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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
8
Dr Welwitsch discovered a forest on a table land about six miles wide at 800 feet above sea level near the West Coast of Africa. The trunks reach 4 feet in diameter but stand only 1 foot tall resembling round tables. Each tree has at most two leaves up to 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, with crimson flower clusters.
A famed judge known for colorful speech visits a dentist in earlier times. The dentist uses a hickory plug to replace bridgework and the judge swears loudly as the procedure proceeds, concluding with the dentist praising his expressive inflection and linguistic command.
A correspondent describes a terrier named Tiny that memory and thought powers by fetching a squeaking rag doll to soothe a sick child. The anecdote, cited from the London Globe, argues dogs exhibit memory and reflective behavior based on observed actions.
A London Answers correspondent riffs on the paradoxes of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The quip ponders that yesterday to-day was to-morrow and to-morrow to-day would be yesterday, then twists language to imply complex time shifts.
The Washington Star recalls happier days as an egret wanders in lonely snow. The speaker longs for old friends and the butterfly Katy, noting how life grows cold and distant while memories linger.
A young man estimates stockroom losses would cost one million dollars, but during a period of four million dollars in gains the employer continued operations cheerfully. The point is that those who profit from the system are not deterred by sizable experimental costs.
Moscow faces a severe railway strike with seven of nine trunk lines halted, cutting off the city from most of the empire. Only lines to St. Petersburg and Baltic ports remain open, leaving milk and meat in short supply as engineers and firemen abandon engines. Communication with abroad persists via St. Petersburg and Pskof, while the government moves rail troops to restore traffic.
J C Ewing Milwau kee road night operator was struck unconscious at 11 PM in his Hopkins office. The robber took 15 dollars and a revolver and fled on the St Louis Park line. The assailant, about 25, smooth faced, wore a gray cap and brown sweater. He was described to police after Ewing telegraphed Minneapolis.
In Sioux Falls on October 23 two boys Arthur G Waldorf and John M Bell were jailed for two years each in the penitentiary for the Loomis South Dakota post office robbery on June 29. They pleaded not guilty. Bell's father previously served two terms as sheriff in Cherokee Iowa. Waldorf lists Kirksville Missouri as his home.
Royalton Minnesota Oct 23 Joe Stanek 23 of Swan River was instant killed when a shotgun discharged as he passed through a door the hammer protruding through the door fired the charge just under his left eye Ada Minnesota Oct 23 Wilkes Russell 11 died after an accidental self inflicted gunshot while hunting Bladen Nebraska Oct 23 two Fred Piel children aged 16 and 4 were burned to death and their mother badly burned Royal Blue Line incident New York Oct 24 thirty people driven from a Royal Blue Line train by a violent passenger Rabies outbreak Winona Minnesota Oct 21 five head of cattle and one horse of A Tibsear Mount Vernon county died after a dog rabies outbreak leading to killings of infected animals
A fragmented verse describes weariness and distress as travelers wander east and west, facing battles and harsh winds. The speaker seeks home as safest, noting a hawk hovering above and a bird found in its nest while lines drift into garbled phrases and stray words.
A fragmentary verse by Kiser contemplates a future moment of pride and public praise. The speaker imagines a celebrated crowd greeting them with whispered admiration and bowed regard.
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