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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
5
A brief notice seeks bulls fit for fence challenges at a dollar per pound with no takers yet. The seller warns against cheap imitations and emphasizes sturdy, proven stock for their American Fence line amid a large existing stock and strict conditions.
Wahpeton locals report in town on Monday including editor Clabaugh and town clerk Zillgett and visits by Mrs Chas Losinger of Aber Crombie and Mrs Rey DeMund. Community groups, weddings, church aid societies, and fraternal events fill the week with meetings and social activities across Wahpeton and surrounding areas.
Ernest H Guenther of Pittsburg explains clocks in homes vary in strike times, causing misalignment. He manages twenty clocks for a house where five to six strike together while others differ by up to a minute or more. A caretaker keys most clocks to the correct time, while a mistress keeps a bedroom clock three minutes fast. He earns about $100 yearly for attendance.
A South American hotel guest with broken English tries to order the chambermaid. She insists to the waiting staff to call her Susan. The waiter, alarmed by the miscommunication, repeats the instruction and flees in panic as the incident escalates.
A convoy of 215 turkeys left the Watauga county mountains and traveled over fifty miles toward Hickory before most birds were sold en route. The spectacle drew attention on the streets last Tuesday, with the remainder disposed of in Hickory.
In a city drug store two young women fuss over a directory unable to read a name. They decide to visit another drug store to examine a second directory for the missing entry.
Egbert reports Paris trip while Mage teases communication with locals. The exchange centers on language, with a quip about Parisians resolving hotel charges by making themselves understood.
A collage of local ads for R. T. McMicheal at a Dakota Avenue shop offering blacksmithing, City Bakery offerings and sodas, Farmers Hotel rates, and various rentals and sales. Also promotes Dr Shoop's pink pain tablets, No Drip Coffee Strainer coupons, sewing machines, ice delivery, holiday excursions, and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with local retailer availability.
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