North Dakota News Roundup Highlights Local Progress
A sweep of short items notes new banks in Jamestown and Dickey, planning mills in Osnabrook, church and school builds in Flaxton, and a growing Turtle Lake. Reports cover crops, hail damage, crime, fire, weather, rail plans, and public works across towns from Minot to Williston, with officials seeking better infrastructure and law and order.
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Bowbells
Flaxton
D. VY. Young
Sykeston
Turtle Lake
McLean County
Dickey
Christ
Minot
Mcleod
Pliggers
Ancta
Hope
Mandan
la Moure
Ladies of
Sharon
Westhope
Oakes
Harvey
Ward County
Murray
Rolla
Rugby
Towner
Frank Ressler
Cooperstown
North Dakota Praises Hill for Grain Rate Reduction
Gov. E Y Sarles and North Dakota farmers thanked President J J Hill of the Great Northern for cutting cereal rates to the Twin Cities and Duluth by about 15 percent, a move the state says saves $1 750 000 annually. Hill defended the policy as volume driven, noting North Dakota cereal yields rival Iowa. He urged continued Northwest growth and praised his plan to share profits with farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.Y. Sarles
North Dakota
St. Paul
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Twin Cities
Duluth
Gov. Sarles
Hillsboro
President Hill
Northwest
Hill
Red River Valley
Iowa
Harriman
Rockefeller
Southwest
Great Northern
Nebraska
Kansas
New Mexico
Arizona
North Dakota Agriculture Chief Seeks Statewide Information Drive
W C Gilbreath, commissioner of agriculture, urges every North Dakota newspaper to publish a special issue detailing current conditions and needs in each locality. The effort aims to catalog business types, unrepresented lines, and local advantages, creating a comprehensive state encyclopedia of information.
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W. C. Gilbreath
North Dakota
North Dakota advertising folder praised by Gilbreath
Publication from W C Gilbreath commissioner of agriculture and labor is hailed as top advertising for North Dakota. The sixteen page folder features a No 1 hard wheat sheath image and half toning of state buildings stock ranch and farm with notes on opportunities for homeseekers and entrepreneurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
W. C. Gilbreath
Washingington
Chimney Butte Ranch
Medora
Stoosevelt
Map of North Dakota shows railroads and mines
A revised state map highlights recent railroad extensions and marks the locations of dairies and coal mines. Mr. Gilbreath is congratulated for the production, which showcases the state’s advantages and opportunities.
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Gilbreath
North Dakota
Simonsens Second Divorce Granted in Grand Forks
Judge Fisk grants Ole Simonsen of Devils Lake a decree of divorce from Rhoda Simonsen of Duluth after a second trial. Simonsen, 75, says his wife deserted him in 1889 and left for Wisconsin. a prior divorce by default was set aside, and the current ruling follows merits. He has turned farming property to a nephew and receives a $900 annual annuity.
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Fisk
Grand Forks
Ole Simonsen
Rhoda Simonsen
Duluth
Simonsen
Devils Lake
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Lakota
Serfdom Fears For New York Orphans Amid Import Concern
North Dakota official warns of a coach load of needy orphans from New York being sent to the state despite a law banning such imports. The applicants are twenty seven Russian settlers with small children, raising fears of enduring serfdom for the orphans. Also noted is widespread harvest disruption from floods delaying wheat gathering and raising total losses as fields dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supt
Hall
North Dakota
Senator Sullivan Endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills
Hon. Timothy D. Sullivan of New York urges endorsement of Dean’s Kidney Pills for sick kidneys. He notes personal and friends’ relief and health restoration, with Foster Milburn Co. listed as maker and Buffalo, NY, as distributor. Price 60 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Congress
New York State
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Westinghouse Comedy Draws Audience as Practical Joke
In Cleveland the audience responded to Westinghouse's new comedy as if it were a giant practical joke, suggesting the show amused or unsettled viewers in equal measure.
