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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
6
A narrator and a woman named Elsie Norman pursue fake marriage schemes via matrimonial agencies for a newspaper assignment. After disguises, dates, and social misgivings, they meet, confess deceit, and discover mutual ambition and affection, leading to a union supported by shared salaries and careers.
The piece notes Gladys Deacon’s visit to Arundel Castle with the duke of Norfolk and Lady Mary Howard, stirring London gossip about romance and possible alliance. It cites T P O'Connor on Miss Deacon and her sister as American beauties shaping Old World society, with details of their appearances, education, and social appearances.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune urges women to rethink brushing and washing routines, warning that excessive brushing damages hair and scalp. It condemns improper shampoos and DIY mixtures, urging simple, correct cleansing to improve hair quantity and health.
The illustration shows a decorative arrangement turning a mixed china collection into a pleasing display. A narrow shelf below a pale frieze supports plates and bric-a-brac with a green glaze wall paneling and carved moldings.
An excerpt from The Drummer poem recounts a drummer guiding troops to sea and land, facing danger yet dying at the head of his host. The stanzaody centers on a drummer with a brown drum and drumstick, symbolizing steadfast duty in battle.
A Civil War clash east of Lancaster Missouri near Athens on August 5 1861 involved about 500 Federal troops under Col David Moore facing 1 700 Confederate soldiers led by Col Martin Green. The engagement ended amid confusion as reinforcements arrived and a Confederate flag was raised at the courthouse. John More and Will More fought bravely before John declared the old man riled and fled, prompting a chaotic retreat for many Confederate and Federal troops alike.
In the Stone River clash the Third Kentucky Confederates and Third Kentucky Union men from the same county meet as foes. They swear and clash with muskets, then abandon combat to fight with fists. Prisoners are taken, then rescued by the Twenty third Kentucky Union. After retreat, they exchange jokes and drink together with their captors that night.
A spoof of Civil War era bravado cites a Memphis Appeal tale about Parson Rippetoe charging Sherman’s battery at Bull Run and beheading Sherman's head. The piece mocks southern correspondents for fiction and includes a remark from Sherman about feeling he lost his head.
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