Griggs Courier Highlights War Talk and Prohibition Debate
The Griggs Courier reports on wartime actions by British and Boer forces, notes demotion of a leader, and hints at Dutch and American political shifts. It covers Mayor Patterson's gambling device arrest, calls for stronger primary laws, and discusses Repeal era politics with Lind and prohibition debates in North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Bismarck
Bismiarek
Secy
Lind
Elie
Enforcement League
Bismaarel
Lindelie
League
North Dakota
North Dakota Teachers Propose Uniform State Certificates
The fourteenth annual North Dakota Teachers Association session in Burgo discussed favored reforms. Delegates urged a state certificate plan valid across counties and demanded legislative action to standardize teaching qualifications. About 125 members attended the meetings and related programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Teachers’ Association
Burgo
Legislatutia
The Baltimore Bella Feature Highlights January Journal
The January Journal showcases literary and artistic features including The Baltimore Bella Literally Brilliant Munteh and The Forehandedness of Lucinda Smith Josiah Allen's Wife. It presents essays on country houses and a Southern Farm house, Bok on Two Centuries, Through Picturesque America eleven views, and practical fashion articles. Published by The Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia one dollar yearly ten cents a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
America
Ladies’ Hone Journal
Housekeeping
Miss al Eell
Rosipald B. Birel
W. L. Taylor
A. B. Frost
Lucinda Smith
Josiah Allen
Elizabeth Stuart Phelly
Mary the First
Clifford Howard
Charles Major
Cos
Edward Bok
Washington
Oregon
Woming
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
White Wark Poison Cure For All Diseases
Proprietors of this medicine claim it cures many illnesses and refunds were offered. Detentile and sale arranged by H. H. Bateman and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bateman & Co
Christmas Doings At Flute Bridge Schoolhouse
The Flute bridge schoolhouse crowd gathered on Christmas Eve for an acceptable program. Free man Bolan played guitar solos to evident appreciation, while Old Santa Claus appeared with gifts. The tree was trimmed and evergreen phrases read above the doors. Nuts candy and apples were shared with the audience, and Xmas boxes and cards were given to the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flute Bridge
Freeman Bolan
Santa Claus
Man Seeks Paley Kidney Cure for Kidney Complaints
A man failed to obtain Paley’s Kidney Cure for his kidney troubles offered for sale by HLH Bateman & Co. The advertisement notes the product and seller, highlighting the medical item in a historic catalog style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paley
HLH Bateman & Co
Valley City Normal closes year with graduation at State Normal
The Valley City State Normal School held graduation exercises for Miss Gail A. Waid of Bismarck. The program included a thesis paper, an address by Prof. A. P. Ellis, student musical numbers, and diploma presentation by Col. Amwasa P. Peake.
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May City
N. D
State Normal School
Valley City
Gail A. Waid
Bismarck
Seth Harvey
A. L. Woods
Normal School
Valley City Public School
Normal
Fargo
Hollis
Miss Amidon
Man’s fate and folly in Fathers Congress spoof
A sprawling mock sermon parodies male vanity as a talk in a Fathers Congress setting. It lampoons birth, toil, marriage, politics, and fate with comic verse and jagged prose. Local notes follow, including elevator company closure and staff changes at M Knapp & Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Congress
Fred Presberg
Israel
He Foiled the Surgeons and Healed Himself
A West Jefferson man named Reilek Hamilton suffered an 18 month Recial Fistula. Doctors advised surgery, but he cured himself using Bowker len’s Aneyea Salve, sold by Bateman & Co. The claim highlights the salve as a sure pile cure and world’s best salve at 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reilek Hamilton
West Jefferson
Nilesh
Boxer Ofueklen
Bateman & Co
Christmas celebration at Binford with dance and baptisms
We have passed the critical period and the Christmas tree was a howling success. After the exercises at the tree Mr. Maurer extended the court sies of the hotel and the M. W. A. dance last Friday evening was well attended. N. A. Ness furnished refreshments. O. Greenland & Co. had their clerk baptized last Sunday with Rev. Silness officiating. Rev. Silness held two services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Ness
O. Greenland & Co
Rev. Silness
Fragmented Memoir Note from a Damaged Page
A garbled historical passage mentions a life and death struggle, unnamed places and people, and chaotic medical or survival efforts. The text references a doctor Kings, New Direfan Chae, and Batemans bottles, with unclear events and outcomes amid distress and confusion.
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W. A. Hines
Manchiesten Ty
Bik
Batemans
Christmas Eve Gala at Groven’s Hall
A large crowd attended a Christmas Eve event at Groven’s Hall organized by Mrs Eva J Coupman and Miss Mary Tollefson with local citizens. The decorated hall housed a splendid program, a grand Christmas tree, and Santa distributing gifts, followed by a well received masquerade ball and prizes for best costumes.
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Groven’s Hall
Eva J. Coupman
Mary Tollefson
Christumas
Santa
John Berg
Jacob Prydz
Hannaford
Appetite of a Goat Inspires Digestive Aid Promotion
Fragmentary ad copy touts De King's New Pills as a stomach and liver remedy. Claiming to improve appetite digestion and energy, it cites a Bateman & Co drudstore location for buyers.
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Bateman
Dog and Puppy Crates for Convenient Transportation
An 19th century New York Sun notice describes many styles of dog crates designed for travel and comfort. Varieties include flat topped, domed, and oval topped frames with vented sides, water cups, food cups, and a front access door. Sizes range from puppy to large dog crates, sold as stock items in iron and wood, with adjustable fittings and durable construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wettior
Whiel
New York Sun
English Restaurant Billing Sparks East Coast Debate
A British traveler recalls a New York critics’ tale on restaurant tipping and a private dining miscue where a waiter charged per bread slice. The piece then shifts to historical notes on the origin of the military salute and a scientific note describing Earth's shadow during lunar eclipses.
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London
Estovia
Secord
West End
Walter
Fife
Washington
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Kitchener
Bobs
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Duke of Manchester
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Trish
House of Representatives
Congress
Argus
Grand Forks Herald
Swedish Lutheran Society of
Greenview
Gullstrom
Carlander
Witness
Valley City Normal
Monarch Elevator Co
E.C. Amadon
Staples
Minn
Steve Borvig
M. Knapp & Coe
Steve
M. M. Lie
Main Street
Amundsen
Knute Norsing
Jonas
Remshen
Rem
Shen
Binford
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