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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
3
A historical note claims a woman authenticated via a vegetable compound to validate her original signature, detailing the remedy and its usage in a 19th century medical context.
An 1880s style advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female complaints including ovarian troubles womb displacement and spinal weakness. The copy asserts efficacy for irregular menstruation leucorrhea backache nervous debility and other symptoms promising safe harmony with female health and urging purchase from local druggists.
Captain F W Dickins of the US Navy, back from the Orient, visits Westminster Abbey and asks to see Dickens bust. An attendant notes Dickens immortalized the name Weller, prompting a handshake as the two men discover shared names.
The hostess fears bad weather might spoil the stay of Mrs Gushington and Lady Boreham, but the guests insist they came to see their friend rather than seek amusement. The dialogue captures social wit and cordial hospitality in a refined drawing room setting.
An Irish bar keeper famed for quick wit is challenged by a customer who offers a dollar and asks for whisky. The tale ends with the proprietor realizing he could not craft a witty reply and muses over what to answer.
A Seaboard Air Line dispatcher recalls a feud with operator J H Chapman over the telegraph wire. After a heated quarrel, W H Le Hew traveled to whip Chapman but instead assaulted his substitute, prompting Chapman to report the incident to Le Hew upon his return.
Kaliserland proposes a German journalism school to study reader writing editing telegraph padding and foreign press methods. The plan aims to start in a central city with Frankfurt on the Main and Dresden suggested. The two year course runs three terms per year and omits stenography and mechanics.
A delegation seeks a distinguished clergyman to reduce church debt and jokes that they want a "business manager under another name." The exchange highlights tensions between pulpit satisfaction and financial duties.
Patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors include Frank Boelk of Waltham Minnesota with a nail holding implement Daniel Dow of Grand Forks North Dakota with a pneumatic stacker Julian F Drake of Holly Minnesota with a detachable boiler flue George Goodson of Minneapolis Minnesota with a font of type Amos Haggemeister of Absaraka North Dakota with a straw stacker Sylvester Wilson of Cloquet Minnesota with a valve George Zeliff of Eyota Minnesota with a mechanism for converting motion from Lothrop Johnson patent office in St Paul Minnesota.
Mrs Stravem praises the Liberty for its atmosphere and lunch options while Mr Sharpe remarks that breakfast and dinner suit the atmosphere but a more substantial lunch is desired. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Press.
The Chicago Inter Ocean condemns repeated wall paper layers as a health risk that hides germs and filth in absorbent paste and glue. It cites sanitarians urging legal action and endorses Alabastine as a safe coating. The paper questions how much smallpox spread stems from unsanitary wall coverings.
A collage of old advertisements and quips from 1900 praising products like Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso's Cure, with wry lines on money, shoes, and manners. Includes testimonial by J. W. O'Baren of Minneapolis and notes on chil dren’s syrups, digestive aids, and moral quips.
In a Stockholm letter dated March 10, "Father Endeavorer" Clarke, founder of the Christian Endeavor movement, extols winter travel in Sweden and Denmark over Italy. He details a February journey northward of more than 2,000 miles, praising warm rooms, steam heat, and honest hospitality as superior to southern travel sights and costs.
Swedish born writer Ortille Liljencrantz shows promise with The Trall of Lief the Lucky reviewer John N Crawford lauding bold voyage into Norse age. The tale set in tenth century Olaf Trygvasson era Norwegia Trondheim Nidaros features fierce seas and heroic Vikings amid adventurous scenes.
The Oscar II of the Scandinavian-American Line, the fleet’s largest ship, reached New York after a ten day two hour journey from Christiansand Norway. Built of steel with 10000 net tons, 615 feet long, the vessel hosted a banquet aboard for city officials, carrying about 1000 passengers bound for the Northwest.
Solicit ors of snow raise funds for the poor in Christiania by snow figures with boxes for donations. A Drammensaveien group features a hungry family under the mercy angel, sculpted by Ranlestor hse, a 22 year old artist who has spent time in America pursuing various trades.
