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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
6
Markets reported show Sept wheat around 1.1374 in Minneapolis with No 1 Northern at 1.1734 and No 2 Northern at 1.1754. Cash wheat and flax prices listed alongside December and October futures, with Chicago notes for Sept wheat at 1.0834 and December corn at 5.31.
Bedridden Versailles resident T. T. Mayens suffered kidney disease for years until Electric Bitters revived him. He proclaims a road to complete recovery and praises the remedy as best for liver kidney and stomach woes. 50 cents guaranteed by C. W. Greene.
One improved quarter two miles from Starkweather with 120 acres under cultivation and good buildings priced at 2650 dollars with one third cash and balance to suit purchaser. Another quarter three miles from Starkweather with 120 acres under cultivation and good buildings priced at 2650 dollars with one third cash and balance to suit purchaser. A third unimproved quarter priced at 2350 dollars with one third cash and balance to suit purchaser. Splendid quarter and best bargain in the county offered by John Daely Devils Lake North Dakota.
Advertises Bucelen Arnica Salve with claims of cures for barns boils sores felons ulcers tetter salt rheum fever sores cracked hands and skin eruptions. Priced at 25 cents at W Greene druggist noting infallible for piles.
Nels W Hawkinson Lumber Co Maurice Johnson Agent is listed as the Independent Lumber Yard operator located west of Wilsons livery barn in a local notice.
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick remedy for irregular living and related symptoms such as constipation and headache. The claim emphasizes thorough but gentle action and offers them for 25 cents at C. W. Greene's drug store.
Jno M Beall assistant general passenger agent at Mobile and Ohio railroad in St Louis urges readers to travel south seeking inexpensive parm values and new manufacturing opportunities, stating they will connect readers with options.
A courtroom scene saw a detective identify three men, including a city newspaper man, as crowd members during a lineup. A clash over the identification and a cheeky Telegram exchange complicate the tale. The column notes the humor and odd phrases around the camera lineup and a marriage-like telegram mix.
A Leesville Indiana man, paralyzed by asthma, is said to have ridden 18 miles with family praying for his life to bring back Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The letter claims instant relief sleep returning and a cure for throat and lung troubles. Bottles 50 cents and 1.00. trial bottles free at C W Greene’s drug store.
Sealed proposals are invited by the DeGroat School District No. 8 to erect a one story frame school building. Work to be finished by November 20 1904. Bid opening October 3 1904 at the district office Devils Lake North Dakota. Bonds equal to double the contract required. John Hofstad president and John A Rushfeldt district clerk.
A woman urged her husband to smoke Weber Bros. cigars for purity and quality. She mentions various brands priced at 10 or 5 cents and calls for careful choice when seeking business education. The passage references the Metropolitan rally and gradual positions in an implied context.
Classified notices show two girls seeking general house work with high wages offered. Also a found item description for Sara with a guard, located inside an old vest six miles northeast of Devils Lake. Contact Louis A. Larson, Devils Lake, North Dakota. A competent lady stenographer seeks employment with various skills.
An Avery threshing rig with 30 horsepower engine and separator recently used. engine six days. Original cost 3500 dollars, now offered for 2400 dollars. Contact Charles and Herman Gareke, one mile south of Gareke. Also listings for rental rooms and land exchange in Devils Lake and Kenabeco county Minnesota announced.
Lost, strayed, taken up, and found notice for two bay mares about 1000 pounds each. One has saddle remains, both tied together with halters and collar marks. One mare has four white feet, the other two white feet with a small star. Located five miles east of Devils Lake in Town 153 Range 63, owner Henry Wheeler.
Bay mare about 1500 pounds with a large wart on her. missing from Phil Mansau’s pasture around August 13. Reward or information appreciated. Notify John Young at 2426 Grahams Island, North Dakota.
Notice lists a white horse about 1000 pounds with brown spots missing from Roe barn Devils Lake on a Saturday night August 29. Authorities seek whereabouts. Also taken up brindle bull calf eight to nine months old with wide bore marks around Devils Lake area.
The bulletin lists westbound and eastbound trains with numbers and routes through Mayville, Larimore, Fargo, Grand Forks, Willmar, Rugby, Bottineau, Cando, and Granville. Includes local passenger No. 95, No. 4 express, No. 2 and No. 1 services, and branch connections with scheduling notes and frequent daily frequencies. Trains 25 and 26 stop at Chorche Ferry, Rugby Junction, and Granville branches with Sunday exceptions.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fog flood scenario affecting a location, with unclear names and places. The readable fragment mentions Fe Martineen Bh John and D. N, suggesting a local incident or event interrupted by weather conditions.
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