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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
3
A narrator reflects on two life trails one toward honor and a high calling the other toward degradation. He recounts a vivid sequence in a Mexican town with tequila fines rurales and street brawls, ending with a chaotic night of fights drink and local justice, detailing corrupt officials and a chaotic pursuit through cantinas.
An American recounts a Mexican funeral and a Cinco de Mayo fireworks mishap that led to local trouble. The narrator describes crossing into Chihuahua and Bacerac, encountering a hostile crowd, and being fired for disturbing the Sabbath amid a chaotic scene involving a greaser, a dead man, and rockets. He contrasts Mexican and Spanish language use and notes a revenue from cattle stamping and drink, ending with a dramatic escape during the commotion.
A Japanese farmer bursts with patriotic duty as war calls him to Tokyo. His wife dies of grief after learning she would be left with their newborn. In a moment of despair he kills his infant, then is tried for murder. A merciful jury acquits him for emotional insanity.
A Washington Star quip recalls not borrowing trouble as a proprietor buys a car outright. Meanwhile the column notes Madge and Marjorie debating fair skin cures. In Japan elites’ streets feature public ovens where residents pay to have dinners cooked.
A historical comparison recounts Civil War and Napoleonic battles noting losses at Waterloo Gettysburg Borodino Leipzig and a North Carolina regiment at Gettysburg. Warnock cites 26th North Carolina with 588 casualties from 820 men and a remnant of 216 returning after day three. Capt. Tuttle’s company lost to one officer and one man.
Arkansas Traveler editor vouches for a remarkable Civil War era tale from Coffee County Tennessee physician John P. McLuskin. He recounts a snowball rolling down Benson's Slope becoming a rolling riverbound force that struck and sank the gunboat Yellow Jacket with all aboard perishing, a “most remarkable accident.”
A man in Dresden has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for insulting the memory of the late King George of Saxony. The court found the act to be a grave affront to the monarchy and ordered the term to begin immediately.
Since the outbreak of the war, cable messages from Japan amount to about $250 010 being sent each month.
The article notes goats as naval mascots and army regimental pets, with Billy the goat of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers dying on the march. Queen Victoria donated the first regimental goat in 1839, and the Royal Welsh are nicknamed the Nanny Goats and Royal Goats, with mottos and symbols cited.
Abraham Delong of Ohio fought through the Civil War after a Dec 1 1862 Stone River bullet shattered his nose. He suffered escalating head pain, entered Dayton insane hospital, died in 1882. Autopsy after death revealed two head fragments grown into skull, pressing on brain. Widow secured a pension.
The New Hampshire of 1818 will be renamed Granite State to preserve the New Hampshire name for a future battleship. Dale of Maryland becomes the Oriole, St Louis of 1828 becomes the Keystone State, and the cruiser Troquois, slated for the marine hospital service, will be rechristened the Tonic.
A historical essay analyzes broken engagements, citing four main causes. It notes long engagements delay marriage and reveal character through home visits, family motives, and social expectations. It also covers misread signals, financial strain, and an “ocean-steamer” trend where proximity unsettles plans before a wedding.
Instructions for knitting a string bag using four No 11 needles and two balls of yarn, including cast on, rounds of plain knitting, make one increases, knit two together decreases, outlined color changes in orange and black, crochet edging, and finishing by inserting copper wire and tying ribbons to hang the bag.
A Woman writer in the Orange Judd Farmer describes filet net collars as prettier handmade items. A strip three inches wide yields five collars for a 12 or 13 inch neck using four-thread mercerized darning cotton worked around each square twice.
Instructions describe using four thread cotton or mercerized cotton for a decorative garment. Begin eight squares from the side and two from the bottom, work over squares, tie ends through squares, repeat scallops across twelve, turn hem to create four squares below, sew a band and wear with a ribbon bow or large brooch.
Fashion notes highlight silk fabrics like Messaline and crepe de chine for separate waists while brocaded silks make tea gowns striking with light trimming. New coats, fitted with vests, bold color palettes, and novel hat linings in suede signal a lively spring millinery season with two-material combinations and lace cuffs as key trends.
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