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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
3
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press recounts a tale of a woman praised as a great beauty who eloped just as a wedding was to occur. The uncle, set to marry her and serve as the officiant, was left unpaid as the plan collapsed.
A world organization backs a prediction yet to set a date, while many trust Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, biliousness and liver and kidney troubles. A fair trial will convince you of its value.
The article notes about twenty butterflies and nearly 600 moths from Wicken Fen, with rare species valued variably. Hydrilla Palustris is worth $10-$15, a unique swallow-tail butterfly $0.10, and a large copper butterfly, now extinct, valued $30-$40 in Pearson's Magazine.
A Boston Letter to the Chicago Post recounts a young man who orders lobster with milk, prompting a fairy attendant to forbid the pairing. The sprite cites a general rule that lobster with milk is poisonous, while the man asks if it is personal bias.
A witty exchange in a Pittsburg Commercial Gazette item shows Mrs. Speedaway asking for ten dollars after breakfast. Mr. Speedaway replies with a quip that ten dollars is unfeminine and offers the full amount with no need to return change.
Wabasha Minn August 1 George Huber suffered kidney trouble and back ache. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him completely and he is now well enough to work. He calls Dodd's Kidney Pills worth their weight in gold. Reports of cures spread daily praising the remedy for Wright's Disease Diabetes Drapery Rheumatism and back ache.
In Philadelphia, a camera enthusiast quips about his latest photos taken fifty feet under water. Pepper questions the method, and he jokes it would be easier to tie a stone to the pictures and drop them, provoking amused disbelief.
A collage of quotes and notices from early 1900s papers. It cites a medicinal claim by John P F Borsa of Indiana, a joke about bride welcome sticks in Australia versus loans in America, Hamline State Fair attractions with round trip fare details, and a W. Wickwire exchange from Puck on indemnity per Chinese killed.
Delbert E Barton of Minneapolis wheel box and axle William H Daniels of Duluth grain car door Henry Kueger of Minneapolis line guide for reels Charles W Nitterauer of Duluth engine lathe William J Ryther of St Paul attachment for typewriters Fridotin Schimmel of Fariboult bridge bearing for pienos Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 011 012 Pioneer Press Bidg St Paul Minn.
A near relative questions patience in marriage and a placid spouse admits provoking him to trigger temper and obtain concessions, a remark attributed to the Washington Star.
The Seri are described as the tallest aborigines in the Americas with a fleet gait and famed hair regarded as sacred symbols of vigor and fecundity. Their chief pursuits are food gathering and combat, including green turtles and fish, while matriarchs hold superior authority as priestess, lawgiver, and judge in a gendered social order. A second note covers Egyptian vessels predating the biblical ark, with 70 to 80 century old craft found near Cairo by M J De Morgan, challenging ark primacy. the boats are small, brick vault discoveries from ancient Egypt.
An Austrian doctor reports peasants in upper Styria and Tyrol consume arsenic under the name hydrach to ward off fatigue and extend stamina. Arsenic is taken fasting, often with coffee, starting tiny and rising to 12 or 15 grains, with users typically long lived yet at risk of sudden death. The illegal sale of arsenic complicates verification.
A historical report notes widespread arsenic use among Austrian peasants and workers in Salzberg factories. It describes tolerance to daily arsenic, gradual weaning to avoid sudden death, and demonstrates preserved arsenic eaters in Styrian graveyards, illustrating cumulative poisoning effects.
The pension list has risen by 2,000 names year over year with $145,000,000 allotted for pensions, yet shortages are expected of at least $150,000. Leslie's Weekly cites 43,874 war claims filed, though only a fraction will be granted. Eleven months to June 30 show 2,369 invalid pensions and 1,154 widows and orphans from the Spanish-American conflict. The piece critiques motive behind claims and reflects on patriotism versus profit, citing New York Press commentary on pipe smoking as a social aside.
The passage condemns pipe smoking as contemptible for the well-off and unappealing as a diversion. It labels pipe smokers as cynics, hypochondriacs, disappointees, cranks, pessimists, and lunatics, claiming philosophers over fifty use pipes for sedative contents, but overall pipes are filthy nuisances.
The text estimates that above sixty miles altitude the atmosphere contains about 95 percent hydrogen. It suggests this hydrogen abundance could be the source of occluded hydrogen often found in meteoric fragments.
Mrs E A Crozier from Minneapolis writes that Peruna cured her bearing-down pains backache and headaches in two weeks and made her feel young again. Mrs Henderson from Bordulac NC reports severe female weakness and leg pain cured, with no recurrence in almost two years. Paragraphs describe Dr Hartman offering free treatment and confidential patient handling at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
Tess and Jess joke about Miss Spinner known as Miss Tandem, noting she rides an individual wheel while others are with Mr Wheeler and Mr Sprocket. The Philadelphia Press quips that she has them all on her string and calls her a bicycle maid for two.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Cure is internal. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a prescription remedy from a top physician, with tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials free. Toledo druggists sell Hall's Family Pills.
A Baltimore American excerpt shows a policeman ordering a man to remove a dog from the street. The man asks why, and the officer cites a license. The officer notes the dog is a spitz and mentions strict enforcement of an anti-expression ordinance.
A note proposes designating Prosper's income source to better understand his finances. The idea aims to clarify funding streams associated with the undertaker, seeking transparency in earnings and potential connections to client work.
A Baltimore crowd at a hall reacts to the nation’s birth with a rousing question who among them is happier than his neighbor. A man with bandaged head and sling proclaims “The doctors!” amid the scene, capturing wartime hospital sentiment.
A collage of ad lines and mottoes from Ohio State Journal style copy. Mentions Dusty Dan and Layaround Lucas, old age themes, Wizard Oil slogan, and reflections on trust, experience, wealth, and wisdom.
A reflection on how zeal can push a person to attempt what ordinary judgment would avoid. The saying urges certainty before action and time for pause to consider correctness.
Vice President Roosevelt will address attendees at the State Fair Grounds in Hamline Minnesota at 11 a m on Monday September 2 tickets are offered at reduced Northern Pacific rates for travel to the event call the railway company for details also note the Syracuse medical students have adopted a raucous college yell referencing their humor and macabre themes for 1904
In regard to business and diplomacy it is pretty generally conceded that pol icy is the best honesty.
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