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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
2
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Hess M. Wilson argues in the Redwood Falls Gazette that Minnesota women should not press for equal suffrage now. Focus instead on wartime support, proving women's worth through work, with suffrage to follow after the conflict ends. The piece urges avoiding protests that could alienate the public and notes votes for women will come later.
A digest of opinions from multiple papers on wartime policy, pacifism, labor, and government actions. The collection cites remarks from the Baltimore Sun Toledo Blade Providence Journal Dallas News Boston Transcript Washington Star Chicago News Albany Journal Newport News Williamsport Grit Jamestown Optimist Boston Transcript New Haven Union Phiadelphia Inquirer Detroit Free Press Capper's Weekly Valley City and Barnes county Duluth Herald Devils Lake Journal Park Rapids Milwaukee Free Press Washington Star Galveston News Oshkosh Northwestern Toledo Blade Washington Post Indianapolis Journal Boston Herald Pittsburgh Post Minor News Wall Street Journal New York Evening Sun Grand Forks Herald and others on conscription, strikes, diplomacy, and national resolve.
A collage of verse and prose pieces from a New York Tribune page includes a sentimental road scene urging safe driving and speed limits, a patriotic wartime appeal titled The Trumpet Call by Mrs. Ulrikka F. Brun, and a Canada United States discussion praising shared heritage, liberty, and future union under Wilson’s leadership.
A compendium of early telegraph history notes that the first telegram line carried "What hath God wrought" but Morse did not send it. It recounts the Capitol wire test against Tyler and includes excerpts from various period writings and a discussion on typhoid as a marker of rural public health weakness.
A gasoline expert recommends a quick paper spot test to judge quality. Apply a few drops on white paper. if the fluid leaves no trace after evaporating it is good, but a greasy spot indicates inferior gasoline.
Four year old Lillie Kraft of residences northeast of Kathryn died after a halter chain around her neck became attached to a calf’s rope and the frightened animal dragged her. She was buried at Sheyenne Valley cemetery after funeral services held near Kathryn.
July rainfall in Shary totals show 0.61 inches for July 1917 and 4.28 inches in July 1916, 1.18 in July 1915, and 3.97 in July 1914. Four month sums by year run 13.06 inches in 1914, 13.48 inches in 1915, with 1916 incomplete at 13.0 inches. Normal four month total stands at 11.95 inches. Thermometer hit 90 degrees on 11 days in July 1917, with 98 degrees on five days and a month high heat of 112 on the 29th. Highest July temperature in 1916 was 97, 1915 was 92, and 1914 was 97.
A fragmented newspaper column offers sharp maxims on patience, marriage timing, fault finding, opportunity, temperance, and rights. It discusses aging, stories, silence, and social behavior, with remarks on men, women, and marriage dynamics in a satirical tone.
Practical infant care guidance covers daily cool baths and dry care for perspiration, handling prickly heat with bicarbonate and clothing checks, and alternatives for illness. It explains barley water and rice water preparation, emphasizes fresh air, open windows at night, and moderate outings. Aimed at mothers, it promotes feeding, sleep, fluids, cleanliness, and doctor consultation when needed. A free booklet on baby care is available from the Public Health Laboratories.
Miss Emma Riebe became the bride of Kriss Reitler both of Pingree last Monday in Pingree. The bride, sister of Evelyn Riebe of the Normal art department, has many friends here. The couple will reside in Pingree.
Nels Olson executor of Ole Fremberg deceased in Barnes County North Dakota requests creditors and claimants present vouchers within six months after first publication. Attested at Valley City by Attorney A P Paulson. Dated July 16 1917 first publication July 19 1917 last publication August 9 1917.
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