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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
4
Devils Lake readers see editorials on La Follette’s illness and continued bid, with telegram exchanges from Minnesota and North Dakota affirming resolve. The piece critiques press manipulation, defends Progressives, and notes North Dakota politics with candidate talk and party strategy.
North Dakota is described as a producer state focused on food, bread and soon meat, to feed a growing world. The piece emphasizes essential goods over luxuries, rising prices, and the state’s global market reach, asserting North Dakota offers safety and strong profits through abundant exports.
The piece lauds Tom Marshall as a wise and winning choice for national committeeman. It argues progressives in the state increasingly trust his leadership and credit him with steadfast, uncompromising fight. The article stresses North Dakota must be represented at the national committee.
The St Paul Dispatch reports Bismarck figures Alex McKenzie and B Little discuss Hanna pushing Roosevelt on the primary ballot to fracture the Progressive vote. Critics call Hanna's tactics a bid to benefit Taft through Roosevelt, while others urge voters to stand by La Follette’s anti-Hanna stance.
Washington Feb 28 Senator Gronna said he will stand by La Follette until the Wisconsin senator withdraws his name from the nomination race at Chicago. He expected La Follette to win North Dakota primaries and may travel there to speak, though he prefers to stay in Washington while conducting a correspondence campaign for La Follette.
A historical note recalls a New York board of health resolution to abolish towels of the common kind in public venues. A traveling salesman recounts a New England tavern where a single towel hung over a wash bowl was used by all, highlighting the era’s hygiene norms and reactions to shared facilities.
A sensational early 20th century insert touts Alabastrol as a novel skin product blending cream and powder properties. It promises a velvet smooth, alabaster-like complexion that lasts hours, with antiseptic effects and no oily residue, manufactured under U S Pure Food and Drug Act standards. Mail orders are accepted nationwide for 60 cents in silver.
Bill Snyder head keeper of the Central Park menagerie says feeding hippos pies is wasteful. Miss Murphy the hippo gulped a 40 cent mince pie tossed by a donor amid laughing crowds of kids and per hush.
Hortense Cavalla, famed as Europe’s most beauty, drew royal attention from a prince heir to a throne who offered marriage and a kingdom. Court ladies envied her as men fixated on her presence. Her alabaster skin and velvety texture defined her greatest charm.
A sensational tale about a chemist who discovered a famed secret used by a woman named Caval. The recipe could not be bought and was to remain unsold to rivals, leaving many questions unanswered in this brief note.
The late Vaughan Kester, author of The Prodigal Judge, lived at Gupton estate near Mount Vernon with his wife, an aunt of Pan Wilstach. He drafted the constitution and by laws of a Mutual Help association, whose declaration of purpose notes that members seek the advantage of every other member's opinion on amid fodechi and irrevolution discust for the single mind to grasp.
A new company named Biloron Mi G Co organized to produce a famed facial recipe titled Retewoid. The firm aims to develop the product for broader distribution and seeks to protect its distinctive formulation.
An advertisement claims a product named Dabro can stimulate brow growth and darken eyebrows using organic substances and oils. It targets women with light or sparse brows, promising a glossy, heavy look once treated. The notice emphasizes universal demand and a patented process yielding a stiff emulsion.
An advertisement touts a Dabro eyebrow product as superior to pencils and claims it stimulates growth and darkens sparse brows. It guarantees results when used as directed and offers a refund. Ordering details promise delivery in the U S after sending 60 cents.
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