Chautauqua Reading Course Works Heralded in Valley City
A 1914 report extols the Mother Chautauqua movement and the independent Valley City Reading Course, highlighting four yearly books, certificates, diplomas, and a national push for liberal education. It notes broad adoption, club formation, a forthcoming magazine, and strong community support, with emphasis on lifelong learning and cultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Chautauqua
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Mre
America
Neadier
Valley City Association
Taney
Chautauqua
R Hie
DOUBT DISAPPEARS Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Valley City readers hear renewed testimony from Mrs. Mary Schmidt about Doan's Kidney Pills. She says the remedy helped kidneys after cold exposure and dislikes prior results, urging readers to rely on Doan's. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Valley City
Mary Schmidt
Elmet
N. D
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Destructive Flood Sweeps River Valley in Maryland and West Virginia
Cumberland Maryland reports a powerful flood along the Potomac from a broken dam near Stony Creek. The surge inundated Schell and surrounding towns, driving residents to hills while damage is estimated at $200,000. Casualties unconfirmed, with widespread refuge in camps.
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Cumberland
West Virginia
Potomac River
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Stony Creek
Potomac
Schelt
W. Va
Shaw
Schell
Blaine
Harrson
Kiermiller
Tte
Brothers Plot to Force Beardsley’s Surrender in Snow
In Mayville North Dakota on January 19 Edward Beardsley an outlaw who has resisted arrest for five days hides with a woman and nine children in a shack as a snowstorm rages. Sheriff Anderson plans a Sunday noon move with Beardsley to be lured out by his brothers and a sharpshooter ready to shoot if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Johnson
Theologien
Normal Park
Valley City
Tracy
N. D
N.D
True City
State Normal School
Went Park Avenue
East Park Avenue
Normal Avenue
Andrus & Sifton
State OF North Dakota
Walker
Barnes
Special Assessment Commission
Barnes County
North Dakota
Valley
Janeary
A. D
Mayville
Edward Beardsley
Summerdale
Anderson
Beardsley
The Steady Subscriber Verse Found in Club News
A verse praising the steady subscriber who pays in advance and supports the paper with cheerful dues. At the Tuesday Club meeting at Mrs A P Peake’s home, discussion of Charlton Andrews The Drama Today arose as a reading topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Peake
Charlton Andrews
Visiting Friends Miss Minnie Livers Fargo Visit
Miss Minnie Livers of Fargo is in town for a few days visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Livers
Fargo
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Charles Dickens
London
Alex Karr
Sotor
Worms
TorSine Signore
Bihan
Bears
Castoria
Eighth Avenue
Normal Park Addiion
Andrus & Sifton's
Seeeen
Ain
Valley Ol
Andrus ’ Bitton
Pte City
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Sifton
N. DL
Des Weller Ts
Andrus & Sitton
Csiecve Ed Teaticsce
Ncc Sonetas Voness
Valle
City
Sitton
Andrus &Sitton
Andrus & ‘Sitton
Alo
M. B. Mason
Bo. O. W. Critchfield
Special Assessment Commission of the
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Methodist Church
Alfred R. Gaul
the Holy City
Times-Record
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