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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
6
In a Scottish family tale, MacGreegor laments a red toorie on his likeness after a photographer’s error. John and Lizzie plot a cheeky fix using a penny stamp to add red toorie details, fearing mockery from neighbors while celebrating the child’s pride in the portrait.
The sultan of Turkey limits portraits by religious rule and turns to landscapes. An American firm built a legendary camera for Abdul Hamid with gold metal work and ivory components. The device is housed in white morocco with a gold lock, costing 1600 pounds.
Ma Twaddles says Tom may have turned over a new leaf and resolved to be a good boy. Pa Twaddles asks what makes her think so. She heard him say it was wicked to go swimming on Sunday and asks if she heard him say anything about skating.
A fragment from a Houston Post item shows a woman once so consumed by jealousy that she spluttered while recounting her troubles and woes. The ornate phrasing highlights dramatic emotion and metafictional windiness in a brief newspaper snippet.
A collage of clipped verse and stray phrases cites The Devout Lover, Porron, The Cynic, and references to skating on ice, a five figure figure, and a foggy Bullion. It also includes a stray line about a doctor and a tough thing, with a Houston Post quip about stomach remedies.
A Tit-Bits excerpt recounts an experienced man advising a young lover to align with a father's view on politics. Later the pair discuss the Moroccan question as the father enters, with the boy asking for the young woman's opinion and the father delivering a quiet approval tucked in a playful line.
A collage of humorous exchanges and backhanded compliments from assorted papers. Quips on marriage money and art. mismatched eccentric lovers. party misunderstandings. and flippant dialogue about wealth and social pretenses. Names like Cleveland Leader and Houston Post flavor the collage of witty lines.
A Penned social card to Prof. Jenin of Cornell caused a delay when a bellboy read the back note about the sender’s father dying a year ago. The bellboy’s hesitation and the murky exchange interrupted the intended meeting at St Francia near San Francisco.
A Selma Alabama woman recounts severe eczema years ago with itching and blotches. After two physicians failed, her husband used Cuticura Remedies, leading to a full recovery over six months. The ad highlights other products and various claims from promotional content in the same clipping.
Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to women facing female health issues urging early warning signs not ignored. A Seattle reader recounts severe troubles and tumor fear, but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a cure for inflammation and nervous exhaustion, with the author inviting sick women to write for guidance from Lynn Mass.
Desperate case of Mrs J A Wyatt Des Moines Iowa nearly starved by gastritis and vomiting finds relief after following her sister’s example with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Within two weeks she gains strength walks easily eats teacakes and crackers and regains health, praising the pills as the sole effective remedy. Sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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