Valley City editor exposes Packard as Morton county knave
The Valley City Record denounces Packard the Valley City editor calls him a liar and hypocrite over his coverage of Morton county politics and the grand jury. The piece defends Judge Winchester and condemns the grand jury selections and alleged attempts to influence proceedings.
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Tuey
Valley City
The
Record
Bismarck
House
Senate
Grand Forks
Hansbrough
Devils Lake
Packard
Morton County
Peewee
Pismire
Mandan
Burke
Winchester
Lot
Morton
Grand Jury
Andy Miller
Speers
Streeter
Linton
Judge Burke
Winkler
Roosevelt
Davy Crockett
Cass
Morton County Grand Jury
New Land Office Forms Adopted for Settlements
Commissioner Ballinger announces new official forms for home stead entry soldiers additional home stead entry desert land entry timber or state sworn statements timber or stone final proofs and yearly proofs in desert land cases effective March 1 1908. Entries must use these forms or exact duplicates to save time labor and expense for proof-taking officers and claimants.
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Ballinger
General Land Office
The Smallest Screws Made in Watch Factories
The article details minuscule watch screws cut from steel wire by machines. It notes 200 threads per inch, 0.004 inch diameter, heads doubled in size, and a million made weekly. Production uses touch rather than sight, with delicate balancing to estimate quantities and automated polishing of 10 000 at a time.
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Chicago
The Drama of London's Fog
The Strand Magazine notes London fogs harbor both tragedy and comedy. It recalls murders and abductions cloaked by mist, yet acknowledges lighter incidents amid the urban drama as the city rose from marshes and grew into night watches.
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London
Strand Magazine
Corsican Funeral Customs From Death to Burial
Corsican practices around death include black dress and a widow’s eye strip for a week, public mourning rituals where mourners fight over grief and hair is torn to decorate the tomb. Families save for new gowns to honor the deceased while upper windows shed hair as crowds mourn.
Totnes Market Custom Defies Parallel in History
Totnes market operates a unique pricing system where one dealer sets a price for butter and eggs and all others follow without friction. An earlier attempt to encourage producers to set their own best price failed, and the traditional collective pricing persisted, as noted by the St James Gazette.
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Totnes
St. James' Gazette
The Joker and Congressman's Wife Exchange Sardonic Quip
A satirical exchange features a Joker remarking on obedience to marriage contracts and the Congressman's wife retorting about jokers involving themselves in such matters. The scene unfolds with puckish irony and social commentary.
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Sternls
Puck
Calf Picked Up Near Water North West of Sec 2
A red ball calf described as 738 appears in the area twelve miles northwest of Wa ter. The owner is asked to contact the finder to claim and remove the animal.
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N. W
Sit Paych
Tax Notice for Year 1907 in Opie County
Tax notice appears garbled but references year 1907 property taxes and a collection process. It mentions a rate near 6 percent and a summary of assessed amounts, with names and local officials partially visible in the damaged text.
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Seeeseen
Ae Id
Linton
Mys Seusens
Lanton
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