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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
2
An evocative verse recalls forgotten days as years pass. Youthful memories return like a sweet glow, easing burdens and rekindling the happiness of youth. The poem reflects on forgotten times, attic recollections, and the ache of aging.
A narrator recounts leaving Yale to become a cowboy and face brutal lessons on the plains. He recalls a dangerous race with Nita atop a glass-eyed broncho, Apache threats on the warpath, and a pivotal moment when a black date sighting provokes fear of a white man circling his kin. The memory blends romance, peril, and frontier myth.
A Western frontier tale recalls a raid by Apaches and a sudden cyclone that erupts from a green mass of cloud. Frank and his companion Nita, defending themselves with pistols, rifles, and resolve, survive a deadly ambush. After a white trail memory, they find themselves unharmed several hundred yards from the fight, and a wedding at Jose's ranch follows.
A description from St Nicholas by Margaretta L Hinchman recalls 100 years ago American schools with small hexagonal rooms and no desks. Pupils brought a penny for feasts at commencement presided by the teacher who funded the meal. The term potation or drinking penny arose from this practice.
A humorous gossipy tale about a nobleman’s head gardener and an apprentice lad who amuses with snail chasing. Berlin’s population soars from 25,389 to 1,884,345 in 30 years, over 2.5 million with suburbs, outpacing Chicago. Michigan Sunday school enrollment reaches seventeen percent of the population amid national averages.
Edgar Plato, a Topeka pianist, was assaulted by masked men while returning home with his wife. They beat him, stripped his clothes, and tarred his garments, leaving him badly injured, in a chilling early 20th century crime report.
New York Evening Post notes a surge of female led euchre groups at public parties. They form small bands, book weekly dates, pay subscriptions, and play as guests to win prizes. Players claim a steady income of 20 to 23 dollars weekly, with some pros earning across towns.
In a street skirmish three men identified as P. W. Hamilton, William Hamilton, and John Wendell were arrested after masks fell reveal them as Mrs Platos ex husband, her son, and her brother. At a local euchre party several sharp players were barred then reunited observing the deception as the game continued.
A steam era reader notes an American rotary pump maker marketing that pumps three miles out in the country are started and stopped from the city office by telephone with operations checked remotely for days without in-person visits. Other electrical details follow.
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a prediction that if certain English capitalists succeed without failure, an economical parent may soon be able to purchase a set of clothes for their family. The text hints at broader future affordability in clothing.
The article notes telephones replacing alarm clocks in mill towns and homes, with nurses and hourly reminders for medical doses. It highlights Indian toy production in New York and English-made durable fabrics promising 20 year wear, plus a shift in consumer fashion where garments are passed down through generations.
A collage of quirky quips from 19th century papers catalogs brief jokes and banter. Bits cover army training, war aftermath, family humor, music wit, and court misfits. Read as a light, period gag reel reflecting social style and punctuation.
The London Mail calls the cabinet the world’s most secret society and describes Downing Street’s austere room sealing documents behind soundproof doors. It recalls a Peel era incident, Gladstone’s farewell, and a club table near-miss with a draft of the home rule bill put back in an envelope and rushed to Downing Street.
Astronomers dispute if the moon is in a glacial epoch with one expert calling craters ice cups and streams glacial in weather while another cites unmistakable volcanic signs. They agree the surface is mostly white, the seas lack water, and some writers imagine early vegetation. The 20th century must resolve these lunar mysteries.
A newly invented furnace process uses low grade fuels such as lignite and peat. The method vents a gaseous mixture from evaporated liquid air to intensify combustion. Nitrogen is released first and the residue sent into the furnace, containing at least 50 percent oxygen. Youth's.
A lengthy National Reputation advertisement for Peruna from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio. It touts catarrh as a systemic ailment and includes a case letter from A C Lockhart of West Henrietta NY and a testimonial from W P Peterson of Morris Illinois. The piece claims permanent cure potential and urges readers to write for advice.
February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 offer low rates to California from Chicago St. Louis Memphis New Orleans Omaha Kansas City and other points. Fares quoted 27.50 from Chicago and St. Louis region 25.00 from Omaha and Kansas City plus corresponding rates east and north. Details at local agents and Chamber of Commerce offices in Cincinnati Pittsburg and Kansas City. Chicago Daily News note on stinginess ends.
On February 10 1901 Kanana City Bouthera Ry offers a $15 round trip from Kansas City Missouri to Beaumont Lake Charles Port Arthur Houston Galveston and San Antonio. The banner excursion aims to attract investors and excursionists to explore oil wealth with March 12 final date. S G Warner and J H Morris issue travel aid and invite inquiries for details and comfort aboard the voyage.
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