Pioneer Market Notices and Local Events Flourish in Town
Local items show Pioneer Meat Market shipping cattle weekly and advertising high cream prices. Mrs W H Owens and two daughters registered for the Panama Pacific Exposition and Crosby visitor Miss Buxa Peters called on Crosby figures. Bowbells notes mention Maronic convention in Grand Forks and a Bow Bell team game against Estevan planned for next Sunday. Galvanized stock tanks advertised by Stromberg Heating & Plumbing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estevan
Stromberg, Heating, & Plumbing Co
Wounding vs Killing in War Strategy Proposed by Veteran Officer
A retired officer argues in a letter to Army and Navy Journal that wounding preserves soldiers longer than killing. He claims wounded troops require ambulances, doctors, and nurses, while delays in evacuation hinder artillery and supply lines. He asserts four men must carry one wounded, and many wounded pull more from the front, reducing reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy
Oring
Fragmented Scribbles and Recipes From a Dense Print Fragment
A garbled historical OCR blends a mock sermon about Dean s Parre and Jerusalem with stray cooking instructions for toasted cheese, mentioning Mount Olivet and Beth Ghy. The text mixes religious references with a stray recipe, ending with a dated, uncertain reader note.
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Dean sParrar
Stn
Jey
Palestine
Mount Olivet
Beth Ghy
Jones
Jerus
Jerusalen
Nick
Fragmentary Memoir Fragments From an Uncertain Lineage
A garbled historical text presents scattered notes on Daniel Webster’s ancestry and 18th century military service under Amherst, with disjointed references to a Devil’s Wall legend and unrelated antiquated phrases. The piece blends forged names, place hints, and tangled quotations, yielding no coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
Wind Whistles and Sound Production Principles
The article explains why wind whistles mainly near buildings and edges, comparing it to pipe organ tones. It notes wind sounds come from blowing against obstacles or sharp edges and from vibrating objects like telegraph wires. It likens wind instrument sound to orchestral pipes and describes ear-level listening through poles.
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Roston Herald
Forlorn Hope Meaning in War Vocabulary, Explain
A Manchester Guardian excerpt clarifies the term forlorn hope as misused in warfare. It traces origins to Dutch hoop meaning heap and verlorene hoop denoting a detached troop vanguard, not a doomed effort, and notes capitulation describes surrender terms, not collapse.
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Manchester Guardian
Teakwood Trade Spurs Global Shipbuilding Boom
The article notes teakwood’s coarse oily texture and strong odor, its decline in English shipbuilding until 1897, and a rise in demand as British shipbuilders and railways recognize its value. Over seven years a global industry surge pushes teak prices above usual rates as India expands planting across major forestry stations.
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Duterestec
Indian Forestry Service
Sabaranpur
Debra
Dun
Latiore
Argowant
Fragmented Crime Notice Ends With Faint Payment
A garbled report describes a rural incident involving a resident paying a fine after a dispute. The text references a landowning figure, a police presence, and a lengthy weekly rent arrangement linked to a prior event. Names and places are obscured by the damaged OCR.
Distinction in Language Observations and Folk Sayings
A fragmented note discusses differences in speech and perception by observers named Johnny and ACauthon. It hints at themes of fear, social dynamics, and the role of language in judging others within a dated, informal context.
Fragmented Note Yields Little Clear News
Reader letter fragment mentions a baby and sleep with garbled words and stray names. no coherent event or location identified. cannot determine a substantive news item from the legible text.
Lands Sold At High Prices In Burke County Sale
A county land sale drew many attendees with all tracts except four sold at prices well above appraisals. Buyers included Meyer Ebsen Morris Larson and Carl Jepsen among others with per acre prices ranging from 16.00 to 34.50. Social events follow the sale with a dance at Henry Case place and a Catholic church fundraiser at the post office building.
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Meyer Ebsen
Morris Larson
Coteau
Carl Jepsen
Ole EB. Opsal
Larson
Roahbldts Larson
Ole Aoun
Stampede
A. Grams
John Dickman
Flaxton
Hugh Donahue
T. A. Nelson
Portal
Nex
Nae Edison
Elmer W. Cart
Kenmare
Walter J. Cart
T. W. Ryan
Norma
W. Ryan
J. H. Sinclair
Eae
Ryan
Nwew
Lot
Henry J. Holtz
Yee
A. Lohman
Catholic Church
Stable moved to farm east of Bowbells
Jens Peterson moved a large stable from his Bowbells residence to his farm two miles east. John Stores of north of town was contracted to move it, proving his skill in the moving business. Former County Superintendent C H Hecht considered business in Port al and declined Montana travel.
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Great Northern
John Hagen
Jens Peterson
John Stores
C. H. Hecht
Panama
Emma Johnson
Bowbella
Laighton
Minot
Bowbells
Federal Examiner
Burke County
Emil A. Stenberg
McGregor
Knute Larson Hammersdon
Kenmare
Matt Sehseter
Lentwood
Adolph Brodal
Noonen
Olaf Nilson
Wo- Saray Chris
Neleen Beriges
Flaxton
Ferdinand Carlson
Columbus Wham
Mort
Joseph Mike
M. Shehin
Sioux City
Towa
Irwin Bros
Albert Bojan
Bejan
Tribune
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Pioneer
W. H. Owens
North Dakota
Buxa Peters
Crosby
Otisaity
H. L. Lyon
Glenwood
Town
Wiper
G. L. Bickforg
M.H. Powers
Grand Forks
Hugene Porter
Woburn
N. D
Tagilre
Laurence Kopriva
Wabater
Daniel Webster
War
Itbanezar Webster
Hewis
Ak Ringstons
N. E
Jeffrey Amherst
Wes Owe
Daniel
Cigs
Ragind
Scotland
Romnal
Satan
de Tribune
Opal Times Corrion
Lewal
Tina Ie An Steck
Howe
Johnny
Tilnés
Ponttitul
Henry Case
Wm. Grill
Bowbers
Andunday
W. ‘A. Snow
Intr
National Sunday School Association
Northgate
Foothills
Lignite
Presbyterian Church
Stae
Nxt
Westminister
Preagher
Rev
E. W. Spence
Jersey
Bull
John Bracket
Addon House
Bowbellse
N. D. Iy
J. A. Englund
Burke County State Bank
the Tribune
Father Arnenault
Stanley
Nick Glisczinaki
Mr. Sebek
Powers Lake
Father Deschaver
Box
Yatrom
Points
Canada
Minnesota
Pioneer Meat Market
Stromset
Dave Landis
Bowbells Presbyterian Church
RE. W. Spence
Spence
Stromberg Heating & Plumbing Co
Porance
Jackwitz
Henderson & la Princesse
Dai Shoes
Wes
Bowbells Cash Store
L. Simonson
Mgr
Lee Stromberg
Cormany
Minot Bioc
Ntric Co
Tounell
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