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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
2
The Weekly Times Record from Valley City North Dakota notes its role as a Barnes County paper. It is a weekly publication entered at the Valley City post office as second class mail with a subscription price of $2.00 per year.
A Steele County reader complains about tax hikes and state league politics stirring in North Dakota. He denounces nonpartisan league actions, accuses leaders of funding through immigration checks, and attacks Brinton as a press-driven candidate planning a congressional bid.
Tax comparison from Griggs County provides specific details though the fragment is incomplete. The text references tax considerations and a figure or entity named Eber a Coverreiera who appears to have prompted the write up.
A large cattle entry is announced for the Cattle Congress Show and Sale at Valley City starting Thursday. Hereford, Shorthorn, and Duroc Jersey stock from breeders such as Williams Fairmount Burkhart Omemee Willson Leal Hammer Bros Cooperstown Armstrong Hannaford Sebby Fingal and Samson Woodworth will be judged with premiums to be awarded. Short horns sell Saturday. entertainment includes livestock films at the Grand Theater and a banquet at the Rudolf Hotel with speakers Wesley McDowell and L P Green among others.
Valley City hosts ten Barnes County high schools vying for the county championship in boys and girls divisions. Two games set on the Normal floor this evening with semi finals Friday and finals Friday night for both genders. Referee Eugene Farland for boys games. Miss Work, Red Cross nurse from St Paul, taught Home Hygiene in the city yesterday.
A compact account of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing describes the Altar of Heaven as the emperors’ sacred earth center with white marble terraces and a blue roof prayer hall. It notes access changes, historic ritual, and the long neglect alongside attempts at sacrifice by later rulers.
A spectator recounts a dramatic encounter from Life in the Indian Holice where a leopard sprang at a traveler as an elephant charged and finally dispatched the predator. The scene unfolds with rapid movements and tense near-misses, ending with the leopard slain.
A fragment notes a 1770 act banning seduction by artificial means such as cosmetics, artificial teeth, false hair or boosted attire to betray marriages. It states penalties for offending parties and declares marriages void upon conviction, reflecting historic social controls on vampiric deception.
Prospective use of aircraft to locate and develop mineral properties in Andean valleys. Hydroplanes could reach Amazon upper waters within hours and land on high Andean snow fields. Airplanes offer rapid transport of precious metals and reduce robbery risk. plans advanced for Form and Colombia.
Popular Mechanics describes a crowd periscope device with a case and mirror setup. It extends to two feet or more via bellows, allowing the user to see over heads in a dense crowd.
An 1880s overview describes Cape Mendocino light at 422 feet, range 28 miles, and the Navesink Newark light with 25 million candle power visible 70 miles. Makapuu Point Hawaii hosts a hyperradiant beacon opening mid Pacific voyagers. Lenses, sources of light, and rotating mechanisms are detailed with engine weights and clockwork systems.
California representative Osborne delivers a stirring speech on Veterans Day, contrasting Civil War veterans with those of 1914. He recalls Sherman directing attention at Fifteenth Street, claiming the bronze figure faces the White House, sparking curiosity and questions about the statue’s positioning and the misread pose.
Ranger Texas correspondent reports that drilling in Lager field near Caddo shows intense heat within 3200 feet of the surface and could reveal a live lava bed if operations continue. Crevasses in Tinuger field Stephens County fill with oil-bearing sand and, when shot, petroleum flows to the surface, possibly aided by subterranean heat.
Bany and His 0. Santa Claus presented an educational board to Baby Jack Woerner in Indianapolis. After evenings of study with his mother as instructor he could identify many letters. He especially favored the letter O and even called anything round an O. One night his mother asked him to point to his ear and he looked toward the board and said That’s my O.
Samuel Wells highlights a little known zone in southern and midland France near the Mediterranean. He notes wild horses and buffaloes still present, dramatic rocks and caverns, and rich ancient remains from stone and bronze ages with statues and old architecture reflecting Roman and earlier influences.
Descriptive account recalls a Turkish deserter and a hidden stowaway woman aboard a liner. The captain's mate and crew confront danger as the locker passage used for concealment becomes perilous. A revolt of fear and escape culminates with the woman reclaiming freedom from confinement.
Franklin resident Frank Morrall, near the century mark, is hailed as a champion woodchopper. Former hotel man and Mount Lafayette guide, he walks five miles daily to a wood lot and cuts about five cords weekly. His sharp memory and sturdy health win praise from friends and the Boston Post.
Acetic acid now produced synthetically to meet large airship demands. Before war wood distillation sufficed, but prices rose. A new method makes acetic aldehyde from water and acetylene, then oxidizes it to acetic acid. Three French firms adopt the process, threatening wood distillers and aiming to undercut traditional vinegar.
A local scout executive rented the school to organize a troop and taught the boys several yells for the school and the principal. The teacher declined to invite him back, citing regular school work. After repeated pleas, the class finally coaxed him into a playful moment asking the miss for approval to be yelled for.
A clever young man meets a mathematical maid at a Christmas dance. He asks her age in a playful riddle, noting she is 22 now. She replies with a convoluted age puzzle involving her niece and future ages, prompting the flustered suitor to retreat in polite astonishment.
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