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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
3
A speaker recalls a lively home with children at play, then laments an empty nest as the family members grow up and depart. The speaker notes birds returning without the earlier song and reflects that God’s ways are best, yet sadness lingers for vanished joys.
In a quiet library a man nicknamed the Egotist recounts how he influenced a colleague, a gifted chemist, leading to the latter's death by morphine. The woman listening is stunned as the tale reveals a shared, uneasy bond and a haunting truth about imagination and remorse.
A fragment captures a heated exchange about marriage and independence. One speaker declares lasting love and asserts self sufficiency, ending with a terse good night remark. The mood is tense and personal, implying unresolved relational conflict.
Elizabeth G. Jordan, author of Tales of Destiny, recounts a humorous pantry clash with an assistant Miss Q at a New York paper. Miss Q misses her lunch, Jordan samples it unseen, then a waiter delivers a full feast to Miss Q while Jordan calmly faces a $4.50 bill.
The German emperor tightens marriage rules for officers, requiring higher private incomes for marriage eligibility. An officer earning 1125 annually must prove 375 private income. district gendarme 900 salary needs 525 private funds. Those with less than 750 cannot marry, and applicants must disclose prospective father in law’s business and the bride’s status.
Two Scots farm hands quarrel over the first cuckoo of the season. Dr McCosh helps by saying the sound is a sure sign you are not deaf. He then leaves them to ponder their fate.
The article recalls BH M Reed a former vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Reed was a skilled negotiator who pressed for the lowest prices. In a tale of price wrangling he asks a sales agent how much the firm would make, learning it was ten percent, while his railroad earned ten percent yearly.
Senator Hoar purchases a three story brick residence on Connecticut Avenue Washington for 18000 dollars with plans to profit on resale. He and Mrs Hoar have lived in Washington hotels for thirty three years and aim to move from the site of the old Stewart castle.
A lady questions a large man about his wife doing the washing. He explains hardship and his need for food and clothes, revealing the pressures faced by a man deemed unable to work easily. The dialogue exposes burdens borne by the couple.
The Baltimore Sun recounts the meeting of a miner's daughter, now affluent, with an Eastern traveler in spats. She serves tea with politeness and asks about sugar, and the man is impressed by her refined upbringing and lineage.
In Chicago on August 11 a man long crippled by liver and kidney illness was told doctors could not help him. His Minneapolis brother urged Dodd's Kidney Pills. Initial decline gave way to steady recovery and eventual full health.
Neighbors report ongoing quarrels between Homer and his wife and Mr and Mrs Nexdoor, marking a fourth such clash this week. A witness said the couples argue over what each should do to please the other.
J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin touts a world wide reputation for Cole's Cough Cure and Cole's Carbolisalve. The ads urge customers with coughs or colds to choose Cole's remedies available from all druggists at 25 or 50 cents.
A short, dated sounding exchange touches on perceptions of women and age. The dialogue includes remarks that label women as hard to understand and an exchange about carrying age well that leads to offense and silence.
An old Chicago News item carries an advertisement offering a 100 dollar reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. The ad touts testimonials and lists distributors Sanrealesale Druggists Walaing Jamen Marvin. It also includes a joke panel about Deacon Jones and Mrs Jones on church attire and religion.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It relieves tight or new shoes and cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at all druggists and shoe stores 25c trial package free by mail Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer caption describes a new Buzzers chauffeur as thrilling to ride with, noting the joke that the driver is cross-eyed and left handed for comic effect.
A question from an 19th century ballad emerges about tying fireworks to a bulldog’s tail as a Fourth of July stunt. The verse mocks the act and contrasts bravado with shame while noting the English bull-dog involved.
A humorous exchange mocks Mrs Lardell dieting by meals yet failing due to snacking between meals. The item quotes a Belfast Maine reader J W Partridge praising Cole s Carbolisalve as a versatile household remedy for burns sores boils chilblains sore eyes cuts and wounds.
The exchange between a farmer and a summer boarder near a music conservatory is quoted from the Philadelphia Press. The boarder implies voices to be cultivated and notes a harrowing time, reflecting a humorous rural city contrast.
Nurse at the Children's Home in New York reports success curing feverishness teething disorders and bowel issues while destroying worms. Over 30 900 testimonials credit the remedy sold at druggists for 25 cents with sample offered by Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY L.
In a wry exchange from the Philadelphia Press, Mrs. Henpeck retorts that her husband’s gentle disposition is part of her dowry, reversing the presumed family trait and adding a sharp social jab about marriage inheritance.
A playful dialogue sketches a landlord and tenant over a planned bath in the home. The landlord assures the tenant no insistence on sanitation facilities while hinting at future improvements. The exchange captures a lighthearted view of early housing quirks.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cold cure in one day with a money back refund if it fails. Priced at 25 cents.
A collection of quotations reflects internal disputes within the Prohibition ranks. The Philadelphia Press notes bitter factional strife among temperance supporters amid campaign skepticism. Separate snippets mention social commentary and light personal exchanges.
Northwestern inventors received patents last week for a fast ening device by May W Grove of Lewiston Montana an adjustable handle for garden tools by William Magee Harvey North Dakota a steam boiler by Edward McCanna Anaconda Montana a rail support byCarl Nebauer signer of one half F J Dalberg Buhl Minnesota an apparatus for equalizing controlling and storing power by Laurits Osterud Spring Valley Minnesota and a threshing or separating machine by George Wilson Stillwater Minnesota Patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson 911 012 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Minnesota. No Harm. Anyhow. Sidney-Then you believe in a coat of arms Rodney-Yes Almost any newly rich American can be benefited by adding a good Latin motto to live up to
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recalls a dark skinned visitor described as having Indian blood. The speaker doubts the claim, arguing that if she were truly Indian she would not have married a bald headed man.
The quip notes a financier boasting a $100,000 gain as his wife jokes that wealth hasn’t bought happiness, then adds a ribbing line about aging two days. The exchange frames a Chicago humor style aside on wealth and time.
Fargo North Dakota notes Dr J H Rindlaub as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care practicing in Fargo ND. This short item identifies his medical focus and location.
In a satirical note Puck mocks a farmer Bentover-Colonel Waglaw who insists he is not a candidate for congress. It also tosses in Hornbeak-Waal as highly unimportant even if true.
A testimonial from Dezaz Mas Prnxuau expressing gratitude to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for benefits received from its use. The passage frames a personal endorsement aimed at young women nationwide.
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