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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
8
A Home Circle column offers tender advice to Johnnie to be kind and loyal to his mother as she ages, followed by reflections on courtesy in family life and a tribute to women from Ingersoll. It then turns to guidance on success through integrity and industry, and ends with notes on the rising popularity of photo play films promoting preparedness.
The piece traces changing views of female aging from middle age to seventy and beyond, noting shifts in dress like corsets and black attire to modern corsetless styles. It lauds new dances such as the fox trot and portrays older women as lively and spry, with a light celebratory tone from the Pike County Times.
Commodore Blackton launches a war propaganda film titled The Battle Dry of Peace featuring 19 screen stars and 25,000 National Guard troops. Cast includes Major General Leonard Wood Dr Lyman Abbott Hudson Maxim and others amid a dramatic call to arms for a united public.
A corner sage laments modern extravagance while buying chewing tobacco and reflecting on past fashions. He recalls his wife’s simple dress from youth and criticizes today’s frills and costly attire. A clerk asks about items in the bundle as the man notes his daughter’s new fall suit.
UNCLE JUD urges advertisers to treat newspaper ads as an investment with returns. He warns against dabbling and advises proportioning spend to expected gains, noting that better ads attract more customers and outshining rivals shifts belief to rival goods. He concludes readers should heed the advice to profit.
A sermon retelling Noah building the Ark amid mockers and a moral that rain tests belief. It transitions to a Yale president urging Americans to seek and tell truth, resist gossip, and value honesty in labor and character, asserting dignity comes from the person, not the job.
This comedy of aphorisms and wry observations mixes flirtatious quips and social musings. It playfully catalogs jokes about work, luck, poverty, romance, and everyday folly with a sly, punchy tone. The speaker riffs on human foibles and sharp one liners from a clever, anonymous voice.
A Charlestown observer notes an unusual link between a cream separator and cider. The device, famed for butter production, is reportedly repurposed as first aid to the thirsty, reflecting inventive local sentiment and necessity driving new uses for existing machinery.
The text separates alcohol from cream and milk and mentions maki and bay terms. It references large numbers, apples, and an expected cider boom this year with probable demand and exchange effects. Named entities are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A Minneapolis observer recalls a man who collects nickels from youngsters at amusement venues. He gives away a few to bring joy, while some scold his focus on money. The piece argues true happiness comes from giving and supporting libraries, schools, and communities rather than hoarding coins.
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