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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
3
A Manila hero Admiral Dewey will receive a national welcome in Washington during the first week of October. Government officials will attend as the jeweled sword voted by Congress is presented, marking a simple yet dignified greeting as the capital honors the hero.
Congress approves a two part celebration for Atal with a sword presentation at the Capitol east front and a night parade. A White House reception and dinner for Admiral McKinley follows, as planners in Washington mobilize a central citizen committee and eleven subcommittees drawing over a thousand volunteers.
An assortment of curious notes lists a few remaining pen-sons for Revolutionary War widows, a bird trained to fetch fish for its master, and anecdotes about age, travel, and peculiar figures. It mentions a Siberian punishment tale, French court curiosities, a tiny man born in 1740, and notable clerical traveler Haweis, among other curiosities and oddities from diverse places.
A Chicago Times Herald item describes a mid Wisconsin town where every business and public facility is run by Yonsons. A traveling man notes the Yonson family controls hotel, drug store, laundry, and local establishments, prompting questions about inhabitants not belonging to the Yonson clan.
Amid wreckage and pursuit, the narrator endures captivity aboard a royalist schooner. A deadly confrontation, fruitless searches, and a perilous escape attempt unfold as Belden, Scammell, and Ames contend with treachery, fate, and the mystery of a missing woman. The narrator contemplates escape by boat and contends with looming judgment and the hope of reunion aboard a smaller vessel.
A diver describes a perilous underwater escape from a sunken boat. He swam toward the overturned dinghy, gripped by a painter, and relied on air and faith for salvation as he maneuvered to safety amid wreckage and darkness.
A collage of short comic exchanges from various papers features puzzled professors, misheard dates, a sausage maker, a missing hat incident, hard times jokes about money and diamonds, a bill collector, a question about engagement, a London Tit-Lits note, and a Pine Knob trombone anecdote, all in a light humorous tone.
Frightful scene described as a monk Brother Flamidieu faces a coerced confession setup by officials and a mob. The boy victim lies on a bier as a magistrate employs a fearsome suggestion device. the monk offers a kiss to the boy’s feet and prayers, refusing to confess. The crowd's outrage follows as he is returned to prison.
Discovery notes a plant full of life that sprouts another plant from a broken leaf when warmed. The piece advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach trouble and recommends private Revenue Stamp on bottle neck. Also mentions Alion's Foot-Kass powder and various drug ads with prices and addresses.
Mrs Barnard thanks Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for rapid health improvement after bladder trouble fluttering heart pains and painful menstruation. Another note from Miss A P of Annott Iowa credits the remedy with saving her life after failed medical advice and heavy bleeding.
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