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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
7
Dr L Dulican Bukley of New York presents a personal cure for colds in The Medical Record. He describes a severe cold with sneezing and coughing managed by hot water, frequent analgesic powders, and bed rest, noting rapid sleep and symptom relief after taking phenacetin and soda powders. He claims long-running success using this regimen for patients threatened with grippe, reporting no failures to arrest the trouble in years of practice.
A syndicate of Ost form capitalists has secured long term leases on 22 Cyprus copper claims. California money funds upgrades to modern mining machinery replacing ancient Phoenician methods. B C Tacksin of San Francisco is the syndicate’s recognized head. war delays stalled plans until after the armistice.
A Belgian woman on World’s Work recounts a German subaltern ordered to find billets visiting her home. He noted a bust copy with arms missing in the room used by American relief delegates for over two years. He mocked the armless sculpture and left offended, with no further incident.
The Visitation sisters, long secluded at the convent near Connecti cut avenue and 1st Street NW, finally left their fortress like grounds. After forty years indoors they stepped onto the streets of the national capital as wreckers dismantled the building and the site sold for a large sum.
A $10,000 gift from John Crompton of Manchester funds prizes for designers and weavers of original cotton fabrics made in technical colleges or weaving schools in the British empire. Half must be cotton only, the rest up to 70 percent cotton threads. samples collected by a Textile Institute committee in Manchester.
An unclear report describes entry from Talhyay station to Venice canals using gondolas or steamers. It notes regular service along the lagoon, mentioning various places and operators in fragmented terms.
The piece notes long known tasks of visiting China for dignitaries with large cards, contrasts Western and Japanese advertising, and observes China’s many newspapers though often changing names. It highlights calendar advertising as the most popular merchant publicity, with calendar ads read daily as calendars arrive each year.
An English syndicate unveils plans to operate a fleet of airships with a mooring tower near Southport. A lift will enter passengers into the ships, with smaller non rigid craft carrying 32 and larger 40 crewed passengers, and rigid airships of 110 seats may travel globally. Cost per mile likened to half a taxi fare, about 18 cents.
A Gazette quotation explains feeding birds in cold weather helps reduce mosquitoes as birds feed their young on them and protect gardens by thinning other insects. It notes scarce natural food for birds in winter, especially outside the extreme South, and suggests leaving crumbs for birds to assist next summer.
A government report declares the North Dakota fuel problem solved with wide coal beds near the surface. The western half hosts Ugnite deposits estimated at 600,000,000 tons. Farmers easily dig coal from fields. In 1918 mining reached 1,000,000,000 tons. Coal sells to farmers at $1.50 to $2 per ton. Grain elevators use coal power, boosting regional wealth.
The three year old captain, described as “going on 4,” loves his grandmother’s home and is a frequent young visitor. He last called on a Sunday afternoon, finding her dozing and cuddled in the chair before the fireplace. When grandmother came down, he refused to move claiming the chair as his own.
A dialogue frames risk in socialist commentary as one man argues restraint, while another, calm yet irritated, says the author should study prior socialist writings before joining or opposing movements. The exchange hints at caution about engaging in political action.
In Bratislava known as Pressburg, Czechoslovakia replaces German and Hungarian in schools and appoints Czech officials. Expulsions rise as Slovaks and Czechs contend with a century of Hungarian dominance, while many Hungarians protest. The tension centers on language, administration, and the quiet erosion of old social norms.
In a Ninth and Penn Street apartment, six Keating police officers restrained a five year-old boy while another officer gave a thorough dental cleaning after the child’s screams were misheard as murder. The boy promised future cooperation.
Jessie Stephens a housemaid from London signals her intention to enter the Labour candidate race for Parliament. She aims first for a seat in Bermondsey borough council before pursuing parliamentary office. Stephens has worked as a cook, housemaid, cook-general, at a large Glasgow lodging house, a chemical warehouse porter, and a three ton lorry driver.
A Wichita chemist at a local packing firm describes dehydration of beefsteak to remove water, creating a dried product that can be stored almost indefinitely. He claims rehydration restores freshness with simple processing, highlighting cost reduction aims.
