Rural Williams County Notes From Local News
Threshing winds down area. Borstad and Book seen in town. School starts with two new Indiana teachers. Locals report grain good and family moves. Community events include Miss Ferne Lacey visits and a big Ridge Farmers Club meeting October 8. Several locals enter high school in Williston.
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Btrandahl News
Borstad
Charles Book
Missouri Ridge
Indiana
Albert Anderson
Ruby Keible
Williston
B.C. Keible
S. M. Clark
Ridge
Missouri Ridge Farmers Club
Alex Lind
Harold Ford
Leonard Poe
Harold
Bob Engle
Rose Hill
Bryan Kaetzel
Phil Albrecht
Bill Albrecht
Ferne Lacey
Mormon
Peter Branvold
Albert Hintz
North Dakota Corn Becomes Established Farm Mainstay
Washington News Letter reports on railroads winning a rehearing from the Interstate Commerce Commission to speed a decision. It covers a Navy Marconi dispute over neutrality and Treasury actions on Federal Reserve currency, plus North Dakota corn progress from field work to a 14 000 000 bushel crop and the shift to corn as a staple alongside ongoing agricultural innovation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Navy Department
Marconi Company
Marconi Hess
Siasconset
Mass
Suffolk
New Jersey
New York
Daniels
United States
John W. Griggs
House Committee On Bankings and Currency
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Glass
Federal Reserve Act
Senate
Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
North Dakota Corn Yield Seen At 14 Million Bushels This Year
Thomas Cooper of the field farm work at the A C North Dakota asserts the state will yield 14 million bushels of mature corn this year according to the Evening Times Grand Forks. The figure, modest compared with other corn states, signals significant cash returns and demonstrates North Dakota’s growing corn potential despite historical skepticism about the crop.
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Thomas Cooper
A. C
North Dakota
Evening Times of
Grand Forks
World's Most Famous Hobo A-No.-1 Profile
In October issue of American Magazine an illustrated feature profiles Leon Ray Livingston known as A-No.-1 the world’s most famous hobo who has traveled 526000 miles for 761. A-No.-1 is said to have saved lives and property on railroads and counts letters of praise from railroad presidents and autographed notes from Edison Taft and Luther Burbank. He began life on the road at eleven after a school whipping and rode box cars to Chicago New Orleans and South America among many travels. He runs a publishing company at Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania printing books about tramp life and says he enjoys married life though his wife fears his old habits returning.
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Dawson City
Buenos Aires
Leon Ray Livingston
Erie
Pennsylvania
Luther Burbank
Thomas A. Edison
William H. Taft
Jack London
Jack Lonjon
O. K
Theodore Roosevelt
California
Chicago
New Orleans
South America
Europe
New Zealand
Japan
China
West Indies
Duluth
Rome
Louisiana
Pullman
A-Not
Cambridge Springs
Pennsyivania
Note for 300 dollars voided by Gertrude Simmons
A September 1914 note for 300 dollars executed by Gertrude D Simmons to Roy E Simmons is declared wholly void due to lack of consideration and false inducements and readers are warned not to purchase it. The notice is signed by Gertrude D Simmons and references Little Falls ads.
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Gertrude D. Simmons
Roy E. Simmons
Domestic and foreign sources of fertilizers eyed by surveys
The piece notes U S reliance on Germany for potash and Chile for sodium nitrate, with millions of dollars in annual imports. It discusses potential domestic nitrogen sources from gas works by products and coke ovens, plus nitrogen fixation by electricity aided by hydroelectric power. It also mentions library astronomy resources and a Scientific American star map.
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Germany
United States
Chile
Utah
Nevada
California
Oregon
Montana
New Mexico
Geological Survey
Bureau of Soils
Arizona
United States Senate
West
Scientific American
Astronomical Works and Guides Mentioned in a Curated List
A catalog of astronomy titles and authors referenced in a reader’s collection. Notable items include works by Garrett, Sir Rob, Henry F., Herbert Bell, and guides such as How to Study the Stars and Aatro with an Opera Glass.
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Maroney
Garrett P
Sir Rob' Eres Bery
George Et. Chambersomets
Henry F
George Po
Sir
Hebert & Bell
Lux
Garrett B. Servias
Baby layette details from 1914 pattern guide
Patterns outline for infant garments including 4 abdominal bands 4 shirts and 4 slips 20 inches long, 4 nightgowns or open front wrappers, 2 blankets 2 coats 2 caps. Finishing notes cover fabric choices slips and skirts, sock retention, and progression from abdominal to knitted bands by two months. Rubber diapers advised against due to health and chafing concerns.
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Gertrude
Crith
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Allen Keltners
Ben Frank
Sweezy
Charley Wallace
W. W
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Lula Shepgard
C. E. McCoys
Roy, Marsh
Miss da Short
Misa Jones
Gladys
Arena
I. M. Kauffman
Kauffman
Wheelock
Crook
Siverson
H. B. Heinze
Underwood
Olaf O’'Herg
Wildrose
Woodfill Bros
Rasmus Siverson
Jerge
Diaf Gulerud
Harry Bickel
D. D. Landry
North Addition
Thornell
Wm. Maloney
Main Street
Anna Schwartz
Berthold
Y Raymond
Chas, Eckstrom
Lofgren Bros
Minsanpalis
P. H. Gerrity
Joe Daniels
A. J. Dahl
Dahl
Washington News
Earl
Farayvare
Iso
The
Rygg
A. Rygg
Anna Steele Richardson
Better Babies Bureau
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