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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
7
Fragmentary text mentions payments and rates, with jargon about annual cycles and monthly bill collection. It reads like a catalog or ledger entry with unclear dates and mixed terms, possibly a notice about charges and guest insertions.
The Fargo Forum notes the land law repealers Maxwell and partners seek $50 000 a year amid strong Wall Street backing for corporate regulation. It warns such sentiment could let New Jersey corporations control all U S railroads and imagines the Oberon Minnewankan and Devils Lake areas crowded by land seekers if Hansbroughs free homes bill had passed the Senate.
City notes list visits by Dr. Thor Moeller and Rev Anberg, market items, and local happenings. Mann's cuts flower carnival ribbons to half price. H Paulson travels from Cleveland township. J J Bartscher ships clothes to Dawson City. Mrs Merrick from Grand Harbor visiting. local sales offer washing machine bicycle and baby go cart. Devils Lake area parties and society events noted. sugar from refineries a local price edge.
The article lists Dahl and Anderson with other vocalists forming a potential concert group for the Chautauqua season. Miss Helen Vickery of Emporia visits, and P. D. Norton pursues politics and business. A May flower carnival ticket sale set at 75 cents for reserved seats and 25 cents for children matinees.
Notice of chattel mortgage sale due to default on a $220 note dated April 12 1902. Mortgage by W B Bennett to P P Bottolfson filed April 21 1902. Sale at Moens store Ramsey County ND at 2 pm May 7 1904 includes two-year-old brown horses, wagon, binder, and plow. Ole Otterbolin agent.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for indigestion pilliousness constipation sick headache and stomach liver and bowel troubles. The promotion claims millions are at work night and day and lists C W Greene's drug store as the seller for 25 cents.
The Grand Forks land office reports ready delivery for Ramsey county entrymen patents. Names include Andrew Heminger Sidney Baum John Anderson Sve nd Hel land John Maner Iyer Iverson Erick Eimile Fredrik Biri Thomas Willcox Hans Nobven Karl Myhbre John Maher Laurence Harrum Henry Gibbons Edward Kavanaugh Eva W Torner.
A fragment from Moorhead Minnesota mentions Choice Early Pota toes in car lots or Jess at Spencer and Goodsell with an apparent 4-4t designation. The readable text is incomplete and no clear event or outcome is present.
Remaining uncalled letters for the week ending April 30 1904 at Devila Lake post office. If not collected within fourteen days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Names include Albus Miller Mrs W Bacameyer Frank Mounter Edith Barnum Nellie Moligan T J Dewey Abner Molnnix Bert Dodge C W McGuire Larry Gebart John A McKinsey A Heal B Niekon Tyitx Hanson Fred Olson Julia Hentge Henry Parker W H Binch Buary Steward Lawson Ingwaldsen Thoe Schaan Mari Kraft Jnc Schang Math Lipe Frank Tyler C W Levitte A My Wissbroucker Lavleur Willink and others. Also notice of a new seven room residence for sale with monthly payments. rent may cover building costs.
Farm machinery nearly new and some good young farm horses offered for sale by Bott Steve Jones.
Rev N 8 Reeves pastor conducts Sunday preaching at 11 0 am and 8 00 pm with Sunday school Japior Endeavor at 6 00 pm Senior Endeavor at 7 00 pm Mid week prayer on Wednesday at 7 80 pm Invitations extended. Also a classified notice seeks an area manager in Illinois with 620 00 salary plus expenses and mentions rugs at J Goldberg's.
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