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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
4
The Chautauqua association in North Dakota enlists high skill performers and eloquent speakers for an education and entertainment program. Improvements to grounds and train service address visitor comfort, with Inter Ocean urging attendance as beneficial physically and intellectually.
A commentary laments the rising urge across social classes to seek quick profits through speculative gambling. It argues such tendencies corrupt morals, encourage risk, and threaten steady livelihoods, urging restraint and prudent investment.
The piece quotes President James J. Hill warning Wisconsin millers Iowa blacksmiths and Nebraska cattle herders against stock margin speculation. He argues many invest without understanding, profits vanish, and the prudent path is slow certain gains, abstaining from gambling and margin bets.
The speaker argues that George D. Herron’s claim that Bible religion is dead is false. He cites widespread Bible reading church membership and religious effort as proof that faith endures and Christianity remains vital worldwide.
The speaker dismisses a plan for European commercial union to ban imports from the United States as idle cant. He argues that Europeans want American goods and will not sacrifice their own interests, making such a scheme unworkable.
The piece argues that European nations should be urged to pursue reciprocal trade relations with the United States. It contends such agreements benefit all parties and reduce friction. It praises Republican leadership for favoring reciprocity and asserts the U.S. will remain strong in global markets against jealous European manufacturers.
Banker Warner Van Norden told Presbyterian ministers in New York that three to four month vacations are a scandal for urban clergy. Country pastors deserve rest. prosperity hinges on steady toil. Also notes North Dakota’s favorable outlook for wheat and flax, Helen Hay’s poetry, and a joking remark about Chinaman mortality.
A florist cites Turkish reverence for the rose to explain why Americans discard the flower. He notes a legend linking the red rose to Prophet Mohammed’s blood and describes customs such as rosewater cleansing and reverence at sacred times. The piece contrasts these beliefs with rose petals strewn at weddings or parties.
Two doctors quarrel over a patient’s fate citing signs of consumption and hollow neck marks. They argue then concede and offer mutual care instead. Youth's Companion notes both doctors remain alive and in good health.
The account notes red as an English color in Rouen 1591 when a French shooter, wearing a dead English soldier’s red coat, fatally wounded an Earl of Essex captain. It also records red coats worn by the king’s life guards queen’s guards and Prince Rupert’s forces in 1643.
A joke from the Salt Lake City Tribune notes a husband’s tactic to win back a sulky wife by praising another woman across the street. The quip suggests the tactic provokes a reaction in the offended spouse, sometimes triggering a broader fit of temper.
An advertisement warns against hail insurance mutuals and praises Northwestern Fire and Marine. It argues ordinary thieves steal cash, while hail insurers take premiums and misrepresent coverage. It urges safety, cites paid losses, local agents, and references Wa. H. Brows & Co. in Devils Lake North Dakota.
Wm Abbott of Tyndall South Dakota an extensive stock raiser says Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails for calf scours. He uses a teaspoonful in water after each extra bowel movement, usually one dose suffices. Sold at Greene s drug store.
Washington letter dated July 4 1899 from Hon I B Smithmeyer architect of the Congressional Library extols Peruna as a world renowned catarrh cure and tonic. The piece notes widespread endorsements from leaders and professionals, praising Peruna as a superior remedy with no rival, and offers a free copy of Dr Hartman’s book.
Taken Up. A brown mare a black colt and a bad colt were found at the Walker farm one mile north of Devils Lake around April 23 and a blue horse with two black colts around May 8. Owners may claim by paying notice charges. Also ads for The Life Saver cigar and free music samples from Wm M Annis 1123 Broadway.
Read the want ads. John W Malier offers farm loans with ready cash. Also violin and guitar cases advertised for 1.75 dollars for H Hnesgen's.
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