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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
3
A reflective verse by Warren Mase laments winter winds and life's toils. It looks toward a future day of peace when sorrow fades and enduring hope shines for the faithful.
Tom Sanderson and Mose Abraham, two contrasting youths on a Louisiana bayou, fish for a catfish that ends up a 50 pound surprise. The near misadventure, Mose’s humor, and Tom’s citywise awe reveal their unlikely friendship and the tale’s humor. A twist redefines Tom’s whale claim as a plain catfish.
A humorous tale centers on a lady blaming a sulky bicycle for her failing bicycle lessons. The instructor probes the wheel while she contends the machine misbehaves, likening it to a sulking sewing machine. She insists the bike's mood, not her skill, hampers progress, then vows to retry with cautious help.
A tall fashionably dressed woman at Cleveland's Pittsburgh station ignores safety bells as a skyward bar descends. A quick young man saves her from injury, while she accuses him of roughness and a policeman of impudence. The brief incident ends with her lesson on manners.
A St Paul correspondent recounted the case of Mabel Stevens who recovered from rheumatic and nervous ailments after a long illness. Amanda Stevens describes a years long struggle from pain and weakness, failed treatments, the Martinsville baths, and a turn to Dr Williams Pink Pills. Her daughter improved after nine boxes, with schooling resumed, prompting claims of the pills’ effectiveness.
A Chicago Chronicle tale from Illinois centers on a young physician called to treat an elderly enslaved woman named Auntie Johnson. The doctor prepares a chloride of iron and potassium gargle, but the patient and her husband react with humor and suspicion as the scene ends with a comical misunderstanding and lingering caution.
An inventor Allen S. Ulneted Lokoy markets Mien Foot-Base a four powder mix to shake into shoes. Druggists praise its relief for swollen burning tender feet with instant cooling. Dealers claim it eases pain from bunions and sweating. sample offered free by mail for a quarter price.
A fragmented dialogue notes Boundlenn Egonem told to quit Irvine to sing lest neighbors break windows. Gillooly quips that singing draws noise to hear better, while Tamiany Limes spins a tale of an uncle Whimpleton’s title boy reacting to twins and bargains, hinting at domestic chatter and bargaining.
An old style advertisement collage promoting Hal's Catarrh Cure for internal use with price 75 and claims of cures for catarrh and throat ailments. It includes quips about Dr. Kline's nerve restorer and various quotes from periodicals, plus unrelated jokes and a note about a saloon nest door incident.
Mrs Enta Knunze of Knightstown Indiana writes that after eight years of suffering Change of Life she found permanent relief a year ago through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and accompanying Pills and Wash. She reports regaining health and recommends the remedies to friends, claiming cures from several female ailments.
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