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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
3
In a Civil War tale, a lieutenant guards a Confederate spy, Margaret Beach. A daring battle unfolds as a Yankee escort and Confederate forces clash at a plantation, with paroled prisoners, a perilous window view, and a climactic flight by Margaret.
A string of witty exchanges from Philadelphia to Answers illustrates playful banter about money marriage and fashion. Snatches include puns on hair restorers cucumber pickles and a Scots highland reply about a kilt and cold.
A scrambled recounting features a ten tonant named Dewey aboard a ship near Brazil with a parrot and a humorous plan to free the bird by sacrificing a green bead. The crew uses the act as distraction as a violent mishap leads to the parrot and cage sinking, and a steward faces blame while the captain navigates discipline. The tale blends nautical folly with reflections on strategy and discipline in war.
In a gar gaffe a young man pleads for his fiancée despite poverty. The old man grounds the couple in cash realities, declaring money decides marriage. The man borrows, forks over a bracer, and is told bluntly to act decisively, as love meets hard economics in an era of blunt talk. The tale frames restraint, obligation, and doomed romance through a blunt exchange.
A sensational device in a Ridgewood Opera House production of Uncle Tom's Cabin features a real ice machine. Audiences fought to see it as it ferries ice along a staged river, while critics note the stunt drew crowds and sparked enthusiastic reactions from both theatergoers and street observers.
A Boones woman recounts lasting relief from kidney inflammation and womb ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Smotive Wash. She credits the remedies' effectiveness over doctors and notes her renewed health and improved appearance.
A garbled page blends hype for a new explosive named Exptost Thorite with medical claims for Hoatettera Stomach Mitters and a dented array of patent medicines. It includes dubious cures for deafness, an ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine, and stray notes on mourning dress length and editorial quirks from various newspapers.
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