North Dakota News in brief from various towns
Reports from Valley City Edmore Ellendale and more detail local events across Burleigh, Ward, Cass and surrounding counties. Includes a declined appointment at the state normal school, a farm laborer found dead, a courthouse coal fire scare, a threshing machine fire, draft board and Red Cross notes, farm advisories and war effort updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
J. E. Stout
George A. B McFarland
State Normal School
Edmore
B. Olson
Ellendale
Starkweather
Amenia
Walter Need
State Industrial Advisory Board
Hettinger
P. D. Norton
Washington
Dimeelf
Congress
Bismarck
Burleigh County
Red Cross
Minot
Fargo
F. Milhaudt
Wadena
Minn
A. Mundtrom
Tripoli
Iowa
W. L. Brackwell
Ardoch
E. A. Buckley
Crookston
Crookston, Minn
Burleigh
Mandan
Woen
Jcenes
Northwest
Ft. Yates
Burnstad
North Dakota
Mayville
Dickinson
Fraser
Havana
Jamestown
G. W. Randlett
State Agricultural College
Sacrifice the Thing Inspires Ninth District Liberty Bond Speaker
Sergeant Leslie W. Davis of Kentucky and veteran of the Philippines, Cuba, and Western Front trains the Ninth District war exhibit tours. Initially staid, Davis arouses in a speech when asked why a man with funds should buy Liberty bonds. He declares true patriotism lies in sacrifice, ending in tears and a driven, impassioned address.
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Sergeant Davis
Leslie W. Davis
Kentucky
Philippines
Cuba
France
Ninth Federal District
Liberty Loan
Davis
Co. E. 21
Ninth District
Minneapolis
Bonds and the Ninth District: Soldiers Need Liberty Bonds
Captain Robert L. Finch reports to the Ninth Federal Reserve District about American soldiers in France. He praises morale and supplies, says soldiers lack nothing money can buy, and urges continued support by buying Fourth Liberty Loan bonds to sustain an expanding Army.
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Robert L. Finch
Red Cross
France
Ninth
Finch
Soldier returns from France says no rum needed for courage
G H Langford of the 102nd Regiment US Field Artillery returns from France with a leg wound and shell shock. He declares soldiers go over the top without stimulants and that American troops enter battle with a cheer and a smile, unlike European armies. He promotes Liberty Loan support.
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G. H. Langford
102Nd Regiment
U. S. Field Artillery
France
United States
Langford
Will Finance Campaign in Rice County German Born Donors Give Funds
Americans of German birth or descent in Faribault Rice County donate to the Fourth Liberty Loan drive to cover all campaign expenses. Sison Blodgett, Liberty Loan chairman, reports the Rice County committee approved the gift and adopted a resolution of appreciation.
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Rice County
Minnesota
Sison Blodgett
Faribault
Liberty Loan
Rice County Fourth Liberty Loan Committee
Leaders named for Fourth Liberty Loan drive campaign
The Northwest campaign officers and state chairs for Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Michigan Montana and Michigan are announced for the September 28 to October 3 fund drive. Officials include Homer P. Clark vice chairman Chas E Van Nest J Walker Godwin and several state chairs and women’s chairmen.
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Northwest
Certory
Minneapol Homer P. Clark
Liberty Loan
Chas. E. van Nest
J. Walker Godwin
Michigan
F. A. Patrick
Duluth
C. W. Gordon
St. Paul
C. H. Bigelow
E. J. Carpenter
Minneapolis
C. A. Severance
W. W. McDowell
Montana
D. D. Albaugh
Mise Minnie Neilson
North Dakota
Ellwood Perisho
South Dakota
Francis Chamberlain
Minnesota
John W. Mariner
Wisconsin
Liberty Loan Smile and the Tin Hat Soldier
A Liberty bond buyer’s money funded a steel helmet used by a soldier in battle. The helmet, nicknamed a tin hat, withstood bullets and shrapnel, giving a scalp wound but saving the man. The poster urges more purchases of the Fourth Liberty Loan to support troops.
