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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1886
Page
3
A humorous guide to railway travel behavior listing rules and social expectations. It covers seating, luggage, conversations, smoking, tipping, and conduct during boarding, with comical misprints and phonetic spellings highlighting how passengers should behave on trains. It notes fines for gas use, and jokes about first travelers, station etiquette, and staff interactions.
A fragment from It Couldulite discusses alleged spring chick thefts in Highland Park and nearby areas. The conversation portrays concern over increasing chick mortality and roost raids, with residents vowing to protect the chicks and prevent future losses.
An experimental promotional note from Bennett Bros touts enterprise and competitive drive. It promises free samples and highlights a focus on customer satisfaction in a quoted sales context about medicines and cold remedies.
A narrative recounts struggling in deep water as the swimmer tires and cramps while seeking shore. He resists calling for help due to fear of judgment, then shouts for aid but is ignored. He reflects on avoiding panic by staying calm and keeping cool to survive, contrasting with fiction where a villain recalls every act before death.
Excerpted letter and commentary discuss editors and town life with Burdette’s quips about newspapers and editors. The piece shifts to a temperance history noting Dr. Rush’s 1785 campaign, describing colonial drinking norms and citing early American alcohol use and social conduct, including references to Pennsylvania and other colonies.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees a refund if no relief is found and promises satisfaction with money back.
A farcical theater plot unfolds as a forged ironclad contract grants control of box office and money to one man. Deputies raid the venue amid stilted music, a coin trick, and a dramatic near confiscation of receipts. A street scam and chaotic performance culminate in a costly legal standoff.
Legal public notice of a judicial sale in the county of Rapey writt en by Furvos Uf an exams. It states the court will advertise and sell property including lands described as the southwest quadrant of section chee HG and details a sale date near January 1555. The sale aims to settle costs and judgments with proceeds to the highest bidder at public auction.
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