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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
2
The Valley City Times-Record reports wartime metal price surges tied to ammunition use, noting increases in linotype, zinc, antimony, lead and tin. It covers the Elks convention's success, exchanges with visiting papers, and local tidbits from Mandan to Ely, Minnesota.
In this Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt a shoe maker notes cloth tops cost $1 a yard, enough for eighteen pairs. Leather price hikes justify high finished-shoe prices, as buyers seek style over bargains, while middlemen push profits rather than lower costs.
A jittery editorial fragment debates value and durability in shopping terms and mockingly references public figures. It hints at antiwar sentiment and class grievances while mentioning Wil son’s hired man and a looming storm, with a satirical nod to “the high cost of living.”
Manning North Dakota June 23 reports high beef cattle prices led to the closing of the Manning cooperative creamery today. A large majority of farmers in the area, former patrons, sold their cattle at substantial sums, ending the creamery operation.
An automobile party from Mandan, including M. H. Lang police commissioner, F. H. Hudson confectionery dealer, W. J. Gill Missouri Valley Wholesale Grocery manager, and E. J. Conrad Mandan News editor, is in the city and plans to continue to Chicago via Spirit Lake Iowa this afternoon. Rev. W. Krenke arrived Friday morning and is staying with Rev. and Mrs. F. Bublitz.
Poem by Charles D. Clarke urges natural balance and plant based nourishment. It contrasts winter meat with greens and fruits, warning against overindulgence and artificial fuels while promoting earth’s offerings.
A poem reflects on modern journalism and wireless news shifting daily life. It portrays a public fed by headlines from the press and radio, blending gritty truth with sensational tales. The voice questions fame, power, and moral bounds within a world of conflict and wonder.
A bold self description as the world’s living record, claiming the newspaper is the voice of now. The author likens print to a fire burning through human action and a wire fed conduit for every joy and sorrow.
Poem fragment recalls a boyhood father who claims to be model and kind yet reflects that he missed much fun. The speaker contrasts the father’s “never” deeds with missed joys of youth in a reflective verse from Sonnets of Bide Dudley.
A collection of rhymed fragments from the Atlanta Journal and Waco News. The verses advise passing along belongings and lament the rain, with lines about umbrellas, wreckers, and the fate of items in street life.
A collage of verses from The Ladies' Home Journal and Kansas City Journal notes. It contrasts a sunny line about happiness with sport and moral reflections, mentioning Bill Jones and a rough minor league tale, and a parable about sharks and suckers in life.
Farmers weigh options for frost damaged rye including silage and hay uses. Experiments in Wisconsin show rye silage yields poor odor and poor packing, rotting rather than preserving, while rye makes fair hay with stiff stems. Millet reportedly yields better silage than rye or oats.
J. H. Sheppard of the North Dakota Experiment Station advises farmers to plant corn as early as July to ensure silage. He notes cereals like rye and oats pack differently and may yield less juice, while late planting risks sour silage. He emphasizes filling silos rather than leaving them empty.
Washington announces Robert Lansing, counselor of the state department, is named to succeed William Jennings Bryan as secretary of state. A lifelong Democrat and international law expert, Lansing earns broad support from officials and friends as he takes the cabinet post amid wartime policy debates. He is 51, a native of Watertown New York, Amherst College graduate, and has represented the United States in many international arbitrations.
Rudolph Steidl son of Mr and Mrs John Steidl of Fingal was informed last week that he won the school scholarship. The award provides free tuition at A C Fargo College or Carleton College Northfield Minnesota. Fingal residents congratulate the Steidl family on his achievement.
Last Sunday at 11 oclock in St Peter's church seven miles southeast of Fingal Harry Chilson of New Rockford married Miss Mabel Wilhelmson daughter of Mr and Mrs Halvor Wilhelmson Reverend Naeseth of Valley City performed the ceremony in presence of relatives and friends The couple will reside in New Rockford and friends extend congratulations and best wishes.
Nearly 150 members of the class of 1915 received diplomas in a formal ceremony at the State Normal school. The event featured a daisy chain procession, campus seating, performances by the orchestra and glee club, and diplomas presented by Hon. Hugh McDonald.
North Dakota demonstration farms host ten picnics to discuss crop rotations and field results. Rotations have boosted yields by about 60 percent. visitors will see rotation outcomes and learn from experts including W R Porter J H Shepperd W H Peters and W Palmer. Plan includes Dawson Hazelton Beach New Salem Lakota Wahpeton and other locations with various officials present. Mrs Phebe Buffum visits Courtenay and stays with Fred Burleson for a month.
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