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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
5
The Inter Ocean reports county wheat yields will vary from twelve to beyond twenty bushels per acre with an overall county average near twenty. At seventy cents a bushel the income per acre would be fourteen dollars, higher than prices five years ago, and farmers expect substantial net profits well above those in other states.
The world hails a mutual settlement between Norway and Sweden that ends a long dispute without bloodshed. The accord is praised as wise and just, achieved through diplomacy rather than war, and viewed as decisive for both nations.
The passage notes a shift toward peace and warns brute force over intelligent compromise. It asserts the millennium not yet arrived, as nations may still wage war, yet recent Scandinavian events mark progress toward that ideal.
The Minot National Bank has closed, with National Bank Examiner Chapman named receiver. Depositors are expected to recover about 80 cents on the dollar. The piece argues for daily examiner reports to curb dishonest entries, blaming risk on men over the banking system.
The article critiques school room fads that replace hard learning with play and argues true education builds mental power through facts. It notes modern methods can improve, contrasts with sensational Minot coverage, and urges a better reputation for Minot through constructive reporting.
A court defines a cigarette as a paper cylinder filled with tobacco and always open at both ends. The definition is wrong as ends are not open. one end often has a smoker and the other an implied danger. Mark Twain jokes about the war contrast with his victims, killed by humor.
The report describes crop yields across Ramsey County with J. P. Quick noting wheat around 20 bushels per acre and flax near 15 to 20 bushels. It highlights individual farmers like Quick and Gerring, their acres and outputs, and a story of lightning damage to Mrs. Nickle’s house.
Due to the Universalist General Convention in Minneapolis October 14 25 Great Northern offers round trip tickets at one and one third fares on the certificate plan. See local agent for particulars. The note mentions politics and tainted money in a separate line.
A report notes farmers in Ramsey County converting lands north and west of town into cultivated fields. Maurer owns nine quarters totaling about 700 acres of wheat and flax with additional barley and oats yields. The passage mentions state land, township lines, and claims about land use and potential profitability for oat farmers and their markets.
A Chicago street car conductor was attacked by a mob during a labor riot and beaten until sores appeared. He applied Arni ca Salve and recovered quickly. G S Walch of Tekonshe Mich. recommends the product as perfect for his family. Only 25 cents at Green drug store.
Great Northern announces ticket sales for the W T U state convention in Grand Forks North Dakota. Round trip certificates priced at one and one third force with details available from floral agents.
Classified notice advertises sale of desirable residence lots and business lots with available lands. Names and precise locations are unreadable in the fragment but indicate multiple parcels for sale and potential development.
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