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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
8
Local items report illnesses, meetings, travel, and small events around Dickinson and nearby areas. Mrs Wallings is ill, meetings are held Feb 5, and a new county officer list is noted. Several residents visit, travel for goods, and local commerce topics are touched, including a dairy creamery, butter prices, and agricultural notes.
Ben A. Easley of Baton Rouge explains that rabbits have white tails to help young identify their mother during pursuit. He notes the tail stands out against the ground, acting like a beacon while the rabbit flees, enabling youngsters to track parents and stay safe.
A bishop arriving for an Episcopal convention in Richmond, Virginia, sparred with police over the beauty of the city. An officer recounted that the bishop admitted not listening to debates, then praised Richmond, only to be reminded that the city’s religious map is split between Baptists and Methodists.
The issue records a flood of social items including new arrivals settling their homesteads, engagements, and upcoming weddings. It notes veterans, businesses visited, and shifts in town life with brief mentions of residents like Mr O Conner and Mr O Olsen, amid community chatter and a hospital update for a long time local resident.
A Washington observer recalls a striking tale from the Jezus Maria y Avexas silver mine near Culiacan, Sinaloa. An American superintendent’s bride insisted on touring underground, defying mine superstition. Her husband yielded and took her below, triggering overwhelming fear among hundreds of miners who quit for three days until a priest blessed the shafts and miners returned.
A Health column warns butter is swarming with germs. It claims a teaspoon of milk contains 2 to 10 million germs and a pound of butter could hold five to ten billion bacteria after cream is removed and churning concentrates them.
A Punch writer notes the blunt question asked of a housemaid applicant about past quarrels. The reply highlights constant sparring between mistress and master, with the maid describing how disputes arose whenever one person or the other was absent. The anecdote underscores persistent domestic tension.
A dialogue contrasts ruthless business success with concern for humane conduct. The first man questions why power-brokers, after years of cutting corners and piracy, reach the peak of success yet lack compassion. The other replies that it would be stranger if they possessed any softening of the heart.
A Washington correspondent recounts a former town newspaper editor facing an angry heavy advertiser who storms in furious over an ad. The shop owner snaps the editor to read a blunt copy claiming a “fit near Blunk's shoes” in the piece tied to a W. of A. ball on January 31.
J L McCutchan offers restaurant lunch counter candies nuts cigars and board by day week or month. Special rateside by the month. Two first class livery sale and bed Burns homesteaders land sale on reasonable terms on the Little Missouri slope with good water. Office in restaurant. Try us.
Chas. E. Morris Barber and Tonsorial Artist offers facial and scalp massage with special attention. Located first door north of new brick store.
One Cash Weat Market E highlights a cash trade model to undercut credit sellers. They produce sausages, smoked meats, and lard, and offer canned goods, pickles, savers kraut, and more. Current sales include beef quarters, dressed hogs, various lard pails, butter, and fresh frozen fish at competitive prices.
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