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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
4
Bowbells ball team rises uphill as booster advertising and business drive a cycle of local progress. A plea for sanitary food screening notes flies and dirt threaten purity. a crusade gains momentum in other cities and should start here.
The passage notes ample money, good crops, cooperative labor and capital, railroads adjusting to business demands, and strong confidence in a busy prosperous year. It warns against careless speculation and greed, urging simple, modest living to avoid two hard times, and hopes moderation will prevail during prosperity.
The text reflects cautious optimism about honest and quid pro quo business practices, noting that signs of change appear in the current era and suggesting a tempered hope for fair dealing. The passage emphasizes integrity as a foundation for economic progress.
A historical note describes Secretary Wilson's proposed mosquito trap using a kerosene filled can on a long stick to capture and kill mosquitoes. It explains a box trap with green baize, a hinged top, and benzine to attract resting insects. For bites, a wet soap rub is suggested as a remedy.
A skeptical look at vacations as rest and recreation notes how many trips become extra exertion and expense. It cautions against unsafe activities near surf and firearms, urging sensible limits and cautious self judgment to avoid fatigue and danger.
A South Dakota divorce suit claims the husband pressed constant kisses and bear hugs, details missing on the complainant’s age and status. In Atlanta a wife tells a judge her husband refuses to kiss her, a curious domestic dispute noted with bemusement.
A Savannah newspaper makes a provocative case praising Georgia women as peaches and asserting the irresistible appeal of their kisses. The piece, invoking Olga Nethersole and Mary Garden, claims the Georgia version surpasses famed stage kisses and challenges men to resist, labeling those who do as undesirable citizens.
A Pennsylvania state horticulture school for women fills quickly with a waiting list. The program teaches garden and orchard care, bee keeping, poultry raising, and canning. Across the U S women increasingly enter farming and even light agricultural work, signaling growing participation and possible shifts in traditional roles.
Arthur Jay, R F D carrier on Route No 2 from Flaxton, visited The Tribune on Monday afternoon. He bought a Ford from A C Viper, reports completing the entire 30 mile route before dinner, then doing easy livery work in the afternoon. He has driven about 1500 miles with no repairs, paying only for gas and oil, and praises the Ford's durability.
Fred Reid writes from Minneapolis that he has sold his Bowbells saloon on Washington avenue and moved to 711 1st street south. He hints at new business but does not specify. The Bowbells nine lost 3–2 at Lignite after a fast game, hampered by fatigue from a prior match at Macoun. J E Carter of Crosby visits Bowbells en route to Mayo hospital in Rochester for a long-standing ailment. Painting on Heath and Drinkwater Livery Stable sides facing the street is finished, showing a yellow barn with green trim. Remember the races set for June 27 to 29.
Letters unclaimed in Bowbells post office for week ending June 16 1911 include Miss Gertrude Bishop Otto Johnson Miss Clara LaRue Albert Newcomer two letters. Please call for these letters by directing to your R F D box number for prompt delivery. Thur Hurl y P M
From L W Dale who has been pardoned we learn about inmates at the Minot penitentiary W E Slavens a Granville attorney serving ten years for a statutory offense is in the printing office and teaches the prison school Noah Ward County murderer serving a life sentence once worked with Slavens in the printing office He snitched on Slavens after catching him eating pie Slavens gained favors including better rations and a switch from the stone pile to lighter duties
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