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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
2
A fragmentary poem reflects on delaying virtue amid daily bustle. The speaker postpones acts of kindness and faith until a distant time, imagining peaceful fulfillment after a life of neglect. The verse laments procrastination and vows to read the Bible and help others once time permits.
The Nevada Kid, posing as a Missouri tenderfoot, bets on riding the spangled bronco Weyler at Cherry Coulee. After a chaotic ride through dust, doors, and a schoolhouse, the joke reforms into a test of nerve, revealing the Kid as a famed bronco buster with top wages.
A Glasgow lunatic asylum doctor, rounds the kitchen where seven patients prepare dinner. Five boilers hold scalding water as inmates plan to boil him. He strips, locks the door, and the keeper restrains the panicked prisoners. The doctor survives but his sanity is shaken. Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Summers in general dryer possibly from artificial feeds.
In 1862 at Hartford and Owensboro, Kentucky, Gabriel Netter, a young Frenchman and captain turned colonel, commands 38th Kentucky mounted infantry. He rejects surrender to 800 Confederate guerrillas, inspires his men, and is killed later that day in skirmish. memorials mark his grave at Evanville, Indiana, twenty years later.
During General Sherman's campaign toward Atlanta a lighthearted moment arose at a battery quarters when two officers staged a mock prize fight. soot from a fireplace was used as paint, both men ended up decorated and laughed at their own faces in a verdict of draw. Both officers greeted each other with wide smiles, sharing the humor of the spoof.
A London clergyman assists an elderly woman at a church stairwell who asks who will preach. He quips the preacher is himself as they reach the top, then helps her down, noting the joke about the preacher. A collage of humorous lines follows from various papers.
New York Herald reports that transplanted eyelashes and brows are the latest fad in personal adornment. The costly painful method uses a needle and hair from the wearer, with cocaine anesthesia, to insert loops along the eyelid to create a thick, natural look. Eyebrows are treated similarly, though less painful, and curl maintenance is required for a month before natural growth stabilizes.
A breezy survey of bodice trims in scarlet organdy and lace fronts, jabots, and hidden fastenings, plus the rise of oriental pattern motifs and decorative wreaths for hair. It notes New York Society tastes such as wheat-trim gowns from Mrs John Jacob Astor and practical tips like peach desserts and leather book cover care with egg yolk and iron.
The piece describes a woodland ey elienne riding outfit adapted for Inngepina through shady groves and rough terrain. It features lightweight Scottish fabrics trimmed with bright silk poplin and narrow braid, recalling a royal brown plaid cycling suit with Prussian blue and crimson accents, a flaring rainy-day skirt, and plaited back fullness.
A dated clothing description details a waist with a blouse ironed in box plait, nine similar bands on the skirt, a high collar with linen belt, and full sleeves. It notes a woodland cycling outfit paired with a short white sailor and a nailed quill band matching the ensemble.
A 19th century column links gem life to health, noting opals pearls and crystals dull with illness and urging rest for jewelry. It offers practical homemaking tips for lamp care, fabric stains, scorch marks and cotton fabrics, praising cotton hangings for cleanliness and moth resistance.
A bashful man recalls his hat mishap on a moonlit evening. He forgot to hang his hat, faced a 280 pound woman who urged him to act, and finally admitted the hat was under the seat. The tale ends with the hat recovered and the man no longer bashful.
A Nauvoo woman swore she never lied to her husband who threatened to eat a notch in the piano if she deceived him. She retorted that he would ruin the piano by doing so, provoking laughter in Chicago Interjean.
An advertisement extols a well known laxative syrup by Catsrokmia Tia Synur Co. claiming liquid plant extracts from senna cleanse the system, ease colds and fevers, and relieve habitual constipation without irritating kidneys or liver. It promises safe, pleasant tasting relief and notes the California Fig Syrup Co. branding and nationwide availability through druggists with price per bottle.
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