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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
4
We are compounding more and more each week. Many people have found that here they can always get just what the prescription calls for, just at the time we promise, and the price is reasonable. All druggists use pure drugs, but we go further and use pure drugs of the best quality.
A North Dakota editorial urges newspapers to prioritize state growth and advertising opportunities to attract homes and capital. It cites the state’s inducements for the industrious and discusses broader regional economic promise. Nearby items note the St Paul jobbers union joining harvest efforts in the Dakotas and a Kentucky woman suing a former admirer over an engagement. The suit cites the man’s alleged promise to marry, while a weight change claim and humor highlight the era’s tone.
The Inter Ocean notes a disputed marriage agreement, while a medical journal warns that recent extreme heat is more deadly than a pestilence. A surge in mortality accompanies the heat as National Bank reports from St Paul show five banks totaling 26,893,399.94 in resources on July 15, underscoring the area's commercial weight.
Sheriff Rutten recounts six prisoners escaping from the county jail after turning on the jailer with a strap. Marvin Nichols faked insanity to lure aid, but guards overpowered him. By noon, Nichol Hopkins Sheldon Rainer Picket and Kelly were captured, while Dixon lay hidden near the railroad. Howard helped raise the alarm.
Report details a jail cell escape attempt by Pad men, including a pickup by Chief James Calder and a confrontation with Pickett who tried reaching a stolen sheriff’s revolver. Accounts note bricks removed, a jail cage, and a swift capture followed by acclaim for captors. The piece also covers Niagara Falls narrative by E. E. Clements and a monthly meeting plan for the association on August 31, 1901.
W H Brown and Company continue active land dealings in Ramsey and surrounding counties. They report multiple sales including 160 acre parcels in Eddy Emmons and McLean counties to various buyers and 480 acres in Burleigh to E E Seccor of Iowa. They promote seeking money for investments ahead of a harvest rise in land value.
The Ramsey County Educational Association met Saturday July 27 at Devils Lake High School. President Suffore presided and Miss McIsaac served as secretary pro tem. Mrs Edna Wilson read a paper on The Course of Study emphasizing grading and completing the course, followed by Albert Lynn on The Use of Charts detailing classroom charts and student scrapbooks as aids.
Ramsey county reports show crops in exceptional condition across regions with only minor flax failures from overly deep seeding. E T Moen notes unusually strong statewide crop prospects near the city, while Rasmus Sorenson and Chas Doyon praise yields and expect a record harvest,预计 commencing in 15 to 25 days.
Dr Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury department and West Point veteran endorses Peruna. He claims a month of use restored health and urges sufferers to seek the remedy, asserting catarrh is a systemic disease cured by systemic treatment. A free Hartman book is offered by The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, Ohio.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh and cold in the head. It claims the product cleanses, soothes, and heals irritated nasal passages, relieves inflammation, and can be mailed in trial size for 10 cents, with 6 cent size sold by druggists. Ely Brothers, New York.
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