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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
6
A Columbus Avenue druggist reveals a neat ploy to sell shopworn goods by labeling them as antique. Cough drops and moth balls sold quickly when marked “Recipe of 1850” and “old-fashioned moth preventive,” proving modern buyers flock to prehistoric appeal.
A fragment from Wallace Irwin in the New York Globe presents a lyric about unrequited affection and self-doubt. The speaker laments guilt and longing, insisting love remains true despite mockery and inner weakness, with repeated self-addressed vows and exclamations.
John Morton’s wife, a celebrated prima donna, plans suicide after discovering her husband’s infidelity with an understudy. A rival’s fate is saved when a note from Morton surfaces, revealing he orchestrated the understudy’s chance for a big performance. The wife remains famed but deeply unhappy.
A quick remedy for ink stains suggests wrapping a fountain pen in chamois, but since it soaks with ink, replace with inch wide ribbon lined with stockinette rubber cloth and filled with absorbent cotton at the pen end. This keeps the pen dry to the fingers and cotton can be refreshed. It also makes a thoughtful gift for male friends fond of fountain pens.
Markley Bragley states his salary with his firm next year will be $5 000 per year. Wiseman questions the exact meaning and both men debate whether the figure is annual and intended amount.
A light exchange highlights a charming remark about a woman deemed exceptionally pretty and her single status. The banter suggests she may choose independence over early marriage, reflecting social expectations of the era.
An Eastern magazine lauds the new woman as educated and experienced, capable of using her abilities fully. It notes her enhanced femininity and health focus while she rejects restrictive conventions. The piece highlights individuality over uniformity and praises tact and public sensibility.
Jefferson De Angelis recalls a past near engagement with a fiancée he lost through negligence. He describes paying for a set of Dickens editions after a broken commitment and watching her marry another man while he continued the payments for years. He ends with a censure of women.
Robert Henri meets an old Boston friend whose lifelong painting remains weak. Henri refuses to praise the work and instead gently notes that the painter’s taste has improved, implying a harsher judgment of the art overall.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt envisions a world when Brahm ceases to dream and humanity vanishes. Beauty and laughter fade, life ends in pain and joy, and nature shrivels to parchment as divine revelation slips away.
The Detroit Tribune quotes a firm head and a clerk in a clipped exchange about spending with a sick friend after the fourth race. The sick friend is named Benjamin, and the dialogue centers on misheard statements and the extent of concern.
A Detroit Tribune item notes a conversation where Tess mocks a sister who refuses to boil drinking water because it would kill microbes, while Bess praises her kind brother who even spares a worm.
In Bingville a church painting plan ends in disaster as Lem Brown climbs a ladder to the steeple. The ladder slips and Lem hangs by the steeple while onlookers fear for his life. Seth Dewberry saves him with a rope, Cy Hoskins’ ladder breaks, and disputes over payment arise between Lem and the Ladies’ Aid.
A dramatic dialogue recounts how Mary Langdon and other Portsmouth girls sewed Paul Jones flag pieces from gowns to create the first national ensign. Jones recalls the flag’s shifting fate from pirate to rebel to survivor, ending with its symbolic triumph over defeat.
Readers recall humorous rendering errors as children and an elderly woman misstate familiar hymns. Examples include misheard lines like Star of the East arise in the morning and Be fore the hills of Zion yield their many sacred sweets.
A reflection on a man quitting a post as he starts to earn, with an elderly woman remarking in a wry tone that a child, trained properly, will eventually depart. She invokes a biblical line about training a child to justify the departure.
J G Gordon the mayor's counsel told a dinner story about a repeater in Philadelphia politics. He described the man as ignorant with a stolid look, arrested for voting twice, and quipped that he expected payment for the crime instead of punishment.
The steamship Zealandia reached Seattle from Nome on July 8 carrying a record $1,500,000 in gold dust. It marks Nome’s largest single shipment to date and signals strong mining output from Alaska’s placer operations.
A society woman seeks a well bred young reader to absorb new books and current topics and then summarize the gist for her. She would not read herself but would pay well to stay informed through a trusted reader who will read aloud and digest the material. The plan aims to keep her up with her social circle.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note shows a head of a large firm praising attention to small details. He chastises dotting i s and invites Mr Peckham to his private room after work to receive a pamphlet on saving ink and time by using commas instead of semicolons.
A laggard suitor learns the old proverb about haste and repentance. He muses on marriage timing and the punch line settles the match. By the end, the couple becomes engaged, after a playful exchange about why haste might be wise.
A Scottish divine, known for his pulpit presence, is mocked by Janet the housekeeper who naps during his sermons but stays awake for younger preachers from St Andrew's. She explains the reason with a humorous blessing on the Word of God being safe in the established preacher’s hands, while the youth take the Word into their own hands.
A former congressman recalls a meeting of the committee on naval affairs debating gun styles for a new battleship. A bumptious first term member challenges the plan, revealing limited naval knowledge as Chairman Foss jokes about an Arkansas representative who mistook a cruiser hatch for a hollow hull in a Newport News tour.
W L Finley reports on California murres nesting along cliff faces at Three Arch Rocks Oregon. Eggs rest in natural niches instead of nests with a tapered top to prevent rolling and enhance stability on sloped edges.
A poem recounts a wealthy child’s pity for a poor boy deprived of simple pleasures. The speaker contrasts cleanliness and safeguards with the rough, free play of other children, noting the boy’s schooling and restricted daily life while reflecting on privilege. The piece appears credited to W. W. Gillian.
Mrs Bentover complains of a top-knot hen acting oddly in the barn yard. The bird alternates between wanting to set and refusing, fights other fowls, and wheezes before crowing. Lemuel suggests the hen may be in training for a primer donner.
In London the late Lady Diana de Vere Huddleston left 80 000 to her servants and 90 000 to others. Her will directs that her ashes after cremation be placed in the gas shrine awaiting them at Court’s Bank and buried with those of her husband, a body she had carried with her for fifteen years.
A Baltimore American comment lauds a practical Christian who moves from the end seat of an open car to make room for the next passenger, calling such courtesy rare and noteworthy.
Pet dogs traipse behind owners through Berlin streets in hot weather wearing sunbonnets and blue glass spectacles, a quirky scene reflecting city life.
May Have Municipal Light of Los Angeles selects an expert to assess the feasibility of establishing a municipal electric lighting plant. The appraisal will cover cost, potential savings, and implementation steps for citywide illumination.
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