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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
6
A correspondent and a sergeant discuss a mobile laundry unit in France that serves a moving division. The sergeant explains its steam bake rinse system and a daily output of about fifteen hundred outfits, kept rolling as units shift locations.
A veteran man in workman garb at Union station gives a $20 bill to Red Cross volunteers, asking $16.90 be taken as his tithe. The donor declines to reveal identity, says the $16.93 figure is exact, and smiles as he walks away after donating. A second volunteer notes he donates monthly and remains anonymous.
A Japanese consulate has been established in Panama City as trade with Panama grows. Japan exports a wide range of goods to Panama, totaling 13 634 000 in 1917, while imports from Panama remained minimal.
A Marion Circuit court reporter's daughter Marthe Hedrick asks her father W M Hedrick to take her to see the second instalment of The Cannibala and to also see Douglas Fairbanks in the show. Her elder sister argued for the outing, with Catherine endorsing the plan.
Jerusalem is announced free of mosquitoes after efforts by the American sanitorian Louis Cantor and the American Zionist medical unit now stationed in Palestine. The city is practically rid of the malaria carriers.
Indianapolis men aboard the New York Central wreck near Batavia New York recount rescuers and sailors aiding the injured. Passengers received checks for minor damages, but a sailor donated the money to Red Cross naval relief, declining personal compensation.
The field glasses borrowed by the navy for wartime use are returning to owners with many bearing heavy use marks. These war worn items are valued as precious relics proving sacrifices made for the victory and the owner’s willingness to aid the country.
On Jan 1 1919 food stores for the army across the United States possessions and France plus in transit valued at 300 million dollars. Daily consumption in France reached about 10 million pounds with 1 billion pounds in reserve. Food moved an average of 5000 miles to reach troops. Substantence division estimates 8 billion meals served to the army during the nineteen months of warfare with Germany.
The piece notes that from 1346 to 1850 about 25 million people died of the plague, about a quarter of the world’s population. It cites England’s 1701 figure with half the nation alive past age 20 and compares sixteenth century life expectancy of 21 years to modern averages near 45. It contrasts India’s current 24 year life span and criticizes medicine’s reach in “civilised” regions amid ignorance and superstition.
In Armenia the wedding spans three days with lively entertainment and dancing. The bride arrives during peak festivities while the groom appears veiled in powder to show pallor and is shaved publicly by friends. Candles are lit as young men hold them. ceremonies include a priest sermon and gold chain binding.
In Massachusetts the famed balanced rock on Constitution Hill remains wedged on a cliff edge despite an old farmer's attempt to pull it loose with oxen. Historians attribute its position to glacial ice flow shaping the landscape long ago.
Internal revenue chemists ferment thin molasses called black strap to produce alcohol and glycerin. Four 3000 gallon lots yielded high quality glycerin now in treasury experiments. Treated samples with nitric acid formed nitroglycerin comparable to market. When combined with pulp it becomes dynamite.
A robust market for rabbit skins exists with Britain and Ireland producing about thirty million skins annually. War disruptions reduced imports from Europe and Australia, driving up prices. Skins are sold by weight in bales or by the dozen when dressed as high value fur goods.
A huge power hacksaw in a British naval factory weighs about three and a half tons and is powered by a three horsepower electric motor. It can cut square billets of steel inches thick and the blade remains usable after each cut. The machine is expected to cut production costs to one fifth of former levels.
An OCR fragment notes exceptionally favorable business conditions in Japan's spinning sector during 2017. It mentions withdrawal of European products from competition and mentions Germany, Britain, and Australia in relation to the market, implying robust profits for the industry.
The London Mail reports Dutch air raids bombed Swalme Castle where the ex crown prince of Germany is staying. The piece speculates on future air piracy and the risk of German attacks, noting strict air surveillance and the need for readiness across land sea and air.
A Boston Transcript note says Prague Bohemia hotel keepers cut rates by more than 100. From a financial view one might prefer Bohémiia to any other land. The item presents a favorable comparison of lodging costs in Prague.
A brief fragment shows a speaker recalling advice to slow down and reflect before rushing success, with a hint of wartime or travel context. The quote mentions France and starting by going over the top, implying a veteran or frontline reference.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of The Barnes County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company for electing members and transacting other business will be held at the company office in Valley City North Dakota on Friday June 11 1919 at 2 o clock. W W Suite Secretary.
The State of North Dakota issues this summons to Barnes County defendants in a land dispute. The verified complaint filed May 26 1919 seeks removal of any estate interest or lien on the north fifty feet of Lots 9 10 11 and 12 in Block 19 Valley City. No personal claim is made against defendants. Filing date May 26 1919 with first publication May 29 and last publication July 3.
Certification lists William R Foster and Patrick J Connolly as the sole partners of Valley City Plumbing and Heating Co with principal office at Valley City Barnes County North Dakota A G Bonhus C A Bonhus and A M Bonhus formerly in the firm ceased around March 7 1919 Notary attestations by Theodore S Lindland E R Sinkler dated June 6 1919 and appearances July 18 1919 First publication June 19 last publication July 18 1919
A notice offers for sale barley in good condition amounting to a few hundred bushels along with a violin and case found in a field between Tower City and Valley City. Owner may claim by paying charges to Chas Storbeck, Oriska, North Route 2.
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