Honest John Burke and the 1900s North Dakota election
A column analyzes Governor Burke’s alleged broken pledge to raise railroad property assessments. The piece argues Burke did not push for higher valuations, painting him as a shrewd politician rather than honest. It urges Republicans to stay loyal and vote for party candidates in the upcoming November election.
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John Burket
Sorlie
Granville
Republican Party
Sarles
John Burke
Burke
Old Settlers’ Association
Towner
Minot
Jim Hill
Tom Lowry
Honest John
Board For Equalization
Curious Drummer Tale Cards Moral About Hope
A Boston man recounts a bizarre true story to warn against despair. He swallowed a $10 gold piece after a back-slapped accident in Chicago, later lost his money in New York, and says a similar back-slapping con man helped him retrieve the coin, leading to the moral that one may unexpectedly recover.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Routine Cemetery Cleanup Reminds a Country Heir of Lost Plots
A country graveyard memory contrasts with city cemeteries as an aging man recalls a yearly spring ritual. wagons carry scrubbing brushes and soap to polish headstones while rough gardening preserves markers, though many plots are neglected as families scatter and the speaker never returns.
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New York
Greenwood
Woodlawn
Longfellow
Uses of Olive Oil for Health and Wellness
The article extols olive oil as a medicinal aid for digestion liver health and weight maintenance. It recommends internal use as a dressing and appetite stimulant and external massage for the skin spine and chest with Turkish towel applications for cold prevention and sore throats.
To know a hawk from a hernshaw proverb history
The phrase originates in falconry and contrasts a hawk with a heron chick born as heronshaw. A later form hawk from a bandsaw appears in Hamlet, suggesting the original distinction was too subtle for common use.
Inconsistent Way of Showing It
Smith whom I have not spoken to for six months met me in the street to day and in the most nonchalant manner said Well the cool impudence of the fever.
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Smith
Baltimore Americas
Bachelor clergyman jokes about wedding in church
The bachelor clergyman guides a visiting woman through his church and jokes that he will now compact her to the altar. She responds with feigned surprise, remarking that the moment is sudden.
Still Had Hopes
A rustic exchange between a Wise Guy and a granger about pursuing gifts and luck. The granger boasts about buying his twenty third gold brick and doubts ever being the other person who receives favors. The dialogue hints at persistence and skepticism in a frontier style.
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the Granger
Dictionary Usera Modest and the Fear of Dictionaries
An attendant at the public library quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer remark about men and dictionaries. He notes men looking around nervously when using a dictionary in public and fearing others will judge their knowledge. He suggests asking what word is being looked up to reveal their embarrassment.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Courant Best Advertising Medium in Bottineau County
The Courant is identified as Bottineau County's premier advertising channel, noted for broad reach and effective local visibility.
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Bottineau County
the Courant
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