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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
Bowbells focuses on busy summer ahead with new building projects and growing crops. Commencements, local traditions, and humorous notes mix with references to tips, coronations, and Edison era ideas as the town anticipates a lively season.
A blunt reflection on commerce contrasts selling desirable goods with selling unwanted items, then recounts a Connecticut farmer who induced his son to shoot him in a murderous act driven by insanity. The piece notes the rare horror and lasting impact on the innocent son, framing the tragedy as an archetype of business and moral peril.
The world’s population trends toward cities and factories as nations push commerce and manufacture. Rural areas supply labor and resources, while towns, mills, and ports rely on farm products and fibers for global markets and growth.
Report of a recent theft in New York involving furs valued at $15,000. The article notes interest in the incident may be tempered by the weather and lacks further details or suspects.
New Jersey elects to dock the governor a month's pay because of his absence in the West. The action signals resistance to pursuing presidential ambitions at the state's expense.
Dr John R Mohler of the Bureau of Animal Industry offers a pamphlet claiming rabid dog bites are not necessarily fatal and may be harmless if the dog later becomes rabid Yet the public remains anxious as many dogs roam free in cities and countryside, with children and adults at risk. Better protection is urged.
A baseball team of ministers lost to a seminary nine by a large margin and swiftly condemned the umpire’s decisions. The remark underscores the timeless truth that human nature reopens old wounds in sport.
In Luray Virginia a black snake attempts to swallow a calf a curious moment unfolds as the calf may one day retaliate. observers note the odd scene and ponder which animal would have had the final bite in this curious animal encounter.
A Chicago Presbyterian pastor notes varying church friendliness and tells a story of a stranger who kept his hat on during services until asked to remove it, then complied. The tale illustrates the degree of welcome and decorum observed in different congregations.
An elderly lonely church attendee wore a hat to spark recognition after two years of silent distance from neighbors. The usher asked if the hat was deliberate or forgetful, sparking the man’s surprise at being spoken to. The tale ends with a lesson on Christian friendliness as the bakery advertises portable oven bread pies cakes doughnuts for sale.
Burke county reports show Jack Emerson awarding a large grubbing contract to John Lux with standard forfeiture clauses. Bowbells M W of A plans a Sunday meeting at Fraternity hall, then a Woodman procession to decorate deceased members. Annie Olson arrives to spend the summer with Gust Olson. her husband travels in Norway. C H Schulte and partners wind up spring railroad pass work in Minnesota township. John Erickson notes grain in his balewick improving, praise for Bowbells area crops. Perry Kistler reports planting ten acres of potatoes and an alfalfa patch thriving, predicting two harvests this season.
A medicinal tablet marketed to relieve sour stomach sweeten breath and improve appetite. It claims to promote gastric juice flow and aid digestion and is sold by all dealers.
A man named Fred Bredley died when a steam breaking outfit crushed his chest while the engine passed over him on a hill two miles south of the city. The accident was ruled accidental with no inquest. He is survived by a mother, stepfather, half brother, and other relatives, and will be buried in Ambrose cemetery after funeral services at Miller's hall.
The advertisement asserts John D. Rockefeller would go broke if he spent his entire income trying a better medicine than Chamber Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea dysentery or bowel complaints. It claims the remedy is universally used and sold by all dealers.
The Trigune advertises a news service available now with a subscription price of 1.50 dollars per year. It promotes timely print delivery of current events and urges readers to subscribe to receive updates.
Ambrose North Dakota voters backed incorporation on May 29 making Ambrose the sole city in Divide County. A subsequent election will choose city officials and, at the next general election, voters will decide the permanent county seat location.
Promoters warn neglect of constipation leads to severe indigestion jaundice and liver trouble. Dr King’s New Life Pills offered as the safe remedy. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
Walter Rockhold alias Bert Wilson waived examination before Judge William Murray at Minor North Dakota and was bound over to the district court on a 5000 dollar bond for a criminal assault on a Plaza school teacher. He chose to waive examination and will stand trial by jury. City Bakery Cafe offers pastry made to order.
Election to be held June 1 1911 at Bowbells School House District 14 Burke County North Dakota for one three year director and one two year director. Polls open 2 p m close 6 p m. Dated Bowbells May 22 1911. By order of the School Board G A Kopriva Clerk.
The article extols Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a grand remedy for liver and bowel trouble. It claims thousands bless the product for curing constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice and indigestion and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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