Fourth of July Observed with Winchester Celebration
Emmons county marked Independence Day with a Winchester event at the schoolhouse beginning with prayer by Rev. J. W. Mahin and the reading of the Declaration by County Supt. Andrus. D. R. Streeter gave remarks, music and songs accompanied the program, followed by a dinner. Afternoon field sports included multiple races and a pony race won by Johnnie Gayton’s pony. A large crowd attended the evening dance with about fifty-five numbers performed by local musicians. A quieter observance occurred at Brown's bridge on Long Lake creek with families from Burleigh and Emmons counties present and enjoying the day.
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Emmons County
Winchester
J. W. Mahin
John Procunier
Henry Barty
Little Miss Corey
Henry Chapman
Fred Cotton
Johnnie Gayton
Charlie Carley
Will Campbell
Tommy Jones
Brown’s Bridge
Long Lake Creek
Burleigh
Emmons
Elegant Translation of Bible Text Critiqued in Youth's Companion
A Youth's Companion summary notes Dr. Harwood's two hundred year old attempt to produce an elegant English Bible. It catalogs examples like Nicodemus called this gentleman and Peter’s Mount of Transfiguration remark altered to a refined residence. The piece mocks evasive euphemisms and suggests the changes spoil plain meaning.
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Harwood
Nicodemus
Herodias
St. Paul
Troas
St. Peter
the Apostle
Bachres and ancient Greeks tied to Scottish use
The Hartford Times notes Bachres were used in Scotland long ago and by ancient Greeks and Romans. Mike Nolan, author of Annie Rooney, earned 814,000 from its copyright while I Whistled and Waited for Kate netted 16,000. Erik Smoni, music teacher to the princess of Wales and czarina of Russia, died at sixty four after growing up in Denmark.
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Scotland
Hartford Times
Mike Nolan
Annie Rooney
Kate
Erik Smoni
Princess of Wales
Czarina
Russia
Denmark
Leipsic
Emmons County News Highlights and Local Trades
Visitors and local business notes fill the week with Gyate Rowerdink visiting the county seat Ezra Thurber erects a ten foot windmill Robert Dickson completes a 9 nasture claim and George Jennings promotes butter eggs and stock foods at Bismarck Spiritwood Lake rally draws over 5000 people Senator Worst speaks at the Fourth Brown's bridge event and Long Lake chores. Local millinery store closings at cost, and Organ's Merricourt rail extension rumors surface with LaMoure Chronicle confirming progress. Twin births in Hollander and nearby settlements celebrate Emmons county's growing families and governor Burke's popularity amid civic activity.
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Gyate Rowerdink
Ezra Thurber
Robert Dickson
Byer
Ri. Brady &Co
Biamaro
George Jennings
Georga ‘Jennings
Bismarck
Spiritwood Lake
Moss
Uelay
Kidder County
P. J. Lyons
Steele
Williamsport
Brown's Bridge
Long Lake Creek
Quirky Feats and Oddities From Across the Nation
A Bath Missouri fish dealer found eight nails in a yellow perch’s stomach. A Philadelphian trained a house fly to answer a buzz for sugar. A Lisbon turtle farm grows Dick, an intelligent turtle who comes when named. A Georgia farmer tends two self sufficient calves who pump water. A Greenwich Avenue cat wore false teeth for a year until a scuffle knocked them out.
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Bath
Lisbon
New York Times
William Wright
Greenwich Avenue
Tom
Rail and train notes from the era of rails and fares
SCRAPS FROM THE RAILS reports huge passenger capacity on world rail networks with penny fares on many lines under London and Northwestern control. It notes Canada Pacific showing a model passenger train and ocean liners at a world fair, an India rail line run entirely by natives, and a Reading road locomotive achieving near 100 mph. It also mentions a Williamsport birth, a son and daughter born to S E Kurtz.
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Te World
London & Northwestern Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Reading
India
Hooghly
Yorktown Triumph: Washington Reunites With His Mother
Mrs. Ella Bassett recalls the 1781 reunion at Fredericksburg as George Washington returns from Yorktown after seven years apart. Washington, leading French and American forces, visits Mount Vernon’s kin, and his mother expresses quiet joy, focusing on family over his glory.
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Yorktown
Ella Bassett
Washington
Cornwallis
Philadelphia
Fredericksburg
Mount Vernon
Frederiokeburg
George
First Crossing of Greenland Sees October-Wind Turn Harsh
September fourth opened with a calm sunlit Greenland day and a light snow layer. By afternoon a northwest wind blasted the ice field, driving the snow in a biting, isolating whirl. The narrator details numbness at the chin and stomach pains from wind intrusion, countered by rubbing, insulating clothing, and improvised chest protection as companions endure the cold.
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Greenland
The Japanese as Smokers in Global View
The piece notes that among world peoples the Japanese are portrayed as temperate and refined in tobacco use. It contrasts the kisern, a tiny pipe, with larger smoking habits, suggesting even dignitaries and laborers share restraint in smoking.
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Globe
Mab
Hampton News and Local Notes on Holidays and People
Correspondents report Fourth of July gatherings at Winchester with families including Clarence Est and kin, J. D. Small and daughter, and Pearl Fuller. Race highlights note Jene John Gayton’s mare Rennie winning. Sheep shearing finished in the county. Ben Kitney plans to return to town and stop bachelor status. Edward Williams, an English visitor, learns his sister died months earlier near Cannonball. he continues toward Bowdle. Mrs. Thompson and relatives travel to the Capital City, sister heads home to Minnesota. Badger and Mr. Whittier attend Mandan races with mare Nellie.
