Nomination Petitions Filed for Williams County March 21 1916 Primaries
North Dakota Williams County lists names and post office addresses of candidates filing petitions for primary nomination to be voted March 21 1916. Republican and Democratic sections name presidential hopefuls national delegates and electors from numerous towns including Williston Langdon Grafton Fargo and Dickinson. Socialist lists Arthur Lessever. county auditor certifies the official primary ballot eligibility.
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Taindo Amioen
United States
Henry D. Estabrook
Robert M. Lafollette
Arthur Lessever
State OF
North Dakota
Williams
M. H. Asen
Williams County
Secretary of State
Williston
A. D
Seal M, H. Aren
Gophers Meet End With Kill-Em-Quick Claim
A rural article claims farmers defeat gophers year round using a bait named Kill-Em-Quick. The method hinges on the rodents’ love of sweets, with oats or feed coated in the product consumed even when greens are available. The piece asserts the poison is foolproof and effective any time gophers appear.
Kill Gophers With Kill-Em-Quick Poison
Death to gophers by mixing into oats or soaked ground feed and applying. Guaranteed to kill every gopher for 1 cent per acre, money back if it fails. Gophers cost farmers grain and damage. Sold by Williston Drug Co. Williston.
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Williston Drug Co
Williston
Williston Tanner Offers Quality Leather Goods and Robes
Wodnik and Sowitch advertise as Williston tannering specialists offering top quality robes and leather goods. Prices listed to encourage customers to obtain quotes before selling hides. All work guaranteed to be first class.
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Wodnik & Sowitch
Moewe Home With Treasure and Prisoners From German Cruise
Berlin reports the German cruiser Moewe returned to a home port with British officers and sailors as prisoners and 1,000,000 marks in gold bars aboard. The vessel is said to have sunk fifteen ships and mined several locations, including the British battleship King Edward VII.
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Berlin
London
Moewe
Edward VII
Naval General Staff
Hl. M
Burgrave Count von Dohna-Schildhen
Better Babies and Moral Regeneration Message
The text argues that improving the next generation requires better parental health and morals, plus living conditions. It cites Darwinian ideas, prenatal influence, and public health rules. It warns against syphilis and other diseases, urges cleanliness, not sharing personal items, and emphasizes a clean lifestyle to protect future children.
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Morrow
Elbert Bede on Appointments and Disappointments in War Time
The piece comments on war pressures and social jokes while noting casualties in a large Oregon city and questions about recognition in a changing world. It mentions marriage, the value of labor, and a New York doctor’s odd assertion about bald men. Hats on display at Cleary Hat Shop March 17–18.
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Berlin
Sayville
N.Y
Cologne Gazette
Petrograd
Elbert Bede
Europe
Oregon
Wilson
New York
Cleary Hat Shop
Bad Roads Kill A Woman In Rural Williams County
A rural Williams County woman dies after a physician arrives too late due to muddy roads. The piece argues for better country roads and questions whether lives should hinge on road quality. Includes an advertised letters list for Williston North Dakota week ending March 14, 1916 with names such as Brown and Copeland.
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Williston
N. D
Brown
Alex
Clifford
C. E
Copeland
Dwvie
Garrie
Ellis
Geo. Henry
Oey Helmer
Haugan
Jal
H. Truax
Jemme J
Waldo Leonhardy
P. M
Plant Food in Screenings from Wheat Harvest
An eight year study at the North Dakota Experiment Station quantified plant nutrients in screenings from the 1915 wheat crop. Findings show screenings contained enough plant food to produce about 6 1/2 million bushels of wheat, with oats and barley weeds boosting potential yields further.
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North Dakota Experiment Station
Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectorant advertised with money-back guarantee
An advertisement promotes Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectorant for bronchitis whooping cough croup and colds. It guarantees money back if unsatisfied and claims eight times as much medicine as old-fashioned formulas. Product contains no narcotics and is child friendly with a Saint Paul Minnesota origin and Rather Drug Co. distribution.
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Schiffmann
Schufmann
R. J. Schuteskie
Saint Paul, Minn
Rather Drug CO
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