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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
3
An article on testing white lead for purity describes a blowpipe test by National Lead Company to verify real white lead versus adulterated products. Instructions warn against cheap, adulterated materials and promote the Dutch Boy Painter booklet as proof of purity.
Resume of the week's congressional happenings in Washington including naval appropriations fights over battleships two and four and party alignments. Senate debates cover defense, pay disputes for navy and marine corps, and diplomatic concerns alongside domestic bills and fiscal notes.
Executive Committee announces a new North Dakota school for blind children with meetings planned at Devils Lake on April 21 to organize delegate representation. Speakers include Prof. and state grain officials addressing durum wheat pricing and production issues impacting local growers.
A meeting of the North Dakota Durum Wheat rowers association was held in Grand Forks on March 10 to press line elevator and milling interests. The group aims to narrow price gaps with Minnesota durum and boost durum wheat in suitable western areas. Officers elected include President J. L. Cashel of Grafton and Secretary T. F. Atlason of Bisarnek.
Robert Noah, about twenty six, pleaded guilty to shooting Gus Johnson near Kenmare North Dakota on March 26 and dumping the body in a cellar. He sold the produce and claimed Johnson went to Sweden. Neighbors’ suspicions led to the discovery and Noah’s full confession. Execution set at Bismarck penitentiary.
A satirical dialogue fragment mocks medical and social pretensions. A physician reassures a son about his father’s health and career ambitions while snippets lampoon racial and legal ignorance in a Southern state, using caricatured dialogue and a jokey tone.
A brief dialogue captures a voice emerging from beneath a car as a person jokes about crawling under to escape the sun. The remark showcases quick wit and a light, casual tone in a street setting.
A Yonkers Star letter ponders why a woman seated in front during a performance removes her hat and exits before those behind her, while others in the audience remain clothed in hats and movement. the observant note questions the etiquette and social cues of theatergoers.
A fragmented OCR style item notes a phrase about nobody home and references a Denver Catholic Register. The readable bits suggest a local clerical or archival note without clear persons, dates, or events.
A southern newspaper staff writer argues that successful leaders largely grew up on farms and urges Americans to return to farming amid financial panic. He highlights Western Canada lands priced at 10 to 15 dollars per acre offering strong yields, and Canada’s agents advertise 160 acre free homestead grants with rail links, markets, schools, and churches to U S buyers seeking investment or relocation.
A quotable exchange at Peabody features a joking line about anti Jades and coeds in Chittenden, reflecting campus slang and mirror sharp humor. The fragment hints at student banter about jade collections and campus social scenes.
Report from Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers lists inventors across Minnesota North Dakota and Manitoba who were issued patents last week. Names include J Chan Lowry. F R Harris Kenmare. W H Hasley Kelster. A Johnson Duluth. C L Larson Minneapolis. C A Murphy Chatfield. F A Spivak Sunrise.
A garbled collection of phrases and partial branding lines appears, mentioning market prices, cash for dreams, a few names, and scattered slogans. The text reads like an OCR mess with incomplete sentences, city references, and stray quotes, lacking coherent narrative or context.
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