M. Lugne-Pee, noted Parisian actor and stage manager, signs an agreement with Count Proger to translate eight of Ibsen's dramas into French within six years. He expects control of two modern theaters soon and suggests Mme. Suzanne de Preys may join in Ibsen roles with him.
The Crown Prince Gustaf will govern half the time in Norway and half in Sweden while King Oscar is away in Biarritz. The plan provokes strong reaction among Norwegians who value a permanent monarch and heightens questions about royal policy toward Norway.
In Finland the governor general Bobrikoff vows harsh action against the photographer who has issued hundreds of caricatures of the Russian leader. The images show the ruler with three horns, lampooning him as a satanic figure, and have been widely distributed despite suppression efforts.
William 3. Thomas Jr United States minister at Stockholm has sent a check exceeding $59000 to the United States from Sweden and Norway toward the national monument for the late President McKinley in Canton Ohio. He raised the sum mainly from the diplomatic and consular corps of Sweden and Norway and American friends in Stockholm.
The Christiania municipal council votes 6000 kroner for the International Y M C A congress to be held August 20 24. The association is strong in Norway and aims to make the congress memorable. The storthing will provide a substantial appropriation, making delegate entertainment a national matter. Visitors will be offered extensive Norway tours and warm hospitality if they travel.
At the Oleon in Paris a regular Saturday literary show featured royal poets from Carmen Sylva to Oscar to Montenegro. Ra meau recited Oscar’s poems and the King’s ballad Hjalmar and Lovely Ingrid, set to music by Hallstrom, drawing strong applause and a demand for a repeat next week.
Dr. Christian Fenger left 110000 to widow and two children. Miss Caja Aarup to wed Herbert W. Greene in New York. Danish Socialists form Stjernen brewery at Copenhagen with fifty barrels daily. Strom berg-Carigen telephones capital 3000000. Bishop Canute Svenson dies in Utah at seventy five, bishop since 1890. Danish fund raised for a monument to Cant Ettar. Ole Olezon writes Haeg dig Sang for Northern Sängerfest in Throndhjem next summer. Munkedal stallions sold for 19000 and 16000 kroner. Denmark ships horses to South Africa. ten carloads recently sent. Maj Unge aerial torpedoes tested near Marma Sweden with 3000 meter range. Rudolph Gunderson champion skater of Norway winning 500 and 1500 meters at Hamar on March 10. Schvart(s) and another rider noted in 5000-meter event.
In Somer Ville Mass the town notes a marriage between Jimson and a saleslady followed by lighthearted chatter about daily cash jokes and the couple’s ongoing routine.
Experiments use a wheel operated system to close water tight doors instantly, promising safer ocean travel. The article compares the device to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a life aid and notes the product's claimed health benefits as a remedy for stomach issues and a preventive for malaria and fever.
A humorous exchange reveals Mr Tallman praised by Miss Sharpe as having a strong character while noting the sermon’s tone. The dialogue ends with a remark on a full grown elephant and a vivisection of spiritual matters, hinting at critique of religious discourse.
A fragment notes a discussion of bankruptcy and bill handling. She asks for billing to a party, while He proposes appointing a receiver and directing the bill to them. The text references Ohio State Journal context.
Ad from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis touts Earliest Russian Millet as prolific with potential to produce 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Prices 50 lbs one dollar and 100 lbs three dollars with low freights. Ends with a quip about soft hearts and wits.
Visit the Star Theater in St Paul, home to refined burlesque and alluring stage entertainment. Enjoy a stylish night out with performances framed by classic vaudeville charm and local audience appeal.
A vintage drugstore advertisement promotes Cole's Cough Cure with claims it tastes good and cures coughs. The announcement guarantees satisfaction with bottles priced at 25 and 5 cents, highlighting trusted local druggists.
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