Des Lacs County Notes and Local Tragedies
Minot area records show county board bills and aid for paupers, with a note on a Des Lacs death by suicide of a young man named Skaugland. Idaho derailment claims Melville Ewart, a former Minot worker, and sheriff records list various court orders and expenses.
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N O. Lowe
Hn C. Lowe
Sten
Rtrude
Wm. Olson
John Hoellinger
Olson
Blakey
Bennett Laundry
Theo
Everson
Mdise
Pau- Por
Pau- Por Cece Dere Neretene A, OC. Nedrud
Minot City
Sorrry Theo
Mélge
Pau- Pop
Martin Anderson
Earens
R. B. Cox
McGregor Bros
A. C. Nedrud
G. M. Gray
T. Dollott
Ereyer
John C. Lowe
Ekrem
John Wallin
Dacotah
A. Fogel
B. I. Thomas
A. C. Nedrnd
Seeceseres
J.B. Taylor
Severine Pant
J. Pauchard
Erick Hustad
Hos- R
E. M. Larson
Prof
Services, Co
Chas
L. Moore
Moffater
J. M. Wekrem
W. G. Crocker
H. J. Young
D. W. King
Pauper
Miller
Pital
Mareh
Bramsness
Frances Fellows
Wm Murray
Board of Health and
Ingan
Bror Hanson
Dampet Eecyrees
Winter and Son
Paupee Yeeesere
Christianson & Hoff
A.W. Gray
Union Nat. Bank
Marton Heltzel
Pauper Houge Syerey Eee
Minet Paper Co
Seen Darby & Peterson
Minet Plumbing
Darby& Peterson
A. J. de Lance
Rustad
Balliff Tees
Teenie C
McGuire
Gee
A. McGee
Greaver Tel
J. Thomas
EB. M. Larson
Mary J. Haley
Anna J. R. Haslam
Julius Fauchald
Osborn McMillan
Wat Court House
H. Hmneraon
B. G. Warren
HE. G. Warren
Ward Co. Independent
Ralph Abbott
Rees Promoter
Minot L. & Tel. Co
J. M. Ekrem Co
J. D. Taylor
Dist
John Morrow
Isaac Willams
Opaers Popes
Kinser
L. C. Doran
Korth
Isaac Sarl
Diat
P. E. Brown
Gotfred Erngdahl
Wsiseeeye Minot State Bank
Ecere Eeeee
Second National ‘Bank
Cess
Peter Fugelso
Seeeepee
Ofdr
Verreses Sense Essen
Hi iyeDhy
Lst
Court of AR Grigonis
B Stewart
Joe Strong
E. E. Hangen
Dennis Ane
Pee Eneeeene Gusta Normbars
Olat Rid
Geo
Huston
Tames Scofield
Minot State Bank
L. Prescott
Gist
ONGC
Iver Nelson
Chas, Fauchaher
Wm. C. Myers
Wm. Dean
J. E. Smith
rcFall & Bartholomew, Paipeti
Des Lacs
Skaugland
John Skaugland
Skaukland
Canada
Minot
Idaho
Melville Ewart
Ewart
G. N
Hotel Guest Pays Telegrams With Love
A hotel guest receives a telegram with one dollar charges. He initially refuses the fee then pays the charge after reading a note from a daughter Nellie sending fifty bushels of love and a wish for her father to return home. The Denver Post reports the scene.
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Whitt
Papa
Nellie
Denver Post
Yelp In Colonial Days
In colonial times a woman faced choices among dangerous suitors and social pressures. The text mentions an Indian who might scalp, blackamoors, sold town poor, bound convicts, and free willers unhappy with colonial compacts. It notes occasional matches with respectable English or Dutch women who married swiftly, reflecting era attitudes.
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England
Holland
Pioneer novel Pamela sparks flood of English prose works
In 1740 readers welcomed Pamela by Samuel Richardson as a new prose romance not of legend but of contemporary life. Its success sparked a wave of imitators and established the novel as a popular literary form in England and beyond.
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England
Pamela
Samuel Richardson
London
Witl Goon
Veranda Diner Scene During Honeymoon
A nervous young husband on his honeymoon asks for both table d hôte and a la carte options, trying to impress his wife with a lavish dining gesture as the waiter politely handles the request.
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Benedict
Death of the Duke of Wellington Echoes in Irish Bell Toll
Fragmentary report notes bells tolling for the Duke of Wellington at Trim and Dangan Castle in County Meath Ireland. A muted toll rang then the tenor bell rang out unexpectedly. Mentions Wellington’s youth in the Irish parliament and the year 1769 as the duke’s birth year.
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Duke of Wellington
Trim
Dangan Castle
Ireland
Wellington
Inconsistent Church People Spar Over Soap Factory Plan
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment mocks church leaders for hypocrisy over a proposed soap factory next door. The note contrasts calls for cleanliness with opposition to industrial development.
