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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists L. P. Hyde as Editor and Manager of the Valley City Times. It mentions advance to the post office in Valley City North Dakota and describes second class mail matter. It also notes official paper of city and county.
A local children health and growth contest is part of a nationwide push to improve child welfare. Endorsed by the American Medical Association and other major bodies, the effort argues for better hygienic care and education to reduce infant deaths and promote healthier development.
Professor W B Richards urges North Dakota farmers to avoid fraud and diseased stock in dairy cattle purchases. He stresses buying from reputable breeders, verifying breed merit, and conducting tuberculin tests with a vet, insisting on removal of cattle showing infection.
A farmer warns against trusting tuberculin tests and certificates on cattle. He advises farmers to keep only cows able to calve and breed to strong dairy sires, avoiding unnecessary purchases and focusing on leveraging existing stock amid high prices.
The Minneapolis Journal notes improvements in political processes from voter confidence to state printed ballots and tightened polling place security. It cites past abuses, like crooked elections and bluff affidavits, contrasting them with today’s standard where a legislator resigns when not fairly elected and the ballot’s purity supersedes any single individual’s fate.
The Valley City Chautauqua association's publicity pamphlet, 48 pages, details the summer meeting program, camping expenses, boating and bathing, and daily meeting schedules. Thousands are mailed statewide. requests should be sent to Alex Karr, secretary, Washburn Lead.
Valley City prepares for a cordial reception of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce delegation arriving May 24. Merchants of the northwest rely on their credit networks and the visitors will see local business methods while local merchants meet many customers they have only met through correspondence.
The article argues for representing Republican voters by party vote rather than population. It notes long contest over proportional representation, with some progress but no action. It urges equity, criticizing southern overrepresentation and praising vote-based delegation. It cites Grand Forks Times and Jamestown Alert on reform and North Dakota food labeling laws.
Funeral preparations for Betty Margot are interrupted when her fiancé George and another woman arrive, revealing Betty fled home after a youthful romance. The town speculates on despair, love sickness, or elopement, while the doctor labels the case “insanity of juvenile love.”
A gloomy day frames a children story where a grumpy little black troll travels to Johnny Biya's home. Johnny and his mother face mealtime and play resisters while the troll learns manners and mood from the boy’s reactions and a patient, corrective host.
Local couple Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gunderson welcomed three newborn sons, increasing their family from six daughters to nine children. The three boys, weighing a combined seven pounds plus, arrived last night and complete a rare family expansion.
East Grand Forks Minnesota May 14 A 12 year old boy named E Roy Peterson crossed tracks in front of a street car and suffered severe leg injuries requiring amputation. Motorman could not halt in time. Marion Kramer left for Portal Canada after death in family. Nicholas Koehn, 77, dies in county. known farm near city.
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