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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
8
A handsome baseball star known as Nick wins the heart of Valerie a schoolgirl. His fall from grace after a knee injury leads to a life of deception regret and fading fame. Valerie matures marrying Fred while Nick dies a pauper in Chicago haunted by the past.
Instructions describe assembling a burner with tees and elbows using babbitt, pipes A B C D E to route steam or air to an oil furnace. It advises aligning smaller and larger pipes, regulating air with valves, partially covering grates, and using compressed air briefly before steam to push oil into the furnace.
A technician reports a leak in a submerged lake water supply pipe feeding a well near Lake Ontario. Air pumped into the system caused bubbles to rise on the surface about 200 feet off shore in 20 feet of water, revealing the leak after a windstorm muddied the well. Divers attempted repairs but could not locate the fault.
An extensive engineering project builds above ground tunnels and two island depots for the Metropolitan railway across the Seine and Île de la Cité. Land and river sections total 5 800 feet with a 78 by 56 foot tunnel interior, weighing 18 000 tons, sunk and joined with pneumatic riveters.
An American company is constructing oil burning freight locomotives for the Mexican Central railway. The engines have eight coupled driving wheels and a leading pony truck, with a boiler heating surface of 2168 square feet and about 110 tons adhesion weight. Tractive effort to adhesive weight ratio is 1 to 4 3/4. Boiler pressure is 200 psi. Fuel is crude petroleum vaporized by a steam fat and directed against a soapstone arch in the firebox.
A 32 ton block of granite from Barre Vermont was shipped to Cote des Neiges Quebec near Montreal. The 3.25 by 3.25 by 32 foot stone was intended for sculptor J Bru nel as a memorial monument to honor the late Raymond Prefontaine Canadian minister of marine and fisheries.
Vienna police are equipped with pocket telephones that connect instantly to wire lines via special call boxes installed on major streets. The system enables rapid coordination and communication for law enforcement duties.
The report shows German iron and steel flat gear exports totaling 3 166,278 tons, rising to 3 358 420 tons in 1905. Exports over imports reach 42 976 198 tons, up from 2 981 425, though the margin decreased by 0 927 tons or 0.2 percent.
In converting a bedroom to a sick room, keep it thoroughly sanitary with dry warmth in winter and cool air in summer. Avoid damp wallpaper as a moisture and infection risk. treat walls with a breathable tint. Maintain clean, dust-free woodwork, varnished sills, and dust-free floors to prevent health hazards and wealth loss.
The piece notes wealthy women's use of hop fields as a rest cure in London with furnished tents and modern camping gear. It also mentions a Berlin female veterinary inspector and quotes Doan’s Kidney Pills user Mrs. Moore praising relief from kidney troubles. Additional items touch on euphemisms for death, Von Dulow’s title matter, wander urges, and cream prices.
A physician endorsed remedyDr Williams Pink Pillsare promoted as a reliable nationwide treatment with an absolute no harm guarantee. An Arkansass letter from Mrs N B Whitley recounts chronic stomach inflammation and fainting relieved after using the pills, which are claimed to create new blood and restore strength. Sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents a box, six for 250, from the Der Williams Medicines Company Schenectady NY.
The article traces Australia’s sheep industry focusing on wool and meat, noting it ranks second after Argentina with 72 million sheep and Russia third with 70 million. mentions a 1891 peak of 106,260,000 head and drought-driven losses, then a recovery since 1902. It also notes sheep were introduced in 1797 from the Spanish merino breed. Garfield Ton laxative ad copy appears alongside.
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