Devils Lake to get water works and electric light plant
A.B. Kerlin announced Devils Lake will form the Devils Lake Improvement Company with 100000 capital to install water works, telephone exchanges, toll systems, electric light, and a heating plant. G. F. Downing will oversee construction, with bids expected by May 1.
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A.B. Kerlin
Devils Lake
Northwest
W. Baumbach
Wadena
Minnesota
G. F. Downing
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Inter- Ocean
Kerlin
Rush to Fort Totten opens Northwest reservations
Minneapolis Journal reports a rush of inquiries about opening Fort Totten and other Indian reservations in the northwest. Immigr ation agents note thousands await settlement while many pass better homestead opportunities. The piece recalls past openings at Sisseton and warns of a brisk land rush for Fort Totten townships.
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Minneapolis Journal
Fort Totten
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Red Lake
Sisseton, S. D
Scott's Emulsion health ad imitates cycle of improvement
An advertising scene explains how a thin body and thin blood worsen each other and how Scott's Emulsion can break the cycle. The message touts stomach restoration, blood enrichment, and new flesh with a strong body leading to self-sufficiency. It highlights trade mark on the bottle wrapper and offers free samples.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
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A. O. Whipple
H. E. Baird
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A. O. Waipple, M. J. Whipple
F. W. Cootsorn
H. B. Staart
J.J. Hitt
E. J. Bainp
D. W. Ensien
H. E. Barren
Shakopee
Adams Bros
Chicago
MRS
East Fourth Street
Anna B. Shortridge
D. O
Lila V. Shortridge
Orrice
School House
Telephone
Devils Lake, N. D
Huesgen’s
A. E. Hodeginson
W. W. Wood
Columbia Chainless
Columbia
Hartford
Wasp
Brainard
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