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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
5
The fragment mentions a second place on a county paper of Devils Lake area news, with unclear wording and incomplete source context.
After a week of moving, the Inter Ocean announces its new quarters with a spacious lobby and private work rooms. The front houses a cashiered business office, editor’s room, and a printing area with presses and stock. upper floors hold managing editor’s office and job composition room. New equipment will make the mechanical department up to date and the paper a home institution rather than an external agency.
The article argues that violations persist not due to defective laws but due to weak enforcement. It notes a federal license of twenty five dollars to sell intoxicants and warns that those who evade it face severe punishment. The piece emphasizes the need for stronger enforcement actions.
The piece argues state officers lack zeal in pursuing criminals and that county jail inmates, labeled loafers, impose costs on taxpayers. It calls for hard labor for offenders, work at a new jail site, and shifting ordinary duties to prisoners to curb crime and instill discipline.
A call for a city public market with market days and public conveniences for country traders. Proponents propose merchant funding and penalties for nonparticipants, plus a plan to benefit local trade and safety. The piece also notes various unrelated items about presses, politics, and history.
Navy experts say Russia may complete a modern fleet in ten years. The discussion hints at potential integration with Japan's naval forces. A separate, unclear line mocks Czar Nicholas and a supposed herd law in Russia.
Fragmentary note mentions Edward Atkinson and anti-imperialism, with unclear context about a newspaper correspondent and Gaelic references. No coherent event or facts can be established from the readable lines.
State press columns praise North Dakota farmers who, after a productive season, spend winters in Europe or the southern states. They argue prosperity rather than climate drives this travel, noting that farming yields enough returns to finance winter pleasure. North Dakota is hailed as a paradise for industrious tillers of the soil.
Prolonged cold delays seeding in the county while early prospects were strong. Residents report visits and travels among Mrs. D F Humphreys Mrs Clara Oaks Miss Hattie Ricch Miss Katie Vierhus and others. Local business growth includes a slaughter house by Northwestern Mercantile Co and new plumber plow equipment. A Woodmen lodge and hustler group form locally as men consider employment changes at Albert Lea and the Palace drug store. Thirteen miles south of Devils Lake a 3500 dollar prairie lot with good soil is offered.
F W Cockburn shipped a carload of stock to St Paul and said he paid Ramsey county farmers over 5000 dollars for shipping in recent days. He notes farmers sell small lots two or three head, gaining ready money as crop expenses rise. He argues cattle from waste farm products could help defray crop costs and adapt to scarcer land.
A quirky view on dairy and digestion notes that butter is milk shaped for digestion. It claims cod liver oil is nourishing but must be emulsified to be digested, highlighting natural emulsions and digestive needs.
Scott's Emulsion blends high quality oil with hypophosphites to aid digestion and enhance strength. It is pitched as the most strengthening nourishing food medicine in the world from Scott & Bowne New York with a price of 1 dollar and available at all druggists.
For sale of southwest quarter of 155-62 in Ramsey county. 100 acres under cultivation with 60 acres of prairie. Details not fully provided.
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