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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
4
The clipping shows subscription prices and advertising rates with many OCR errors. It lists options for one copy and various advance periods, plus advertising charges per inch and for special positions. Other words mention legal rates and reading matter, but details are incomplete.
A contemporay writer attacks Taft’s reliability and party loyalty, arguing for Bryan's potential to appoint Supreme Court justices. The piece accuses the author of hypocrisy while urging voters to distrust Taft and favor Bryan as a safer, less partisan choice for the court.
A J Drake regains control of the Westhope Standard after insurgent leaders led by C N Morwood sold the plant last spring and relinquished control earlier this week. Drake, a successful publisher, is welcomed back by the county’s newspaper boys who supported the insurgent cause during the ante primary campaign.
Norman E. Macx has been made chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Bryan preferred W L Douglas of Massachusetts to fill the post, but he declined. Douglas is described as too shrewd a politician and businessman to take on the Nebraskan’s election effort.
Oscar Rofetly of Bellaire Ohio is appointed bookkeeper for Schibeby Implement Company at Lansford. He and Mrs. Rofetly have moved their residence to that town.
Listing of County Fair winners across divisions including breads such as white loaf currant bread and fudge, various jellys and pickles, and extensive floral awards. Notable names include Mrs John Russell Mrs Murray Moore Mrs W Craig and Miss Dora Bell with multiple firsts and seconds across categories.
A New York anecdote recalls a ham theft case where a judge delivered a strong sum up, yet the jury returned not guilty after five minutes. The lawyer blamed the jury size and the prisoner joked that each juror owned a ham, summing to the verdict.
Burmah leads with popular bull racing. An owner refuses 10000 rupees for a prime bull valued at 26000 rupees, earning 12000 to 15000 rupees yearly. Four handlers guard it to prevent tampering. Burmans also avidly follow boxing, though rules lax and punches often aim by chance, eyes shut as noted by a provincial reporter.
A man asks about Ed Ferguson who has a top livery stable and runs the depot. He mentions a younger brother Lem who never amounted to much, wrote poetry and painted pictures, and that the family disowned him after he left town years ago.
A German merchant's wife recounts to a confidant how her husband, at a restaurant, reacted to being served bad fish by abruptly tossing the whole plate aside. The anecdote highlights his absent mindedness and impulsive temper in a social dining mishap.
C L Blades advertises for fresh cream in Bottineau County. The Courant is promoted as the best advertising medium in the area.
County updates from Bottineau include Omemee resident Siebe Tjaden's Montana trip and Kramer visitors such as John A. Butz and Lizzie Jorgenson, while firms like Farmers' Elevator at Kramer expand with a large flour shed. Local life spans rentals, births, deaths, park work, new barns, road improvements, and multiple residents returning from travels across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
George Edward McLeland, a five year old in Indianapolis, owns a Civil War era relic pen said to have signed the Declaration of Independence by Benjamin Franklin. The pen is passed through generations from Capt George W. McLeland to his grandson, with family lore of a page in the Continental Congress and the Liberty Bell in Indianapolis.
The Craftsman recounts scenes of small wonders as a swarthy Italian lad tends oats he finds and plants them in a paper shoe box, while a settlement worker notes a girl tracing a fine blade at an elevated pillar, a moment of green amid dingy streets in New York.
Keepers of Pere Lachaise report the Paris cemetery serves beyond burial. Thieves steal bronze and brass from tombs, collectors break chapels to take small vases and metals, women steal imitation wreaths to resell, sentimental couples lure keepers with names of lovers, and widowed women feign mourning to attract male consolers. The piece notes increased keeper numbers as advisable.
The dialogue shows a character asking if George wrote to their father and mentions a band. The exchange reveals cooperation and secrecy as one person notes the father’s disapproval, while another confirms that the letter was written but not signed. The fragment hints at hidden intentions and family dynamics.
A cartoonish scene questions a figure in a comic coat and stovepipe hat as the professor who lectures on the absurdities of women's dress. The dialogue mocks fashion norms and the role of the lecturer in steamy discourse.
In a Stray Stories aside, Uncle Singleton a confirmed bachelor muses on why more marriages favor light-headed individuals. The niece counters with a wry remark as they joke about preferences and social quirks.
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