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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1885
Page
2
A long damaged OCR page lists train timings from Devils Lake to Grand Harbor and Grand Forks with connections to Winnipeg and Fergus Falls, plus school and church notices, lodge meetings, and new state appointments. It notes inauguration preparations, committees, and a nonpartisan civic effort for the ceremony.
Reports from Washington indicate Congress opened with swift defeats of tariff reform and bankruptcy bills. The House rejected the repeal of tobacco taxes, debated the bankruptcy measure, and assailed pension agents amid calls for reform. Senate activity focused on Oregon land grants and maritime treaties as Justice Waite’s health fuels speculation.
An 19th century Cassell's Family Magazine piece argues soup at dinner cuts meat bills and aids digestion. It contrasts critics who reject soup with those who adapt ingredients, praising theory and practice and urging simple, plentiful soup varieties to ease hunger and improve meals.
An elderly sailor on a California clipper near Wall Street Ferry discusses moon blind ness or moon blindness. He explains it as sleeping with the moon shining on the face and shares an anecdote about a passenger who went blind on deck at Singapore and recovered later. He notes women are not afflicted and that the illness includes a bad headache.
The text surveys diverse lunar beliefs from the Hu-Tons and Chi uitoes to Navajos and Botuendos, noting how peoples link the moon to creation, motherhood, travel, and rites. It cites ancient Mexicans, Peruvians, and North American tribes with references to grave beliefs about the moon as a realm of chiefs and spirits.
A nineteenth century account laments depopulated Highlands towns along Loch Arking and Glencoe. It notes mass dispossession of crofters, emigration to America, and lingering clan remnants. Despite poverty, these communities maintain high moral standards while estates lie derelict and act as hunting grounds for outsiders.
Governor Hamilton Fisk ridiculed in the tale for shaping social behavior of ministers to Europe. He assigns Indiana’s Godlove S Orth and Tennessee’s Horace Maynard to dress in proper society, with Orth praised for faultless attire in Vienna while Maynard is described as less scholarly.
A humorous Washington Hatchet item recalls Mr Runaround recalling twenty years of marriage at breakfast. He notes his wife looks young, she quips that preservatives like alcohol keep things from changing, and he endures a quiet meal in reflective silence.
The ex-Dictator formerly boasting control over the Hapsburg fortunes writes a frank letter denying aid. He states lack of means, not lack of will, to help any claimant. He laments the nation’s failure to settle lawful debts while insisting his own purse is absolutely empty.
The article reviews military personnel changes including Lt Greely and Sgt Holtworth, negotiations with China over revenue contracts, Indian affairs probes, and calls for pension reforms. It references United States ministers, internal revenue actions, and potential personnel consequences tied to service. It also covers congressional debates on Oklahoma settlement, the Liberty statue pedestal, and interstate commerce legislation.
The piece reflects on after dinner orators, noting John Bright’s view of the challenge and the peril of faltering speeches. It cites Howard Fant of San Francisco New Letter remarking that raw onions may aid snake bite care, suggesting evolving practical folk remedies.
A long, fragmentary catalog lists individuals and firms from Davie County and nearby areas who reported improvements to residences and businesses since the July fire. Names include Dillabury, Hutburts, Davenport, Campbell, Percival, Arnott, Brown, Reed, Hovey, Whitman, and many others, with varied improvements noted across towns and properties.
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