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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
3
A mother and son discuss keeping a "bad boy" away from a playground. The boy asserts the playground is public property and it would be selfish to bar others. He adds he could be challenged by the other boy, emphasizing fairness and restraint.
A terse advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the sole remedy for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet corns and bunions. It directs readers to ask at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cent sachets and offers a free sample.
Attorney argues in a court case about killing a dog. He says the dog was good and valuable, and that the defendant’s actions were not prejudicial, noting evidence that he once offered five dollars for a pup.
A Berlin resident asserts sympathy with Dom Pau and rejects British advice to civilize, stating a man who drinks a gallon of beer daily needs no guidance. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a snapshot of wartime sentiment.
A Chicago Times-Herald quip ponders if nations will ever disarm while noting that people may still marry. The exchange questions long term global harmony and suggests personal life persists alongside politics.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal quotes a hypothetical king answering questions about his first actions. The exchange centers on a playful remark about meeting an ace and testing resolve.
The advertisement extols a popular laxative syrup made by the California Fig Syrup Co. It touts gentle action from senna and aromatic plants, noting the product’s pleasant taste and safer, non-irritating relief from constipation and fevers. The label emphasizes its traditional healing claims and prominent packaging.
A French expert argues blushing stems from facial vessel relaxation, not brain blood, with muscular rings in arterial walls controlling blood flow. He cites two causes, ereuthophobia and erythrophobia, noting weather and weakness influence flushing and that bracing up can ease symptoms.
A Vienna account tells of the Count and Countess Napodano living happily until the Count falls for the doctor’s daughter Zon. The years of marriage unravel as jealousy and passion drive a deadly confrontation within the city.
Concetta Devajo, an 18 year old, eloped with Count Napodano after he deserted his wife. The Countess Napodano divorced her husband and remarried Concetta. After two years, the counts returned to Matuggacci. On her deathbed the Countess urged a final visit, and her dying fury caused her to strike Concetta, disfiguring her for life before dying with a smile.
The Tudor sleeve is shown cut off at the top with a gathered cap matching the yoke. It serves well when extra shoulder breadth is needed and the color of the yoke extends to the arm top for a fuller effect.
A collection of kitchen notes detailing egg batter methods, timbales, frying sweetbreads, chicken veal lobster or sweetbreads recipes, pasta strips with cheese and paprika, boiled Jenny syrup, tutti frotti for tarts, cucumber salad, and general guidance on mixing, frying, and serving. Includes cautions on ammonia timing and batter consistency.
An Omaha 1899 feature touts the Greater America Exposition from July 1 to November 1. It aims to show colonial possessions and tropical resources, with live model factories, a Missionary Ridge cyclorama, Libby Prison Museum, a tropical flora display, a Colorado gold mine, and an infant incubator exhibit.
A letter praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Mrs Pinkham Rockwell era, claiming relief from female weakness after trying the product. The testimonial cites household duties, multiple doctors, and quick improvement within one bottle.
A New Jersey reader reports long illness with womb trouble falling ulcers kidney and bladder pain and persistent bowels pain. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lunative Wash and following advice she says she recovered and feels stronger than before.
The exchange features a judge reproving a prisoner who retorts that the remark is a personal reflection. The dialogue centers on decorum and courtroom propriety as the prisoner challenges the judge's remark. Metropolitan context hints at a city courtroom setting.
A list of patents issued to inventors in Minnesota and nearby states includes Herman Hagberg of Brainerd with a violin related device Gustav Heen of Maynard with a water motor Marshall B. Lloyd of Minneapolis with an oil can cover Andrew A. Nilson and J. J. Yen of Elk Point South Dakota with a three row corn stalk cutter Ernest Sorensen of Camden Place with a perpetual calendar William Ty Summers of St Paul with a coin controlled holding and locking device Andrew F. Veon of Brainerd with a bicycle fastener Ellis J. Woolf of Minneapolis with an air and gas engine Patent Attorneys Merwin Lothrop & Johnson listed at 010 Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minnesota
A Chicago Tribune snippet reveals an American with a black eye and bruised nose explaining why he refused to shout Vive Varmee under crowd pressure. A friendly Parisian advised compliance to avoid trouble, but the man stayed silent to preserve his pronunciation.
The Chicago Times Herald quotes a conversation on whether a rough start predicts a strong finish. One speaker notes a prior scene where a father interrupted, throwing the other through a door as speech began to improve.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road uses crude oil on its tracks though not widely. Dust at road crossings and stations is coated by oil after fast trains pass and early results are gratifying.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Tommy Tarheel delaying at a department store asking which department to enter. The piece casts light on public life, noting how people seek seats in Congress from seemingly trivial matters and jokes about identical rooms and roommates.
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