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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
3
A Colfax resident recalls thirty years of kidney trouble with days of pain and backache. The article includes scattered scenes of daily life, a chance encounter with a visitor, and brief vignettes about ads and social banter.
Fragmentary ad-like text references aging respect, humor about gossip, insurance blotters and a free watch offer. Mentions Brown's Bronchial Tradhes reputedly curing coughs and bronchitis. Includes stray lines about insurance, hides shipments, and a Drake/Dr J H Rindlaub eye specialist.
Two eager but novice golfers at Commonwealth Country club Haks clash in a tense round. They drive hard then miss badly, sending half a dozen balls into a murky pool that drains morale. A nearby curious girl asks, what is the fun in this.
A witness describes a panicked encounter with a dog she deemed mad, insisting the animal was furious and alarming as she spoke with rising emotion and animated gestures.
A Cleveland hotel guest cites a sign bearing doctor H J Death outside his Franklin office. The remark laments the name while praising the physician's courage to practice medicine.
Patents were issued to Northwestern researchers reported by Lothrop and Johnson of St Paul. Names linked include D W Allen Osakis E J Anderson S Hanson Houston B A Cole Fergus Falls B H Farrell Deadwood Walter’s cabinet L 8 Hackney St Paul T 0 Helgerson Minneapolis Stinn J D Lewis St Paul and a wind ventilating device fanning mill meat roaster and wool related items. Also notes stray humor and ads about patents being free with a stamp.
Washington notes show a surprise Senate debate over slavery in the islands as part of criminal code revisions. Senator Hale calls to strike provisions. Senator Heyburn defends ongoing practice and notes white slave traffic and practical slavery exist. Adjournment followed at 4:50 p.m. with house focus on street railways and District matters.
Abraham Ruef appeared in Judge Dunne's court on February 2 to plead not guilty to fourteen indictments charging him with offering bribes related to the Parkside trolley franchise.
Louis Hoffman a farmer living two miles south of New London Wis unearthed about 30000 in money buried under a tree in his Nordman's hill orchard. The wealth discovery was kept secret for weeks though rumors circulated. The source of the money remains a mystery.
A garfield school primary class explores arithmetic with a pencil count exercise. Helen volunteers answers but the teacher corrects to a proper response. James interjects with confidence as the teaching moment highlights habit and daily actions shaping character.
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