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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
3
Los Angeles Superintendent of Schools Shiels scolded pupils for misreading instructions while teaching sentence construction. A boy answered with "boots" and then "socks" before blurting "corns" as a humorous but incorrect reply.
A reflection on duty and justice urges swift deeds, noting delay as injustice. It juxtaposes La Bruyere’s maxim with a hypothetical critique of perpetual inaction, pondering what critics would do if no action ever occurred.
A guest burst from the dining room with ketchup smeared across his face shouting of an assassination or misunderstanding. The landlord reports the incident while the hefty waitress Sylphie is blamed for the ketchup throw, seen as contributory negligence, with the bill left to the man.
A bulldog is famed for hanging on like grim death to the end while society ladies are described as works of art reflecting refined taste.
North Dakota reporters survey March events across cities including Bismarck, Fargo, Devils Lake, Minot, and Williston. Topics cover school bonds, new government offices, court rulings, public works, and civic projects. Notable items include a high school bond vote, a fiber of city administrations, and a new state bank initiative.
A newly commissioned major dominates attention on a transport, while a quick-witted corporal shields a dime windfall with a sharp salute. The servant meets duty with eager, still comic, obedience during the journey to Union depot.
Advert says Cuticura Talcum adds to toilet requisites with perfume quality for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it completes the Cuticura trio with Soup Ointment and Talcum, priced at 25 cents each everywhere.
A seven year old boy on a first zoo visit excitedly points to a cage marker reading Female and tells his mother he has always wanted to see a female. The moment captures playful misunderstanding at the zoo.
An advertisement touts elimination of poisons to preserve youth and health. It claims Haarlem Oil Capsules purify blood through the kidneys, promising strength, nerves, and elastic muscles. The product is described as sourced from Haarlem laboratories and favored by the Dutch, with a call to buy from a druggist.
The quote argues that experience shapes judgment and resilience. It suggests that being tested by challenges builds trust in others and in oneself.
A letter from a South African banker reports that thousands of monkeys in South Africa have died from influenza. The message also notes the plague affecting both white and black populations with high mortality.
An advertisement notes Dr J H Rindlaub a specialist in eye ear nose and throat in Fargo North Dakota. The short insert includes a humorous quoted line from a Louisville Courier-Journal romance piece.
A fragmented ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood building remedy made from grape root and blood root aimed at strengthening the body against colds catarrh and influenzal attacks. It claims "Three rocks hive" direct action and advises use with the Catarrh Tablets though the copy is garbled.
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