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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
8
A fragment listing subscription price of $1.30 per year with added notes on inches and sash costs. Mentions specials and attractive offers tied to yearly campaigns.
A fragment suggests a focus on a man who persists despite adversity. It contrasts those driven by encouragement with a lone individual who chooses perseverance regardless of support. The tone hints at moral resolve and resilient spirit.
A local broadcast condemns watered stock schemes in Beach tied to the Advance Publishing Co. Promoters mix water and blue sky with $700 certificates, selling them to farmers as dividends. The piece cites the Egans and John Keohane, detailing a failed voyage from $7,000 purchase to $8,000 of water, warning buyers to avoid such promotions.
A statewide proposal requires health certificates from a licensed physician for marriage. The article weighs benefits against risks of bias and unfair judgment, cites historical figures, and argues for broader social duty in preventing defective births. It also discusses corn farming's national role and announces Beach postmaster John Baer’s appointment as a Democratsupported choice.
The article notes corn per acre at 27.8 bushels up from 26, hinting at relief for the poor amid the cost of living. It praises the corn belt’s rolling fields and contrasts with wheat and prosperity, using vivid imagery of shiny corn pennants in the sun.
The Golden Valley Club organizes as a valued civic body after the old commercial club dissolved. Leaders are representative Valley citizens and with strong membership the group aims to promote law and order and community improvement. The Chronicle welcomes the new organization and its stance against gangism.
A call to every resident to consider their contribution to community reputation and improve local conditions by appointing themselves a personal committee of one. The message emphasizes personal responsibility in speech and action.
The Beach Advance discusses a mysterious ring of local men tied to the post office fire investigation. It praises or taunts Cook, mentions suffrage activity by Miss Rankin in Montana, and hints at political tensions in town, including Mayor Reed and the police force. The column also surveys regional news, farm updates, and local notices from Upper Golden Valley.
Bryan says he cannot live on a $12,000 yearly salary as secretary of state. Myra Bryan may hire a few government clerks to board to help her husband manage costs.
The Slope County News condemns a Beach newspaper feud as poor journalism and a bloodthirsty fight that harms public benefit. It defends the Advance editor’s integrity while casting Brinton as a vilified figure.
Notice is given that the next Teachers Examination for Golden Valley county will be held in the courthouse at Beach on Thursday and Friday August 14 and 15 1913 beginning at 8 15 a m Applicants are supplied with pens ink paper etc Examination fee is 2 Joseph A Kitcher Co Supt of School Ralph Jacobs a brother of Mrs T J Power visiting in the city went to Glen Dive Wednesday to visit relatives at that place
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