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Westinghouse
Cleveland
Cuticura Regimen Clears Dandruff and Restores Hair
A. W. Taft of Independence Virginia reports twelve years of dandruff and hair loss ended after using one Cuticura Ointment box and one Cuticura Soap cake. He says his scalp cleared, hair stopped shedding, and new growth began, praising the toilet soap as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Taft
Independence
Government buys thirty eight tons of insect powder
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a cartoonish exchange guessing the government bought 38 tons of insect powder to send to the Panama Canal, joking whether it is for insects.
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Panama Canal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rearing Children and Parental Duties Dialogued
A brief exchange about child rearing from the Baltimore American raises questions of parental responsibility. The piece presents a light editorial tone and reflects social views on family duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy 2
A fragmented chatter piece mocks remedies and public reception. It notes reactions to Stormer and his company in Jaytown Hankville and mentions egg-related jests about treatment. Philadelphia Press attribution to B. T. Trowbridge and Harlem K.K.
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Low Comerdy
Stormer
Jaytown
High Tragedy
Hankville
Philadelphia Press
David Kennedy
B. T. Trowbridge
Harlem
K.K
Letter From Husband Sparks Fort Worth Visit
In a Fort Worth Record item, a woman explains she hurries back to town after receiving a letter from her husband. He sent a large check and urged her to stay as long as she wishes.
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Fort Worth
Evelyn Walsh Chauffeuse Drives Her $20 000 Car
Miss Evelyn Walsh daughter of Thomas F. Walsh Colorado millionaire miner heads a $20,000 automobile driving it herself. She checks the car’s mechanicals and handles sharp turns with skill while preferring safety for pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles. The New York Press notes she has never had an accident and can outdrive many chauffeurs.
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Blase
Newport
Evelyn Walsh
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Miss Walsh
New York Press
School for Scandal Dialogue on Telephone Gossip
The New York Sun quotes a telephone operator noting how easily grown people reveal secrets over calls. She says clients freely discuss last nights actions, using real names and sensitive details, as if alone on a deserted island.
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Cal
Mann
New York Sun
Nonsense on the Porch Over a Hammock Feud
In a hazy exchange, Subbubs awakens to Weary Willie claiming to be a benefactor for keeping the hammock in place against mosquitoes. The odd scene unfolds on a front porch as sleepy talk replaces chores.
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Subbubs
Willie
Philadelphia Press
Vanderbilt Eggs Sold Too Scientific For Farm Venture
The New York Press reports that George W. Van derbilt abandoned his Biltmore farm after seven years, with eggs priced at $1 a dozen. The project, praised for its ham and carefully fed hens, failed to produce meatier eggs or flavorful ham, and the hen superintendent earned a high salary but failed to prevent winter strikes. the farm will be sublet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
New York Press
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Local Woman
Mrs. C B Earnest of Jersey Shore Pennsylvania credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after five weeks in bed. She says the remedy let her work and move about town again and urges other women with kidney problems to try it. The ad highlights kidney health as vital to female well being.
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Jersey Shore
Dodd
C. B. Earnest
Northwestern inventors win patents in last week list
Patents issued to Peter Conklin and R P Gayville South Dakota. Peter Dahl Clarkfield Minnesota. Thomas Freeman Sioux Falls South Dakota. S F Pierce St Paul Minnesota. Bruno Kip Pels Moorhead Minnesota. Arthur Padmore Lead South Dakota. Martin Wallum Binford North Dakota. Items include rotary engine ballot box rail joint merry go round clothes drier floor jack. When a woman expresses a wish she looks to some man to gratify it.
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Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Peter Conklin
R. P
Gayville
S. D
Peter Dahl
Clarkfield
Thomas Freeman
Sioux Falls
S. F. Pierce
Bruno Kippels
Moorhead
Arthur Padmore
Martin Wallum
Woke the Wrong Man at a Blizzard Hotel
A Brooklyn Eagle tale reports a Jew peddler stranded by a blizzard at a country hotel. He refuses a bed with a Black man but finally sleeps. A hotel boy blacks his face in his sleep and the next morning the peddler sees himself in the mirror and says they woke the wrong man.
