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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
5
The school outlines Certificates of merit for attendance, praises recent state exam results, and reaffirms a push for a stronger program next year. Plans include a new high school superintendent and principal, a laboratory, repairs to the old building, added subjects, and a strengthened corps of teachers.
The article describes tarpon fishing in a pass using fifty feet of line and heavy sinkers, detailing dramatic jumps and near misses of sharks. It recalls multiple 44 tarpon landed in fifteen days with jumps up to twelve, and a seven foot ferocious catch captured on camera.
A guest from out of town, a playwright famed for extraordinary facility in turning phrases, visits the Players Club in New York for an evening of conversation and performance.
Ambroise Pare a sixteenth century barber surgeon recounts using ligatures to stop bleeding and avoiding cruel cautery after leg trauma. He notes trial of a digestive from eggs roses and turpentine over gunshot wounds improved outcomes, spurring a shift from burning to gentler methods.
A London Punch's Almanac dialogue features an old nurse telling Miss Mary about moving to New Zealand. She notes the country’s time difference and the long adjustment ahead as day becomes night and night becomes day for the traveler.
The piece narrates a playful checkers encounter where a man and woman exchange witty exchanges and mutual attraction. He finally wins a move and she asks to be taken, leading to a romantic union and a diamond ring contemplation. It ends with a moonlit farewell and a self reproach about speaking too soon.
Department of the Interior Lamb Office at Bismarck North Dakota announces William Schwab of Linton North Dakota seeks five year final proof for Homestead Entry number 18628 filed September 5 1902 for the E quarter of the S W quarter and lots 1 and 4 in section 30 township 1383 north range 74 west Fifth principal meridian. Proof to be made before Charles B Carley at Linton on April 16 1908. Witnesses to prove residence and cultivation: Charles E Lips FE Petrie Elgie Doolittle Richard Zeigler M H Jewell Register
Elbert William Chase of Linton North Dakota seeks five year final proof on Homestead Entry 19703 with witnesses Gustavus Herolz Herman Herolz James Piers and Albert Irvine. Also a Emmons County district court summons requires A W Kamke to answer complaint filed by Fritz Nickel with default judgment possible if unanswered.
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