Grafton Editor's Duck Experience and American Enterprise
Pierce of the Grafton Record relays a humorous Ramsey County duck hunting tale. The piece blends light joke with reflections on American self-reliance, education, newspapers, and growth. It notes U S schools, rising industry, and China’s opening to American commerce, plus statistics on suicide rates in various cities and a critique of attempting tidy explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Grafton Record
Dad Gordon
Ramsey
Dad
Wu Ting-Fang
Stocel
Ji Hareh
United States
Thia
China
Hankow
Canton
Ind Hathors
Raila
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Orleana
Cincinnati
New Haven
Manhattan
New York
Rochester
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Onaha
Louisville
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
London
Saxony
Denmark
Austria
France
German Émpire
Norway
Belgium
Britain
Italy
Spain
Goldensgate
California
New Orleans
New York City
New England
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Statues in National Museum Plague by Smallpox Like Disease
An Athens dispatch reports bronze statues in Cairo National Museum's Egyptian room infected by a smallpox like disease, with about fifty statues affected including Anta and Isis. Five statues show severe damage. the infection also reaches Schliemann’s Mycenaean collection. Salt in the bronze is blamed. baths may extract it. Minister Momphematos acts to protect the bronzes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Athens
Greece
New York Times
Stephanos Skoulandes
Demetrios
Alexandria
Anta
Signout
Jupiter Ammon
Isis
Osiris
Dr. Schliemann
Momphematos
Carp Dusting Wild Duck In Northern Ontario Waters
Ontario sportsmen report German carp invasion decimating wild rice beds and aquatic plants in Cook's Bay Lake Simcoe and Holland River. Ducks geese and other waterfowl vanish as carp consume rice beds and vegetation, reducing feeding grounds and muskellonge spawning sites. Authorities warn fish populations and hunting prospects may suffer long term effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
New York Sun
Ontario Inspector of Fisheries
Cook's Bay
Lake Simcoe
Holland River
Monster Mushroom Gathered at Breconish England
A description of a gigantic fungus weighs three pounds four ounces and measures forty five inches in circumference. Reported from Breconish near Norwich England, the specimen is noted as a remarkable find for local natural history observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breconish
Norwich
England
Farmers and bankers shaping town life at Penn State bank
In Ramsey County North Dakota the Penn State bank will open with a $10,000 capitalization after J. A. Minckler leads the venture and Geo. Robinson becomes cashier. The article notes improving grain markets, strong Liverpool export demand, and northwest spring wheat needs, with farmers selling farms and new residents moving to town for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Geo. Robinson
Penn State Bank
Liverpool
Northwest
Hughes Views On National Irrigation Bill In Sandstone Era
J J Hughes former Fargo postmaster visiting Iowa and discussing the national irrigation bill praised by Senator Hansbrough. He notes vast sage brush lands from Williston west through Montana, saying irrigation ditches will improve lands at government expense funded by public land sales, expanding cultivation and public demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hughes
Fargo
Forum
Seattle
Iowa
Hansbrough
Williston
Montana
Wheat market shifts as Armour bears lessen pressure
Weekly market letter from Edwards Wood & Co notes Armour Co action sparks mixed sentiment among traders. Market closes a touch higher each night with a strong tone despite export forecasts. US consumption seen near 408 million bushels, with 100 million already abroad and seed needs around 70 million. Crop estimates vary, but carryover over next year likely modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards, Wood &Co
Grain Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Sto Board of Trade
Duluth
Armour Co
Armour
United States
Militia organized at Crookston and notable visits
Chas Henley former Devils Lake manager is in Crookston saying he seeks no honors this year. C B Twitchell of St Paul, previously with the Plaindealer, visits Crookston and heads to his Devils Lake claim tomorrow. Mrs Geo Dolphin of Edmore, formerly in Crookston, dies in Grand Forks Hospital leaving husband and five children. funeral held at Edmore last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Chas. Henley
Devils Lake
C. B. Twitchell
St. Paul
Geo. Dolphin
Edmore
Grand Forks
Gazette News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hits and Mrs
Grafton
Ramsey County
Canada
Sean
Cnet
Ramsey Coosty
North Novomiss
Elligani
PENN
John Doyle
James and
Henry Doyle
Ed Doyle
Kaeding & Jaster
Ed H. Kaeding
Damon
Minn
Bispee
Bottineau
Fred W. Kaeding
Fall Creek
Wia
Mouse River
Pius
Simon
Clemens
Anna Stoeser
C. F. Shang
Russell
Stoessers
Ton
Haritsey Collirity
North Dakota
Eryerig
Bouldir Ee
Bt Ccs
Bk Blin
Rane Cesta
Grhut
Ferdinand Leutz
Pritchard
Arles P. Peterson
W. Braviey
Ir Alkerson
Babovina Rutten
Val Oyle
Dennis Kelly
Boy Ae
A. Sauw
Star of Gon
Hs Imeli
John Nimmo
Horeman
D.G. Duel
James T. Gill
Ig UN Rveyor
Mary Nort. Funcher
Nh &T Bey
Imissioner 2d Distun
Wrpeator
Geo
Vannier
MeLoni
Davi
Asseseor
Stansberry
Tustigos'of the Peace
Iwartz
Jonatal
Jomas Sullivan
Lee Miller
William Ludwie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!