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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
9
The Collmar Bros circus featured Miss Driesbock, famed for a steel arena act with lions. At a town across from Iowa, a lion killed her after she closed the act with a lion, tearing her apart as the other cats attacked. The lions belonged to her father and the act was a season feature paid for by the circus.
New York Oct 24 Four autheren targe bishops of the Protestant ial church were elected on the house of bishops at the seneral conference held here. They at Bishop of North Dakota Rev Hugh Burleson New York City Bishop of Spokane W B Capers of Columbia Tenn Bishop of Cuba Marlow Gates of New York Bishop of New Mexico F C Howden Georgetown C Rev Burleson Was made secretary of the commission With head quarters in New York.
New enterprise named Devils Lake Typewriter Supply Co announces office in Suite 4 Brennan Block. Offers cleaning and repair of old machines. Address shown with date 10-8-3.
A fragment describes heating with coal and waiting for it to burn into a strong fire. It mentions stove lids and malleable metal considerations in a brief, practical note.
Nellie Blake seeks a husband by advertising for a match and engages in a long letter correspondence as Clarissa Varhin with Alonzo Courtney. A meeting intended for Mr Courtney reveals Fred Langley in disguise, exposing the deception and triggering Nellie to reassess her suitor.
The passage describes a triumphant organ that fills Westminster Abbey with grand, reverent sound. The notes swell through vast vaults, the choir adds soft melody, and the music conveys awe and elevation. This excerpt from Washington Irving's Westminster Abbey portrays the living architecture resonating with sacred music.
Mrs Keene warned her daughter Florence to avoid grape seeds and punished disobedience. When Florence felt unwell she was given medicine hidden in marmalade, but she nearly swallowed the seeds instead, prompting renewed scolding for not obeying instructions.
Sir William Meredith and Mr Hellmuth, mutual fathers in law, clashed during a trial over a legal point. Frustrated, the chief justice interrupted and asked why he should endure the argument. Hellmuth replied with a sly joke, “Reason, my Lord—why, $8,000 per year.”
W Francklyn Paris notes in the International Studio that Rodin favors lighting his sculpture from a shaded lamp at night to reveal skin texture and muscles. He adds that other statues lack refined surface details, so shadows cannot compensate for rough sculpted surfaces.
A prominent southpaw declined a $10,000 advertising offer for his image. He explained he could not stand it, joking that they wanted him shown in a union suit.
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