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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
6
The Inter Ocean weekly at Devils Lake announces C. D. Mills retirement and RB Austin takes on greater duties. Publisher D. V. Brennan notes a strong start under Austin, promising big things for 1911 and continued reliability for readers and patrons.
The manager announces retirement from the Inter-Ocean and thanks Remedy county and Devils Lake for liberal patronage and courtesies. He praises Mr Avstin as the new leader, expresses faith in Devils Lake and Ramsey county, and wishes loyal support to the new management for the paper’s continued prosperity.
The issue previews a first page feature titled the resume of the year 1910 from Dev ie Lake. It notes the article is a partial list of important happenings with lesser items mixed for spice. It promises interesting reading and asks readers to overlook minor inaccuracies as sufficiently complete.
The Inter Ocean acknowledges an earlier omission of Chief Barnes in thanks for his action on the Johnson ore matter. The paper reiterates praise for his city service and notes no intent to slight him, stating that when he acts rightly for the city he will receive support, as when he corrects past criticisms of his handling of crime.
The census shows Devils Lake expanding rapidly over a decade from a small village to a thriving town with a population near five thousand. The report notes a near two hundred percent rise, with the city now ranked as a prosperous center and a sign of lasting growth for the region.
The Inter-Ocean outlines a decade of growth for Devils Lake with a continental railroad, new business district, payrolls, and broader commerce. It predicts more banks, wholesalers, schools, and public enterprises, urging progress toward tomorrow as the city becomes a regional center and the Inter-Ocean pledges ongoing civic support.
The Mumieh Herald argues prohibition is an economic question not merely a moral one. It warns that enforcement benefits towns and merchants, while drinkers and liquor-prone individuals suffer. It cites a sample case of a man spending most earnings on liquor, hurting essential needs, and urges merchants and commercial clubs to advocate liquor bans to protect local prosperity.
In a festive year end message the paper extends heartfelt wishes to thousands of readers for happiness prosperity and progress. It pledges to serve the city county and state without fear or favor and to support educational moral and business improvement in the coming year.
The Inter Ocean pledges unwavering support for community progress in Devils Lake and Ramsey County. It emphasizes credit to good intentions, welcomes constructive criticism, and commits to publicizing movements aiding growth. It champions a bigger, better city and county with a spirit of cooperation and goodwill.
A fragmented advice column offers sweater repair tips from darning to mending holes with chain stitch. It also includes garbled social commentary about relationships and a mysterious note on a political movement, then returns to practical sweater repair guidance.
In a London theater the pit sits behind a wall of benches with no individual seats. Patrons arrive early to secure space, forming long queues before opening. Pit seating costs far less than stalls and offers a nearly equal view, with its own refreshment. The pit attracts educated, frugal attendees who prefer savings to reserved seats.
A fragmentary reminiscence likens 10 Downing Street to a retired grocer’s simple dwelling until a surprising inner grandeur unfolds. The piece hints that first impressions give way to a vast, ornate palace of rooms and corridors, transforming the reader’s view of the prime minister’s residence.
Brom Phill pots and Arnold's The Statua TM narrate a Gothic story set in Clopton Howse Stratford-on-Avon. Charlotte Clopton, believed buried during the plague, was found in vault ruins alive, biting a shoulder in her grave clothes as despair-struck mourners speculated she had walked ever since.
In police court the defendant confessed guilt to assaulting a soda fountain clerk and offered a counter case. The clerk insisted the counter did not apply and testified he walked around the counter before striking the defendant.
In a light exchange from the Houston Post, May Bright ley's admirer asks her brother about a persistent caller. The boy deflects, calling him April Show er, noting the suitor brings May Gowers, revealing small town romance and family banter.
A garbled collection of dated snippets and misread phrases from various publications. It mixes snatches of dialogue, partial captions, and stray lines about social scenes and travel, offering a fragmented glimpse into a bygone periodical culture without coherent narrative.
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