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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
4
The Wahpeton Times notes a subscription price of $1.00 per year and includes editor Knotts and a brief formal appeal by August Bergman soliciting Democratic support in June.
The admiralty trains divers and British ships carry a representative of the craft with training schools at Portsmouth Devonport and Sheerness. Depths and pressure affect divers, with limits around 120 feet though practitioners like Siebe claim 204 feet. Diving gear includes a heavy leather and rubber suit helmet copper helmet air supplied by a canvas rope line and a life line telephone communication and electric lamp aiding visibility in dark waters.
In a brief tale a sergeant in an Irish infantry unit loses temper with a dog owned by a superior officer’s wife. The wife rebukes him, and the sergeant admits his fault, fearing his wife would hear. The scene ends with the wife asserting her authority over her husband.
A curious cucumber family specimen named Thervillea sonoree is described as desert native. The plant stores moisture like a camel to endure long dry spells between yearly rains. Details are fragmented and unclear in this excerpt.
A fragment notes a water holder on sand that remains inactive during drought but activates when rain arrives, likened to a macintosh envelope that traps water. The text then pivots to moral maxims about decency, humility, and recognizing others' rights as keys to success, echoing editorials from San Francisco Chronicle and Atchison Globe.
The piece discusses Mars details including size distance from the sun and light. It explains the canals and surface markings. It traces the origin of the word tram from Outram Thomas Ogan and mentions Derbyshire invention and early tramway usage. It ends with a poetic reflection and a line about Sanibel Caden.
Governor Douglas discusses the breadth of the republican tariff system in speeches from his Massachusetts campaign. A pamphlet of the speeches is available from Brockton, Massachusetts. Delaware Democrats endorse Judge Gray for President and set a convention date of April 14 to elect delegates.
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