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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
2
Valley City Times-Record serves Barnes County as the community paper. The notice references postal service and annual poem related content with a $1,500 year value and standard second class mail designation.
Mr L P Hyde resigns after three years directing the Times Record Printing Co and will pursue a different line of work for a time. The Hyde family will stay in Valley City with many friends, and the plant has seen debts reduced and new equipment added under his leadership, improving the business significantly.
North Dakota communities face the home support issue as Grand Forks Commercial Club studies the problem. A recent lecture outlined that village money circulates through local stores and farmers. patronage at home sustains shops, schools, and services, while reciprocity strengthens farmer merchant ties. The piece notes the public’s tendency to shop outside and urges local support for prosperity.
The article traces Turkey's wavering stance in the European war and reveals the Sublime Porte’s cautious approach to choosing a foe. It notes the diplomat's claim of indecision and the desire to align with a safe opponent as events unfolded through London’s influence.
The Minnespolis Journal reprieves a harsh critique of an emergency tax bill. It opposes a two cent per gallon gasoline tax, arguing gasoline is a necessity for industry and farming, not luxury, unlike whiskey protections. It notes other levies on stamp taxes and amusements but warns gasoline tax will be unpopular and harm commerce and transport.
A community exhortation praises cooperation and organized groups such as Farmers' Clubs and playground associations. It urges town and country unity, teaching children teamwork through structured play and recreation, and promotes contacting the Playground and Recreation Association of America for information.
Counties across the western states observe Newspaper Day to attract settlers. Officials urge residents to mail local reading matter to friends and acquaintances while newspapers publish booster stories addressing common questions from eastern readers. A coordinated effort could showcase Barnes county's offerings to attract good settlers.
A little magazine article by Col. Whitehead argues the prohibition law failed in North Dakota and predicts dry trends across Virginia and the South. The writer blames saloon interests for the evils and criticizes others for spreading misleading claims about Prohibition.
A commentator argues the wheat rust, while harming this year’s crop, may benefit the country by pushing diversification. If wheat yield had met early expectations, farmers would have rushed to harvest, whereas several seasons of weak wheat profits contrast with profitable corn, oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep.
An article warns of a large rat infestation in Valley City causing thousands of dollars in damage and posing public health risks. It cites a prior Ohio town where an organized effort killed over 20,000 rats in a single day, urging action to curb the Pest.
Following the resignation of Mr. L. P. Hyde as manager, the board offered the post to E. D. Lum who is now in charge. A shareholders meeting will be called soon to elect new officers and decide on future management and other business matters.
Mrs O W McClusky of Carrington, chair of the Federated Clubs program committee, has word from Mrs Robert LaFollette that Mr LaFollette will attend the Jamestown Federation meeting next month and appear on the program. Miss Helen Louise Johnson of Watertown New York, chair of the Home Economics committee, will also attend and a very interesting program is being arranged.
Advertising is the machine gun in the battle or business. Let the col umns of the Times-Record help you win that battle which means success.
A forty-niner recalls a deadly lightning strike that killed Jim Barlow and a later earthquake that shifted his coffin. Barlow reappears alive, riding to his old partner, then reveals he escaped from his own grave by kicking off the coffin lid after dreams of suffocation. The tale ends with Barlow cleared by a sheriff after mistaking him for a horse thief.
Erin and mavourneen become a frame for a city page showpiece as Fred Colby the State Normal groundsman declares war on garden thefts amid smugglers with baby carriages and sacks. Marriage licenses issued include Ernest Benson and Mrs Hi A Perssler, Berg and Cow,N.D., Niels M Nielsen and Ida Skretting, Benjamin Parsons and Maude Trubshaw with Valley City ties.
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