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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
2
A jumble of curiosities and news items crosses oceans and epochs. Reports describe ice on warm lakes, a Scottish visitor recounting a Civil War era coat, and distant auctions tied to the Tilden heirs. Paris phonographs, black roses, and opera profits mingle with Cuban police tensions and American columns marching through Manila.
Ardick inherits command after a mutinous voyage to Havana aboard the Industry through attacks by pirates and a mutinous crew led by Pradey. The ship’s crew is scattered and captured, with Morgan’s buccaneers attacking Panama. Ardick, Tym, and Sellinger ally with Mac Ivrach to rescue Dona Carmen and Don Enrique de Cavadilla, escape by raft, and flee as battles unfold, leaving the scene with a flotilla pursuing the prize.
In a tense pirate battle, the small aboard group led by Captain Tym readies pistols and swords as Towland’s shore craft closes. The encounter escalates to gunfire and close combat with Towland, Blyte, Cradde and others aboard the rival longboat.
Fragment from a narrative describing a violent confrontation at sea. A red faced assailant mounts a sudden attack, a darting thrust is parried, a blow lands near the head, and smoke from a pistol fills the scene as the struggle continues amid alarms and danger.
The narrator recalls a brutal clash aboard a sloop where Gabriel wounds him then is slain as the fight erupts. Amid chaos Towland and Nyte flee, Captain Sellinger fights to reclaim control while Tym is captured, and the narrator struggles to reach the sloop’s deck through the water.
Incomplete OCR yields a fragmentary dialogue where a character laments a hidden love and another responds with a taunt about danger. The lines imply a tense scene between two men, one expressing heartbreak and the other derisively naming a foe.
A collage of humorous extracts from Punch Jewelers' Weekly and other papers features quips about speaking dogs, dressing and wigs, family folly, cooks seeking Connecticut jobs, and a young suitor outwitting a skeptical father with a bet. The snippets showcase early 20th century light humor and punchy one liners.
A long article describes Prussian coast works along Schleswig near the Halligen to guard against North Sea incursions. Dams and breakwaters between Olund and the mainland aim to confine waves, preserve land, and create new reclaimed areas or polders similar to Holland. The project protects tiered shorelines, saves outlying islands, and relocates inhabitants to safer areas while visibly reshaping a coast that has eroded for centuries.
Joseph Hancock 83, a New Hampshire native who moved to Texas in 1844, arrived in Dallas on a visit after more than 50 years. He once claimed 640 acres now within Dallas, a land now worth over 50 million, while he later chased gold in California and lived in La Montania. The article notes the city’s rapid growth from his old farm site and his regret over past decisions.
A curio-packed digest notes New Sortiz Wacra losing 81 million in the 1897-95 drought, Florencs man with world’s longest whiskers, a Bridgeton girl swallowed gum and died, and a Paysouri sexton struck by lightning. It also mentions Mexico chambermaids, new cotton mills in the South, a theory on kneeling horses, and other assorted anecdotes.
Read the warning between the lines about danger from blood malady from heavy winter living. Spring cleansing begins, purify blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla as a noted tonic. Testimonials claim relief from rheumatism and blood purification benefits for families.
An injured veteran returns home to find his beloved cold to him, while a restless suitor presses his claim. A tense scene unfolds as he declares he leaves forever, marching out with military resolve, while she callously bids him adieu. The excerpt blends wartime sacrifice with personal heartbreak and social ridicule.
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