Old Nursery Rhymes Revamped And News Sketches
A collage of humorous verse devices and anecdotes including a Capsized mix of nursery rhyme tweaks and satirical snippets. It notes British Columbia timber data with mills and camps, and cites Canadian zinc refining. The piece mixes history, stamps, stockings tips, bread cutting tricks, and random trivia with a light, antiquated tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
Victoria Reduction Company
Nelson
Gets-It corn remedy touted as quick painless fix
An old newspaper ad promotes Gets-It for corns and calluses. It claims application in seconds, immediate drying, and no need for knives or razors. The ad cites Williston sales and endorsers ERICH RATHER-S and S. J. CREASER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Erich Rather
S. J. Creaser
Library Notes: New Books In Circulation This Week
A weekly list of fresh titles includes A Cloistered Romance by Florence Olmstead detailing a romance among nuns and a wealthy patron. Empire Builders by Francis Lynde on railroad development. Ben Comee about Roger’s Rangers in early American settlement. Bob Knight’s Diary a humor tale. Aesop’s Fables for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Olmstead
Little Sisters of
Althea Lawrence
Empire Builders
Francis Lynde
Senator Sagebrush
Ben Comee
Roger
Rangers
New England
New York
Bob Knight
Bob
Poplar Hill School
Come Home Father Poem Plea From a Household Voice
A child-like speaker asks a missing father to return home from his club to help with housework and care for siblings. The poem contrasts domestic duties with the mother’s social night, pleading for order, quiet, and paternal presence to comfort the family. The voice urges restraint from swearing and warns the mother would be distressed by disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie
Father
Papa
Mother
Russian Minister Passes Through Stanley in Private Car
The Russian Minister of Railways, accompanied by his wife and several officials, traveled in a private car through Stanley last Friday en route to western points. He aims to gather information on U S railway systems while in the country. A taxi driver at Grand Forks reportedly thought his tire showed a leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley J. A. Putche
Stanley
United States
Grand Forks
Stanley Sun
Referendum Candidate List From State Socialist Convention
The state convention of the Socialists, three days in Minot, set party business, selecting a slate for a pre primary referendum. Candidates include United States Senator and Congress members, with Oscar A. Johnson for governor and O. B. Lee for railroad commissioner among officials named. The slate will be voted on by locals before the primary and general elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
O. Carlson
Glenburn
Albert Mark
Grelland
G. A. Jones
Pii
United
Garrison
Congress
W. Gram
Devils Lake
Oscar Anderson
Velva
D. Owings
Lignite
Oscar A. Johnson
Bergen
Arthur Witherowe
Mandan
H. R. Martinson
J. W. Clark
Donnybrook
C. E. Lofthus
Kloten
R. R. Goer
M. Bramwell
Hatton
Agriculture
Laor
L. A. Knoke
Willow City
James Maloney
Baker
Railroad
James Mack
Plaza
C. J. Knutson
Voltaire
O. B. Lee
Malcom
Supreme Court
Child Labor Conference Arouses Much Local Interest
The twelfth annual conference on child labor ended in Asheville North Carolina drawing large crowds in the final session. National Child Labor Committee officials praised Southern support for reform noting several Southern states backed the Keating Owen bill. Delegates from twenty states attended with about fifteen hundred people present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
North Carolina
National Child Labor Committee
Owen R. Lovejoy
Mountain District
North
South
A. J. McKelway
Carolinas
Congressman Britt
Keating
Colorado
Britt
J. F. Barrett
R. F. Campbell
Winston
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
Lillian D. Ward
Henry Street Settlement
New York
Edward Keating
Currell
University of South Carolina
South Carolina
Agricultural Meeting Dates Announced by County Agent
Marmon February 21 Cottonwood Lake February 22 Wildrose February 23 Hamlet February 24 McGregor February 25. Meetings led by County Agricultural Agent with J G Haney of Grand Forks and state dairy commissioner Peter Miller, who attends Wildrose. Focus on efficient production and marketing with Haney showing moving pictures of pit silo construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmon
Cottonwood Lake
Wildrose
Hamlet
McGregor
J. G. Haney
Grand Forks
Peter Miller
Miller
Haney
The Pessimist Breaks Loose Poem by Doty in Judge
A verse in Judge by Walter G. Doty laments daily woes of mortals. The poem contrasts misfortune with fleeting luck, noting aches taxes and petty burdens that haunt the common man. It critiques wealth and hardship with ironic humor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack
von Blumer
Gregory
Charlamagne
Betsy Ross
Sebastian Cabot
Peter the Great
Mary, Queen of Scotts
Rizzio
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Ruth
Uncle Sam
United States Lighthouse Service
Gonn
Studebaker
Monroe Bros
N. Dakota
Cain
Walter G. Doty
Troppman & Harstein
T. Frech
Hickory Point
Tenn
Buller Bros
Williston’s
N. Dak
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