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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
A historical note recalls how Blamarck discouraged official Russian correspondence by forcing replies only in languages his office understood. Bismarck’s era saw documents in Russian ignored until Budberg submitted French, after which the foreign office could act. The anecdote illustrates the clash of linguistic geopolitics in diplomacy.
A humorous exchange reveals a husband and wife debating household accounting. The husband complains the plan failed because his wife is too literal, causing him to be charged for items he meant as boose but labeled as sundries. The quarrel turns on a simple ledger and miscommunication.
Clyde Fitch writes to a young unknown playwright urging originality. He notes acts one to four imitate Tosen Piner Barrie, warns imitation in art is bad, and mocks the shabby idol of success seen in a bar mirror as a man wears many prestigious roles.
A couple, both 60, discuss a forthcoming ceremony after Dr Thudleigh consents to perform it. The bride mentions her gown and plans for a drawing room departure on the 9 30 train. He has insured himself for 10,000 to comfort her if anything happens.
A husband’s stomach and kidney illness improved after quitting coffee and using Postum. His wife, once nervous and underweight, gained weight and strength after switching. She notes others misjudge Postum, often confusing it with high grade coffee, and shares her testimony as a customer of Postum Co.
William McKendry longtime Morton County judge died at St Mendan after a lingering illness. Born 1864 in Beoland he trained as a blacksmith before joining Northern Pacific shops in Mandan. He later moved to Fargo, serving as county judge several years and as a Mason. Survived by wife and son.
A nine year old boy, Johnny Tammen, was killed instantly when a wagon hit him as his older brother tried to move off for straw gathering near Goodrich. A passerby alerted Dr. McReynolds, but the child had already died.
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the Milwaukee-Waukesha Brewing Company complaint against several railways seeking carload rates on mixed shipments of mineral water and beer to Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas. A hearing is set for Jan 26 in Minot on William Patton versus Wisconsin Central and other lines overcharges on household goods and lumber shipments from Boyd Wisconsin to Palermo North Dakota.
Chi T. C. Lee, dubbed the peacemaker in a quarrel between Alexander Schatz and Schatz’s wife at Harvey, is sued for 5000 dollars for alleged alienation of the wife’s affections. He has also been arrested and bound over in 800 dollars on a district court trial for attempted assault. Lee says he was at the scene to care for his horse in a nearby barn and that the dispute arose from tensions linked to the barn incident.
Patrick and Fred Axure of Betcourt North Dakota and Charles Demarius of Dunkerth were indicted by a federal grand jury on whisky smuggling charges. They were arraigned before Judge Amidon and pleaded not guilty, committed to the county jail awaiting trial. attorneys to be appointed.
Dickinson municipal band performed in the park as about a thousand locals gathered on a mild January day to watch two local baseball teams play an interesting exhibition. Municipal officials noted the crowd and the event showcased community spirit and sport.
A fragment notes King George of Greece as the poorest European monarch with a daily income near seven hundred dollars. It mentions outside support from England France and Russia totaling twenty thousand dollars annually, and then oddly references bank mergers, naming Bowbells Banks Consolidated and The First State Bank of Kella and the State bank as merging.
Ex-President Morales, ousted by Caceres last year, travels from New York toward Porto Rico as a homeless wanderer. He expresses interest in learning the second class passenger rate during his journey.
Shanghai Mercury notes regulations on the national costume for officials and common people, detailing nine distinct costume grades. The piece outlines official attire guidelines and societal dress standards as part of cultural regulation reporting.
Ralph Murdock is held on assault with intent to kill after a shooting alleged by J C Hursh. Witnesses describe Hursh threats to see his grandchildren even in blood and confess to misdirected anger amid years of family estrangement.
Josie Marx sixteen who was placed on a Sherwood train and sent to Minot will be returned to Canada in all probability. Special Immigration Agent Carr of Winnipeg has advised Minot authorities that if the girl is demented or a public charge and was not examined by immigration officers, she should be sent back. Carr asks if the girl is an alien and when she was examined, and notes Portal immigration officers should be informed.
A large Belcourt convent at Rolla was destroyed by fire. Pupils were away on holiday, saving many from death. The loss is estimated at 16 000 dollars, partly insured. An epidemic of black diphtheria hits Bowbella area with twelve in a family critically ill and two children dead.
A Plainfield dinner tale quotes Dr Frank C Buntwick a dentist to the sultan of Morocco. He says it is wise to punish children but not corporally. He recalls a Gibraltar dentist who once used a birch rod on a boy who pleaded for mercy.
The Williston project in North Dakota starts pumping water from the Missouri River into its canal system in October. Pumps on floating barges deliver water to multiple basins and basins settle silt, with 22 000 volt transmission to the intake and plans to irrigate about 6000 acres in 1908.
Minot will host the National Guard Association annual convention starting January 21 for three days. About seventy five prominent state men are expected, with Col. Peake Adjutant General Poole and Judge Advocate Hildreth among attendees. Minot delegates will showcase a busy program including a basketball game with Valley City, a Track Aqua series, amusements, and a vaudeville show.
W R Montgomery a former hardware merchant of Tioga N D committed death by own action in a Minot hotel by drinking corrosive sublimate and alcohol. Despondent over a week in town while seeking a business settlement after selling his store. He drank five ounces and died soon after. His former home was Garden Place Tl where he leaves a wife and two children.
L. C. Nelson, a prominent farmer living five miles north of Kenmare, was found hanging from a barn rafter and was pronounced dead. In poor health for some time, he refused medical help. He leaves a wife and three children and belonged to the local Danish Brotherhood lodge. Also noted is a church effort to fill the pulpit with starch in the pews.
A curio-filled North Dakota column notes a man jailed for wheat theft near Warwick, bond forfeitures at Sheldon, and various civic developments. It mentions court calendars, bank conditions, irrigation debates, and a range of local anecdotes from Jamestown to Williston, with weather and crime touches shaping the snapshot.
An old advertisement extols a health product as a key to happiness and good living. It touts a well known laxative elixir, labeled as ethical and world approved, recommended by physicians and distributed by California Lison Co to druggists.
A fragmentary item notes a St Joseph weaver presented by his wife with seven children in three years. The text references a money order and a writ, with mentions of Vie $10, President Roosevelt, and doubt surrounding a $10 payment. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A garbled OCR note describes a domestic exchange about dressing a child and mothers, mentioning a father, a woman named Mina, and a policeman. It appears as a stray snippet with broken dialogue and advertisements woven through, lacking coherent news structure.
Several inventors from Minnesota and nearby towns received patents reported by patent lawyers Boilioy and Plan. The list includes names such as Anderson, Carel, Merkul, Wrenel, and Lawrence along with various devices like pipe couplings and rotor mechanisms.
An unreliable clipping mentions the Peruana Almanse and the Lucky Day Almanse claimed to be in over eight million homes, urging readers to obtain it from druggists, inquire early, and note 1908 publications. It includes stray quotes about junk, charity, and language jokes with odd phrasing and French country references.
A collage of dubious medical claims and quips from a bygone era. Promoters tout a “Catarri Cure” and a J Chenery letter offering a $100 reward for a cure. Humorous snippets reference ear, eye, and digestive woes, with satire on tax collectors and urban gossip.
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