Legislature Week in North Dakota Delivers Bills and Conventions
In Bismarck the legislature did limited work with few bills passed while Peterson of Wells proposes tightening prohibition penalties. Separate reports cover Wisconsin grain inspection talks, and Fargo hosts North Dakota grocers hardware and implement dealers conventions with officers elected and mutual insurance plans discussed.
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Bismarck
N.D
Peterson
Wells
Justice Court
Old Fort Abercrombie
Walhalla
State Historical Society
Senate
Madison
Wisconsin
Fargo
North Dakota
Roberts
Sweet
J. J. Dougherty
Park River
Luke
Kinney
Winona Wagon Company
South Africa
Kraabel
Wilder
Wylie
Worst
North Dakota Agricultural College
Retail Dealers’ Association of
Grand Forks
G. W. Kurtz
Jamestown
A. C. Hatch
Battle Lake
Minn
G. H. Horton
Wahpeton
F. Moody
Joy
B. F. Kraabel
Hope
G. H. Wilder
J. M. Wylie
Drayton
J. E. Paulson
Hillsboro
R. B. Griffith
Ladd
Northern
J. McPhail
Langdon, N. D
J. J. Doherty
N. D
H. N. Joy
Bartgar
H. F. Emery
G. N. Barnes
E. Elliott
Sanborn
H. F. Stehelow
Casselton
H. Harrington
Mutual Insurance Company
The Reason Why Home Illustrated Bits Caption
A playful exchange about the meaning of home appears in illustrated bits. The dialogue contrasts a striking image with the idea that there is no place like home.
Succession of Failures Highlight Hewitt-Gruett Life
Hewitt-Gruett laments a life of failure while Jewett-Well notes he began poorly and once played for the Harvard football team.
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Hewitt—Gruett
Jewett
Harvard
Money Disinfection Idea Spurs Letter to Editor
A reader proposes disinfecting currency in the United States after noting Russian practices. A skeptic responds that U S money may already be highly contaminated. The exchange appears in the Brooklyn Eagle with a brief editorial voice.
Strike settled at Cocheco Mills in Dover New Hampshire
A one week strike at the Cocheco Manufacturing company cotton mills in Dover New Hampshire affecting about 2500 workers has been settled.
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Cocheco Manufacturing Company
Dover
N. H
Fargo seeks water fix by condemning Red river flow
Article discusses Fargo and Moorhead proposing to condemn the Red river as navigable, build a dam above the sewer outlet to create a settling basin for shared water works, improve clarity and supply, and develop the old river bed into a park area with boating, skating, and a speedway potential.
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Fargo
Minnesota Lakes
Red River
North Dakota
Moorhead
Pearer
Skipper Pitches Tale Of Spar In Rough Seas
The skipper tries to spice the voyage with a spar sighting but a warning to close eyes as the boat steers into stays leaves passengers unable to witness the encounter. The exchange shows eager crew demanding details while the skipper cautions patience during the voyage.
A Wifely Sympathy in a Scot Irish Voice
A seriously ill man asks his wife to fetch the minister who offers comfort to the old couple. The minister departs and remarks the husband is ready for a better world, while the wife appears resigned. John then unexpectedly rallies and tells his wife she may be spared to him, prompting her reply that he is prepared and she is resigned. Dee now.
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John
Jenny
Dee
Going on as the habit of the evening
In the New York Sun discussion, the phrase going on describes how invitations extend beyond one event. After dark the custom intensifies, with people not going home after a single dinner or dance. If asked if they are going on, the reply is usually affirmative.
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New York Sun
No Trouble for Him in Courtship Confession
Dialogue from the Brooklyn Eagle about a bashful Timmerman proposing through a playful exchange. Pearl recalls asking if mamma would be a good mother-in-law and Timmerman responds positively. The couple’s next step is hinted as a desire for a specific ring.
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Pearl
Mr. Timmerman
Mamma
Struck It Rich and the Hotel Bill
A parlor remark of wealth contrasts with a Dunley family connection. A daughter’s marriage to a former hotel worker grants the family access to professional rates, prompting speculation about fortune and hospitality costs. The quote ends with a proverb about peace.
The Proper Entrance
Four year old Mildred sorts candy among family saying who gets each piece. When asked where papa is she answers at the front door, illustrating a quaint family moment from the Little Chronicle.
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Mildred
Mamma
Virginia
Charlie
Little Chronicle
Political Rogues in the Other Party
The remark comments that tombstones would truthfully expose rogues, implying the other party harbors all the political rogues and that honesty would be scarce in the current landscape.
Cough Cure Praised by Local Resident in 1908
J W O Baien of Minneapolis tests Piso s Cure and lauds it as a cough remedy. The note dated January 6 1908 accompanies a proverb about humility after losses attributed to Franklin.
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Piso
J. W. O'Baien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Sparks Legal Warning
The ad touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund from druggists if the cure fails. The line about piety reflects conflicting moral sentiment within the same notice.
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Rose Peterson
Parkdale
Tennis Club
Chicago
Experiece Ices
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hannah E. Jershon
Collingswood
N. J
Irs
Pinkham
Fannie Kumpe
Duer Miller
Lippincott’s
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Cromwell
Naseby
Oliver
Wim
Superior
Superior Board of Trade
John A. Murphy
Great Northern
St. Paul
Per
Jud LaMoure
J. H. Rindlaub
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago and Sciatica
Merson’s
Promd-Seitzer Cem
Russia
Brooklyn Eagle
Abip
New York Evening Sun
Ston
Congress
Dunley
Dunnley
Lut
Satan
Franklin
Louisville
York
N.Y
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