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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
4
Bottineau Co operative Publishing Company lists publishers and staff including Richard Contallo as managing editor in a brief staff notice from the local newspaper. The item identifies the publication team and leadership for the Bottineau operation without additional context.
A statement from R A Middaugh State Fire Marshal warns of widespread poor electrical work across the state. He notes illegal and improper installations voiding insurance and risking property and life, urging compliance with North Dakota licensing laws. Master electricians must bond and supervise journeymen. journeymen work under masters. special electricians also operate under standards.
A shopper notes wall pager samples featuring Palm Olive soap, SOS3, and olive oil items. Mentions assorted cleaning and toiletry products as part of aisle displays.
The notice explains state laws require electrical licenses for specific work and urges reporting of unlicensed individuals handling moving picture machines, switch boards, or electrical repairs. Reports to State Fire Marshal R. A. Middaugh in Bismarck are confidential, with endorsement from the Board of Railroad Commissioners and the State Board of Electricians.
Tentative arrangements between the North Dakota Industrial Commission the adjutant general and the state treasurer and twin city financial firms who bought hail warrants for soldier bonus claims resemble prior success. Minnesota Loan and Trust Company and associates agree to take up 65 million dollars in certificates under state security conditions. Denominations are 1000 dollars. Cashing begins January 1 1923 with 400 thousand, then 250 thousand on each April May December and January until completion. Approval by Devils Lake Legion Convention sustains negotiations toward final contract.
The first automobile was built by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France in 1763. Exhibited before the Marquis de Saxe, an improved model followed in 1769 funded by the French crown. The steam driven wagon could reach four miles per hour, but required frequent re steamings and eventually crashed before being stored as a public menace. The original device is preserved at the Museum Arts et Metiers in Paris as an early locomotion relic.
An article warns mufflers are often neglected as rooted under the car, causing noisy exhaust, reduced engine power, and back pressure issues. It explains how early mufflers failed, the advent of cut outs, and common causes of clogging from oil, soot, and carburetor tuning, urging regular attention to maintain efficiency and compliance.
The United States Government operates the world’s largest trade and industrial school through the rehabilitation division of the Veterans' Bureau. It enrolls over 130,783 students nationwide, training veterans in every state and major city across all vocations, with employers able to obtain ready personnel locally by contacting the bureau.
A London area test staged a tire blow out while a bus rolled at 30 to 35 mph to prove the new large pneumatic tires can perform safely. The tire suffered a jagged hole but the car maintained straight motion with only a slight jolt, easing fears of instability and danger.
The Scientific American describes a liquid cooling radiator by A Nebel of 704 Knickerbocker Ave Brooklyn NY. The device is specially designed for automobiles but adaptable to other cooling needs.
A view partly in section shows tube arrangement and radiator parts designed to maximize contact between circulating liquid and a large exposed surface for effective cooling. The description notes a limited anace of the device.
Veterans' Bureau emphasizes practical on the job training in industrial shops with courses ranging from one to four years, averaging two. Fears of amputation among trainees are unfounded as under two percent have amputations. the rest have other disabilities, but are capable of skilled work and competing with civilians. Employers seeking qualified ex service personnel should contact the bureau with job type, availability, and location.
A fragmentary verse by L. H. T. and A. M. G. expresses a desperate loan request to a bank, noting hunger from poverty, aging, and failing teeth while joking about writing verses as a sign of literacy and effort.
Tentatively accepted invitation to speak at the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Des Moines during the week of September 24. Various American Legion activities include medals of honor awards until April 1923, island retreat near Toledo, a grave service for Lillian Russell, and a mammoth cave memorial in Kentucky. Oklahoma posts receive free traveling libraries, churches host lectures on Americanism, and a Reno cyclist travels 4500 miles to visit posts while a Fort Bayard chorus raises funds for disabled veterans, with 200 Pennsylvania students earning merit medals.
Estray mare about 900 pounds with two white hind feet ring bone on left hind foot about eight years old was taken up by June 30 p. on my plate.
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