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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
3
A memoir of Charlie G. and George F. in Company K who loot odd items, return with a Franklin stove and a blue coat, then starch a shirt in a kettle until it stands alone. Charlie endures drill and a blistering shirt scene, ultimately burning the stiff garment after anger over the mishap. The tale ends with lament for Charlie, who rests in the sunny south.
The 1864 Cherbourg duel is recounted through Mrs Falls daughter of a British official. Capt Semmes of the Alabama sent a letter to Paris in case of death. The Kearsarge fought outside the Cherbourg breakwater. the Alabama sank near the Deerhound after long shellfire. Deerhound then carried Semmes and 39 men to England.
The old Mound City schoolhouse, Linn County, built around 1861, is slated for razing. Its walls will yield material to improve public highways. It once served as a hospital during the Mine Creek battle on October 25, 1864, sheltering both Union and Confederate wounded as ambulances ferried them for care.
General Humphreys, United States Army quartermaster general, has ordered an end to khaki uniforms. The delay stems from patent covered dyeing methods and a handful of manufacturers in the country who hold monopolies on the process, hindering prompt supply.
The record states the total number of colored troops enlisted during the war was 186 097. This figure highlights the large scale participation of Black soldiers in the conflict and reflects wartime manpower composition.
A 1906 essay urges girls to conquer difficult subjects through resolute effort. It argues cleverness helps but dull pupils often respond best to steady grind, praising a teacher who draws out lagging students. The piece emphasizes self mastery and long term payoff from diligent study.
A French correspondent describes trim blue Velie outfits with dios voile fabric, beadwork, lace, and soutache embroidery. She notes a floral scarf in paria, the chic opera style of small violets and dog roses, marabou accents, and a christening box trend featuring white satin, silver monogram, sugarcoated almonds, and pink napkin lining.
The article notes Germany's shift from steam to gas engines using coke oven and blast furnace gases, a practice spreading to half of Germany's coke output and starting in Britain. It cites American engineer Rossi estimating huge potential in the United States to recover waste gases, claiming 30 to 35 horsepower per ton of pig iron and significant overall waste reduction.
Claude Boucher a former Cognac factory owner driven out by strikes and coercion invented a bottle making machine. Now operating nationwide it turns out about 250000 bottles daily. One machine makes 36000 bottles in a day and is learnable in a week. The bottles are stronger and better looking than traditional blowers.
An immense 190 foot elevator built of steel tanks and frame slid into the river at Ft William Ontario after piling weakened by river dredging and water flow. The structure loaded with more than half a million bushels of grain survived partly but must be torn down for reconstruction. The loss is estimated at 500000 dollars.
An Omaha mail clerk, J. P. Connor, invented a hand worn error check to trace distribution mistakes. The device marks each letter with a color coded number on the top envelope, revealing the responsible clerk without slowing mail flow. Connor labored ten years, with six months of practical testing, aiming for a simple unobtrusive system.
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