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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
2
Valley City Times Record notes a national system enabling rapid Red Cross nurse mobilization for active service. The paper praises Miss Delano for arousing patriotic interest and earning gratitude for the organization’s efficient work.
Christine Terhune Her rick recalls a prior prejudice against canned foods and notes improvements. She cites pure food laws, safer canning, and labeling requirements as protecting consumers, urging appreciation of better materials, cleanliness, and standards in canneries and among workers.
The American Red Cross expands its nursing service to homes with hygiene and home care instruction. A Town and Country Nursing Bureau extends access to trained visiting nurses in rural areas and small towns. Miss Jane A. Delano receives the Red Cross gold Medal of Merit from President Woodrow Wilson for guiding the nursing program and enlisting over four thousand nurses for wartime or disaster service.
Valley City expects the State Factorial Meeting to be held next summer with dates to be announced. Local business leaders, including Platou Early Grady and Tracy, pledged support and provided a $200 agricultural editorial, signaling strong local backing and publicity value for the city and county.
The editorial argues Governor Hanna should seek a second term. It lauds uniform state bookkeeping, asserts the governor has full control of state affairs, and praises his efficiency. Critics are seen as political parasites while taxpayers back Hanna for strong leadership and high respect as a private citizen.
The commission reports Thaw is sane and normal and should be granted bail. It notes public interest in why insanity experts disagree and questions the value of expert testimony when court procedures ignore it.
State newspaper men gather in Bismarck for a two day midwinter session. Valley City eyes next summer’s visit by inviting the press group and planning a grand banquet. City officials, hotels, parks, and civic leaders aim to host and showcase Valley City’s hospitality amid broader state gatherings.
G L Bickford state officer found guilty of embezzling 60492 76 in a high profile case after appeals. Jury set 54 in the prior result. The piece notes prior losses of 7000 and praises a new governor bookkeeping system to prevent future thefts. A petition seeks pardon for Bickford amid public scrutiny.
The Office of Public Roads reports 1912 13 road experiments totaling over 480000 square yards across 14 states and the District of Columbia. Types built include brick concrete all cement concrete bituminous surfaces macadam asphalt slag oil gravel and earth with local costs of 139841.89 not covering agency salaries.
The text argues that a murderer became a fugitive due to legal formalities, while Attorney General Andy Miller insists administration was legal. It blames pardoning board members Hellstrom and Burke along with ex governor for the killings, asserting newspapers link lynchings to their pardoning influence.
Jonas Gordon in Wayne clashes over an umbrella used to plan a bog pen. Henry Billings and a cow end up chewing the gingham while a peddler recovers the relic. Gordon relents only after a comic confrontation and a pointed ultimatum about marriage.
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