Coblenz Germany prepares for the football season with permanent playing fields and modern facilities. Central Island ground hosts Third Army championships and now features dress rooms bleachers and multiple sports areas with capacity for 5 000 spectators. Other grounds at Andermaeh Montalsir and Ni wlod under enlargement by the A B B for soldiers.
A late Oscar Hammerstein story recounts an English actor-manager who allegedly planted Roman antiquities at a London theater site to drum up publicity. The workmen unearthed nothing and the manager pressed for news, only to be met with silence.
The Cumberland summit Sean Fell Pike is pledged to English ownership in perpetuity as a noble gift from Lord Leconfield and Ciminta veterans. The Manchester Guardian hails the donation as a path to poetic awe, granting common people rare glimpses of the earth's beauty and enduring European height, famed for its age.
Winslow, a venerable business man, returns to his hometown and meets a bent, ailing village character in the street. The man complains of severe misery in his stomach, noting it started in the neck and moved after swallowing.
Extensive reports describe very large soaster catches along the eastern coast of Canada. Boats were capturing fish faster than factories could process them, with catches allocated to various canting plants. A fleet boat reportedly took as many as 24,400 fish. A Escuminac resident sank a converted boat cage with 1,000 live lobsters after failing to pack them, to keep them alive for later use.
The Foochow branch of the American Association of China was recently formed to protect American commercial interests expanding in the Foochow consular district. It will replace the American chamber of commerce, as the existing chamber is too small to support one.
Friday notes a Valley City visit by Father John Kleidon and other local items. Brotherhood talks, church farewells, and a police matter mix with plans for Co. G recruitment at city hall tonight. Several figures travel to Bismarck and Detroit for work, law changes, or witness duties.
A. L. Green of the Green Lunch Room distributes a useful calendar featuring a North Dakota map and town populations. He indicates he may buy a Buick car to keep up with the Times-Record editor.
A mass meeting of the women voters will be held in the city hall at four o clock Monday afternoon with a fuller notice to follow in the Times Record. Mayor Moe says registration day is next Tuesday. boards will be open nine to nine for voters to check if registered and to register if not. Valley City High School basketball team plays Jamestown on November 7 with players Busdicker Larson DeLancey Wertin Kernkamp Curren Ford Lyons Anderson Guetzloe and Professor R L Brown. drawing to determine matchups at 3 30 this afternoon.
Mahlon Hamilton, star of Her Kingdom of Dreams with Anita Stewart, shows a playful fondness for poultry after buying a three-sectioned egg his hen laid in his yard. Tag Day is set for Saturday March 6 to raise funds for YWCA programs serving women and girls across nations and communities.
Gertrude Bale dined at the Ca lery home after supper Saturday. Several attendees at Congregational Church events include Miss Gubelman Enola Lundin and Agnes Skurdall on Monday. Lullinops sought by occupants of Room 40. Guests Stella Dot and Edith listed. Lorene Heston and Nana Holmgren visited Mrs. B W Riese for dinner Sunday. Addie Smith had supper with Miss Phoebe Phillips Monday. Gertrude Frigard called to her home at Coonerstown last week then returned Monday. Belle Sletten dined at L J Lybeck home Sunday. Gertrude Frigard hosted Katie Stave at Wesley Hall Wednesday supper. Addie Smith hosted a spread Tuesday evening. Peg Meg read an original poem to be published in the Budget. Teone Shrum dined Wednesday at the dormitory with Helen Galloway Eleanor Gustavson of Harvey visited Lenora Simonson Thursday night. Eleanor on way to Bismarck. Ella May Boyd entertained Ruth Knudsen and Lenora Simonson at luncheon Monday.
Miss Ella Solberg and Miss Ina Coutts of Moorhead Normal spent Sunday and Monday with Mamie Anderson and Hilda Eslick. D. J Woll visited between trains Sunday with his sister Mary. Miss Hilda Eslick and Miss Ina Coutts were dinner guests at the M. Barnhart home Monday evening.
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