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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
3
A New York woman washed her car pets with gasoline so thoroughly she claims she will never need to wash again. No insurance covered the car pets but she collected 1550 dollars on the house.
A humorous exchange has the Cannibal King telling his court physician about a stomach ache caused by a dinner, then suggesting the attorney general should handle a jury disagreement. The jurors are described as twelve men who claimed to be professional at home.
Charles Back of 64 Rue de la Victoire Paris describes long kidney pain and failed treatments in Paris and Hamburg. After using Dodd’s Kidney Pills in Montreal he reports rapid relief and now keeps them by his side, calling the remedy the most wonderful in the world.
A dramatic exchange shows John and Mary confronting truth about a dying mother. The Baltimore News notes the scene from French Creek New York dated December 17 1901. A testimonial claims Piso's Cure for Consumption as an effective cough remedy from Mrs. Mary Gross.
The Woodward Company, a long established grain firm in Minneapolis, advertises a Beautiful Picture at about half price. It claims the deal is a legitimate marketing effort to present themselves favorably at the start of a very fine crop.
A humorous aside in the Chicago News notes a boy nicknamed a “Har” and suggests a future government weather bureau job to solve the parenting dilemma. The quip reflects light local humor about youth and public service.
An advertisement urges readers with coughs to visit their druggist for Cole's Cure. It promises a money back guarantee if it does not help and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents.
A jumble of quotes and ads includes pat phrases about candy wishes and moral stances. Notable lines reference Mamma-Why Willie and a doctor in Fargo, and a general note on gender roles and eloquence in silence.
A man with ten thousand dollars in ten thousand-dollar bills visits a pawn shop and pawns a single one-thousand-dollar bill for $25. The pawnbroker verifies the real bill, then retrieves another genuine note from his safe, confirming the transaction with a formal ticket. The incident occurs in the city and ends with the dealer’s confirmation.
Two large old cannons once captured at Saratoga and stored in Pittsburg arsenals were repurposed by the Keystone Bridge Company. Now they serve as engines in a forge, with royal crest still visible beside the touchholes, as water pumps and upsetting machinery transform them into tools for bridge construction, a quiet fall from royal war to industrial labor.
In a restaurant, Jones and Smith compare frugal lunches with a wealthy tablemate who, despite his fortune, settles for simple fare. The scene contrasts modest prices and upscale ambitions as the rich man contemplates his order with a humble coffee and roll.
Three stories recount how James A. Cleve land’s Upper Saranac Lake boathouse impressed locals from Dave Cronk to journalist Richard Harding Davis. The piece also notes Covent Garden top earnings for Adelina Patti and Jean de Reszke with Patti achieving big sums on American tours.
During the 1887 Golden Jubilee he appeared with the two De Berkes on stage, with their combined nightly salaries surpassing five thousand dollars.
A young English barrister recounts four weeks with gypsies as one of them. He led caravan horses and cooked meals while sleeping outdoors and roaming southern counties. He claims the holiday left him with health energy and happy memories unmatched by any other vacation.
The piece lampoons the SPCA distribution of thousands of horse bonnets, arguing it does not ease world suffering. It suggests a Society for Distributing Bonnets to Indignant Females instead, claiming horses lack souls to care about hats.
A sheriff recalls horse theft as once common in Illinois, noting effective county sheriff associations and farmer led anti theft groups. Coordinated pursuits, rapid information sharing, and harsh penalties reduced the crime, making horse stealing far less frequent today.
A bride to be story unfolds in York state as a mother’s anxious note to the best man arrives at dawn. The paper envelope hides a needle and thread with a message that the missing button is sewn and all is well, prompting laughter from the wedding party.
The resinous ozocerite resembles beeswax and is found with rock salt and coal in several regions, but profitable mining exists mainly at Boryslav in Austrian Galicia and a Caspian Sea island. Miners sink shafts to reach a wax nest and bore galleries, facing deadly pressure as wax erupts. It is used to make ceresin, phonograph cylinders, and candles.
