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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
10
A poetic meditation on living in the present urgent moment. The speaker urges seizing Now before life fades into regret, urging discipline and action to form character, cultivate potential, and resist drifting toward wasted days. The poem contrasts opportunity with decline and calls for awakening.
Lem Hartwell meets a traveling actress in a farm-house and becomes entranced by her blend of city glamour and rural charm. He adores her windblown hair and fluttering skirts while grappling with the gap between dreams and her life beyond the fields. He walks with her toward departure, confessing a truth he fears she might dismiss.
A weary woman declares she is just a painted lady and plans to return to work, while a man declares his lifelong love and rejects her departure. He urges her to stay, denying age or status as barriers to their future together.
Butler and Harwood of 135 Broadway New York filed two claims with the Spanish treaty claims commission on behalf of Harry McCann a US seaman for 10000 and Catherine Burns for 20000 whose son a marine corporal was killed in the Maine disaster in Havana harbor February 15 1898. The commission under the 1901 act seeks prompt presentation of claims with rules to avoid loss of benefits. Total claims filed with the State Department exceed 30000000 mostly for Cuban property damages. Maine injuries and deaths will raise the total further.
The James' Gazette notes how many famous English historical figures start with each letter. It argues X has no long famous names, A and B yield strong chances, and B remains the best with over 3000 famous names beginning with that letter in England's history.
A picnic was held in the grove near Mr T Riordan’s by Popular Grove School in Grand Harbor township on Saturday June 22. Miss Theoline Ingwaldeon and Miss Laurena Vanier supervised a program of songs dialogues recitations and flag drills. Ice cream lemonade and supper followed at 5 p.m. then the young people joined in Hoy o ered a Sea arranged by local youths. Music by the orchestra of Popular Grove provided all afternoon and evening.
The Webster Chapel program led by Mrs. Norman Morrison and Mrs. Edna Wilson drew a smaller crowd due to bad roads. Performers included Miss Holquist Baldwin and a guest quartet, with prizes awarded by Mrs. Char. Baker. The event netted sixteen dollars for the society.
The Northwest newspaper offers a handsome prize pennant as an inducement to North Dakotans, awarded to the North Dakota team achieving first place, with Devils Lake highlighted as the winning city.
Railway schedules list departures from Devils Lake at 6 30 a m 9 a m 12 m 1 p m 4 15 p m 5 30 p m 7 p m 8 30 p m and from Chautauqua at 17 15 a m 9 45 a m 1 00 p m 2 45 p m 4 45 p m 6 p m 7 30 p m with service after entertainment until further notice.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church offers a large stock of bathing suits in all sizes for both sexes. Prices are cheaper than private sellers. Purchases available at Mrs Reankin's residence in Devils Lake and at Mrs J O Baughman's at Greenwood on the lake shore.
Glty In Brit Old Settlers will be at Chautauqua on July 2 for Old Settlers Day. John Q. Schultz, a former Ramsey county Democrat, visited on legal business from Hurricane Lake. Sid Thompson, traveling for Sweet-Orr & Co., greeted friends. P. G. Crilly reported 170 acres of flax and good regional crops. F. W. Soule to exam eyes at Greene's drug store July 11 and 12. J. D. Scanlan of the St. Paul Dispatch promoted readers. Dispatch cited as baseball authority.
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