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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
4
The article lauds Bowbells as a rising entertainment hub inviting delegates from any North Dakota city to attend next week’s races. It highlights community effort at the Bowbells setting and hints at the North Dakota Press Association meeting in Minot, while praising local spirit and progress.
An Oklahoma Indian says civilized cooking is destroying Indian traditions. Some secretly fear that modern cooking schools pose deadly risks to their way of life.
All native animals returning to the United States after abroad visits may face duties. The idea is seen as a possible preface to a tax aimed at wealthy hunters seeking rich wives.
A church outing ended with a lighthearted note as a lady found her new hat featured a stag emblem and a price tag reading two dollars and seventy five cents. The anecdote plays on the idea of language and shopping in a humorous church scene.
An Ohio mayor reduces his pay by almost half to allow public works projects. The move is framed as a bold fiscal sacrifice by the leader, intended to boost community development and municipal services.
An ungallant New Jersey farmer dresses in hobble skirts and bowset hats and declares that the crows are panic stricken by the fashionable frights.
The piece satire notes how crows would envy the hobble skirt for its impact on female employment in Rhode Island. It claims the garment has left three thousand girls unemployed due to reduced cloth use and jokes a conviction could lead to life in cold storage.
The text recalls the Maine as a gruesome resurrection from the deep and a monument to one of history’s greatest tragedies. It argues the sinking foretold an international drama that ended foreign domination on the Western Continent, marking a pivotal historical turning point.
A Wilkes Barre man seeks arrest of his mother in law for bewitching him and causing hair loss. Alderman Donahue notes no law covers this, joking the man may have other problems beyond his thinning hair.
A Chicago millionaire who came with 12 cents in 1871 advocates saving and living within means. He says never to be out of work and never to spend as much as you earn, noting economy as a healthy habit. He urges careful budgeting and trimming unnecessary purchases.
The article notes that food supplies energy but excessive intake can reduce energy efficiency. It discusses how balanced meals support stamina and warns against overconsumption. It mentions common energy-boosting nutrients and practical meal timing tips.
The piece debates ideal marriage ages from 16 to 25, noting modern girls marry later due to social and economic factors. It argues 25 may not be inherently wiser than 18, and questions whether delaying matrimony always yields better outcomes or happiness.
Divide County files suit against Williams County treasurer for 37541.18 alleging funds collected after January 1 1911 on land in the new county, amid disputes over tax collection authority and restraining orders. A proposed settlement meeting with county commissioners looms.
The trial of G. L. Bickford former state treasurer charged with embezzling $60 000 from the state opens in Bismarck jurors named include seven farmers two merchants and other professions The prosecution begins with witnesses including John Andrews deputy secretary of state and Ellen Mitchell chief clerk as the court moves to examine bonds and records while the defense objects to lengthy draft tracing and seeks to challenge the entries as false.
The United States Geological Survey reports that about 161000 acres of the 360000 acre Berthold Indian reservation will be reserved from entry because of coal deposits, delaying homestead prospects unless Congress acts to permit surface lands to be used.
The note lists upcoming races scheduled for June 27 28 and 29 with venue details and participating teams expected to compete.
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