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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
2
A verse portrait of a childlike doll eyed by passersby in a busy street. The piece contrasts the toy’s outward cheer with secret longing and a hidden wish for freedom and joy beyond the glass. Nancy Byrd Turner’s poem opens a Youth's Companion issue vignette.
Miss Edna Nolan sails north with Mark Heywood aboard a ship during a fierce storm. Aboard the capsized vessel, Heywood rescues Nolan using a rope and a hatchet, and she admits love as they reach shore together with peril behind them.
A New York Weekly essay extols a woman's charms not just in brightness and wit but in tenderness and good temper. It states that unconscious charm and sympathetic gentleness enchant men, with fascination arising from natural manners and calm composure.
A scrapbook focused on one subject increases interest and value. Collect articles portraits and poems from magazines and other sources to compile a neat, organized notebook. The process teaches reading comprehension and provides lasting educational satisfaction.
The Brooklyn Eagle describes clever travel aids for summer trips. A retractable coat hanger fits into a compact leather case, reducing to half its size for packing as six hangers fit in a set. A leather twine ball holder with scissors fastens outside the case for easy access on journeys.
Recipe for skin care uses bran or cornmeal bags in the bath. Fill a thin cloth bag two thirds with bran oatmeal or cornmeal add soap bits and possibly pulverized orra root for fragrance. Soak the bag in water several minutes before starting the bath.
A home made cucumber cream is praised as an excellent cosmetic. It can be produced cheaply and used to heal sunburn and serve as a year round toilet aid, offering versatile personal care benefits.
Illustrations by Mme. Baker show three outfits: a gray broadcloth fall dress with braided bands. a white louisine dinner gown with gold and silver passementerie and lace. a cadet blue cloth fall suit with velvety outlines and blue liberty silk ruffles. Garments will be shown at the National Dressmakers association displays in Chicago September 12 to 17 and in St Louis September 19 to 24.
Describes coastal lifeboat stations and a line throwing gun used to reach wrecked ships. Explains attaching a line to a projectile fired from the gun and pulling a life car along a rail system to establish contact. Notes recent improvements in gun design and operation.
The Scientific American describes a compact life saving gun under three feet long built of steel and bronze alloy. It uses a hermetically sealed bronze cartridge core to protect powder and primer, a simple cell locking mechanism, and liquid recoil checks to prevent jumping. The design eliminates conventional springs and uses a lanyard to fire.
A Maine representative notes Franklin County and white birch forests supply about 90 percent of US toothpicks. He cites spring employment of 100 workers producing nearly a million picks daily and contrasts domestic timber with pricier foreign and fancy orange wood varieties.
A French writer M. Devaux suggests humps on Malagasy porters arise from carrying two heavy loads on a bamboo pole. The analysis compares human neck and shoulder swellings with humps in zebra, bison, and dromedary, noting pressure from the pole and neck flexibility as a shared mechanism.
A compact, easy to assemble electric alarm using an electric bell battery switch and common parts. The design includes a Nor way iron piece and brass contact to trigger a ringing action when the alarm spring unwinds, with fits for internal wiring and a neat box housing.
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