Roosevelt Announcement and North Dakota Politics in 1912
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean notes Theodore Roosevelt may accept the Republican nomination and discusses North Dakota dynamics. It highlights La Follette’s surprising strength, party machinery aims, suspected taft favors, and potential upheaval in local papers as Jerry Bacon moves the Forum and Courier News toward a stalwart, cash-backed campaign.
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Gourier
Theodore Roosevelt
Columbus
Roosevelt
la Follette
North Dakota
Grand Forks
LaFollette
Larollette
Republican Party
Taft
Progressive Republican League
Newspaper war looms as Fargo papers plan launch
Fargo March 1 reports the Courier News weighing a move on the Fargo Forum and a new evening paper financed by the Stalwart Republican faction to begin within three weeks after a Grand Forks meeting. The plan, discussed by a small inner circle, aims for a rapid launch.
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Jerry Bacon
Grand Forke Times-Herald
Times-Herald
Times Company
Herald
Ofice
Times
Fargo
Charles Brewer
Courier-News
Grand Forks
Bacon
Hanna
N. D
Roosevelt Delegates at Grand Forks Convention
The Lakota Observer notes how Roosevelt delegates tangled resolutions at Grand Forks showing attempts to please multiple factions. It cites Stalwarts and Progressives playing to the crowd, laments a mass convention to seat delegates, and accuses L. B. Hanna of masterminding schemes to thwart the will of the people.
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Roosevelt
Grand Forks
Chicago
Labollette
LaFollette
Thomas Marshall
Jim Kennedy
McKenzie
L. B. Hanna
Apportionment of School Fund and railroad progress
The report outlines planned lines from Far go to Winnipeg including the Chicago Minneapolis line, the Great Northern Ayr to Minot, and the Soo Line Medford Devils Lake Drake route. Contractors assemble material at Egmond North Dakota with twelve hundred workers to camps north of Esmond, aiming completion by July 1. More land and railway lines are expected to become available in North Dakota this summer, surpassing any year in the past decade.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Red River Valley
Canada
Fargo
Winnipeg
Great Northern
Ayr
Minot
Medford
North Dakota
New York Cash Store Invites Devils Lake Ladies
With spring items nearly all in place the New York Cash Store invites the ladies of Devils Lake and nearby areas to visit and inspect the complete lines on display.
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New York Cash Store
Devils Lake and Vicinity
Bank Statement Sworn By First National Bank Official
The First National Bank of Devils Lake sworn statement lists a total e- amount of 880,573.94 and a 50,000.00 item in Ramsey County. R J Drake, cashier, attests the accuracy of the record, with directors N J Haley and Jos M Kelly present. The oath was sworn February 26, 1912, before Notary C A Dodge, commission expires 1916.
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Ramsey
R. J. Drake
First National Bank of
Devils Lake
N. J. Haley Jos
M. Kelly
Roosevelt mass meeting at Grand Forks falls short of promise
Jamestown Democrat notes the Grand Forks Roosevelt mass meeting drew 122 attendees, largely from the Great Northern region. The Grand Forks Observer questions the event's Progressive label and lists many local organizers, arguing the rally aimed to sidetrack Progressive sentiment and reassert the old Stalwart leadership in North Dakota Republican doctrine.
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Jamestown
Roosevelt
Grand Forke
Ita
Jim Hill
la Follette
North Dakota
North Dakota to Get More New Railways
A prominent railway official says despite limited U S railway growth, North Dakota will gain over eight hundred miles of new rail lines. Extensions of the Great Northern and the Boo lines are to begin grading and track laying, with Stanton extension of the Northern Pacific among other projects planned as weather allows construction.
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United States
North Dakota
Great Northern
Boo
Stanton
Northern Pacific
Indiana Man Boosts Dakota in Letter to North Dakota Publicity Bureau
D Yingling of Huntington Indiana sent a clipping from the Huntington Herald to the North Dakota Publicity Bureau in Grand Forks. He praises eastern, western and southern states but argues North Dakota’s east half offers superior farming prospects. He notes land selling at 30 to 35 dollars per acre may rise to 100 dollars or more in eight to ten years and praises soil fertility and healthful climate. Firsthand information printed in eastern papers benefits the state.
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D. Yingling
Huntington
Indiana
North Dakota Publicity Bureau
Grand Forks
Humn
Huntington Herald
North Dakota
The Secret Is Out Hortense Cavalla’s Charms Stir Europe
Hortense Cavalla, famed as Europe’s most beautiful woman, drew a royal suitor with a throne to surrender. A prince reportedly offered marriage and relinquishment of his kingdom, while court women envied her. Her alabaster skin and radiant complexion defined her allure.
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Hortense Cavalla
Europe
Greasy Face Dreams and the secret beauty recipe
A sensational tale asks what women used for a famous face product. Cavalia withholds the secret as rivals crave the elusive formula. A chemist supposedly discovered it but the tale notes money cannot buy the recipe and it must not be old in Europe.
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Cavalia
Europe
Face Retenoid Recipe Firm Organized for Production
A company led by a woman has formed the Siloron Mrg Co to manufacture her famous face retinoid recipe. The group describes the product as a premier cosmetic formula and plans mass production for regional distribution.
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The
Siloron Mrg Co
Alabastrol Named as a New Skin Preparation
A historical ad copy touts Alabastrol as a new skin product, claiming it combines the benefits of creams and powders without their downsides. It markets the formula as absorbing oils quickly, delivering lasting effects while avoiding drying or irritation from traditional powders. The copy contrasts Alabastrol with face creams and powders and emphasizes ease of use and superior results.
Alabastrol Boasts Rare Alabaster Complexion Claims
A bold advertisement touts Alabastrol as a skin beautifier creating a dull velvety, alabastral surface visible in the mirror for hours. It claims strict purity under the U S Pure Food & Drug Act, antiseptic and healing effects, and promises nationwide mail orders with a plan wrapper sent for 50 cents in silver.
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Cavalla
Shoron Mi’g Co.s
Colorado
U. S
Dabro
Dabro Eyebrow Darkener Claims Stiff Emulsion Growth
An advertisement touts Dabro as a harmless compound of organic substances and balsams that stimulates eyebrow growth and darkens brows. It targets blondes and women with light brows, promising a universal demand satisfaction through a process producing a stiff emulsion.
Harmful eyebrow pencils urged to discard for health
An old advertisement condemns eyebrow pencils as harmful for blocking air and hair health. It promotes Dabro as a safe, modern alternative claiming eyebrow growth, darkening, and a glossy look with a money back guarantee after 50 cents payment.
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Richland
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Atte
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Adams
Sheridan
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Stark
Benson Ea Beeen
Steele Be
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Bowman
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Walsh Vieseree
Burleigh
Ward
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Williams
Dickey
Abe
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Aes
Dunn
Senna
Eddy
Emmons
Griggs
Kidder
la Moure
Logan
First National Bank
United States Bonds
State OF North Dakota
C. A. Dodge
Notary Public
Arine
Twins
Tuesaday
Frank Talcott
Jim Shea
Deacon
Tuttle
McClory
Cuthbert
Baker
Sarles
Trimble
McLean
Phelan
Peterson
Dakota
the Siloron Mfg
Pueblo, Colorado
Bolley
Agricultural College of Merth
Dal Fruyth
Wyary Lenanlty
Mount Cry
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