Fourth of July at Devils Lake Chautauqua Highlighted
The Inter Ocean notes rising labor demand and fair wages for unskilled workers with a wage gain at Chicago stockyards. Devils Lake’s 1899 Chautauqua program is praised for national patriotic celebration and notable speakers including Sg. Donnelly. Grand Forks Herald lauds Devils Lake as a prideful North Dakota institution opening its 1899 session next Saturday.
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Chicago
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Mark Hunt
Tthe Fessenden Free Press
Devils Lake
Sg. Donnelly
Cuba
Philippines
Chautauqua
Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota
Advice on Work and Opportunity from J. J. Hill
In a Minneapolis Times interview Hon. J. J. Hill urged that idle men choose work, noting jobs from $1.25 to $4 daily in the Northwest. He warned against laziness, praised industrious farmers and professionals, and urged self‑reliance, steady effort, prudent living, and seeking capital and enterprise opportunities.
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Minneapolis Times
J. J. Hill
United States
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Chautauqua benefits and far flung 1900s musings
A collage of commentary contrasts public benefit of Chautauqua with civic duties and entertainment. It notes Cuban payments, Filipino battles, Dewey's return, Dreyfus back pay, insurance explanations, Madrid cash guarding, crop funding, arbitration debates, and Aguinaldo versus Fitzsimmons with quips on the Philippines.
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Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Steam Locomotives Doomed and New Motors Foretold
Men with knowledge predict steam locomotives will vanish in ten years as electric motors take over and trains reach at least 100 miles per hour. The piece likens this speed boost to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters curing sickness quickly, claiming it improves appetite quiets nerves and promotes sleep. A bottle trial is suggested with availability at drug stores.
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Hostetter
Ttters
Stony Brook
John
Ripana Chemical Co
Spruce St
New York
Burlington Route Publishes Scenic Book of St Paul Area
Burlington Route releases a refined pictorial volume titled a book of St Paul and Minneapolis. The dainty oblong volume showcases the magnificent train and scenes along the route including Ft Snelling and Minneapolis. Copies are 25 cents plus postage sent to Geo P Lyman in St Paul Minn. Multiple orders can combine to save remittance costs.
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Burlington
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ft. Snelling
Bellegard Bridge Condemned by Ramsey County Board
Warning to the public that the Bellegard bridge in Morris township has been condemned by the Ramsey County Board of County Commissioners North Dakota. Crossing is at one’s own risk per order. County Auditor Esin 8. Ercs.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bellegard
Morris Township
Ramsey County
North Dakota
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Devils Lakes
Rameey County
Hansbrough
Small
Official
the County
Chautauqua Association
Havana
Lawton
Las Pinas
Dewey
Harrison
Bro. Lampman
Madrid
Dom Paul
John Bull
Fitzsimmons
Aguinaldo
Eureka
Standard Oil CO
Esin
Ercs
Chanberli
Alex
Walker
Nelson
Telephone
Hart
Hart, Gchaffner & Marx
Belle
Branchflower ‘& Haslam
Derby
Branchflower
Haslam
Dueber
Hampden
H. Huesgen
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