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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
5
Scott's Emulsion is promoted as a life sustaining tonic and food for all ages. The ad claims benefits for men women and children including strength against wasting diseases and growth support. It urges readers to send for a free sample and lists price and availability at Scott & Bowne in New York.
Rugby visitor S W Long and many townsfolk appear in city postings offering improved farms for rent and loans. Listings promote mortgage payoffs, hardware, farm machinery, insurance, and local business services with brief notes on residents, new arrivals, and upcoming public works.
A Bottineau county trip reporter reports good crops and local business updates. Upcoming football game features the high school team versus the Fort Totten Indian School at home. Mercy hospital is praised for open care. The paper notes street signs being placed, visits from residents, and an expected musical recital plus a basket social in October.
Sofia reports Macedonian rebel headquarters claim the entire Christian population of Mehomia has been killed except ten who escaped. source cautions this information as unverified.
GOOD DRAMA notes no final decision. The Noble Theater company presented Michael Strogoff at the armory Monday night to a good house. The production featured heroic fidelity, political intrigue, and vivid Tartar splendor with lavish scenery and strong orchestra. Tonight the company offers The Count of Monte Cristo. seats 50 cents.
Fire destroyed a threshing rig owned by Mansean on Wesley Whitford’s farm northeast of Devils Lake. A second rig belonging to EE Sparks of Fox Lake was totally burned Friday night. Also note a patent remedy advertisement for Laxatives Brome Quinite with E.W. Goove’s signature and price 25 cents.
Bismarck reports diverging views on the state permanent school fund and bond purchases. Officials cite about 140,000 uninvested cash, with plans to invest via bonds offered by school districts and allocate 350,000 from the fund to institutions. Governors and officials discuss general fund adequacy for potential state institution needs and the odds of a special session.
Lawton Leader reports a long awaited depot arrived by flatcar from smaller towns on the G line and was unloaded by four strong men. Spectators watched as it sat beside the platform. No one volunteered to salute or honor the occasion. Carved names include Windy Bill Silver A. P. Kin Whiskey Creek Ike Long Neck Joe and others, promising a storied summer to come.
An OCR fragment notes a health remedy focus with quinine tablets and a registered short horn heifer reference. The readable text mixes medical advice with ad like mentions of a hotel and cattle dealer C. W. Kelley, suggesting a miscellaneous local item page.
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