Ruler of Hearts: The Nesle Sisters and Louis XIV’s Court
A historical portrait of Louis XIV’s love life with the Nesle sisters, detailing the rise of Mme de Mailly and the scheming Duchess of Chateauroux. The narrative follows rivalries, romantic entanglements, and political maneuvering at the French court.
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Louis XIV
France
Jove
Nesle
Louis
Champagne
Mme. de Mailly
Pauline
Marie Anne
Marquis of Tournelle
Mme. de la Tournelle
Duchess of
Chateauroux
End of the Great Western Horse Ranch Era
The Christian Science Monitor notes Montana’s Song X passage signals the decline of major horse ranches as sheep ranching and wired fencing spread. It recalls that horses were unknown to Native Americans before Europeans and that wild horses later thrived in western ranges, with few ranches now preserving horse-hide decor in Nevada and Arizona canyons.
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Montana
Christian Science Monitor
American
North
South America
Nevada
Arizona
The Ancient Writers on Style and Deception
The piece quotes John Stuart Mill on ancient writers favoring concision and exact meaning. It then asserts lying and deception fuel evil, arguing honesty reduces crime, profiteering, fraud, impurity, hypocrisy, political corruption, and wars, as noted by an Exchange.
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John Stuart Mill
Thermometer Scales and Temperature Differences
The article explains Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales. It notes Fahrenheit uses 212 for boiling and 32 for freezing. Centigrade places freezing at 0 and boiling at 100, showing 100 degree span corresponds to 180 Fahrenheit degrees.
Banks Fall Short in State Assessments, Senate Hears
Bismarck hearing reveals about half of North Dakota banks unable to meet state bank demands. Testimony details auto paper loans by Equity Cooperative Exchange, rediscounting, and guarantees via warehouse autos. Witnesses cite payments, secured loans, and rediscounting practices linked to J R Waters and others.
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Bismarck
N. D
State Bank
Joe Greenfield
Senate
B. H. Stary
Equity Cooperative Exchange
L. P. McAnerney
Stary
J. R. Waters
G. A. Ebbert
First Farmers Bank
Minot
Equity Cooperative Packing Plant
State
Liberty Bonds
Murphy
E. H. Stary
Conway
Attorney General
Wm. Langer
Michigan State Bank
Ford
A. C. Townley
Wm. Lemke
J. W. Brinton
Mr. Waters
Union labor in St Paul forms contracting union
Union labor of St Paul opened contracting operations with HQ at the Trades and Labor Hall. Builders were to be met by buildings trade agents to discuss contracts after contractors across the state cut wages 20 percent. Union leaders said the old contract runs to May 1 and moved to eliminate middlemen by taking contract work immediately.
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St. Paul
Union Labor of
Trades and Labor Hall
Change in Primaries Not Likely
Bismarck North Dakota report says the senate indefinitely postponed H. B. 198 separating national and primaries. Indications are the senate will pass the movie censorship bill when it reaches it and the committee report recommending passage was adopted yesterday.
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Bismarck
N. D
Senate
Report of condition of First National Bank Valley City ND 1921
Report shows assets of the First National Bank Valley City North Dakota as of February 21 1921 including loans and discounts totaling 4 777 12 unsecured 3857 37 and government securities 68 392 63 with other securities and assets such as reserves and bank equity. The report is sworn by cashier LC Judgett before Notary L F B Ritchie with attestation of correctness dated February 1921.
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First National Bank
Valley City
North Dakota
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Ss.seesyeeteeeeseenee
Nagi Dakota
Barnes
LC. Judgett
Bel G F. Mudgett
L. F. B. Ritchie
Barnes County
N. D
Shier
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Eeeks
Dayiueuus
A. P. Paulson
Green Township
John Deere Gang
Harrow
McCormick
John Deere
John Deer
Christ Johnson
Ben Northridge
T, Melvin Lee
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