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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
2
A literary piece recounts a man who sought to question existence and meaning. He pursued the Why and Wherefore of the universe through philosophy and religion, but his quest ends with the revelation that all must die. A closing line notes a man born to die.
In a hot August morning, Kitty Curtis devises a clever plan to beat the heat. She enlists Tom to transform the damp cellar into a pale white retreat with white decor, posters and etchings, turning the space into a makeshift cool lounge for guests.
Kitty rearranges luncheon to beat the heat by using a cool laundry as dining space. Mrs St Clair, Mrs Curtis, Abel, and Ethel join a small gathering in the sunless room, admiring the makeshift setup and Kitty’s clever planning. The scene blends domestic improvisation with social dinner in a warm house.
Mary Louise Graham recalls a moment in My Boarding School for Girls when girls treated the principal with exaggerated deference. A dropped chair caused an involuntary cry “The devil!” revealing a shift in decorum and the uneasy beginnings of a new order.
A Philadelphia North American Washington correspondent recounts visiting Wesalkeys for interviews during Garret Hobart's vice presidency. Expecting rebuff, he met a bowing lackey and a senator who hurried down the stairs, surprising the reporter with an eager greeting and welcome.
A tense morning in a schoolroom ends with two hysterics and no prayers. The Duchess of Sutherland remarks on propriety as a man recalls a misused card incident in a tense parlor scene. A Senator insists on proper conduct after the mix up with a Mobart card.
A late G W Steeven book Glimpses of Three Nations lists prohibitions for residents under Emperor William. It notes you must not hang beds or clothes where seen from the street and you must not feed horses in streets where there is.
A conservative note explains a pretty wedding custom where a sprig of myrtle used in the bride’s wreath is grown and planted later, a tradition dating from the marriage of the late Queen Victoria and copied by all her children.
The passage notes urban behavior rules for passers by in Philadelphia style streets, cautions about keeping sidewalks clear, handling broken glass, and quiet after dark. It also touches on royal wedding customs involving myrtle sprigs and bouquets, plus a Windsor florist tradition linked to Queen Victoria's lineage and the wedding cake ritual.
Tourists at Yellowstone report two women seriously scalded in the Blue Mud Pot and nearby springs. The large Alum Creek group, 300 by 25 yards, alongside the Grand Canyon area, features vivid color and eruptions up to 40 feet. Smaller ponds, over 180 degrees, resemble painted caldrons and yield yellow alum mud good for plaster and potentially durable mortar.
The tale recounts Opie Read famed for writing and marksmanship sharing a summer with Stanley Waterloo near Hot Springs Arkansas. Read robs silver dollar targets with a rifle, gains fame, then withdraws, returns to claim a final meal by force before leaving.
A traveling railroad man reports that English managers now say American locomotives consume more coal oil and require more repairs. He notes English railways rest nothing and contrasts it with American attitudes toward maintenance and efficiency, citing a bishop’s saying and humorous quips about aging equipment.
A collection of misc facts covers gold pens first made in 1840, water weights, and a daily paper claim from the Birmingham Age-Herald. It notes Chicago prisoners with drug habits, the Roman origin of the mile, whale fisheries declines, and averages for life expectancy in England Russia and France Germany.
In Wabasha Minnesota George Huber reports kidney trouble and backache relieved by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy as worth its weight in gold and notes rapid cures in cases of Bright's disease diabetes dropsy rheumatism and back pain amid growing favorable reports from new users.
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