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Frank Bush
Brighton Beach
Brooklyn Eagle
Murdered for Revenge Russian Farmer Arrested in North Dakota
A Russian farmer named Kuntz allegedly killed W. B. Steel, manager of the Boetcher ranch near Linton, after a dispute over grain damage. He shot Steel and was arrested in town the same day. Kuntz and his wife had recently moved to the area amid community housing concerns.
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Fessenden
Spring Brook
John Helge
Velva
John
K. Ruffarth
Minot
Wells
SE Sena
The
Mar
St. Thomas
Sharon
Williston
McKenzie County
Cavalier
Starkweather
Great Northern
Palermo
Oakes
D. W. McCanna
Cando
Minneapolis
Lisbon
Norwich
Water Users’ Association
Williams County
Benson County
North Dakota
Kuntz
Steel
Boetcher Ranch
Linton
Breel
Peruna credited with restoring health in reader letter
Miss Clementina Gonzales of Hotel Pro Vincia Guatemala writes that Peruna cured her weariness insomnia and loss of appetite after trying many tonics. She says after a half bottle she felt better and after three weeks was restored enough to resume studies. She endorses Peruna as best to build up the system and invites readers to request free literature from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
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Clementina Gonzales
Hotel Pro Vincia
Guatemala
C. A
Cleveland Ave
Chicago
Hil
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Woman's Disdain for Poll Ties Highlights Her Qualities
A remark praises women for not being interested in poll ties, framing it as a notable quality. It reflects a social stance that values decisiveness and disdain for indecisive outcomes in public discourse.
Local joke notes marriage wage gap humor
A humorous line suggests a man’s earning capacity rarely matches his wife’s stronger desire or expectations in a domestic context.
One Month Tuition Free Offer From Auker's College
Auker's Business College in Fargo North Dakota advertises one month tuition free. A quote warns readers that boasting about tomorrow means ignoring yesterday's actions.
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Auker's Business College
Fargo, N. D
High Finance Beyond Income Says Merritt to Cobwigger
A witty quip from Puck contrasts Cobwigger’s wealth with his supposed excess beyond income. Merritt challenges the notion, noting he lives beyond others' incomes in a satirical exchange.
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Cobwigger
Merritt
Puck
An old saying about men who judge women by words
A proverb suggests some men judge women with single sentence descriptions while women can outwit them with a clever phrase. The remark highlights gender perception and rhetorical tricks in social talk.
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Orth Dakota Ubbins
Page
Jamestown
Osnabrook
Bismarck
Ray
Sheldon
Moore
Minct
Carl Nelson
Senator Talcott
Mohal
Joliette
Nels Oleon
Fargo
E. A. Hogan
Breckenridge
Berthold
Nels Hawkinson
Sargent County
Richardton
Upham
Donnybrook
Carl Nordhaugen
Aneta
Goss
First Regiment
Green
Bottineau County
Bennington
A. H. Echoregge
Charles Schoregge
Church’s Ferry
McHenry County
Crosby
Wishek
Omemee
Tolley
Bowden
Maddock
Kulm
Steele County
Leeds
Brocket
Edmore Girls
Edmore
Enderlin
Casselton
Swanson
North Dakota Railway
Deadwood
Canada
State Asylum Board
Fingal
Thomas Quale
Wang
Cavalier County
O. J. Hagen
Richland
Wahpeton
Rugby E
Hoover
Stanley
Clbreath
Agricultural Department
Superintendent Hall
Senator Sullivan
Sullivan
Cuticura
Chauffeuse
School For Scandal
Telephone Central
Baltimore
Hennery
Leeson
Northwestern
Joe Drorvs
Infans
Pac
NEW_ YORK
Oasis
Shae
Central America
J. H. Rindlaub
Dakota
Drayman
Peck & Peck
Spokane, Wash
Axtine
R. Paxton Company
Boston
Bears
Castoria
W. Om
Uirnneapolis
Woodward & CO
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