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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
2
A fragment from a 19th century column recounts Mrs BH Boal daughter of William Cody living in Wyoming at B X Ranch Slack and fielding curious visitor questions about scalps, buffalo pets, and her famous father who rides by as Colonel Cody.
The Republican State Central Committee calls for the 1900 convention in Grand Forks on July 11 to nominate presidential electors and state officers. Delegates are apportioned by county votes from 1895, with county caucus procedures and credential rules outlined, including contests heard at the Metropole Fargo and Dakotah Grand Forks hotels.
An account from Among the Man Eaters by John Gaggin describes a voyage where cannibal threats loom as a captain frets over being eaten. Calm seas trap the ship near rocks and natives watch as the crew flees to safety when boats return and firearms signal rescue.
A collage of 19th century curiosities including frogs raining in Arizona after summer showers, a street corner anecdote about three boys with 15 cents forming a betting pool, and a Gothic jest where a doctor quips the heart lies through medical incisions rather than romance.
A music teacher in a southern public school explains forte signs to pupils. Asked what ff means a bright boy shouts Eighty, provoking laughter and a memory of a comic reply.
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