Club A Laboratory and Local Politics Highlight 1911 Devils Lake Issue
The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean notes the Commercial Club as a civic laboratory guiding community problem solving and public planning. It lists election results for presidential candidates and praises Charles Brewer of the Fargo Forum for twenty years’ service and steadfast leadership.
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Fargo Forum
Brewer
The
Forum
North Dakota
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean
Fargo Blade
Farm Journal Poll Highlights Taft Weakness Among Voters
The Farm Journal poll from Pennsylvania shows Taft trailing among presidential candidates as readers are invited to express their views. The survey underscores perceived weaknesses in Taft's appeal compared with rivals in the contest.
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Taft
Farm Journal
Pennsylvania
Devils Lake World booster edition earns city praise
The Devils Lake World special Lake Region booster edition issued Tuesday is commended as splendid and a credit to the city, recognizing the boys who worked day and night to produce it.
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Devils Lake
Lake Region
Taft Will Be Defeated If Nominated In 1912
Samuel G. Blythe, political expert for the Saturday Evening Post, says Taft would be defeated if nominated again in 1912. He cites extensive state-by-state analysis noting Taft’s likely losses in California Oregon Washington North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota and others, with Utah Wyoming and possibly Nevada as exceptions.
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Taft
Samuel G. Blythe
Saturday Evening Post
Blythe
Union
Investisuris
Wien
Insadent Taft
Wilson
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
California
Montana
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Delays Spur Growth Seen in La Follette Move
The Richmond Inde Independent notes East observers marvel at La Follette's rise and the revolt against Taft. It argues the Progressive wing may prevail and LaFollette stands as the GOP’s national bet.
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Richmond
Calif
East
LaFollette
Taft
Saving ten cents a day for nation’s future urged
President J H Worst of North Dakota Agricultural College spoke at Devils Lake during the Lake region banquet urging high school students to save pennies daily. He argued regular savings ease financial problems and promote fairer money division as youths practice thrift. He also stressed the value of thoughtful effort and cited achievements born from hard thinking.
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J. H. Worst
North Dakota Agricultural College
Devils Lake
Lake Region
Worst
United States
Freshie Soph Violence Over Banner At Devils Lake High
Freshies and Sophs raided the high school assembly, pulled down the Senior banner, and slashed badges. Seniors retaliated in the hall, with a scuffle that left two seniors venturing out at day’s end. Rivalry heats up as Thanksgiving recess approaches.
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Devils Lake
the Lake Athletic Club
Fuel for an engine the air gasoline mix issue
A North Dakota Agricultural College engineer explains that proper air to gasoline ratio is crucial for efficiency and power. The carburetor must be adjusted to balance fuel use against wear, with lean or rich mixtures causing misses, black smoke, or explosions. Small engines waste little fuel, but large plowing engines incur real costs.
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C. LL Gunness
North Dakota Agricultural College
National Congress of Mothers backs federal parenthood education plan
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president of the National Congress of Mothers, seeks a national endowment for a school and university extension program on American parenthood. The plan would place headquarters in Washington with branches in each state, reflecting her leadership in child welfare and state laws for dependent and delinquent youths.
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Frederick Schoff
National Congress of Mothers
Washington
Day of Doom Seventeen-Year-Old Seville Shepherd Dies
A fifteen-year-old shepherd from Seville, Fram eiaco Pradillo, was killed while fleeing an angry bull. He climbed an electric stand and touched a live wire, collapsing dead on the bull’s horns amid curious circumstances.
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Frameiaco Pradillo
Seville
Spain
Devils Lake Rally and Editorial Convention Call
The piece praises Devils Lake and invites participation in a Fargo Moorhead editorial convention with spouses attending. It notes Jim Hill's recent good form and recalls a humorous encounter at the office about typewriting, set against a drizzly morning with heavy readers and buckwheat cakes.
Offers His Services Free of Charge to Rupture Sufferers
Chicago rupture expert Dr F H Seeley and specialist A R Goodale offer free fitting of the Spermatic Shield Truss with government approval. They claim rapid closure of the rupture and promise charity fittings for women and minors with a full day visit window, hours 9 am to 8 pm, Inter Ocean notice.
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Seeley
Chicago
Russia
F. H. Seeley
A. R. Goodale
Local reminiscences mix humor with small-town tales
A patchwork of anecdotes recalls a plowing aeroplane remark, a call to quit smoking, and colorful locals like Ernest Virgil Harris, now probate judge married to a pretty girl. Other notes salute J C Vigren’s new shirt, a boast about Hal Davies in the Twin Cities, and light gossip about a Chautauqua project.
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Litchfield
Minnesota
Ernest Virgil Harris
Ernest
Meeker County
United States
Gil
Hal Davies
Twin Cities
Hal
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Fargo
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