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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1898
Page
2
Poetry fragment from Thomas C. Roney describes a twilight confession of love. The lines evoke moonlight, faces, and tender memories as two lovers exchange a hinted tale. The piece reflects sentimental verse style typical of the era.
Adela Sisco climbs Massanutten to summon help for her wounded brother Ben while a dawn rescue becomes a townwide search. A town girl Lucy Bescham spots a moonlit figure on the mountain and declares Adela the woman in the moon, prompting a dramatic rescue and hospital recovery for Adela and Ben.
A brisk montage of humorous exchanges and brief vignettes from various papers highlights social foibles and wit. Jests range from admiring Admiral Dewey to domestic quips about property, marriage, and daily routines, reflecting light newspaper humor of the era.
Samples devised for soldiers and warfare aids enchant visitors in navy rooms, from bouillon capsules to legged prepared foods. Inventors tout yellow pills claiming fever cures, patent splints, and wheel-lit litters by Remington. An aquatic “aquascope” supposedly peers into depths to spot cables and torpedoes.
The text outlines pronunciation rules for Spanish including letter sounds, stress patterns, and alphabet quirks. It mentions B A a as in Anglivhe, C as in English or like s before e, Ch, D like th, and other quirky notes. It also cites a weather proverb about marigold behavior predicting rain.
A discussion on road funding in California cites Sacramento and San Mateo counties as examples amid legal questions about bond issuance. Engineer J S Price argues for permanent, stone or masonry road structures over ongoing repairs, outlining costs, materials, and long term savings. The piece also touches on clover growth notes and hornet nests as unrelated agricultural observations.
The article explains attempts to imitate Roquefort in America have limited success. It describes Roquefort made from goat and sheep milk, its ancient reputation, and notes from Pliny. It outlines the traditional process in France, including evening milking, heat, curd handling, moldy bread layers, and aging in damp limestone caves with salt and brine treatments.
A farm animal nuisance is addressed with a controversial muzzle method to prevent a self-sucking cow from feeding in prohibited ways, described as practical muting. Additional notes explain rennet preparation from a cow stomach and proper drying of eviscerated fowl meat to avoid tearing.
A jumble of snippets from ads and brief musings includes Allen's Foot-Ease product claims, asthma treatment by Dr Hayes, random dialogues about treason and a tea party, travel quotes for an excursion, and a milkman joke about Flossie.
A North Dakota woman recounts recovery after childbirth using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes severe leucorrhea and bearing down, seeks help from Mrs Pinkham, and after three bottles reports renewed strength. The piece promotes Mrs Pinkham’s advice to expectant mothers and identifies her Lynn Massachusetts connections.
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