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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
7
Agricultural notes warn farmers to beware planting nursery stock from far southern nurseries. Agents may misrepresent varieties, and stock not suited to northern climates can fail or die in winter. Buy locally adapted stock and avoid questionable shipments. next week’s note promises tips on varieties for northern weather.
Tuesday reports list Mis Bray John Miller and others visiting Devils Lake for business or leisure. Several locals from Tokio and nearby towns, including Albert Jaqua and Fred Lang, aided threshing and farm work. A barn basement near G D Mills was completed and plans for a larger mercantile venture in Tokio were announced by Chas Anderson and partners.
Classified ad notes multiple house offers with room counts from four to ten, locations near Central School and West 8th Street, monthly payments and prices ranging from about 160 to 5600 dollars, highlighting proximity to town amenities and bus routes as selling points.
A Paris mansion on Rue Balzac near Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré houses the Rothschilds priceless jewels, art, and treasures. Magic walls rotate to conceal rooms and slide back to reveal rooms and guarded wealth, with ever-present safety systems. The house is surrounded by high walls and gardens, designed to deter entry while displaying extraordinary wealth and secrecy.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a future where every family might own a flying device. The garbled wording mentions a rapid dawn and mountain setting, but the exact events, dates, and names are obscured by illegible material.
Fragmentary report from Gorakhpur describes two boys going to a riverside to appease the water god Mahadeo. They recited mantras and claimed the deity appeared. the youths attempted an act to test his coming, though details are unclear.
In a dated reminiscence, Fort Totten hosts Col Cochran now in command while brickwork proceeds at the courthouse. Reports note frost and a poor harvest but a large oat yield from 16 acres. Local banking shifts occur as Cashier Lord departs for North Dakota bank’s opening. Modern Society recalls a czar carpet theft satire as a historical curiosity.
The Official Gazette announces that Port Arthur Barracks will be repurposed into a high industrial school amid the aftermath of the Russo Japanese War and the SA Program. Details on faculty numbers and ranks are to be clarified by inquiry.
For sale items including poultry and livestock names, with contact hints and damaged OCR. Notice mentions white Wyandotte chickens, a dustoid train, and contact via Inter Ocean, Dev Us Lake. Also taken up hog about one year old at sept 7 near Frank To and address lines. Local buyers urged to weigh loads at city scale Haley Hyland yard.
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