North Dakota towns report weather, politics, and plans
A long string of short notes from North Dakota communities describes a wide range of actions and events. Minot considers municipal ownership of utilities. Ward County plans a massive road program. Fargo hosts a state fair homecoming and fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. BR
Chicago
J. C. Caldwell
Dickinson
Minot
Woodworth
Goodhue
Jamestown
Wildrose
Citiens
Devils Lake
Fargo
North Datoota
Frank LD. Hall
Williston
Syvort Benson
Bismarck
Dakota Lignite Mines Company
Valley City
T. X. Calnan
Barnes County
Barnes County Livestock Association
Barnes County Bureau
Chautauqua Pack
U. 1. Buredick of Williston
Wilston
North Dakota
Dardanelles
Minnesota
South Dakota
Towa
IL W. W
Jensen
Missouri River
Commatsslon
Noraal School
Te State Board of Administration
al Sweet
American Legion
Tiding Duttons
Ebenezer
Aronty Brothers
United States
Leipzig
S.J. Zacher
Era
Zacher
Grant County
Yacher
Clyde
Clyde State Bank
Embden
Embden Farmers Elevator Company
United States District Court
Morris Meadow
Moses Polonsky
Wilton
Washburn
Tudge Nuesste
Meadow
McLean County
Wolf
Polonsky
J. H. McNary
Lake Region
Pure Bred Cattle Breeders’ Association
McNary
A. M. Crary
Hampden
Board of County Commissioners
Ward County
van Hook
Stanley
Pon
Chinese Typewriter Built for Li Hung Chang
A remarkable typewriter designed for Li Hung Chang features 1800 keys. Since no dies were available, the type engraving had to be done by hand.
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Li Hung Chang
To Keep Young and Join In Child’s Joys
A brief exhortation to adults to stay youthful by engaging with children. It argues against pushing children away and urges adults to romp and play with them, sharing their interests to keep sympathy and vitality alive.
World’s Greatest Cataract on Iguazu River
The world’s greatest cataract is on the Iguazu River forming a 210 foot high precipice on the Brazil Argentina border. The falls span 13 123 feet and carry about 140 million tons of water per hour, far surpassing Niagara in width and flow.
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Iguazu
Brazil
Argentina
Nisgarm
Niagara
Niagare
Oldest Continuous Worship Site in Tai Shan China
Ancient temple near Talfu in Shantung province sits by a small stream amid fields. A shrine was built centuries ago, long before Christ, with China claiming an antiquity of 80 000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tai Shan
Shantung Province
China
Talfu
Christ
Hadn’t Changed A Boy Returns For Mail At Window
A boy visits the post office window asking for mail. The clerk asks his name and hands him some item. The next day he returns, asks again for mail, and is not recognized by the clerk who inquires whose boy it is. The boy looks up and answers that he is the same boy as yesterday.
How to Attain Old Age by Sir George Reid
A London Chronicle quote from Sir George Reid extols practical humor as a path to health and happiness. He describes facing obstacles by knocking them over then circling, going under, or resting in their shade while praising the hardship as a blessing in disguise.
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George Reid
London Chronicle
Dense Philippine Forests Describe Twilight Cathedral Amid Overgrowth
Dense Philippine lowland forests resemble a vast cathedral with dense overgrowth obscuring light. Visitors feel enveloped by twilight gloom, unable to discern compass points or time, as subdued rays filter through stained glass-like canopy.
How They Breathe Under Ice by Beavers Otters and Muskrats
The article explains beavers can stay underwater long by venting air through the ice creating a bubble. It notes air exchanges with the water and repeated breathing cycles, and adds that otters and muskrats use the same method.
Rainfall in South Africa Shifts from Soaks to Storms
J. M. Lim concludes rainfall has diminished in the last century and changed from soft soaking rains to torrential thunderstorms. Human actions, including deforestation and veld burning, are blamed for the shift in climate pattern.
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South Africa
J. M. Lim
No-He's Going to Be Crema Rave Old Brown Quote
Fragmented dialogue appears to mock a character named Old Brown with a grim remark about life and a cryptic misquoted phrase suggesting a punchline or joke about a grave implication. The garbled text resembles a humorous or satirical caption from a past publication.
Cultivation Changes for Sugar Cane in Trinidad
Sugar cane farming in Trinidad is adopting new American plows cultivators hay rakes mowing machines and crushers to prepare feed for mules and cattle, signaling a shift in traditional methods.
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Trinidad
Cattle Eat Rubber Cakes in Singapore Experiments
Experiments in Singapore show cattle and other stock can be fed a cake made from residue of para rubber seed after extracting seed oil. The feeding cake compares favorably with existing feed in tests and suggests a potential new use for rubber seed byproducts.
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Singapore
Quote on Marriage Law Sparks Local Debate
The Loulaville Courier-Journal quotes a discussion about a “Hottentot pain law” requiring the groom to pay for his wife. The exchange notes that what is given for nothing may not be valued.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Native dances feature world’s tallest ceremonial hats
Papua New Guinean natives wear towering headdresses during ceremonial dances. Hats reach six to eight feet in height, described as stunningly colored and elaborate.
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Papua
New Guineas
Three-Rall Switches Aimed at Tailroad Rolling Stock
Australian engineers hays introduce three rail switches for railroads to accommodate rolling stock on three rests per track. The invention targets smoother operation on tailroads and improves alignment for heavy freight and passenger cars.
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Hays
Saving on Gopher Poison Cuts Costs for North Dakota Counties
R M Zimmer man with the U S Department of Agriculture aids the North Dakota Extension Division in ground squirrel work. In Cando the team mixed gopher poison at 4 90 per bushel instead of buying ready mix at about 8 per bushel. If 1919 spending repeats, counties could save over 16000 by mixing their own poison.
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Towner County
R. 5
Zimmerman
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota Extension Division
Cando
Hall
Tribune Wants Classified Rates and Payment Policy
The Tribune outlines classified ad rates at two cents per word per issue. It counts words including numbers and currency symbols, with a minimum 26 cent charge. Ads must be prepaid unless the customer has a regular account with the paper.
Classified ads mix Gers and sales in Bowbells region
Local classified items list a variety of ads including selling cab bage plants at 2 cents each, employment offers from John Sexton Co Chicago and Watkins Co Minnesota, baby carriage for sale, Percheron stallions for bargain, hay and feed tons, household furniture, small pigs for sale, pasture for horses and cattle, and farm products around Bowbells and Powers Lake North Dakota. Multiple names and places appear.
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Powers Lake
N. D
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Davenport
A. T. Cole
Carnty
Grand Lodge
Insurance Commission
A. Olsness
Peter Milkoski
Missour River
Great Northern
Righy
Robert Burr
A. G. Burr
Lake Metigoshe
Grand Forks
O. J. Barnes
Commercial Club Committee
Hankinson
Hankinson-Fairmount
Painted Woods Lale
Beulah
Center
New Rockford
State Firemen's Association
Bismarck-Mandan
Lhe
Bureaa
Trent
Am Ind
Tod
Tual Wakable Crenkshaft
Crankabaft
AB Cube Tractors
Bowbells Implement Co
Bowbelis, N. Dak
Rie
Burke County State Bank
Bowbells, North Dakota
Tribune
Bowbells
John Sexton & Co
Illinois St
Ill
Watkins
J. R. Watkins CO
Dept
Winona
Minn
Irene Hurry
G. F. Niobe
N. D. Es
Hofsaa
Win. Grill
Coteau
N D. Butt
P. G. Erickson
Horas
Holtz
Flaxten
Thompson
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