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Hampton
Azconp
Clarence Est
J. D. Small
Redoute
Alice
Pierce
Jerome Turner
Mills Beech
Bismarck
Edward Williams
Manchester
England
Hampeton
Fie
Bowdle
Thompson
McLain
Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing Services Offered
The undersigned Frank Situ of Burroak Ranch Emmons Co North Dakota announces general blacksmithing and horseshoeing services to the public.
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Frank Situ
Burroak Ranch
Emmons Co
N. D
Jim Sings Annie Rooney at Madison and State Streets
In Chicago a young man named Jim bets he can sing Little Annie Rooney at the busy corner of Madison and State without drawing attention. He and his New England cousin George test the wager as crowds swirl by and only a passing gaze or a few glances meet their performance.
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Annie Rooney
Chicago
Madison
State Streets
Jim
New England
George
State
Madison Streets
Sete
Chicago Tribune
Cotton industry gains attention in Queensland
The report notes rising interest in Queensland's cotton sector. It mentions New Zealand flax cultivation in the Azores, Bordeaux mixture controlling tomato rot in India, and in Manchooria dog farms where dogs are valued for their shins.
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Queensland
New Zealand
Azores
India
Fedel
Ansonio Fountain Gift for Ann Sewell Memorial
Ansonio Conn. receives a drinking fountain gifted by Caroline Phelps Stokes in memory of Ann Sewell of England, author of Black Beauty. Other items note Northwestern University pharmacy class, dental residency, Miss Seymour’s typing business, and various cultural notices.
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Ansonio
Conn
Caroline Phelps Stokes
Ann Sewell
England
College of Pharmacy
Northwestern University
Eeehan Victe ¢ Griswold
Mirtye Hazy
Virginia
Callons of Dental Surgery
Williamson School
Mary F. Seymour
New York
Trenty
Hoot and Shoe 8hor Harness Repair in Williamsport ND
Hoot and Shoe offers all kinds of repairing with neat work and reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Harness repairing also available. Located in Williamsport North Dakota under the name Lixcoin Gert.
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Williamsport
N. D
Consumption Cure Claim From Retired Physician
A former practitioner claims to possess a simple vegetable remedy capable of curing consumption catarrh asthma and nervous ailments. He offers to mail free of charge the recipe with full directions in German French or English to interested readers who request it at an address in Powers Stock Hoc.
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Ude Panne
Sky
Oyes
Updated Teething Remedy Claims for Children
An old advertisement touts Mrs Woysleyys SooThing Syegur as a premier teething remedy. It asserts decades of use by millions of mothers and promises relief from pain and diarrhea while benefiting the child's health. The text includes dubious spelling and claims of universal instant success across the United States.
Notice on repair parts for old mowers and binders
Notice to owners of Deering Plano Buckeye and Walter A. Wood mowers and binders to contact us for repairs now. We strive to maintain a full line of repairs for all machines but may lack parts if you wait. Agents listed include E. Kurtz and M. E. Waldroff at Williamsport, Lyons & Woopsanse.
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Walter A. Wood
Buckeye
Hollingsworth
Hodge
Walter A
Pice Or Want If You Wait Until You Need It. Average Orders With 8. E. Kurtz
M. E. Waldroff
Williamsport
Lyons & Woopsanse
Williamsport and Winona Teacher Examination Dates
The county teachers examination schedule lists Williamsport on Friday July 8 and Winona on Friday July 15. Applicants must be 18 and bring stationery. Meantime notices advertise oats for 35 cents per bushel, meals at Emmons House, and hail insurance through Paul Fire and Marine with S M Pyz Co. as agents. A stray bay filly and a sorrel mare are offered for owner claim.
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Williamsport
Winona
B. Anonus
Paul Fire & Marine
M. Pyz & Co
Capital Nat. Bank
Bismarck
N. D
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Lyons & Woodmanse
Lyons & Wondmanse, Steele, N. D
John Gribble & Son
General Merchandise
Sterling
North Dakota
M. Eppincer
W. S. Moorhouse
Tribune
Bedrock
Webb Bros
Bismarck, N. D
Bismarck, N.D
M. Wick
4Th St
Pacific Hotel
Capital National Bank
United States
Europe
Whitford
Remington
John Yegen
Main ST
Bismarck, YN. D
A. C. Wilham
First National Bank Building
Nordak
Register
Celver
Bismearck
Guat Svenson
John Melander
Nile P. Oleon
Gustaf M. Peterson
Peter A. Peterson
Roop, N. D. E
Neat
Rogiater
Stevens Bros
Royal Sewing Machine
Gew
Fourth St
National
Benjamin Harrison
Whitelaw Reid
By. D, Kk Shreeter
Hwilliamaport
Nonore Daxora
Pioneer, Journal
the County
Williamaport
Qut
The
Bis‘marck
Soo Railroad
Jamestown Alert
Merricourt
Dickey County
Organ’s
LaMoure County
LaMoure Chronicle
Wesley Baker
Burr Qak
Geo. Whalen
Chas
Hollander
Hert Pleggereier
Ryck Waganvyeld
Coynty
Andrus
Lynn
Billsport
Billy Mittlestedter
Sheriff McGee
George W. Lynn
Capt
Flick
Billy Pagel
8. E. Kurtz
Washington's
Royal Society of Painters
Clara Montalba
Boulanger
Brussels
Apria Jones
Williamston
B. B. Moss
Glencoe
Une
Brano Woorster
Gayton
New Lawber
Gull River
Perseus
Yaind
GALE
Homas Bottoms
Mars
John F. Gem
KaLnener Bros
Roop
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