Postal Notice From North Dakota Filing Center
Entry indicates second close mail matter lodged at the Fostom Mee ta Valley City location in North Dakota.
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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
2
Entry indicates second close mail matter lodged at the Fostom Mee ta Valley City location in North Dakota.
The Valley City area editorial notes urge draft of Colonel Frank White amid calls to clean up state government and attack socialist influence. It also covers banking law publication shifts, Wilson’s league of nations ratification debates, and a North Dakota cigarette sale ban amid wartime temperance, reflecting local views on politics, law, and Prohibition era issues.
The piece argues smoking among youths is less harmful than liquor, but states that bonds for North Dakota should sell at par. It notes bonds from eastern bidders and par for United States issues, urging acceptance to attract capital and assist farmers and businesspeople, while warning about repurchases and market doubts.
A North Dakota traveler reports two hired men in a wheat field loitering and underperforming, earning fifty cents an hour while heavily reducing output. The comment condemns labor unions backing loafing and urges an honest day’s work as the only basis for fair terms between workers and employers.
In Bismarck last week President Wilson faced a muted reception as he urged a peace treaty and League of Nations. The audience clapped tepidly and contrasted with the hearty ovations for Senators Johnson and Borah, signaling a potential lack of U S support or doubts about his approach to crafting a universal peace.
A disturbed editorial voice argues that both steel magnates and workers erred in the wage dispute while defending free speech and assembly. It notes leaders sought talks with United States Steel Corp and calls for respectful hearing before potential strikes. The piece shifts to announce the Roosevelt Memorial Association launching a national campaign with Colonel William Boyce Thompson as chairman to raise funds and organize memorial efforts across states and counties.
Announcement details the annual seed contest to run during the Tri-State Grain Growers Convention in Fargo the third week in January. Exhibits will occupy the best lighted floor space near the Hall of the Tri-State meeting, with prizes for all North Dakota seed varieties including corn potatoes alfalfa and clover. Entries due about twenty days prior for testing. auction sales daily. wholesale seed houses anticipated to exhibit. membership in the association set at $1 with Bolley as secretary-treasurer, September 19, 1919.
The Roosevelt Memorial Association urges Americans across all states to carry a torch for Theodore Roosevelt. They seek not only funds but a nationwide moral effort to promote Americanism and the memorial cause, aiming to enlist one hundred thousand supporters.
A Martin bombing plane under Col Hartz flew over the city headed for Bismarck at about 60 mph. Mayor Moe was notified as the craft passed, and a letter dropped in the east part of town. The flight marked the first aerial mail received here, with a planned itinerary spanning 7905 miles from Washington to Augusta and back, led by Lt. Lethe A. Smith and supported by aircraft mechanics Harding and Dobras.
A Roosevelt Memorial Fund drive aims to raise 2500 in Barnes County as part of a statewide effort. The local committee led by Chairman D OPBKal and treasurer Lee Cowell plans ads and a broad campaign to honor the late president with broad public support.
Fragmented wartime note collection discusses Red Cross work and War Risk Insurance. It cites letters about insurance, allotments for families, and post service changes. Statistics on infant mortality from public health, and a call for a nurse in every county. It mentions South Dakota considering a soldier bonus and public health needs.
A poem by J. B. Featherstone laments rough roads and costly upkeep. It contrasts insurance, taxes, and stalled progress with the dangers of driving on pitted streets. The piece warns of vehicle damage and rider risk as summer wears on and road conditions worsen.
Col Frank White of Valley City announces a Salvation Army Home Service campaign with a $315,000,000 national effort and a $150,000 state quota. G Hugh Fargo, state campaign director, leads a drive to canvass Elk lodges and mobilize five districts, aligning eastern and western quotas within a $7,000,000 western total, to fund Home Service work and overseas support for servicemen.
Frederick Orin Bartlett author of The Spender presents The Lion's Den at the Grand theater tomorrow. The Saturday Evening Post stories adapted for Metro by Bert Lytell star as a young man fighting for the youth of his parish. The drama showcases his heart breaking failures and brilliant successes.
Bruce and Curtie Wright of Michigan City arrived last night and are spending the day in the city.
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