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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement urges readers to obtain farm loans from Ramsey County Bank now before funds become scarce. The notice promotes quick action with contact details and emphasizes timely financing for farmers.
The scene centers on Chautauqua week with arrivals from Harvey Bottineau and Willow City visiting at the Sevilla and Chautauqua venues. Local merchants Gibneys Robles Huesgens offer cigars soft drinks fresh fruit and confections. Notes report attendance at ball games visits from Fergus Falls Hannah Fargo and Valley City and minor town notices including lost cape and magazine features.
Cagelow's meat market advertised fresh and salted meats poultry fish and game in season. States Attorney Allen handled government matters at Devils Lake for the past week. Secretary of State Fred Falley Jee Whapeton arrived to spend Chau tauqua days and attend a Fourth celebration. A city council meeting was noted.
Great crowds gathered at the Fourth at Chautauqua causing hotel Sevilla to fill all rooms and force some to sleep in the office. A heavy rain followed, saving part of the county wheat and ensuring a strong flax yield. Train service was overtaxed by revelers, with crews kept up all night and the town delaying returns to normal business pace.
Minneapolis comedian W I Nolan will entertain audiences July 9 to 12 with frequent stage appearances. The act is expected to draw crowds and continue to amuse for additional days beyond the event.
A humorous slice of farm life recounted as a child, William, rouses from sleep to a call from his father about getting dressed. The scene captures a noisy household ritual with the dreaded strap and the glow of a ticking clock as the day begins in the Bismarck Tribune.
Advert says the Burlington Limited from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago features splendid compartment cars with home comforts including an electric heater for curling irons. Travelers are urged to request Burlington tickets.
The piece links Mary Todd Lincoln’s wit and marriage to Abraham Lincoln with anecdotes from Leslie's Weekly about Lincoln’s frugal home, a Globe hotel stay, and a $200 lot. It also recounts a New York telegraph office prank where a Californian misreads Broadway 195, thinking a flight upstairs houses his contact.
A buyer questions cellar dryness while a real estate dealer insists the cellar never dries. The dealer jokes a damp cellar may be healthiest and absorb gases, suggesting the other house has a dry cellar. The exchange ends with the seller proposing the moist cellar as a fit for the client.
A collection of brief anecdotes and moral prompts from newspaper clippings. Notes include a Wisconsin senator’s joke about charity limits, a sermon urging kindness and cheerful talk, a quip about a fresh alderman’s occupation, and a choir joke about music and tolling bells.
Maria L. Sanford of the University of Minnesota heads the program with two lectures on July 6 What Woman's Clubs can do for the Public Welfare and Love Poems and Letters of Robert and Mrs Browning Woman's clubs across the state will meet on the grounds that day A number of brilliant lady speakers will address the people with splendid music.
Local program features Eleanor Goodman a Louisiana native with a pure soprano voice and notable concert stage experience. She is described as a gifted brunette of above medium height with a brilliant vocal talent.
Bloomington Pantagraph notes Ruth Anderson as a premier American lady violinist. Touted after training in New York and abroad in Brus, she performed two unforgettable solos during her June 30 to July 6 engagement.
A lively act by Wilbur Hill and Miss Whitaker captivates audiences at the Grand this week. Their diverse program blends singing and instrumental work, with Miss Whitaker delivering coon songs and old melodies to the crowd’s delight.
A brief note praises a female singer whose voice is clearer than Irwin's and whose stage presence is more pleasing, as cited in a contemporary journal excerpt.
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