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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
The article discusses experts predicting compressed air as a future power source for street cars and critiques medical claims. It weaves advertisements and assorted clippings about Canadian migration, local notices, and a short fiction excerpt, reflecting a chaotic OCR page with diverse topics and promotional material.
H L Cleveland recounts Torson the mail carrier who traversed Blue Duck Hamar the Mouse and Cub Creek. Despite modest pay his status grew from custom meals and welcome by ranchers. He cherished a beaded antelope skin pouch and a cherished briar pipe, always full, never smoked on an empty stomach, with provisions for long journeys.
A century ago the London Times reissued items from November 23 1801. Items include a milliner boasting she won t be visited on foot and her father kept his coach, a change in sporting fashion with powder out and airguns preferred, and a contest among sportsmen to kill the most game while sporting parsons spar playfully with the squire.
An action in Leicestershire concerns a lord of the manor suing a parson for shooting on his lands and a verbal challenge from the desk of the church. A separate incident at Smithfield sees a coal porter exposing his wife for sale, bought by a well dressed man and taken to Blackfriars bridge amid crowd cheers.
The piece reflects on Gen Neff, a benevolent con artist whose lived image as a kindly enchanter collapses into a confidence man. It contrasts his imagined fairy tale aid with his real years as a fraud, then shifts to a personal moral about choosing what is true over what is pleasant.
A historical letter fragment praises Peruna for curing headaches and improving general health, citing Mat tie Douglass of Memphis and Lena as proponents. The missive notes widespread testimonials across the United States and Canada, urging readers to write for a book of cures while hinting at broader social scenes surrounding illness.
An old advertisement extols Peruna as a remedy for catarrhal conditions and mucous membrane health. It claims winter weather weakens women, linking colds to pelvic issues, and urges prompt use of Peruna with free expert advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
Samuel B Hook of Star Wisconsin delivers a strong endorsement for Dodd's Kidney Pills. He states his long kidney illness improved almost immediately after use and reports others he recommended them to also saw splendid results. He calls the pills the very best for ailments and especially kidney complaints, noting the endorsement carries weight due to his standing and reputation in Vernon county.
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