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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
2
A Williston graphic style clipping mixes notes from Sweden politeness customs to a 194-pound lobster found in Staten Island. It also covers Nansen Fram voyage dates, Georgia Alabama railway shops, bone trade shifts, Parliament juror lunch break, a new electric locomotive, lethal injections in dogs, barber shop health rules in Paris, a potato starch sugar method, a sun powered house design, and Wisconsin bison crossbreeding experiments.
Col. Etienne Gerard and his English rival Bart face off in a high stakes ecarte duel amid a rocky remote valley. A bold parley leads to a dice game then a final card hand for freedom, interrupted by a sharp royal intervention from Lord Wellington who claims the game has different victors.
A column argues that girls should receive the same early training as boys to develop vigor and independence. It urges non rushed education, physical and moral training, and practical schooling from laboratories to kitchens, noting educated women marry later with fewer divorces and drudgery.
The piece explains that starches sugars and fats are the main heat producing foods and that vegetable fats are especially effective while cleansing the intestine. It notes winter foods like rice and potatoes and warns against excess sweets in heat and limiting fats. It cites Washington Home Magazine and a recipe for candied citrus peels from Louis Republic.
A humorous domestic scene covers assembling repair material for a bicycle and quirky quips from the era. It includes a pretend list of tools and a playful exchange about home tasks and repairs. The piece closes with an ad for Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired feet and shoe comfort.
A quirky collage of quotes and snippets references fashion, travel, wheat crops, and humorous lines. It mentions Doctor Madam Kia, Cleveland World, Chicago News, and Atchison Globe while noting various odd phrases and sensational claims about cures and stiffness.
A Columbus Ohio reader shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash improved her health. She describes prior anemia irregular periods and nervousness and credits three bottles of the compound and one wash packet with renewed strength and relief.
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