Talk of bad goods sold by box merchants and moonlight musings
A long column mixes reader anecdotes about fake tea mixtures and box merchants with reflections on North Dakota weather and moonlight nights. It contrasts blunt town boosters with penny-pinching residents, celebrates local progress, and muses on shopping, Thanksgiving, lectures, and gendered shopping rituals.
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Websterite
Webster
Star Light
South
Booker T. Washington Ounce
Great West
Alabama
Towa
New national bank incorporated at Hampden
Julius Rosolt of Mayville and Jacob Rosholt are among the incorporators in a $25,000 capital, as a new bank is formed in Hampden. The item also notes local incidents, legal actions, and community issues from Jamestown Alert coverage.
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Julius Rosolt
Mayville
Jacob Rosholt
D. W. Baldwin
Jamestown
Harper Bros
West 116 Street
New York
Dairy license to sell milk approved at Devils Lake
James Ryan, a Devils Lake dairy man, received state authorization to sell milk until June 1, 1904. A milk sample tested by the Dairy Commissioner showed 4.5 percent fat, an endorsement Ryan takes pride in.
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Washington
Adam
James Ryan
Devils Lake
Ryan
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