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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
1
A city business group has leased Wineman's Opera House in Devils Lake with S. J. Small as president and manager. The new owners pledge improved hall conditions and top attractions this fall through spring, aiming to attract major shows for a town they call a good show center.
Inter Ocean reports steady business all week with a busier evening. Mann & Son advertise fall coats and upscale autos, Adams Brothers promise unique northwest cutlery and hunting gear, E J Chamberlin touts Dr Reed cushion shoes, George Jamieson promotes durable harnesses, and S L Wineman advertises Monarch shirts in latest patterns.
A writer urges creating a city park next summer to improve town aesthetics. Citing lush lawns and trees, the piece argues a purchased ground, even if not central, would boost appeal and nearby building lot sales, and notes Devils Lake needs a park as the city grows.
The Minneapolis Times reports two enormous freighters now under construction for the Great Northern Railroad company. When completed and turned over to the company they will be the largest freight-car ships afloat, each nearly two and a half city blocks long. If placed in an average city street one ship would fill it.
The opening of School calls for pupil equipment. Buy where prices are lowest or quality is best. Five cent tablets available widely, but the best value for five cents is highlighted here for all school supplies.
The article notes massive ships near completion after keel laying at the Eastern Shipbuilding yard opposite New London. Officers aboard will monitor crane height from the ship bridge as work concentrates on the two freighters. About 800 workers are on site, with build timelines estimated at two to two and a half years before launch. H. Huesgen provides top violin and guitar strings for the facility.
Travel offer for Buffalo and return by train and steamer at 17.00. Via Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Ry. Pan-American Rail and Lake route with through time tables. Sleeping car and steamer reservations via M Apson Genl Agent D S and A Ry Duluth Minn.
An advertisement proclaims Waite Swan Steam Laundry cleans and washes linen with minimal wear, asserting customers are justified in anger over torn bundles but that sending laundry to them will ensure proper handling and satisfaction. It promotes telephone contact at No. 98.
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