Impudent youth fall leads to fatal Missouri clash
A wealthy young man died in St. Joseph after a theatre cafe incident. He and friends allegedly confronted actresses, a traveling companion intervened, and the ensuing confrontation led to the man’s death. The piece criticizes impudence and defends women, citing evolving social norms and law. It also recounts Jefferson Davis’s 1855 railroad route report and contrasts it with today’s West.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Cis
Footlights
Great West
Northwest
President Pierce
Jefferson Davis
House of Representatives
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Great Northwest
Confederacy
Rocky and
Cascade Mountains
Davis
Washington
Mr. Davis
Scott's Emulsion Promised For Soft Bones In Children
An advertisement claims soft and crooked bones in children arise from poor feeding and can be corrected by daily small doses of Scott's Emulsion. It asserts the product supplies bone and blood nourishment, improves bow legs, loose joints, and soft heads, and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Editors clash over excursion direction in state press forum
The forum reveals editors outside the state press association push their own agenda, while a few persistent critics attack the group. The North Dakota Banner and Lakota American praise broader aims and education through the Deaf School paper. North Dakota senior Senator Hans Burrough advances a land bill, praised by supporters but criticized by reformers and boodlers. An ad promotes furniture pricing at Yors man Strawbridge, and a rental listing advertises a Saunders property with a large house and barn.
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State Press Association
Forum. Oe
North Dakota
State School For the Deaf
Devils Lake
Chesf
Hansbrough
News and Stockman
Strayed and Lost Livestock Notices From Belcher Knapp Farm
Strayed or driven from premises around October 22, 1903, a red heifer about eleven months old seeks information or reward. Also taken up a light bay horse weighing 1200 pounds with white left front and hind feet, eight or nine years old. Additionally a bay horse about 1000 pounds with a white face and a rope around the neck, eight years old, reported near Monastery Devils Lake.
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M. J. Belcher
Lake Township
Perry Knapp
Segerlin Farm
Morris Township
Devils Lake
Strayed Sheep Missing From F W Cockburn Premises
Short notice item reports four sheep strayed from F W Cockburn's property. No further details provided in the note.
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F. W. Cockburn
Taken Up Notice From John A. Rushfeldt
A stray animal was brought in on September 26. The owner must prove ownership, pay for this notice, and cover keeping charges. The location is township 156 range 65, section 26.
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John A. Rushfeldt
Local Bay Horse Slips Rope Near Lake Township
A bay horse about 900 pounds with a white hind fetlock and a rope around its neck was found in Lake township. The animal is estimated to be around 10 years old and attributed to Robert Wilmott.
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Nore
Robert Wilmott
Lake Township
Early English Offenses and Harboring Cornered Goods
A historical note covers old English laws against engrossing forestalling and regrating, aimed at preventing price manipulation by corn merchants. It cites Preston prosecutions up to Victoria’s accession, then shifts to a Philadelphia museum tale where baby cottonmouth snakes escape through mesh, killing a large constrictor.
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England
Preston
Queen Victoria
Philadelphia
John Wesley on marriage duties intractable rules
A fragment discusses John Wesley, founder of Methodism, outlining two rules for wives to accept inferiority to husbands and to behave accordingly. It cites a letter to his wife urging contentment as a private person loved by God and him, suggesting his views shaped marital dynamics.
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S Wesley
John Wesley
Humorous Tale of Zumpe and Beethoven's Ghost
Curious anecdotes surround Hermann Zumpe the Wagnerian conductor at Munich noted as a spiritualist. He claimed dead composers spirits inspired his conducting and recounted Beethoven’s presence during a symphony. After the first act he declared its approval with At last, then realized the ghost waited for the last movement.
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Hermann Zumpe
Munich
Zumpe
Beethoven
Queer Language Note on Pronouns and Speech Norms
The London Globe comments that usage of pronouns and word forms varies with time and place. It notes shifts in speech aboard ships and at sea, where horizon rhymes with orizon, and discusses army terms like route and stand to horses.
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London Globe
Caution on On Demand Chattel Mortgages
A man granting a chattel mortgage should inspect it for the on demand clause. Sharp money lenders push this provision, allowing quick loss of collateral. The warning labels the clause a trick that exploits the unwary and enables lenders to seize chat tels at any moment.
A Life Saver and Just One Trip Dialogs
A New Yorker bit features Mr Erastus Pinkley remarking on big words and a tale of a man saved by language. The Philadelphia Ledger humorously captures a couple's exchange about going out again tonight and a cheerful husband.
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Erastus Pinkley
New Yorker
Mrs. Nogg
Philadelphia Ledger
When Other Eyes Meet Mine in Love Story
A brief, witty line from a Milwaukee Journal romance page. A man complains that love is blind and a woman reassures him that their eyes are only for each other.
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Milwaukee Journal
Union Commercial College offers extended courses and travel aid
The Union Commercial College in Grand Forks announces a limited time incentive for new students. Enroll in a six month course and receive two additional months free plus car fare to Grand Forks. Those signing up for a three month course get one extra month. Notify by October 3. Free catalogue on request.
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THE
UNION
Commercial College
Grand Forks
Northwest
Aroll
Union Commercial College
Man who brags of work ethic forgets busy lives
A reader notes that some people work so hard they have no time for leisure, citing Ababimon Gtobe as an example of constant labor and limited personal time.
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K— Ababimon Gtobe
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Devile Security
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B.J. Small
Manag
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Bate
Saunders
Burke & Middanghett
Ayers
Ayer
H E
Katis Peterson
Ayerna
Security
Grand Forks, N. D
Russell & Schultz
Dray and Express
Autanqua
Dpraat
Yale
Seraat
Kelly Avenue
Devils Lake, WN. D
Edison Phonograph and Records
Hansen's
Devils
Lake Iiron
Gorder & Son
Devils Lake, Morth Dakota
J.J. Bell
T. W. Mc8eisey
North Dae
R. Goer
ATLAW
Court House
Ses
Edmore, Nd, Dak
M, A, HoeHare
Edmore
No, Dak
W. M. Anderson
Davies Lake
D. F Jones
Church of the Advent
Episcopal Church
Phon No
Bening
Frank H. Hyland
N. D
Hes M. Gray
Jacobson Building
Devils .Lake
Canada
ST. Paul
Liperan Apvanch
Peg
As. Connolly
Modern Equipmen
Ranville’s Old Stand
Devils Lak
Jone
ST .Paul, Minn
States Land Office
Finer National Bank Building
Devils Lake, Orth Dakota
John Burke
Henry G. Middaugh
Burke & Middaugh
Taape Aan Courteland
Devis Lake
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