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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
2
A poem fragment invokes faith and resilience, urging readers to rise above storms and sorrow. The speaker encourages looking to a hopeful future and a restful site beyond present struggle, attributing the lines to P. McArthur, Inc. independent.
In a small town Mahala faces rumors of madness as neighbors pry into her life during a rainy spring. An elderberry wine visit reveals her loneliness and fragile health, leading to a strange revival of hope when a long-ago suitor Reuben Davis might return.
Mahala Goodenow is remembered in a somber scene where visitors mark a grave. A schoolmate recalls past affections as rain arrives and the couple departs, leaving the earth and a toppled tree in dreary, solemn mood.
A reminiscence by Andrew D. White recounts a Berlin meeting where a Chinese minister presented a tall European in gold lace and the man spoke English revealing roots in Waterloo New York and Rochester University. The tale highlights a capable, loyal figure who served both the United States and China.
The item notes multiple university and church topics from across the world. It mentions Oxford and Cambridge forming hockey teams, a Trinity chapel site planned for a synagogue, and Hungary allowing women to study medicine and pharmacy. It also covers a clergy member switching faiths, bishops' views on temperance, and Lawrence University students adopting uniforms inspired by male students.
An Albany Argus commentary argues fashion mirrors savagery, citing body alterations from hair shaping and shaven heads to lip and tooth modifications. It notes historical depictions by Captain Cook and contrasts Western vanity with rites from Fiji, Nias, Thrinket Bellas, and Chinese foot binding, ending with a remark on art collections and a St Louis Republic description of a silk volume produced in Lyons.
Victor Carrere, held by Chinese pirates in southern China for 14 months, was rescued by French soldiers. He endured a cave confinement two months in darkness with chains, a 27 day forced march, minimal clothing, and constant guard. The rescue followed an attack by the French squad seeking their missing countryman.
Victorian report notes court at Osborne seashore keeping daily bathing on the private beach near the queen’s jetty. A hollow center barge doubles as a tank for children, with a floating bath 30 by 10 feet, dressing room, screen, and a snail fireboat on standby during hours. The queen bathes in sea water each morning.
A Cincinnati Times-Star tale recalls a medical lecture where students used a buggy horse excuse to fetch correct answers, while a playful ad promotes Salzer’s Early Bird Radish seeds from La Crosse Wis. Also notes a deafness cure claim by Hall's remedies and a business ad about advertising timing.
An advertisement extols Stomach Bitters as a beneficent tonic restoring vigor and appetite. It promises relief for indigestion constipation malarial and rheumatic ailments and nervousness. The fragment includes a comic dialogue between a woman and a man about stockings and marriage.
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