North Dakota News Highlights From Many Towns
A roundup of Fatherland era items across the state notes mortgage records in Ramsey county, Lutheran Brethren plans for a Bible school in Grand Forks, a hunting accident near Mind, and a farmer in Upham selling 27 000 bushels of potatoes from 198 acres for 15 000 dollars. Wounded private Joe Matthews from Bismarck, a young robber’s capture in Devils Lake, and charter actions in Fargo and Idaho are listed alongside training enrollments, manpower recruitment for Washington, and university admissions for the soldiers' army training school.
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Devils Lake
Ramsey County
Grand Forks
C. L. Clifford
Bismarck
Joe Matthews
Company A
France
Foen
Idaho
Fargo
Lindley EB. Patten
United States Employment Service
North Dakota
Washington, D.C
State’ University
Army Training School
Jamestown
Minot
Mott
Max Gundel
W. J. Martstein
Bentley
Tda Hendrickson
E. F. Ladd
Food Administration
Killdeer
Northern Pacific
Thenr
United War Work Fund
Catholic War Council
K. of C
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
Dickinson
Nathan Mininberg
LaMoure
H. G. Calverson
Haynes
William L. Linehart
Bottineau
Oakes
J. H. Denning
Dickey County
Sheldon
Condo
Camp Dodge
Towner County
Farmers’ Club
Red Cross
State Council of Defense
Mational War Industries Board
Fort Yates
J. B. Kitch
Chicago
Red River Valley
Ben Mooney
Salvation Army
Mooney
Walter Reed Reconstruction Hospital
Washington
New England
G. A. Satcher
Fort Riley
L. H. Patten
Earn and Give club aids war fund drive for girls
The Earn and Give club of the YWCA mobilizes girls to earn five dollars each for the united war fund. Young participants pledge thrift and sacrifice, turning pennies into War Savings stamps and practical acts like saving trash, recycling, and collecting for Belgian and French relief.
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America
Mary
Jane
Mackboard
France
Uncle Sam
Young Women’s Christian Association
Earn
United War Fund
War Council of the
War Chest
New York City
Exum and
Give
Y. W. GC. A. War Fund
Western Front
Earn and
Anna
New York
East Side
Belgium
Red Cross
India
The Second Line of Defense in Wartime Work
A feature on the role of women in munitions plants as the nation mobilizes for war. It highlights 1.5 million women joining government service, the demand for recreation and guidance through the YWCA, and the Blue Triangle program providing housing, clubs, and military drill to sustain morale and efficiency in the war effort.
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Mississippi Valley
Flaming
Flanders
Paris
Berlin
Atlantic Ocean
Somme
Mindie Wert
Martin
United States
War Service Club
War Department
Ordnance Department
Young Women's Christian Association For Recreation Leaders
Indy
Military
Signal Corps
Washington
Business Women's Council
Blue Triangle Shelters Russian Women Amid War’s Grimness
In Petrograd the Blue Triangle of the YWCA hosts a charity tea for about a hundred Russian girls and six young men. Hunger, fear, and nightly shootings mingle with music, study, and quiet resolve as Sonya seeks night classes to win better hours and resilience amid Bolshevik turmoil.
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Russia
Young Women's Christian Association
All
Sonya
Gold Alse
Petrograd
Granling
Association
Forgt
Blue Triangle
Sign of the Blue Triangle
Clarissa Spencer
Doctor Mellenthin Lecture At Hotel Thursday
Dr Mellenthin will be at a hotel on Thursday October 9 with office hours from 9 A M The readable text notes a medical event and a single date but lacks complete details or location.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Aches And Urinary Distress
Mrs. F M Dubois of Dickinson North Dakota testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her dull back pain and kidney symptoms years ago in London and that over two years later she still needs no other remedy. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY adv. Buy Bonds and Back the Guns that Hit the Huns.
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F. M. DuBois
Fifth Ave
Dickinson
N D
London
England
Dean
Development of man and cultural progress debated
Gilbert Murray discusses human development, comparing ancient Greek and modern English stages. He argues that later arrival does not guarantee superior poetry or intellect, and suggests the soul evolves at uneven pace, challenging linear progress narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Wordsworth
Gilbert Murray
Century Magazine
Ventilate Coal Piles To Prevent Spontaneous Combustion
The bureau of nines offers guidance to avoid spontaneous combustion in coal piles. Key tips include building dry ground bins, storing only one coal size per pile, removing fine coal for immediate use, avoiding wetting and drying alternately, storing coal in small piles near storage, and using small bins in storage yards.
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Bureau of Nines
Simple life praised as honorable in enduring ideals
An editorial tone argues that a simple life remains honorable and decent, emphasizing modest living, personal integrity, and social virtue over wealth or spectacle. The piece frames simplicity as a timeless standard guiding behavior and community values.
War Savings Stamps purchase is not child play
A reflective piece urges citizens, especially adults, to fulfill duty by buying War Savings Stamps, framing the act as essential effort for national support amid wartime. It emphasizes civic responsibility and collective sacrifice through thrift.
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Mellenthin
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Minn
Liberty
Twige Proven
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