The Clayesmore School at Enfield Fingland introduces a dog keeping program for pupils. A kennel club forms with a master as president and boy dog owners as members. Each boy is responsible for his dog and kennel. The Countess of Warwick opened suitable buildings years ago. The head master cites moral discipline, outdoor activity, and learning about nature as benefits.
A pair of terse lines discuss knowledge as life and sunlight affecting moral shades. The imagery links intellect to growth and light to purification, suggesting contrasts between purity and sin.
Mrs Esther M Milner of DeGraff Ohio reports relief after four bottles of Peruna cured her chronic headaches and household strain. Miss Mamie Groth of Platteville Wisconsin says Peruna removed years of backache and headaches. Dr S B Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium offers free advice to women with female disorders and invites sufferers to write for guidance.
In a Newark News account a village street scene shows the heroine and rival exchanging icy glances as the crowd decks with praise for the dramatic glare. The twist reveals the heroine only studies the enemy’s gown, a subtler rivalrous moment.
A humorous line from the Chicago Post notes that the arrival of the tax assessor does not worry a particular man, suggesting he is not rich.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tube, claiming nine of ten cases are due to this and offering one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. Includes address to J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A conversation at a summer resort features a man asking why the proprietor does not keep bees and provide honey. Another man replies that mosquito bites are so thick there is no room for hives.
Advertises Cole's Carbon salve as a cure for burns and scalds. Claims prompt use can relieve without scars and offers refunds or money back. Priced at 25 and 60 cents at all druggists.
Missouri readers weigh a Washington Star excerpt where Senator Sorghum suggests a strong speech against monopolies can deflect suspicion from a politician and aid corporate interests without risk. The note also cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as infallible and references a 1900 Ocean Grove notice.
A courtroom exchange notes England's government form with a general quip about monarchy. The dialogue mentions Jon and Father discussing Dick Croker's brief tenure, framed by a judge’s remark.
A fragmented passage mentions Dr. Kline's Great Nerve or Bend in a trial battle and R. H. M. Kane Ltd of Philadelphia. It notes leisure hours as the best or worst part of life and ends with a sealskin sack not always warming the heart.
A man at 3 a.m. sings loudly before his home, tries the door latch, and is told by his wife to be quiet. He mumbles about being off key and jokes that he is off keyhole as well, prompting light humor in the doorway.
A Chicago Post snippet shows a small brother teasing a sister with the nickname Duckie while she resists, claiming the remark is not nice. The exchange reveals tension over a casual offense within a family moment.
A city park encounter ends with a stern police admonition to a man standing on a green patch. The man retorts he stopped there to keep off the grass, highlighting a tense moment over park etiquette in an Ohio context.
A brief quiz of lines shows a young man demanding the daughter and the old man testing him with a blunt exchange. The newspaper note reflects a dramatic dialogue and a terse moral restraint.
Penn reports Van Meter lost his job after his poetry distracted people from the soap product. Brushe asks what happened and Penn confirms the issue centered on creative verse taking attention away from the brand in New York Sun style.
Northwestern inventors received several patents last week including James O. Bane of Waseca Minnesota for a pump spring connection John A Ecklund of Minneapolis for a combined cane and fish pole John J Galway of Duluth for a design to secure or release trap floors for ore cars Joseph McDonald of Larimore North Dakota for a mechanical telegraph transmitter Nicholas Merches of Oldham South Dakota for a draft attachment and Francis Peteler of Minneapolis for a dumping car. Patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson based in St Paul handled the filings.
Detroit Free Press notes Miss Antique faces public scrutiny over a disputed past raised by Miss Cutting. Wright comments on the controversy highlighting perceived character questions and denials.
The phrase portrays ambition as a force that sweeps forward, trampling obstacles and leaving ruined remnants in its wake. It reflects a relentless, unyielding drive that prioritizes progress over collateral damage.
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