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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
3
A dated column compiles letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One woman recounts backache, headaches, whites, and insomnia improved after using the remedy and sharing the success with friends. The piece emphasizes women's health and the remedy's impact on home life and perspectives on medical advice.
An old style advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a world renowned laxative. It claims only the California Fig Syrup Co manufactures the true remedy and urges readers to trust its medicinally laxative blend proven by eminent physicians and chemists.
A chaotic interpolation mentions a goldened wedding statistic, a New Mexico bill proposal creating McKinley County, divided marriage rules in Indiana, extinct flightless birds in New Zealand, a Norristown burglary tracked by corn, and a long list of scattered global notes. It also references Victoria Cross hero Sir James Mowat, women pawning in London, tobacconists selling telephone service, gadgety devices, and exotic rose specimens.
A compilation of humorous snippets and cartoon captions from several newspapers. Jokes span animals, elopements, books, warship folding-beds, civil contracts, and social quips, with voices from a menagerie keeper to a stern father and a witty Savage Bachelor.
A discussion of isotherms explains lines show places with equal mean temperature, but notes that latitude and altitude influence true temperature. The text emphasizes that geothermic maps omit altitude and that isotherms reflect sea level conditions, not real mountain temperatures.
Chambers' Journal argues that ships in danger of sinking are often unprepared with lifeboats and provisioning. It cites the Drummynd Castle and Mohegan wrecks to condemn boats kept inboard and unused, urging weekly drills and boats stocked with provisions and fresh water to reduce terror and loss.
An advertisement extols the true Syrup of Figs made only by the California Fig Syrup Co and the Cattronsia Fig Syuup Co claims. It emphasizes originality, scientific manufacturing, and a guarantee of quality, noting benefits to kidneys liver and bowels without griping or nausea. It warns against imitations.
A garbled column pieces together remarks about a candidate nicknamed Smart Aleck, a Detroit Free Press quote, and scattered bits from Cincinnati Enquirer. The fragment includes references to a donkey’s cough, a seed company advertisement, hotel notices, and unrelated humor, all presented in a disjointed newswire style. Named entities are sparse and the text fragments resemble a mosaic rather than a cohesive report.
A fragment from a Chicago Journal style piece discusses cure by faith and suggestion, noting a man cured with a revolver threat and another who believed he could be cured. It also cites quack remedies and popular tonic claims, referencing St Jacobs Oil and Hall’s Cure as advertised cures. The text includes comments from various figures and a Western Australia diamond rush warning.
Letters flood in praising Peruna as a universal catarrh remedy praised by Dr. Hartman. Oregon governor cites Peruna as safeguarding his family, urging households to use it for coughs and colds and to request Dr Hartman's free book Winter Catarrh.
Alabastine 18 is advertised as a ready to use rock base cement wall coating differing from kalsomines. It mixes with cold water, comes in five and possibly larger packages, and claims to be erasable without washing or scraping. It touts brick, wood, and canvas application and criticizes traditional whitewash and kalsomines as cheap or temporary.
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