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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
3
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying he does not like the term courting an investigation. He adds he is willing to meet an inquiry if circumstances require but insists he will not “make love to it.”
Conversation hints at parental teasing about questioning, with a quip about childhood curiosity and a child's retort. The brief exchange centers on rhetorical play and family dynamics.
A Washington Star quips about a small politician who rejects selling his vote, saying he might rent it briefly but would not sell it, highlighting the idea of undue influence in politics.
In a quip from the Indianapolis Journal Potts says Brown’s habit is talking to himself while Watts-Say questions whether he told the speaker Brown habitually thought aloud. The exchange reflects a playful nickname discussion.
A promotional note urges readers to enjoy the paper by reading advertisements. It promises reliable advertisers who deliver as promised and suggests ads offer amusing study and opportunities for excellent bargains.
A 4 cent postage was sent to B. W. Wrenn Passenger Traffic Manager Plant System Savannah Ga for a copy of What to Say in Spanish and How to Say It.
A melodramatic exchange unfolds as Evelyn glimpses a fair head from a garden cage. The incident hints at hidden scandal and tense social boundaries, with the line The prison hand is never allowed to play out underscoring confinement and constraint.
An elderly narrator recalls a German student tale from Heidelberg. Karl Werner, poor and ill with TB, falls for a glove maker’s daughter. Geoffrey promises to escort her if Karl cannot attend. At the reunion Geoffrey senses Karl’s ghostly presence and learns Karl died, leaving a shadow on their lives.
Geoffrey discovers Karl in his evening suit dead from a hemorrhage after choosing to attend a reunion to surprise his sweetheart. The grieving mother explains Karl’s final act fulfilled a vow to let nothing come between him and his love, “dead or alive.”
Observations across various places note that snow at very low temperatures can absorb moisture and dry clothing. Japanese burial custom places the head north, explaining why they avoid sleeping with that direction. Bedside compass diagrams are common in homes and hotels.
In Portland the Oregonian notes a practical method used by the deputy superintendent of streets to clear terra cotta sewers. A catfish is lowered into a sewer from a manhole tied to a string. it swims to the river and drags the string back, enabling a wire and rope to be pulled through and the obstruction removed.
A writer notes the ingenuity of boys who build electrical apparatus from meager materials and collect natural history specimens. An invitation to bring their own projects to school promises a revealing exhibition showcasing variety and quality beyond the teacher’s expectations.
The bachelor warns against taking children to the theater while the young mother counters that noise on stage disturbs the little ones. The Washington Star reports this opinion clash in a compact dialogue.
A dialogue jokes about business at the old stand and then notes an anatomical fact: one body part grows throughout life, the crystalline lens of the eye. The remark links persistence in business to continuous growth in the body's lens.
A Chicago Tribune line captures a girl with a pen asking for a date and a telephonist answering January first eighteen hundred. The exchange highlights routine familiarity in daily life.
The oldest bicyclist is a woman aged 03, who is an adept rider. Most people could enjoy health until old age if they took precautions to prevent diseases of the digestive organs by taking an occasional dose of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Even after dyspepsia, indigestion and constipation have secured a foothold the Bitters will alforrretier.
A Richmond Dispatch note observes a brisk business spirit, praising Miss Florence and mentioning a suitor, Miss Sparks, and her fiancé Bushman who reportedly began courting two months ago. The brief item highlights social ties and early engagement amid a pro business tone.
A fragment portrays Mr Booce insisting Waters can blow boilers if strong drink exists, spurred by a witty exchange with a new acquaintance. The dialogue hints at a humorous urban anecdote captured in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
An advertisement extols Eromus Inermis Grasat as the superior grass yielding 4 to 7 tons more hay than timothy in dry regions and even more in several states. It invites readers to send 10 cents postage to Salzer Seed Co for a seed catalogue and grass seed sample, plus nine other farm seeds.
A husband, taken ill on a train trip home from visiting relatives, must stay in a hotel. His wife scolds him for dying away from home and warns about the extra charge, then jokes that he did not die there. Judy.
A brief Boston Courier fragment shows Sadie Mamima asking for lemon pie and Mamma refusing based on a prior stomach upset. The exchange hinges on a rule about trying again after a failed attempt.
A fragment from a humorous note discusses bidextrous women and left handed signaling. It mentions sending 4 cents to B. W. Wrenn in Savannah Georgia for a descriptive book on Florida Cuba and Jamaica. The text ends with a reflection on forgiveness of enemies.
A humorous Chicago Tribune line depicts a patient insisting a second visit is unnecessary while confessing a dry throat and a wife’s possible gossip. The exchange highlights witty banter over medical care and social perceptions.
A list of patentees from Minneapolis and surrounding states includes Henry H Altchwager and L E K Joy for a photographic plate holder, William N Carroll for an ice cream freezer, Carl O Hulberg for a blocking device for split switches, George A Kelley for an animal trap, Henry Nelson for a stoker for straw burning furnace, Otto C Sanger for a potato bug catcher, William R Smythe for a wrench, Leroy B Butt ington for a car coupling, and several other inventors with designs and devices noted in the weekly patent tally.
A Washington Star account records the German emperor expressing no desire to meddle with the Philippines but admitting concern that Dewey might be seen as greater than him. An adviser questions why intervention is feared, noting professional pride as the motive.
An army contractor questions why canned goods turned out so badly and, when his partner suggests it might be the officers language, signals a pointed critique of the workplace environment.
Chicago News reports a playful exchange as Smith boasts of beating Jim by arriving first at the barber shop. Brown asks how, and Smith confirms the tactic. No further details or names beyond Smith and Brown are provided.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinire tablets. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails and that the genuine tablets bear the L. B. Q mark on each tablet.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a clergyman missing a church gathering as parishioners queued for Sunday dinner supplies. The aside shifts to a separate comment on an actor needing self control to succeed as a manager.
Health for Ten Centa. Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act naturally and cure headaches and constipation. ITS Permanently Cured. Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promises relief from nervousness after use. Bend for free trial bottle and treatise from Kline, 931 Arch St Philadelphia. Pa.
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