Dakota Farmer Ad Finds Value for North Dakota Readers
Promotion for The Dakota Farmer newspaper highlighting its Dakota farming focus. It quotes Bottineau County growers praising the Aberdeen publication. A special offer pairs a year of The Bottineau Courant with The Dakota Farmer and a Farmers Rapid Calculator and Veterinary Handbook for 1.50, noting the calculator covers weights measures interest tables and a veterinary guide for 110 diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottineau County
Dakota Farmer
Aberdeen
South Dakota
North Dakota Farmer
Bottineau Courant
North Dakota
Orphans Home Visited In New Hampshire Estate
A Bottineau reader recalls a ministerial friend guiding him to a state New Hampshire orphans home on the Webster farm. He describes ample grounds, new dormitories, a neat dining hall, and caring staff. He notes stories from the Webster brothers and a six year old who sought the woodchuck tale, then cites O W Scott saying about half the children came from drink and related vices, disputing the idea that abstaining from alcohol guarantees safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Webster
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Ezekiel
Judes
Woodchuck
Saya O. W. Scott
Home Herald
Perseverance in ministry amid discouragement in a Mass town
A Massachusetts pastor converts an Italian audience of 2000 with 150 followers after six months, starting from a drunken man who attended a hall meeting. The story emphasizes perseverance amid initial failure and slow growth for evangelical outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Unwanted Guests and Boer Scout Tales Stir Minneapolis
A melancholy man riffs on people who intrude, followed by Farm er Corntassel’s college polish remark and quotes from Romanes and Stevenson. A Boer scout, Frank Clifford, arrives in Minneapolis after sleeping on Cecil Rhodes’ tomb and finds aid at the Salvation Army industrial home, seeking work and naturalization. He has fought in the Boer War, supports his family, and aims to join them soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Clifford
Cecil Rhodes
Zambez
W. H. Gooding
Salvation Army Industrial Ham
Clifford
Bridge Square
Capt Gooding
Johannesburg
South Africa
Governors of Dakota in 1869 under John A Burbank
John A Burbank became the fourth territorial governor of Dakota in 1869 succeeding Faulk. His tenure was marked by turbulence and low public regard. General Edwin McCook, the territory’s secretary, was assassinated in Yankton during his administration. Burbank was born in 1827 and died two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Burbank
Dakota
Faulk
Burbank
Great Territory
Hdwin
McCook
Yankton
Sheath Gown In Ancient Times Identified
Aititue, Pa Prof Augustua Dobbs Egyptologist returns after two year Nile studies and announces sheath gowns were popular in Pharoah era. He brings a collection of mummies including Princess Scymp. unwrapping reveals a gown of fine texture and rich embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aititue, Pa
Augustua Dobbs
Nile
Dobbs
Scymp
Du Chaillu Sledge Donated to American Museum
Harper Brothers presented Paul Du Chaillu sledge used in Lapland journeys and described in Land of the Midnight Sun. The round bottom boat like sledge is built of nine fir planks with a central keel. reindeer draws it with a single leather trace and horn rein. Laplanders also used the same curved sledge as coffins. Du Chaillu was the first traveler to describe the Obongo dwarfs in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul du Chaillu
Lapland
American Museum of Natural History
Harper Brothers
du Chain
Africa
Dig for Monster's Grave in Manchester Township
Excavation has begun on Dr. R. B. Stable's farm in Manchester township to recover the remains of a prehistoric crocodile, a beledom, known only from fragments. A fossilized large tooth found by the doctor was identified by Dr. Nison of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences as belonging to the monster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
R. 8. Stable
Manchester Township
Nison
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia
Beledom, and Has Encouraged Dr. Stable
Blessing and Divorce Tales From a Parental Roof
In a comically fraught scene the eloping bride asks for a tie tag and receives a blessing with a sharp note on annual costs. A husband testifies in a divorce case that his wife served hash breakfast cocktails and crabs, accusing infidelity and adding insult to injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Inter
Dakotas
Hun
Dreds
Bottineau
C. L. Blades
the Courant
Laat
Farmer Corntassel
Josh
G. J. Romanes
R. L. Stevenson
Egypt
Sheba
Solomon
Cleopatra
John A. Burbank
DU Chaillu
Museum of Natural History
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!