North Dakota Notes and Farm Tips From Devils Lake
A local column praises youth and optimism while highlighting political mention of George M. Young in the second district. It notes Ed Davies as new editor of the Devils Lake Journal, discusses crop rotation benefits for wheat after prior crops, and offers a two method guide to controlling cut worms with Paris green mixtures and board shielding.
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Inter Ocean
Hall. Davies
Devils Lake
Trom St. Paul
Pioneer Press
North Dakotas
Morning Call
Argo
Lou Borum
Davies
F. L. Washburn
Minnesota
Corn Progress in North Dakota Sees Growing Corn Belt
The St Paul Dispatch notes North Dakota farmers are expanding from strict grain to diversified farming with corn as a major future crop. Counties expect 20 to 50 acres per farmer, signaling higher profits through market crops and higher quality feed, paralleling trajectories seen in Minnesota and Wisconsin as corn belts extend northward.
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North Dakota
St. Paul Dispatch
N. Dp
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
Ramsey County Sees Growth in Cattle Hogs and Farming
In Ramsey county the expansion means more cattle and hogs, bigger farming operations, and increased money for the county. Local officials predict economic gains from the agricultural growth and related investments.
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Ramsay County
Ramsey County
Taft vs La Follette in North Dakota Delegation Clash
The piece weighs North Dakota support between Taft and La Follette for the Republican National Convention. It notes Taft’s ongoing strength and reciprocity opposition, La Follette’s independence, and predicted six months of pivotal developments shaping the party’s direction. Roosevelt’s influence looms in background.
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North Dakota
Robert of
la Follette
Willam
Howard
Taft
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Dakota land profits surge after farming shift
Eastern farmers face a coming flood of profits as Dakota lands outpace Illinois in returns. The piece notes Illinois land nets two to seven percent, while Dakota land yields ten to twenty and sometimes fifty to one hundred percent in good years. It predicts a shift following a decade of one crop methods toward diversified farming.
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Dakota
Northwest
Devils Lake District
Local runners boost city opera house amid tight times
Two young men, Cowrey and Nimmo, have steadied the Grand Opera, supporting its finances and promoting a clean, admired venue. Y Gram backed the opera house by shouldering event responsibilities, while editor Peer Stromme of the Norman don at Grand Forks plans a world tour as correspondent, anticipated to start soon.
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Grand Opera
Messrs
Cowrey and
Nimmo
Y. Gram
Linx
Wells
Gram
Peer Stromme
Normandon
Grand Forks
England
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Greeoe
Egypt
Palestine
India
China
Japan
Stromme
God
Xre
Pepita's Narrow Escape From a Wily Suitor
In southern California Pepita a Mexican orphan woos Enrique while Burkhalter a well dressed American courts her. Grigsby schemes to cash her farm for $600 then Bets on a hasty marriage. Pepita awaits the wedding and the man’s return with the funds.
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Pepita
California
Pepiti
Enrique
Patty
Fepita
Thomas Burkhalter
Peplta
Burkhalter
Turkhalter
Pepits
Harique
Grigaby
Grigspy
Antique
Sista
Grigsby
Duaself
Pepity
Popita
Kles
The Ring and the Silent Pact That Breaks
A quarrel over a rainbow ring exposes a broken engagement and a moral bargain. A woman seeks honesty as a man weighs replacing the flawed stone and plans to return the ring to the seller, while unsure how Sue the sister fits the vow and future.
The Mysterious Shadow and a Doctor's Moonlit Ride
A physician recalls a moonlit bicycle visit interrupted by a ghostly shadow that seems independent of him. He traces a humanoid silhouette riding a bicycle beside him, turning to find nothing there, and debates brain shock versus a real duplicate shadow as he nears a fork in the road and his patient awaits.
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Roe
Sue
Baily
Ming
Alan
Hanjeing Reba
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