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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
2
A mosaic of early 20th century curios and facts touches on marriage ages in Japan, quarrying gold in Wales, Jewish civil rights in Spain, and bans on houses of worship. Reports cover scholarly trials, tax stamps, crematoria counts, and royal salary methods, plus global weather, law cases, and growing trees in Central America.
Edward B. Warman offers a concise critique of common usage errors. The piece lists preferred forms, such as beyond rather than above, and foregoes phrases like at and afterwards, advising careful attention to pronunciation and grammar for clearer writing and speech.
Grandfather recalls a playful boyhood tale of wooden cookies made from pine with dust, shared with siblings and a mother who remained silent. A later clash over cigars leads to talk of honesty and discipline, as the family weighs blame and forgiveness in a domestic misadventure.
Secretary Morton praises Theodore Perry Shonts as the new head of the Panama project. The Clover Leaf president is shown as a relentless fighter who “goes after trouble.” A tale recounts his bold confrontation with a quarrelsome contractor, ending in a decisive office brawl. He is expected to win the canal construction with efficiency.
A Boston Herald note states the first jewelry store arose in Chang On about 3000 years ago. It says diamonds were then unknown to the era’s Vanderbilts and Astora, who preferred pearls jade coral and other unpolished minerals fashioned by artisans into glittering ornaments for royalty, with gold and silver pieces deemed more costly than diamonds.
A survey traces Andrew Carnegie's library program across the globe. It lists 1,352 libraries built or funded, with 71 in the United States serving about 18 percent of the population, and substantial gifts abroad including 325 in England and 57 in Canada. A $100,000 Porto Rico project is planned.
New York reports Prof Jacob H Hollander of Johns Hopkins sails to Santo Domingo to study affairs for President Roosevelt. His prior work includes Porto Rico revenue planning and Indian Territory school taxation. The piece also lists fortunes of U S presidents from Washington to McKinley.
Mr William A Newman a Camden county farmer from Sagrads Missouri suffered severe grip affecting head heart and stomach with weakness and deafness. After doctors and remedies failed he used Dr Williams Pink Pills, which offered rapid relief and fully cured him in three months, proving superior to other preparations sold by druggists.
A Kansas City Star reader recounts a minister friend with humor who tells a riddle about a tin can tied to a dog's tail. The minister asks why such a setup resembles death and the propounder suggests because it is sure to happen, leaving the crowd without laughter.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products with step by step tips for cleansing and healing skin crusts and scales using Galloure Soup and hot water, Cuticura Ointment, and related items. It includes testimonial chatter and a box address in Waller Texas and mentions other quotes about honesty and simple living.
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