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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
6
The Play Day parade showcased county school rivalry in decorated vehicles. Awards listed include Best Decorated Vehicles first to School Mist No. 10, second to School Dist No. 12, and other placements. A silver cup went to School Dist No. 6 Get shell Prairie for best rural representation.
The Progressive Party filed a complete state ticket in North Dakota, naming candidates for U S Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, insurance commissioner, agriculture and labor, superintendent of public instruction, and two railroad commissioners, with several districts and counties also advancing tickets. A separate London note reports a royal incident at a Guildhall banquet, where Prince Edward interacts with the lord mayor over seating.
Washington man Edward Thomas known as Snorky, age sixty, dives for submerged freight engine in the Anacostia River near Seventh Street wharf. He inventories parts, sells them through a junk dealer, ending with brass locomotive bell as his first profit from the haul.
A fly signals insanitary conditions as filth abundance draws them. Flies multiply where waste accumulates, serving as a warning. Abolish filth to curb house fly presence and disease risk in the community.
The American Society For Thrift led by Simon W. String seeks to establish focal chapters in every town and city with a 2000 member deputation, expanding to villages. Letters of endorsement from Senators Root, Clapp, Smoot, and Lodge and Representatives Campbell and Payne signal broad support for teaching personal economy and curbing public extravagance.
A new thrift society urges schools and charities to teach children savings, gardening, earning small sums, and literature distribution. Representative J Bampton Moore of Pennsylvania calls Americans a money spending mad people citing spending on jewelry chewing gum and tobacco as examples of waste and urges economy and sensible living.
Limited time deal from Wear Ever Hosiery Company in Dayton Ohio offering six pairs of 35 cent value ladies hose with guaranteed quality and a pair of men’s Paradise Garters for one dollar plus five stamps for postage. The ad promises no seams to rip, never baggy fit, lasting wear and a new pair free if holes appear.
The text discusses fly offspring and space estimates, stating about 900000 cubic miles to hold progeny. It references figures and phrases about water flies and fights, noting weaknesses with age and youth.
An Indian inmate Spo-Pe at the Government Hospital For The Insane in Washington speaks after thirty two years of silence. Mrs. Malcolm Clark used baby talk to coax him, revealing the name Spo-Pe and a question about his brother Three Bears. He now shows willingness to speak but struggles with Blackfoot language gaps at the hospital.
Washington May 25 Congress may adjourn in July or extend into fall depending on White House plans and Senate action on anti trust measures. Democratic leaders once expected quick passage of Wilson agenda by July 15 but recent developments may push adjournment back several weeks. Andrew Thurston announces candidacy for the state legislature opposing Frank Ployhar and plans to meet voters in Barnes County. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touted as spring tonic at City Drug Co for 85c.
The Valley City Gas Co stockholders will meet at the company office on Tuesday June 9 1914 at 10 oclock a m to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business as may come before the meeting Frank E Ployhar president H N Walker secretary Valley City North Dakota May 18 1914
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