Honest Test of Integrity in Work and Life
A discussion on honesty across roles from preachers to farmers, urging fair play in sports and fair dealing in commerce. It argues that integrity in selling eggs and cream, honoring cooperative commitments, keeping political promises, and honoring bargains builds enduring reputation, citing biblical wisdom and Wallace’s Farmer as sources.
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David
N. D. Agricultural
Bottineau
Fred W. Smith
Bismarck
North Dakota
TIOGA
GetS-IT Promises Quick Corn Relief for Toe Troubles
Detailing a home remedy pitch for GETS-IT to remove corns wart callus and bunions. The ad claims two drops kill the corn in seconds with no pain or fuss and notes availability from druggists or direct by E Lawrence & Co Chicago. References Williston and Erick Katherine.
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E Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Williston
Erick Kather
Farmers' Clubs maximize community usefulness and projects
The Farmers' Club serves diverse practical purposes from business to social, urging members to identify local needs and mobilize collective action. It highlights creamery, roads, elevators, seed groups, consolidated schools, telephone lines, and other collaborations as paths to raise farm revenue and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern ‘Armers
Farmers’ Clubs
Farmers’ Club
Silage Sizing for 900-Pound Cattle on 80-Acre Farm
A Kansas correspondent analyzes a 10 by 40 foot concrete silo for 80 acres, estimating 900-pound steers may eat 20 to 50 pounds daily depending on roughage and grain. The note seeks counts for nine months and needs guidance on silage handling and balance with straw and alfalfa hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wallace
Extension lecture course to tour state in the University program
The University will send lecturers from its faculty and bring in speakers from elsewhere for tours under the Extension Division. A schedule lists lectures and entertainments across the state, with dates from January to March and notable performers and speakers including C A Payne, G Gearhart, John Adams Taylor, and the Commonwealth Quartet.
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C. A. Payne
Wheelock
Brush
G. A. Gearhart
James H. Batton
John Adams Taylor
Frank
English
Jeanette Kling
Williston
Commonwealth Quartet
Henry Pattengill
Col
International Operatic Co
the Norfleet Co
Farm Facts: Union and Coop Keys to Farm Prosperity
Peter Radford argues agriculture needs organization to improve distribution of farm products. He warns transportation acts as dray carts and stresses the danger of middlemen fixing prices. He notes bumper crops fail without efficient markets, pushing farmers to the back alleys of agriculture.
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Peter Radford
Auto in the North Dakota harvest fields
The piece notes farmers drive to harvest fields in cars, highlighting costs, roads, and fuel. It extols the experience as exhilarating, suggesting a scenic highway portrait and proposing a See America First campaign to map auto routes and promote North Dakota harvest country.
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North Dakota
Scrappy Odds and Ends From a Quirky Local Note
A fragmented OCR snippet mixes humor about a squirting gun, family birthday jests, Uncle Sam socks, and odd homeward advice. It mentions Deseth buying an Angora on credit, a sheriff seizing the goat, and a stray line about Ellsworth Iowa squirt little pudites reacting to a want ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Deseth
Ellsworth
Carney Seeks Support for Forty-first District Race
Republican nominee for the Legislature Representative E. C. Carney appeals for influence and backing at the upcoming general election on Tuesday November 3 1914 in the Forty first district urging voter support.
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E. C. Carney
The giggling girl at church criticized in Observer note
An Observer reader laments a churchgoing girl known for rapid writing on scraps of paper and a supposed career as a professional note writer. The writer argues education and employment prospects are affected by such behavior and reflects on parental and societal views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Alee
The Modern Home and Parental Guidance Reflections
A reader laments changing family life and urges stronger home training for youths. The piece contrasts old and new parenting norms, urging parents to earn their children’s confidence and discipline, while noting the diverse paths families take in modern times. It cites a local church anecdote about eager workers versus social functions.
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Chidren
United States
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