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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
7
Two seven room houses with cistern and pump electric lights full basement and shade trees in front located in a prime residence district of Devils Lake. Address Owner care Inter Ocean.
North Dakota farmers diversify with a new Gratton potato warehouse of about 560 by 160 feet, capacity 40,000 bushels. Ashley creamery shows McIntosh dairy progress with large daily cream intake and a July output of 2,763 cans of cream yielding 10,866 pounds of butter.
Aug 1 Ambrose Jack Evans a laborer for Contractor Haas escaped death when hauling sand for Ashirose cement sidewalk. The pit caved in trapping Evans under five tons of sand while associate Nelson freed himself and led to Evans’s rescue.
Janet plans a year of frugal living to fund a Europe trip for herself a servant and a big family. She dismisses staff buys a garden and ledger every penny tracked. As costs rise and Lena demands more pay John prepares a separate plan and visits with news of his own voyage.
A Philadelphia Record recounts Nick Gilber t of the electrical bureau describing his years of fish culture and a 860 gallon aquarium. He notes a bullfrog, after sparrows drank at the aquarium edge, leaped, grabbed a sparrow, and submerged it to eat. He later removed the frogs, found a missing Japanese fan and a fish robber named Mr. Prog, concluding the bullfrog is aggressive and capable of predation.
A visitor sought an expert on Cleveland street railway disputes and found the most unlikely man. An old, seemingly sobered man provided complete, up to date details and warned that some events remain unshared until they occur. The anecdote recalls Mayor Newton D Baker's remark.
The piece recalls a diplomatic drinking test where Mra Henry Gust quotes the king challenging Hubertus, envoy of Palagrave Frederick. Henry drinks a beer while Hubertus drinks wine, illustrating early notions of convenience and display in courtly ritual. It also notes scarce discussion of gloves in ancient times and hints at social customs around restraint and honor.
A garbled passage references a secretary of the younger Pliny and his habit of jotting notes during a volcanic eruption. It also mentions an Athens figure wearing gloves to hold hot meat, skipping hands in advance of others at table, suggesting curious ancient manners and rituals in dining.
A description from Youth's Companion via Young's Magazine depicts a young woman visiting a locomotive works. She outlines industrial steps with vivid imagery of sand, furnaces, and boilers, while readers doubt her full grasp of the processes and technical details.
A woman praises her laundryman John as a motherly figure who folds handkerchiefs in two styles squared and cornered. The humorous exchange notes the difficulty of remembering which shape signals holey versus whole, risking a mixed up hankie.
A Ward county stave silo project hits a delay as crops attract fraud and deceit. Report notes fake activity and crooked dealings surrounding the unfinished silo timetable and local oversight.
Patient notes relief from a bad instep sore using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The testimonial claims the salve cured the sore and praises its healing powers. Also mentions Cochran, Georgia, and prices at Druggists. The closing lines reference rain falling on the just and unjust.
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