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Macduff
Louisville Courier- Journal
The Emperor William Bell of Cologne Cathedral
A famed bell for the Cologne Cathedral was consecrated amid pomp. It used 22 French cannon seized by the Emperor and cast by Andreas Hamm of Frankenthal for over 520000. Inscribed praising William and featuring St. Peter with a medieval style quatrain and a German sextet on the opposite side.
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Catthedral
Cologne
William
Andreas Hamm
Frankenthal
St. Peter
Sextot
Foxy Tenant and Rent, Race, and a Nursery Rhyme
A Worcester tale recalls a tenant who evades rent for years until the landlord is politically nominated. The old man's volley to vote for the banker is paired with a warning about a leaking roof. The passage then shifts to brief excerpts on New England traits and a Putnam's Monthly note. It ends with an explanation of the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence as an allegory of day and night.
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Worcester
Mass
Sam
New England
United States
Brittany
Provence
France
Piedmont
Italy
Bavaria
Germany
Gustave Michaud
Putnam's Monthly
Brick strike on Patrick Murphy yields 2000 dollar settlement
Patrick Murphy, struck on Tremont Street by a falling brick from a construction site, sought legal help after home care. Days later he was told to call and learn his lawyer secured a two thousand dollar settlement, a terse exchange notes the windfall.
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Patrick Murphy
Tremont
Loston Herald
Child Defies Mother After Dinner Punishment
A boy protests a dinner punishment by shouting and crying out. his mother questions his behavior as he replies that he is finished and only resting. The text appears as a distorted excerpt labeled Il M per Ridere.
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Weil
Her Stolen Jewels Ends in Guilty Confession
In a local melodrama a woman named Mrs Sneet is accused of theft after a cook is found with altered funds. Mrs Swellman reports missing jewels and transfer of money, leading to questions of guilt and motive. The case unfolds with dialogue revealing suspicion and blame.
For Herself Poem Fragments Reflect Self Love
A romn woman asks if the speaker loves herself. The pract man replies that he does not think he loves anyone else, hinting at self focus and personal doubt.
Fragmentary excerpt from a religious meter note
A garbled OCR fragment references a phrase about a daughter and wealth, with dialogue attributed to a count. It resembles a religious verse or meter note with distorted quotations and punctuation, lacking clear event, place, or identifiable persons.
Smart motor pledge in crowded market London
A discussion on motor firms and marketing paints a picture of cautious buyers. A gentleman notes the delay in production while a lady receives a commission to showcase a car, highlighting the slow uptake in a crowded London market.
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McRer
Colonise
Rome
Tiny
Geta
London
Unclear Gem Lore From A Fragmented Text
Fragmentary passage describes rough uncut stones, diamond quality, and gem origins with references to Ceylon, lapidaries, and a royal procession in India. The text blends geological notes with exotic lore, mentioning carats, elephants, and crowns in a garbled historical style.
Roosevelt and the Artist Portrait Sparks New Controversy
A New York artist paints President Roosevelt in a visit marked by dramatic dialogue. The artist describes his approach and the president reacts strongly, while reports hint at plans for a major endowment and a new research institution tied to the project.
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Roosvelt
New York
Rorse
Qrta
Tangion
Curious Phraseology In Senate Levee Customs
The fragment notes a Senate practice of using phrases like ay instead of yesterday during levee talks. It mentions an example where a speaker references yesterday and notes a memorial custom. The passage suggests a dated linguistic habit connected to the era.
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Senate
Man-Eating Hippopotamus Terrorizes Porterton Area
An account of a man-eating hippopotamus in Porterton, Transvaal region, described as attacking and killing a victim before feasting, with locals alarmed by the beast's sudden violence and presence in the neighborhood.
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Porterton
Tha 'Transvaal
Nm Lena
Che Walmal
Unclear OCR fragment with stray quotes and garbled text
A garbled OCR fragment contains stray phrases and nonsensical words. It appears to be fragmentary notes or dialogue without clear news content, names, or events to summarize or identify.
Wild oats proverb quoted in a father son dialogue
A child asks about the phrase wild onte and papa explains that wild oats are sown in the evening and reaped in the morning. The exchange frames a cautionary lesson on misdeeds and consequences.
Lou Smucker and Jim Nation Footnote in Curious Hair Habit
The piece notes Lou Smucker who never cuts hair receives a weekly haircut while Jim Nation who needs frequent cuts avoids barbers. The observation contrasts two personalities through a humorous hair care quirk.
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Kansas
Wr Lave
Lou Smucker
Jim Nation
Father and mother argue over precocious child behavior
A Stam conversation reveals a father accusing the boy of precociousness and suggesting a spanking while the mother defends the child's quick learning as not truly precocious.
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Kit
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