Auto license law takes effect July first
A circular from Secretary of State P D Norton informs that thirty days from July 1 will be allowed to apply for the license and penalties will follow for noncompliance. Dealers need not license autos for sale or display, and one tag covers all sales in a year. Each new purchaser must mail one dollar and register the vehicle, with blanks supplied free at the Record office.
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P. D. Norton
Secretary of State
Record Office
Japs Coming to Yan Kee Robinson Show at Linton
The Otari troupe of ten Japanese performers arrives for the Yan Kee Robinson Shows in Linton on July 21. The Jap children, the smallest performers yet seen, are praised as remarkable athletes and will greet local children during the performance. They arrived March 1 and are said to have quickly learned English phrases. The wardrobe is described as the grandest ever conceived in Japan.
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Linton
Japan
EEE
Cement of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Bismarck
N. D
William H. Gaultney
Winona
North Dakota
P. G. Rooks
District Court
Emmons County
Jerry Conley
Walter Bowden
William Nagel
Gayton Gossip Highlights Local Social Travels
Correspondence notes visits and travels of Gayton residents and friends. J J Loney went to Linton while Henry Bramer traveled to Bismarck. Suverlys hosted an impromptu supper and visited. Laverly made a business trip to Glencoe for papers. Albert Peterson and Sadie and Gladys joined events at Hazelton and Glencoe. Downer shipped cattle to Hazelton. Watts visited from Hartford with their daughter Lulu Baker. Don Danford returned after aiding Nogle with wells.
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Henry Bramer
Bismarck
George Suverly
Burbage
Mrs. Suverly
H. D. Palmer
A. J. Kleese
Glencoe
Gayton
John Ray
Hazelton
George Jackson
A. F. Downer
Early American Friction Match Invention
The first practical friction match emerged in 1836 in the United States, created by L C Allen of Springfield Massachusetts. He did not patent the idea, and Alonzo Phillips, a peddler, learned the secret via a third party and secured a patent.
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United States
L. C. Allen
Springfield
Mass
France
Allen
Alonzo Phillips
Rossetti Elephant Exchange Jocular Christmas Tale
Dante Gabriel Rossetti joked with Browning about a Christmas gift a young elephant. The quip suggests the elephant would clean windows and draw attention to Rossetti, prompting visitors to buy his paintings.
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Roesetti
Dante Gabriel Roseetti
Inter
Browning
Roseetti
Rossetti
Why He Resigned Academy Mystery Revealed
A studio excerpt recounts a famed academy resignation. A letter to the landscape painter of America was misdirected and not forwarded to the intended recipient, according to the dialogue captured by the New York Sun.
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Mia
Academy
America
New York Sun
Braddock Brevities Report Farm Tales and Weddings
Rumor of Jas Baxter selling farmland to a South Dakota buyer at twenty five dollars an acre. Crop prospects are strong in Braddock, with rain needed in southern Emmons County. Local moves include Godkin Temvik name change after July first and multiple visits by regional figures. Weddings noted: Clara Olson to Oscar Fransen and C Myer to Ebba Melander. News covers weather, travel, and a political prisoner note about Mark Yeater in California.
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iNews Jace
Jas. Baxter
South Dakota
N. P. Olson
Braddock
Clara
Oscar Fransen
A. F. Alison
Grant Peterson
Mary Olson
Peter G. Levin
Emmons County
Braddock District
Oriska
Rev
Spangenburg
Hazelton
Jamestown
Alfred Coover
Indle
Crow
Jimtown
Valley City
W. L. Yeater
Mark
California
United States
Mexico
Ft. Rosecrant
Yeater
Azelton
Hazelton Happenings Ailing Leroy Irvine Undergoes Surgery
Leroy Irvine was rushed to a Bis marck hospital Monday with a ruptured appendix after surgery revealed severe appendicitis. His condition was critical but improving, aided by his strong constitution. Mr and Mrs S E Brindie and daughters Verda and Eva returned from Valley City after attending state normal school's commencement. Carrie Brinde joined them but remained for summer school.
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Leroy Irvine
Bismarck
S. E. Brindie
Verda
Eva
Valley City
State Normal School
Carrie Brindie
Remarkable Henry Clay Trial Story Divides Then Confounds Jury
A Kentucky lawyer recalls a dramatic case in which Henry Clay defended a murder suspect thought hopeless by all. Clay used a fierce gaze to provoke jurors into doubt, then delivered a verdict of not guilty after asserting the look could be learned with practice.
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Henry Clay
Kentucky
Clay
Little Henry’s Curious Roman Candles Question
A playful exchange where Little Henry asks if Romans lit their houses with Roman candles and whether Athens used Greek fire. His father answers with light humor noting Nero’s fireworks and the broader curiosity about ancient pyrotechnics.
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Henry
Little Henry
Nero
Athens
Redwood growth pattern from stump basal shoots described
The article explains a redwood peculiarity where new shoots sprout from the base of a fallen tree and from dormant buds at the stump. These shoots form circular rings around the stump, eventually growing into large trees.
