If your motorcar was stolen, Mr. Motorist, could you describe it in such a way that the police could readily recognize it if they saw it? There are thousands of black cars and yellow cars, cars with nicks in them and cars[...]
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On This Day | A Christmas Toast That’s Relevant Again
To the day when wise, far-seeing, patriotic men representing these warring nations shall gather in council to negotiate and conclude a lasting and honorable peace that will guarantee true Democratic freedom of thought and action to all nations and all peoples; to[...]
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On This Day | Try New Foods They Say
It has just been learned that muskrats are a clean, sweet, juicy, palatable meat. The muskrat or marsh hare is found by the millions in the north and there are enough of them killed in Ward county every winter to keep hundreds[...]
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On This Day | The Romance and Brutality of War
It was just like the Germans to behead the first American prisoners taken and place the heads on poles in an effort to frighten the remainder of our army. Germany will not be able to break down the morale of our army[...]
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North Dakota Winter Fishing Rules Review
One of the long-standing goals of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is to keep hunting and fishing regulations as simple and straightforward as possible, all while ensuring the protection of the resource for future generations. That balance isn’t always easy.[...]
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Cleaning Firearms After Hunting Seasons
After a long season in the field, your firearms have likely seen their fair share of dust, moisture, and gunpowder residue. It’s easy to lean them in the corner of the safe and forget about them until next year, but a little[...]
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On This Day | Artistic Advertising
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On This Day | Pig Hunting
Police raided Fred Blood’s place on Second street and “Doc” Burke’s alleged joint on Ward street Saturday night, arresting the proprietors who are charged with “pigging.” [...]Read More... from On This Day | Pig Hunting
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On This Day | How to Attract Settlers
He was one of the earliest settlers in the Mouse river valley and his friends back at Melrose, Minn., wanted him to write a description of the country. This he did, as follows: “No snow in winter and in the spring, you[...]
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On This Day | Dangerous Days
The concussion of the explosion was distinctly felt in the town of Washburn which is situated a few miles west of the mine. No damage was done in the town, however. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Dangerous Days
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On This Day | The Editorials of the Moment
There are now no less than ten states in the union where women vote on equal terms with men. They are Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Utah, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado and Michigan. Besides these there are twenty-one states where women have incomplete[...]
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On This Day | A Bright Future for Minot State
The prophesy of this paper on more than one occasion, when speaking of the normal school located at Minot, was always that it would be a big and a good one, and as far as the normal board has planned the building,[...]
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Sweden’s low birth rate could trigger an economic crisis
Sweden is confronting a demographic problem that’s starting to look less abstract and more urgent. A government-appointed inquiry has released its first findings on the country’s falling birth rate, warning that fewer children today could strain the welfare system and slow economic[...]
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On This Day | Merry Christmas from The Independent
This is a good old world, and it’s growing better every day. So many reasons why we should all be glad, especially at this particular season of the year. Let’s drive dull care away and make ourselves merry in seeing that someone[...]
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On This Day | Gambling on Love
James and George Belnap, brothers and suitors for the same girl, yesterday played poker to determine which should have a “clear way” to the girl’s affections. James won and last night told the girl, Miss Jessie Peltier, their method of selection. They[...]
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On This Day | Lynching in Williston
Williston, N. D., Dec. 16.—Cleve Culbertson, who murdered Mr. and Mrs. D. Dillon and their thirteen-year-old daughter at the Dillon farm eight miles north of Ray on the evening of Oct. 21, 1913, was taken from the local jail at Williston at[...]