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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
2
A long reminiscence on a warm evening depicting the Cynical Optimist and The Little Woman savoring a farm memory. They recall the ride, the Marsh home, and a robust dinner while neighbors’ sounds mingle with katydids and a phonograph.
A reflective poem portrays an elderly grandmother on a sunlit porch, watching clouds and sunlit gowns as she contemplates heaven, the narrow path, and a life nearly finished. Images of golden glow, distant trees, and the idea of heavenly reward frame her final days and peaceful rest.
The Lancet notes no strong food value advantage for mushrooms over ordinary vegetables. It acknowledges mushrooms are digestible and contain carbohydrates and potassium salts. While not comparable to meat milk or eggs, mushrooms enhance dishes with appetizing flavor and di?estible qualities.
A survey of topics including petroleum dust suppression near Paris, large cheese imports by Britain and Ireland, and Canada supplying bulk of cheese. In science notes Earth’s poles differ in distance from the equator, Riverside California irrigation wealth, US agriculture labs and plant disease studies, Koch malaria claim in Dar es Salaam, Egyptian cotton in Texas, Philippines hemp production, and New York City street cleanup saving garbage handling costs.
The Heston Globe reports Hebrews in Shanghai discuss a society for Chinese Jews. Eight Kaifeng Jews arrived March 10 to relearn Hebrew and spread their ancestral laws, aiming to rebuild worship and transmission of faith amid a destroyed synagogue and long religious decline.
A Russian student named Andrew Tor issiak, studying at a school in Niel, discovers a new star in Perseus. The czar rewards him with a telescope presented by the school master in a pupil gathering. He plans to devote full time to astronomy after his bachelor's degree.
The passage notes Bedouin Arabs avoid heavy meals, favoring small portions. It mentions six or seven dates in butter or a small amount of coarse flour or boiled rice, spread across the day, reflecting a light, simple diet attributed to their lifestyle.
A detailed Victorian style guide explains building a corner cupboard to save space in small flats. It covers dimensions from floor to ceiling, material choices, uprights, shelves, cornice and plinth, wall fittings, and a curtain for a door, with hints on nails and wall leveling. Also notes about a Piscataquis couple with seven children and a claim that onions prevent malaria.
Florence Davis of New York becomes marchioness of Dufferin after marrying the 36 year old Marquis who has served in Constantinople Paris and Stockholm. He recently inherited the title after his father's death amid the Whitaker Wright scandal and is now a diplomat in London with his elder brother’s line in Africa.
A 19th century style guide advises women on preserving neck beauty by facing collars with white fabric and applying warm vaseline to remove stains. It also suggests a step by step skin care routine, then shifts to carpet care, recommending washing dirty carpet with yellow soap lather, soda, and gradual brushing, with alum rinse after drying.
Miss Virginia Granes of Watertown, president of the Nurses' Association, testifies to twelve years of hospital and home nursing. She endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb inflammation and a past womb prolapse, claiming full recovery in six weeks and urging others to use it. She notes a $5000 forfeit for non genuineness and mentions Mrs Pinkham offering free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
From July 2 to August 20 Great Northern Railway offers harvest excursion tickets for groups of five or more. Prices vary by origin and destination within Minnesota and neighboring Dakotas, with multiple regional rates including 85.00 and 8.00 per person. Tickets available via railway agents or by addressing F. L. Whitney in St Paul and Max Bass in Chicago.
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