. Address Geo. H. Heat and Old Colony Building Chicago.
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