Ford Peace Expedition Crumbles in Public View
Minneapolis Journal reports the Ford peace expedition collapsed under strain. Henry Ford returns home quietly as Governor Hanna and S S McClure slip from duties. Judge Lindsey remains for added compensation. Ford leaves funds for guests’ freight. Public interest fades. the venture is seen as misguided yet noble in dream.
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Minneapolis
Henry Ford
Hanna
S. S. McClure
Lindsey
Ford
United States
Europe
Language and unity hinge on English in citizenship
A German born critic argues that state and national unity rely on using English in official notices and education. The piece asserts immigrants must learn English to gain full citizenship, lest language become a bar to belonging and national spirit. It notes naturalized citizens should adopt English and questions language testing in naturalization.
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Duluth News-Tribune
Wisconsin University
Europe
The Turbulent School of Boy Literature Debate
Kansas State Professor J W Searson argues that modern youth are damaged by sex literature and craves the vigorous dime novels of the sixties and seventies. He cites Nick Carter Deadwood Dick Seth Jones as influences and contrasts them with action filled reading that allegedly bred virile boys.
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J. W. Searson
Kansas State University
Nick Carter
Deadwood Dick
Seth Jones
Searson
Henry Ford
Diamonds and Nicks in a Grade School Era Tale
A fragmented note hints at successors to iconic dime novel figures like Diamond Dick and Nick Carter. It mentions a grade school edition and a reader’s path through early literary adventures, naming Leon Berni as a noted literary opportunity in this evolving era.
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Nick Carter
Leon Berni
Two Golden Days in One Day of Life
Robert J. Burdette reflects on the two safe days Yesterday and Tomorrow, both beyond control, while urging focus on today. He asserts only today can be managed, with Infinite Love sustaining past hurts and future fears, and notes both sexes face present battles, urging faith and patience.
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Robert J. Burdette
Fencing and Turkeys Fire Up Community Wellness and Holiday Spirit
The editor extols daily light fencing as ideal exercise for women and all ages, promising vitality and health benefits. It then invites cheerful social activity this winter and celebrates Christmas turkey day, urging communal sharing to ensure no one lacks a holiday meal.
North Dakota Appreciation Week Highlighted by Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor lauds North Dakota for Appreciation Week, noting broad praise from rural communities to the governor. Stimulated by optimistic notices, the state gains indirect advertising and social assets, with pessimism suppressed and overall confidence rising.
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Christian Science Monitor
North Dakota
State Capitol
State University
Commonwealth
New Talking Picture Machine Debuts With Harmony System
Redwood Falls Minnesota reports H C Bullis an electrician returns from Washington DC where he sold his talking picture machine to capitalists from Duluth Superior and Chicago A new device records sound and pictures in perfect harmony and uses a light driven battery to transmit voice through a loud telephone system A $200000 company is incorporated with Bullis owning half Duluth or Superior expected as HQ Bullis earns royalties and a share of each foot of film produced He is a Minnesota State University graduate from 1884 and developed the machine during a Grantsburg Wisconsin rest.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
H. C. Bullis
Washington, D. C
Capitaliata
Duluth
Superior
Chicago
Bullis
Hollis
State University
Minnesota State University
Grantsburg
Wis
British Cabinet Council urged to act on conscription crisis
London reports say the Asquith ministry faces a fierce push for immediate reform as conscription supporters demand decisive action tonight. Lloyd George’s fate could hinge on cabinet moves while anti conscription figures warn against general elections and debate shifts to Dardanelles and Balkan failures. Northcliffe and other papers rally to Lloyd George, citing his Glasgow union address urging unity to win the war.
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London
Asquith
David Lloyd Rge
Cabinet Council
Lloyd George
Lord Derby
John Redmond
Commons
Northcliffe
Glasgow
Brains Plus what they did in Blackwater ND
Ralph Parlette lauds Glenn McLellan a North Dakota teacher with Brains Plus who moved from Indiana to Blackwater. He started a high school, organized a Country Life Improvement Club, a community day, a school paper, a milk tester and seed testing gear, and built an exciting local education movement before resigning to go to college. The effort drew community protests and aroused regional attention.
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Ralph Parlette
Williston
Lyceum Magazine
Gleen McLellan
A. C
J. I. Billman
Kansas City
Blackwater
North Dakota
Glenn McLellan
LaPorte
Indiana
McLellan
State Normal College
O'Shea
Brains Plus
National Association of Educational Mummies
Country Life Improvement Club
Farmers’ Club
Blackwater Edurator
Mehellay
Geo
Bie Curtis
Century Gentlemen
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Nonsense Debate in Mirthful Exchange
A garbled excerpt from a St Paul and Minneapolis daily page shows two speakers, McLellan and Billman, trading jumbled lines about brains and enthusiasm. The fragment hints at a humorous or cryptic debate, with scattered phrases like Now do you get what I mean by Brains Pius.
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St Paul
Mirmespolis
Leap Year 1916 Promises 63 Saturdays and 59 Social Nights
The article notes 1916 being a leap year with 63 Saturdays and 59 social Saturday nights. It mentions girls may pop the question, February 29 birthdays, 52 paydays for workers, and bachelors dating with new armor. Julius Caesar altered the calendar to add a leap day every four years to stabilize the year.
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Julius Caesar
Words and Kindness Bridge Hearts Across Distances
A reflection on how tone and choice of words shape relationships. The poem contrasts harsh speech with gentle, considerate phrasing, showing how kindness can heal and brighten lives while sharp words sever bonds among friends and neighbors. Augusta Treadwell.
Williams County State Bank Grain Loans Offer
Notice promotes grain loan financing from Williams County State Bank at a 6 percent rate. Available terms and application details are not fully specified in the fragment.
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Williams County State Bank
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