Changed Owners and Receiver's Certificates Listing
A sequence of United States transfers to multiple named recipients including Victor Sedig Jr, Peter A. Sogatad, Wilhelm Kundert, Casper Everwein, William Beard, Gilbert A. Shel by, Helen Farrell, Lawrence Sandwick, Edward G. Buchholz, Harm Teuben, Ingebret Rasmussen Kleppe, Bertha Rasmussen Kleppe, Joseph Hauer, Helmer Sedig, Sarah Saville, John A. Stanton, Franz Gellner, David S. Weaver, Ed Nieuwsma, Karl Schlosser, Carl Gronan, Louise Sievers, Carlos N. Boynton, Tollis Thompson, Friedrich Taff, Magadilena Pfaff, Franz Tempel, Philip Berreth, John Timmer, Kintyre Townsite Company, A N Bill, A. W. Sims, Erasmus Stringer, G. A. Herolz and August E. Klabunde with various lot and tract designations and monetary considerations cited.
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United States
Casper Everwein
William Beard
Gilbert A. Shelby
Helen Farrell
Lawrence Sandwick
Edward G. Buchholz
Harm Teuben
Ingebret Rasmusson Kleppe
Bertha Rasmusson Kleppe
Joseph Hauer
Segrefne
Helmer Sedig
Sarah Saville
John A. Stanton
Franz Gellner
David S. Weaver
Ed. P. Nieuwsma
Karl Schlosser
Carl Gronan
Louise Sievers
Kintrye
Tollis Thompson
Friedrich
Magadilena Pfaff
Franz Tempel
B. Tempel
Philip Berreth
Tempelton
John Timmer
Albert Timmer
John S. Tracy
G. A. Herolz
Jakob Merkel
Otis F. Lerner
August E. Klabunde
Sear
Property transfers recorded in terse deeds excerpts
A. Olson Rudy and Annie Olson Rudy transfer interests described as a wedge quarter and sea half shares for one dollar. Oliver R. Hoskins and wife deed to F. J. Pietz M. T. Barger and L. D. Seeman an east quarter and a west quarter in 10-135-76 for one dollar. Fred J. Pietz and wife deed to A. A. Ludwigs a west quarter of 10-122-75 for one dollar.
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A. Olson Rudy
Annie Olson Rudy
Oliver R. Hoskins
F. J. Pietz
M. T. Barger
L. D. Seeman
Fred J. Pietz
A. A. Ludwigs
Heines Desires to Be a Great Orator
An excerpt from Heines Memoira humorously contrasts aspiring public speaking with addressing animals. The speaker recalls practicing like Demosthenes on a sea shore and to cows and sheep, noting the challenge of moving a sheep audience to freedom without provoking their placid Baa.
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Heine
Demosthenes
The Maternal Woman Advice From Corbett
A quoted passage from Corbett’s Advice to Young Men extolls maternal affection as essential. It argues that men lacking practical goodness seldom prosper, and women who dislike children are deemed unfit, based on the author’s personal observations.
Family Note Sparks Fatherly Pun From Louis Post-Dispatch
A schoolteacher sent a pupil Johnnie home with a note alleging disruptive behavior during study hours. The next morning Johnnie returned with the note answered in crumpled handwriting. Johnnie’s father replied with a clever rebuke written in pen and bluing, a defiant response borne of family wit.
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Mr. Jones
Johnnie
Louis Post-Dispatch
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BY D. RB. Streeter
Gayton Gossip
J. J. Loney
George Laverly
Albert Peterson
Sadie Peterson
Gladys Mickel
Mrs. Watts
Hartford
Mrs
Lulu Baker
Don Danford
Mr. Nogle
Scribende
Iully
Emmons
Godkin
C. D. Aldrich
Dorr
G. M. Mandigo
Mrs. Smith
Nora
A. B. Peterson
Pacific Coast
Leonard de Heaume
Henry Hanson
A. C. Staak
Staak & Siverson
Longlake
Banner House
A. F. Alfson
M. C. Myer
Dickinson
Ebba Melander
J. M. Melander
Frances Melander
Miss Melander
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Victor Sedig,Jr
Peter A. Sogatad
Wilhlem Kundert
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Department of the Interior
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Seri Oeno
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Pelias
P. G. Ke
Ammons Boanty
Orth Daknots
Alslardy
Cee Mablon Weit
Marie
Otto Hummel
Charles Hummel
Sorensen
Maine
N. Stevens
Eiment of the Interior
Lando
Ferdenand Geelhar
North Ota
Ana Coe
Moore Dee
Charlies B. Oarley
T Uficlo
Philipp Zoller
Haselton
M.d.pper
Ed Caufield
Johan Merkel
Department of the Taveriog U. 8
David W. Freeman
Dale
Charlen B. Carley
Pores Dakota
E. McConville
N.D
N.D. Gertie Rice, of Dale, N. D. H. P. Tracy, of Dale, N.D
F. J. Freeman
Dale, N. D
Stevens Heginter
U. 8
John F. Scott
Boris
Charles B. Carley
Witnesess
George W. Burge
George A. Burge
Matthew Niesen
William Sadler
R. N. Stevens
Hegister
N. Y
Kasper Unser
Strasburg
Jon
P North
Johannes Keller
John Zacher
Martin Lipp
John Johnson
Lates
D. R
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V. Price & Co
Linton Bazar
William Muen
United States Commis
Linton, North
Copenhagen
American Snuff Company
Fifth Avenue
New York, N. Y
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