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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
A column compiles pithy sayings and anecdotes about everyday life. It riffs on misers, merchants, lovers, temptation, and social proprieties, mixing wry humor with local gossip about courts, temperance, and town characters. Names of places and people hint at Kentucky Ohio and Indiana connections.
In Breckenridge the Breckenridge St Marys church ladies host social events during the Festival as preparations unfold at the O Brien residence near Central Drug Store. Miss Earl Peterson sails to the marriage plans with LeRoy, wedding expected about the 15th. The groom worked at G N offices in Breckenridge before moving to Pine Bluff Arkansas for a new post and future home. Congratulatory wishes pour in from friends. There is mention of political maneuvering involving Senator Cullom and Mr. Lodge over the Foreign Affairs chairmanship and the Clayton Bulwer treaty, with changes depending on Cullom’s choice. Elkins is noted as a railroad man tipped for interstate commerce head in Cullum’s plan.
A fragment remarks that members of a reform league push officials in Kentucky to pay political assessments. The writer questions why any state allows federal officials to evade such payments and urges broader national attention to the issue.
A series of academic and religious services unfolds Sunday through Tuesday at R. R. Valley University. Lectures include a Baccalaureate sermon by Press Robinson and an University sermon by Rev. A. M. McIntosh. Examinations and musical programs precede public commencements with invited attendees.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled verse and hints at a racing or vigil scene with a mare and beacon imagery. The readable elements mention a beam, a baton, and a tense moment during a night event, possibly a race or dramatic chase. Names and clear facts are not reconstructible from the fragment.
Classified notice seeking a girl applicant for Mrs C E Wolfe at Rittenhouse Pharmacy. Claim mentions cures spells and ailments including tired feeling kidney and liver troubles and socks taken this month.
A fragmented soda of lines hints at disappointment and peril. The text references fate, action and risk, mentioning Rocky Mountain and a cautionary stance toward rash choices.
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