Disclosed following the death of Emil Krauth at Hebron, is one of the strangest stories regarding war's dislocation of a family which has come to light in North Dakota. It concerns the Fred Conrath [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | What Taxes Could Buy
Enough revenue to build five battleships of the U.S.S. North Carolina type, or 690 patrol bombers, or 7700 medium tanks was paid to the Federal Government by the distilling industry in the fiscal year [...]Read More... from On This Day | What[...]
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On This Day | An Iconic Grocery Store
L. L. Stone, who in October purchased the self-service Piggly Wiggly store in Minot, announces the formal opening of his store on Friday and Saturday of this week. Mr. Stone has had a force [...]Read More... from On This Day | An[...]
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On This Day | Langer Faces Seating Test in Senate
Chairman Hatch of the senate investigating committee stated Tuesday that formal consideration of action on a protest against the seating of Senator Langer would be delayed until after the funeral Thursday of the late [...]Read More... from On This Day | Langer[...]
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On This Day | News of 1941
Fargo’s parking meters went into operation recently. Installed in the business district, the meters are expected to provide better parking conditions in the city. Charge to car owners is five cents per hour. Regulations [...]Read More... from On This Day | News[...]
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On This Day | A Principled Perspective
What North Dakota needs is a united front. All this farmer against the town folks is the finest of folly. Out of our population of 682,000 there are 600,000 or more of us in [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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Fact brief: Did a SD city register the fastest temperature change in recorded history?
Yes. On Jan. 22, 1943, Spearfish recorded a temperature increase of 49 degrees Fahrenheit in 2 minutes and a temperature drop of 58 degrees in 27 minutes. Both still stand as records more than 80 years later. At 7:30 a.m. on that[...]
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Virtual fences keep cows in and barbed wire out on Wyoming ranches
New technology is quietly reshaping life on the range, and some Wyoming ranchers say it’s solving problems they’ve wrestled with for generations. A growing number are turning to virtual fencing—GPS-guided collars that teach cattle to stay within invisible boundaries—to reduce conflicts with[...]
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The future of rural healthcare hinges on high-speed broadband access
As federal officials embark on a sweeping effort to modernize rural healthcare, a central challenge is coming into sharper focus: none of it works without reliable internet. The new Rural Health Transformation Program aims to expand remote care and strengthen rural hospitals,[...]
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On This Day | News of the Day
Wolseth—S. S. Jacoles is wearing an attractive pair of fur trimmed gauntlet gloves that were sent from Alaska by his niece, Miss Esther Hage, before her recent marriage. The gift is a fine specimen [...]Read More... from On This Day | News[...]
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On This Day | From the Days of Twain
Steamboating on the Mississippi all but died out about 1898 when the last of the logs were rafted to the mills to the south. Mr. Truax recalls the time when there were rafts of [...]Read More... from On This Day | From[...]
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On This Day | Raising a Soybean Crop
Grafton News and Times — The children of tomorrow will probably listen intently to the story of the soy bean. This wonder-crop has made it bow in the big Chicago market-place. In the past [...]Read More... from On This Day | Raising[...]
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On This Day | The Roots of Today’s Liquor Licensing
At a meeting of the Minot city council last Wednesday night, an ordinance was passed unanimously on its first reading, providing for a retailer’s license of $1,000, including on and off sale. The ordinance [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
Boston is testing a simple but powerful idea: when space is scarce, stack community needs together. In three neighborhoods, the city is pairing new public libraries with affordable housing, turning limited land into places that offer both shelter and connection. It’s part[...]
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On This Day | I am the Dead
You who opened wide the throttle—who tore terrifyingly through city streets—who went at blinding speed across country intersections—who laughed and shouted before the tire blew out or the curve loomed suddenly ahead—YOU sent me, [...]Read More... from On This Day | I[...]
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On This Day | Sign of Hard Times and Smart Advertising
Fred M. Brey, county auditor, states that there are about 1,000 descriptions. No property on which Ward county has bid in the taxes prior to 1936, no property on which the owner has entered [...]Read More... from On This Day | Sign[...]