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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
6
Poem in Houston Post by J M Lewis imagines a rural retreat from factory toil. It contrasts slow work days with visions of peaceful fields, fish pools, brown thrushes, and memory lanes labeled the land of Usedtowns. A nostalgic riff on childhood and kinship amid machines.
A rural mail carrier recalls a near robbery on a quiet 25 mile route to Hornby Forks. He recounts leaving Corning for a fall day delivery and accepting a large cash sum from a farmer, then nearly confronting a threatening tramp as he moved toward a lonely stretch.
In a rural road encounter a tramp demanded money from the narrator during a ride home from the Forks. A farmer and hunter named Dave Peters intervene, the robber flees, and the narrator continues with Dave for protection to Corning.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a joke about a marriage proposal as a man calls from stairs. The piece then notes war cartoons in a Turin museum dating back 3,000 years, highlighting ancient artifacts.
A Record Herald account recalls a nighttime peace mission by a policeman during a crackdown on saloons. Badenoch’s era and other chiefs are cited as issuing varied orders, while one officer describes resolving a quarrel by sharing a hot supper and carving to end a family dispute.
Sir Thomas Fraser and Calmette report antivenin development for snake bites. Noguchi at Copenhagen advances rattlesnake antidote under Carnegie grant. Each venom requires species specific study as antidotes arise from immune animals.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote features a boy scolding a panting dog Nero for breathing through the mouth. He warns the dog to breathe through the nose or face a spanking, delivering the caution in grave reproof.
A terse Tit-Bits snippet shows an angry parent ordering a young man named Softjetgh to stop visiting, claiming he must leave the house. The daughter protests that she is the real object of his pursuit, not the home.
Report notes the Japanese military attaché and the Russian attaché walking beside the royal cavalcade at Aldershot England during a review. Archduke Frederick of Austria mentioned in context.
A Chicago Tribune examination shows US railroads support over 6.15 billion dollars in capital, 274,837 miles of track, 950 million annual rain miles, 675 million passengers, and 165 billion ton miles of freight. It notes $12 billion in equipment, 2,500 miles of expansion yearly, and 27 miles per 10 000 population. It contrasts freight leadership with passenger totals and highlights the workforce of about 590,000 railway workers with high danger in switch yards and engines. It also compares scarce medical and legal personnel to assist railway victims.
A Century piece argues true hospitality rests on quiet grace and genuine pleasure in hosting. Avoid showmanship. a tranquil manner and sincere warmth help hosts, even those with grand homes, to achieve real success.
The New York Tribune suggests the faster gulf stream current results from altered gradient in atmospheric pressure. Trade winds push upper ocean layers westward, with total water volume fixed while distribution shifts. Researchers seek links to solar radiation and terrestrial heating in a wide international study.
Bardsey Island off north Wales, a small farming community of a dozen houses, is ruled by a local king chosen by Lord Newborough. The king holds a brass crown, a silver casket as treasure, and a wooden soldier as an army. Lord Newborough died in 1888 and was buried there.
A Milwaukee reader details severe backache headaches and dizziness, claiming Peruna improved her condition within two months after prior failed remedies. The ad argues female catarrh causes many ailments and that catarrh treatment with Peruna can cure varied organs. Dr Hartman offers free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
The piece notes the sole women gardeners school in London at the Royal Botanic Gardens Regent’s Park. It mentions M Deibler the French executioner gathering material for a Europe death punishment history. It surveys Berlin building rates and Rhine freight growth. It cites Russia grain profits and butter export values. It reports an Elizabethan jug sold for 5511 dollars and Monaco Prince Albert backing a north pole expedition with two ships at 300000 dollars.
A mother recounts a four year old with stomach, liver and kidney derangements whose swelling feet prevented walking. A Denver doctor insisted on proper diet and forbade sugar. the boy improved within days after eating Grape Nuts as the main food. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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