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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
3
The Westminster Sunday School adopts resolutions mourning Nellie Coons who died recently. The note recalls her cheerful spirit and faith, calls her a light and city on a hill, and prays for strength for the school as they bear the sorrow and remember her in faith.
Mrs. Ed Roper emerged as the successful contestant in a weight guessing contest at the Hocking Valley coal load display at the timber yard. The lively morning event drew local figures such as Miller Rob Keres Je Wie Cusker H S Higgins Drinkwater and others as the weigh-in concluded.
A old style New Year message urges readers to seize happiness at midnight and guard it through the year. The note from R. B. Cox encourages customers to stay happy, visit for help re finding happiness, and determine to be happy.
The text notes a range of guesses from 2000 to over 6000 pounds for a load. The winning guess was 4000 pounds, which turned out to be the actual weight of the load.
Local items report coal waiting at Ingi son Mine and farm service ad for a Poland China boat near Bowbells. Updates cover Mrs Peterson's nervous illness, infant convulsions improving, Nels Thompson leaving after typhoid aid, Fred Bornstedt’s Portland trip impressions, and births at the Clark farm.
An advertisement claims Krueger Drug Company offers its whole stock to China and Honda buyers at cost. The sale features goods such as toys handbags postal card albums and other items as a lifetime chance.
Archie C. Johnson and Miss Kathryn Bryant wed in Minot on Wednesday. The Tribune notes the marriage as a surprise to many friends and extends best wishes. The newlyweds plan to reside in Minot.
The Tribune wishes its readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year and urges individuals to keep life hopeful. It emphasizes personal responsibility to make life happy or suffer, encouraging everyone to “keep on the sunny side” with effort.
Oliver Anderson, a farm hand for A C Wiper, left Bowbells to visit relatives in Wisconsin and return to work. He asked for $300, against Wiper’s urging he might fall in with bad company in Minneapolis. A letter from Blair Wisconsin dated Dec 15 709 reports Anderson is well and seeking money to come back for work.
Mr and Mrs James Uglum welcomed a baby girl on January 21. Neil Vandervort underwent an appendectomy and abdominal surgery Tuesday morning by Drs. Paulson and Limburg and is reported to be recovering well.
An aging circus handler recalls his narrowest escape during a Milwaukee dime museum stint. A bearded Russian, claiming to be employed as the wild man, joked about riding up after asking where the museum was. A journalist missed the line. the English cabman did not repeat it.
The article traces mustards name to the French moutarde from a Dijon grant of arms to Philip the Bold. The motto Moult me tarde survived on city gates and later on merchant labels as moult tarde, printed on pots shipped worldwide.
Stage manager recalls a London TV Bite gag where an actor feigned death to move viewers. The audience cried though they knew it was staged.
The piece muses on the coming year bringing possible hope or fear and lifting the veil on nature's mysteries. It notes optimism for better knowledge and progress. It mentions John Ledene near Niobe suffering from la grippe but reports improvement per Dr. Doe as of press time.
A watch meeting is planned tonight at the M E church to see the Old Year out and the New Year in. Light refreshments like coffee and doughnuts will be served by ladies, and a social time will follow. Rev. Mr. Reid will conduct services and all are invited.
An offer from the Harness Shop promotes a large fur robe to keep wearers warm on cold days. The ad emphasizes comfort and easy rental of the robe.
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