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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
3
A roan stated secret of power is perfect digestion with Hostette's Stomach Bitters. The text claims relief from indigestion biliousness liver and kidney ailments, calling it a blood purifier and general tonic recommended by physicians and sold by all druggists.
A fragmented page piece cites Hon J W Caldwell praising Peru na for catarrh and a letter from Gilbert Mofer claiming Peru na cured his Bright s disease. It also mentions clairvoyant tests and assorted quips, followed by an advertisement extolling California Fig Syrup Co laxative benefits and cautions on authentic labeling.
The fragment references dealers and a call for their coming, suggesting a prompt or directive to attend or respond in a local context. No additional verifiable details or entities are present in the readable text.
A Marion grower asks when to trim 100 peach trees planted without thinning and whether to cut limbs close to the trunk. Advice: trim after dormancy if not frozen, remove sprouts below the proper head, and form a single top with a stout trunk. Distinguishes hardy trees and proper transplant timing for best results.
John C. Covert reports a Lyons paving firm laid eight inch square ceranocrystal blocks forming a water tight checkerboard pavement. Benefits claimed include greater resistance durability and low microbial retention, with the material made from melted broken glass at 1250 degrees and compacted by hydraulic force. The firm aims to use large glass blocks at the Paris exposition. Celery webworm, a Maryland entomologist notes a pest that spins a protective web around celery plants, weakening growth and attracting attention for control measures.
Letters from readers across the country praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products for relief from painful menstruation backache irregularities and nervous fatigue. Women describe improved health after following the advice and using the compounds and pills.
A mild man clings to a paper as a conductor quarrels over a quarter worth about 22 cents. A bystanderClaiming the coin belonged to him, another man demands it, while the scene on the streetcar ends with the quarrel shifting downtown. The man finally reveals the coin is a common army quarter valued at about 22 cents.
Elkhart Indiana’s Kikhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing promotes a new disposal plan aimed at benefiting consumers through better goods wider selection and lower prices. The firm touts lifetime guarantees and catalogs mailed on request while a series of unrelated ads and notes follow.
A fragmentary column blends a messy moral anecdote about a modern Samaritan helping a drunken man named Paul, with stray literary quips and quotes from Chicago Chronicle and Chicago Tribune. It mixes dialect snippets, poetry lines, and brief notes on railroads and society’s foibles.
W R Milburn John Holmes M R Dagger and E L Stetson of Buena Vista County Iowa report Western Canada’s Hartney Deloraine and Souris River regions offer suitable improved farms for U S immigrants. They plan to return to Iowa to sell holdings then move to Manitoba in March to buy farms and begin farming, praising soil climate and schools and inviting Iowa residents to correspond.
A mock medical ramble parodies modern fads with Golficitis described as the fourth dementia and Hall’s Catarrh Cure pitched as a universal remedy. The piece blends satirical quips about wellness fads, a mock testimonial list, and clipped jokes from period papers.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney restorer curing kidney bladder and uric acid disorders. It claims tests in hospitals and private practice prove its efficacy and offers a free bottle by mail along with a booklet of testimonials sent to readers who request it.
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