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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
5
Advertisements claim soft bones in children result from poor feeding and that Scott's Emulsion provides bone and blood nourishment. Daily small doses supposedly straighten bow legs and strengthen joints, with a free sample offer and a $1 price at druggists.
Williston resident W. K. Werntzer and Webster visitor G. N. Berg spent Saturday in town. Mann’s advertises Wooltex coats for children and discounted W L Douglass shoes. Dr Davenport offers dentistry at Mann’s office. First National Bank notes loans on farms and city property. J Q Adams adds a top gun smith, while local businessmen like F G Hover and W E Gilberts attend Monday business.
A mixed local page notes social visits shopping in Devils Lake and nearby towns. It highlights Percheron stock for sale at Whipple's barn, bank loan offers, church events and a purse gift to Rev Jones, notices of lost dogs, cigar ads, society reports from Grand Forks state federation clubs, and federal court actions in Fargo including the cases against Charles F. Lucht and Campbell with bonds and money order interference. The items reflect a frontier community page of local commerce assignments and legal proceedings.
Judge Amidon dismissed the grand jury for the term. Indictments were mainly for violations of internal revenue and postal laws. Amidon fined Atkinson, a railroad man, for mailing obscene matter in ads. First National Bank advertises sale of young sound horses drivers and farm stock.
The article notes the affable prosecutor settling in a new office with a private consultation room and a grand lobby. It mentions First National Bank mortgage offers, several local names, a Starkweather connection, land crop loan options, timber claims, farm machinery, and a town buzz about bargains and arrivals.
The item lists local movements and events in Webster and nearby areas. Alex Walker was out from the lake Saturday while Peter Haley visited Friday. Mrs L Franklin planned a move to Idaho and Miss Ella Greer visited this week. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Sorenson was ill last week. D D McNaughton left Webster this week. The Tufford school house was damaged Monday under Will and Stanley Hart. John Mung visited town and spoke of the sheep crank in Webster.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxativi Quini Tablets with a refund if it fails. The box carries a bold claim of fast relief and assurances of effectiveness.
A missing person alert describes Frank inelly aged about sixty with a white collar shirt and colored shirt, last seen at 130 pm near Willinar Minnesota. The notice requests information leading to the person's safe return and lists contact details for authorities.
A wreck on the Soo railroad near Harvey 100 miles east of here at 2:30 last night injured Engineer Charles Norton of passenger train No 107 Westbound and his fireman who were hospitalized. The crash stemmed from a freight engine turning onto a side track to fuel and misjudging the passenger train’s position, blamed on freight crew carelessness.
Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets claim a cold in one day with no cure. Price 250. An ad lists a Pine registered shorthorta ball Alsat and a lot of young pigs from C. W. Kelley of Devils Like.
McKibbon Fur Co of St Paul holds an annual fur sale at F. W. Mann & Son store on Saturday October 24. All furs offered at wholesale prices with orders taken for coats and fur garments. Visitors invited to view the elegant assortment whether buying or not.
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