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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
3
In the forecastle of the schooner Phantom a mutinous crew confronts a Yankee commander as a savage storm batters the vessel. A brutal hand to hand fight ends the mutiny, but the ship and crew face ruin as towering seas flood the deck and threaten to swamp the craft.
An Irish market vendor Pat Noonan quarreled with the market superintendent over stall rent claiming a loss of a thousand dollars annually. The superintendent advised quitting, but Noonan vowed to persist in selling vegetables and potatoes, and the rent was reduced to keep him in business.
War correspondent recounts Gordon urging troops to drive out Russians from the English trench. He stood on the parapet with only a stick, risking his life as comrades shouted for him to come down. A soldier noted he does not fear death, calling him blessed.
A collage of curious notes lists Sraig claiming extra sunshine in Europe, a 600 acre celery garden in Santa Ana, and a female lobster expert at the Smithsonian. Mentions Gen Miles as an amateur photographer, a Mash of light ning lighting a pipe, Arcona Illinois leading broomcorn, and the Tulkhedive’s lofty salary. Also notes Grance Berry’s retirement after 63 years, Attast C Rook as last War of 1812 pensioner at 99, and a passenger liner’s screws turning about 90 000 times per voyage. France requires revenue stamps on posters, Lionsar Tibet holds the richest acre with a sacred tree, two James J fills as railroad vice presidents trained by a father, and doctors’ claims on non-smokers’ health. Includes oddities on arithmetic, a German hospital funded by steel pen sales, vessels made into watersprings and razors, a giant pine order, and Rhodes dismissing married secretaries for business reasons. Also mentions an elderly pastor born February 18, 1801, and production stats for aluminum in the 1980s and 1985.
A chaotic collage of wartime rhetoric, patent medicine pitches, political quips, and company ads. It cites the Philippines campaign, Stomach Ditt ers, bitters remedies, Siamese mottoes, and the John M Smyth Co catalog. Includes a Chicago reference and a LeRoy Michigan testimonial from 1894.
Local grocers promote a limited time giveaway for Endless Chain Starch Book buyers. First five customers receive large packages of Red Cross and Hubinger's Best starch plus two Shakespeare prints, a 20th Century Girl Calendar, or two extra starch packages for others. The ad extols Red Cross laundry starch as a 20th century innovation by J. C. Hubinger and urges quick participation.
In this ad style passage a series of testimonials promote Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for womb trouble and female ailments. Women from Philadelphia Chicago and Pennsylvania praise relief and improved health after using the product advising others to seek her guidance.
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