Ex cursionists head to Denver for July hardware meeting
Delegates travel by special train from St. Paul to Omaha and Denver for a grand meeting week starting July 12. North Dakota Hardware Center association president Moe accompanies members as side trips are planned and excitement builds for the gathering.
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Denver
Colorado
St. Paul
Northwestern
Omaha
Union Pacific
Moe
North Dakota Hardware Centera’ Association
Oth
Community People and Visits in Chautauqua Area
Public Opinion notes list visits and affairs in Crary and nearby towns. Miss Kalinowski resumes duties at J B Cuus store. Miss Nettle Matson becomes bookkeeper at Farmers Bank of Crary. Residents from Devils Lake Warwick Minot Chautauqua and Casselton are mentioned with travel, study, and family visits. A child, Lloyd Ryall, suffered a leg fracture treated at DevLin Lake hospital.
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Misa, Hurd
Minot
Brannon
Jesten
Nicholson
Chautauqua
Casselton
F. A. Hrickeon
St. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Yard
Boon
New Court House and Jail Costs Listed
From the Inter Ocean Illes of July 14 1888 the court house and jail costs are detailed totaling 18 868.60 for the court house and 22 378.30 for the jail. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Thorvold Shelver Thursday. George Juergens won a 100 yard race against Dr Burnett Monday evening. Mrs Dorsett and son Willie will arrive from Indiana Monday and stay through the summer. Mrs Higbee returned from St Paul Tuesday. The contract for grading the streets was let Monday evening to Mr Edwards for 15 cents per yard. Devils Lake defeated Grand Harbor AB to 31 in baseball Thursday afternoon. A unique house warming occurred Wednesday at the residence of Mr and Mrs Chau Budde.
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Edwards
Devils Lake
Grand Harbor
Chau. Budde
Philosophy of Happiness in Homely Terms
In homely language the speaker says they seek happiness by doing the best they can where God placed them, finding a cheerful, contented life amid toil and routine. The narrator notes a constant happy feeling arising from living purposefully and faithfully.
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Jp Gittio
Muddled Note Mentions Charity Bazaar Lottery
A garbled excerpt references a charity bazaar lottery and a woman named Meggendorfer Britter. It alludes to lending money, a friend in fair weather, and a Pittsburg Post citation, but the context is unclear and fragmentary.
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Scott
Pittsburg Post
Truthful George and the Shark Tales Aboard the Mary Ann
On the Mary Ann near Simon's Bay Captain Block and a famed shark story teller recounts longshots of sharks following the ship for days. The inquisitive passenger tests the tale with counts of sharks and a government surveyor aboard, while Truthful George insists the legends are true.
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Simon's Bay
Cape of Good Hope
Atranger
George
Velli
Alwys
Mary Ann
Block
Whitke
Calcutta
Madras
Srrnéy
Simon'a Bay
The Midnight Ride Reframed by The Knocker
A jumble of wit and verse mocks luck success and civic life. It parodies Paul Revere Ben Franklin and Sam Adams with sly digs at society and patriotic myths while noting the rewards of wisdom inquiry and skepticism.
The Hanging of Pat Doolan in Ireland
A brash Irish patriot Pat Doolan faced execution for treason after rebellion failed. He met the gallows with defiant humor, witty remarks, and mischief, insisting the rope be longer and joking about purgatory for those who bend to hangings. His friends, bailiffs, and sheriff all engaged in the darkly comic ritual of his final moments.
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Pat Doolan
Ireland
Pat
Eileen McKenna
Purgatory
Cheerful Wit and Mischief in a Frisky Dialogue
A playful exchange features Wilkins's cheerful persona and a banter about motives and folly. Characters discuss sunshine, psychology, and a mock plan to improve oneself through a correspondence course while joking about trading beads in Africa and a dog ownership misstep.
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Edward
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Crary
Court House
Thorvold Shelver
George Juergens
Dr. Burnett
Dorsett
Willie
Indiana
M. C. Mohr
St. Petersburg
Paul Revere
Paul
Sam Adams
Boston
Crew
Ben Franklin
Eoces Csic
Sayer
Imate
Garth
Karon Snesuneg, Is, Gourd
Molly
Mercy
Ree
Wee Sruema
cHori
Wilkins
Africa
Powell
Ramsey
Inter - Ocean
Ramsey County
N. Dak
Qunce Borie
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