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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
4
Devils Lake Inter Ocean is the Ramsey County North Dakota official paper with Billy C D Mills as manager and Brennan as publisher. The subscription price is 81.50 a year. The issue is dated August 12, 1910.
The slate lists U S Senator McCumber for term ending 1917 and another for 1916, with names including J A Johnson for U S Representatives, various state officers such as secretary and treasurer, and county posts like sheriff, treasurer, and commissioners. Several spellings are unclear but many names appear alongside district roles and county offices.
A reflective essay recalls Washington Adams Franklin and Jefferson and other patriots who shaped the republic. It notes the boundless future they foresaw despite primitive 18th century technology and slow communication and highlights Lafayette's 1824 visit and Henry Clay's welcoming address.
Ed ward Arnold tours country schoolhouses arguing the tariff does not raise living costs. He demonstrates with calico shirting and domestic cloth, presenting signed price statements showing cotton doubled in ten years while dry goods largely held. He urges voters to bring their wives to witness price claims and notes everyday fabrics now cost more.
The speaker notes vast changes since the recipient left, praising rapid growth of forests, cities, mountains removal, canals, highways, and learning. He highlights devotion to liberty and gratitude to Washington and his colleagues, claiming over ten million people share this sentiment to endure for posterity.
A 1910s discussion notes high insecticide costs for farmers, poor product quality, and dangerous additives. It cites samples with lead chromate, a Maryland orchard loss from a misused spray, and a push by officials for legislation to regulate the market. It also references political mentions and library notes.
Ohio Republicans praise President Taft for actions against sugar frauds and stock dealings, curb on railroad rates, anti trust enforcement, and Panama Canal progress. They claim reduced government expenses, saved postal costs, and stronger foreign prestige. Call for a Republican Congress next November to finish Taft’s program.
The Emmons County Record reports broad Republican support building for a Burke gubernatorial challenge. Across North Dakota Republicans unite to reinstate the party column, with few papers backing Burke for a third term aside from a couple Democratic-leaning outlets.
The article recounts Alexandre Dumas’s ascent to wealth and luxury including a Monte Christo chateau and lavish entertainments. It notes his fortune’s disappearance and his later years in reduced circumstances, closing with his Paris departure in 1870 amid the German siege and his retained gaiety.
An 18th or 19th century style summary recounts the Duke de Sagan's umbrella on horseback fashion at a race meeting and Parisians' restraint, the Bosworth Field events of 1483, and a humor piece about a fisherman who cannot remove a hook from his coat, with London graphic quips and local color.
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