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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
3
A reader letter discusses acne causes and treatment, warning against arsenic remedies and endorsing Home Health Club methods using diet and water. It includes guidance on climate, indoor work during heat, and notes on hair grayness and nervousness as related to skin and health concerns.
In Afton and Washington letters, Dr. David H. Reeder of LaPorte Ind advises on medical concerns. One patient fears possible paralytic onset from morning numb hands and suggests osteopathic care. aunt’s finger injury may be dislocation or fracture requiring X-ray and surgical exam. second letter asks about overheating and heat intolerance in hot weather, noting prior heat shocks and weakened condition in sun.
A collection of curiosities describes Japanese experts at blowing multiple smoke rings and forming characters with smoke. Anecdotes include a juggler conveying a marriage proposal in smoke. A London observer tallies road traffic to show riding outnumbering horses. Also a humorous exchange about Violet’s engagement and Capt. Norton.
The Harvard Lampoon cites a sleight of hand performance by a mam who placed a penny into a contribution box. The幽 note recalls a quick magic-like moment observed by a querist.
A brief note provides directions for young paper boys to fashion a frail but interesting toy. The instructions focus on simple steps to roll paper into a ladder-like toy, highlighting curiosity and craft for children.
The article describes making a Jacob’s ladder from paper or writing paper, three times as long as wide, folding tightly at one end, rolling loosely, cutting away all but the marked spots, bending ends, and notching the handle to form a large ladder. It notes a very large version can be made from newspapers, as seen in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A playful verse by Edmund Vance Cooke from Success Magazine features a child querying a father about birthdays, wolves, Cinderella, and tomorrow. The text riffs on toys, umbrellas with writing, and the logic of time, ending with a citation.
A playful column answers punny questions about soap types and manners. It includes jokes about Castile soap, polite versus quiet behavior, a whale story with Jonah, a lobster pinch under tow, a five cent difference for a sidewalk versus trolley, a spelling bee as an insect, a polished king as Blacking, and goats milk in dairy for better butter plus a math spoof on adding two to nineteen.
An officer guarding a tiger beat at a gully heard a tiger in front of him. He fired and missed then shot again as the tiger leaped, killing the animal. While dropping his gun he grabbed a cobra coiled on his arm and killed it with a knife, choosing between tiger and snake.
In old days church pews had high backs and doors that stuck with damp weather. Mischievous boys closed every door before service, crowding worshippers and causing loud bangs and red faces. The tale warns that wood’s expansion can trap doors, a trick no longer common.
A carpentered camphor engine uses a cork disk, four cork pieces, needles, and camphor to spin on water. By weighing equal camphor pieces and attaching them to needles then the cork, the device spins for hours, with cutout figures dancing atop to move for a day or more. The piece costs about eight cents.
Ds SAVED LAWTON'S BODY. In December 1899 Austin E. Potter, then a private in Company F Twenty-seventh United States infantry, swam the swollen Mariguina River with a rope to retrieve Lawton's body. He returned with Private Joseph Jeffries to recover the corpse, a act now publicized by the New York Tribune.
Gen Lawton led the retreat to safety amid an assault on bolomen, dying in the action while Maj Cassatt aided rescued lieutenant Potter and Jeffries. Potter joined Yonkers fire department a year before, driven by Chief Mulcahey. The Society of the Philippines seeks congressional action recognizing the heroism with local support.
A historic discussion contrasts Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ewell with Gen. George A. Custer. It questions whether strict or disobedient adherence to orders shaped Gettysburg and Little Big Horn outcomes, and cites the aphorism Nothing succeeds like success.
During Gen Hooker's advance near Lookout Mountain a mule brigade stampeded in the night. Confederate pickets fired on the skittish animals, mistaking them for Yankee cavalry, while the Union drivers recovered 1000+ arms and supplies. The incident boosted Union gains as Hooker pressed forward.
A Washington Star comic recalling a Civil War mule with an exceptionally long neck. The animal’s brays alarmed both sides, altering battle perception, routing troops, and drawing attention from officers. After a night of chaos, the mule was captured and returned to the quartermaster rather than executed.
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