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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1885
Page
4
Inter Ocean published every Saturday from Devils Lake, Dakota. Itemized old advertising rates, subscription costs, and penalties. Mentions February 2 1885 issue. Notes about public notices, bonds for Watax County court house and jail bonds request, and Barrett & Bath to publish a Democratic paper led by Barrett, a former Confederate major.
The article discusses the pre-emption and timber-culture repeal bill, noting a clause protecting valid rights and bona fide claims before July 1, 1885, and detailing how Senate amendments, House action, and political maneuvering may delay passage. It covers additional notes on postmaster resignations, land entries, and Cleveland era cabinet prospects.
A long digest covers a San Francisco court order forcing alimony and counsel fees, a New York line banning female workers at skating rinks, a medical claim linking spinal concussion to deafness, Dakota emigration prospects, winter wheat failures, and local critiques of fish and game laws with references to Gov. Pierce and Dakota Democrats.
Grand Forks Herald notes the Mouse river region yields prolific pickerel and cattle losses from recent Northers. Messrs Prouty and Richardson received a box of fine fish from Devils Lake stock ranched by the man in charge of cattle. Also reports Illinois Deadlock with a Springfield joint session tally for US senator and no election. Ayer s Sarsaparilla advertised as spring remedy for eruptions and skin issues from sea diet aboard ships.
The article argues Dakota should gain statehood despite political opposition. It cites historical admission dates for Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon with their 1860 and 1870 populations, noting Dakota’s current 500,000 residents and contest over admission despite political majorities.
The inaugural ball to be held March 4 will fill the Pension Building with about 59 000 spectators surpassing St Peter’s Rome. It will feature a canvas roof a double A tent structure 144 pillars silks flags and gas lighting. President Cleveland will enter via the north door and stand on a flowers chair while dignitaries dance the opening quadrille. Republicans claim Democrats unleash a rare chance before another.
A two year returnee, Brown, visits his village and finds everyone skating. From wife to preacher, everyone is tied to rinks run by Tim Jones and Prof Meechin. A dog dies in a skating accident, and most townsfolk are now rink bound, with the cemetery as a last holdout.
A Baltimore banker Mr. Charles T. Krebs certifies the excellence of Red Star Cough Cure at 787 Braciton avenue. His niece was quickly freed from hoarseness and sore throat after a few doses. The remedy is pleasant, safe from opium and morphia, and nonpoisonous.
A Tennessean lawmaker proposes making any game of chance with stakes a penitentiary offense. The bill would outlaw dice, poker, euchre, blackjack, dominoes, pool, billiards, hopscotch, and many other games and even everyday pastimes. The text notes strong opposition to gambling and asserts the bill could pass, leaving youths with few amusements.
A Burleigh county legislative scene is described as a farce with budding men among a grand lineup of shoddy intellect corruption and fraud. The piece notes that the actors’ personalities are lost amid a maelstrom of chicanery and deceit.
An Associated Press dispatch from St Paul notes heavy winter storms across the East and Midwest push many to Dakota in spring. Winters in Dakota are described as unusually mild compared with other states or territories.
A garbled market report shows wheat and commodities prices in Chicago New York Milwaukee Cincinnati and Baltimore. It references higher bids for wheat and corn with varying figures and dates, noting market firmness and demand, though many details are unclear.
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