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United States of America
Liberty Loan
Liberty Bonds
Editorial Calls U S Policy Short-Sighted on War Ends
The article argues Germany must face end of war and reckoning for atrocities. It cites Wilson and Balfour, praises American resolve to join the fight, and frames the draft and budget as immediate steps to make the world safe for democracy. It emphasizes U S sacrifice and unity with Europe as decisive.
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Germany
Mr. Wilson
Wilhelmstrasse
Russia
Mr. Balfour
Belgium
Wilson
United States
Europe
Attila
Paris
North Sea
Mesopotamia
Arctic Circle
Adriatic
Vladivostok
Bordeaux
America
Dr Mellenthin Specializes Without Surgery in Bismarck
Dr Mellenthin, specialist in North Dakota for seven years, will visit Bismarck at the McKenzie Hotel on October 9 and 10 with office hours from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. He does not use surgery and offers consultations.
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Behafer
Fargo
Hamilton
Myrtle Menzies
Carrington
North Dakota
Williston
Red Cross
Wil Linms County
North Dakota State Soil and Geological Survey
Herbert A. Hard
Beach
Charles L Cook
Company M
North Dakota Second Regiment
France
Jamestown
J. A. Coffee
Underwood
Edna Rust
Chateau Thierry
Camp Grant
Washington
National Food Administration
Grafton
Walsh County
Bismarck
Fraser
Beac S
Hettinger
Frank L. Anders
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Camp Dodge
John A. Flow
Sim
Jefferson Barracks
Flow
State Railway Commission
Grand Forks
Empire Building
Minot
Paul Harrison
Mouse River
Mckenzie Hotel
Dr McKenthin offers free exams on North Dakota tour
Two days only Dr McKenthin, a regular graduate in medicine and surgery, visits major towns offering free consultation and examination with treatment expenses paid if desired. He treats chronic stomach and bowel ailments among many others and claims wonderful results. call or visit 336 Boston Block, Minneapolis, MN.
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McKenthin
Jiren
North Dakota
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Minn
Agricultural draft advisers to be announced nationwide
The Department of Agriculture will announce agricultural advisers for each district draft board. Appointments follow consultations with agricultural leaders and align with a plan by the War Labor Policy Board and top defense officials. Advisers will present farm work facts to draft boards to protect agriculture while supporting military needs.
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Department of Agriculture
War Labor Policy Board
Secretary of Labor
War Department
Department
Fall plowing boosts next spring wheat yields in 1919
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge spring wheat farmers to plow the ground in fall to improve soil preparation for big 1919 yields. The article stresses early land prep and the importance of supporting war bonds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Human Development Through Time and Thought
The passage discusses long timelines of human existence and development. It argues that modern Englishmen are not inherently more developed than ancient Greeks and that poetic judgment should not hinge on chronology. It cites Gilbert Murray in Century Magazine on the non-linear pace of spiritual growth.
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Browning
Wordsworth
Gibert Murray
Century Magazine
Ventilate Coal Piles For Preventing Spontaneous Combustion
The bureau of mines offers guidance to prevent spontaneous combustion in coal piles. Build bins on dry ground and store only one coal size per pile. Avoid alternating wetting and drying, keep piles small, and place storage near the use area. Use small storage bins in yards.
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Bureau of Mines
Simple Life Honored in Thoughtful Phrase
A fragment reflects on honorable living with a focus on decency and daily virtue, noting a preference for plain conduct over grand display. It invokes modest values and a timeless ideal of character.
Savings Stamps Push Drives Spotlighted at Event
Community urged to buy savings stamps as part of a civic drive highlighting thrift, patriotism, and school programs. Local leaders promote participation and emphasize proceeds support youth education initiatives.
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Foe
Dr. Mellenthin
Tod Ay
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