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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
6
A collection of wry observations on men and women and social pretensions. A Chicago State's Attorney seeks 24 million from firms for missing annual statements. Americans can have good country roads if cared for regularly. English road menders and inspectors maintain roads year round under county committees.
Russia agrees to arbitrate damages for seizure of American sealers eight years ago. England and Canada settle temporary Alaska boundary, Germany and England show interest in Samoa fair. United States ready to reach fair understandings with one or more nations, while remaining cautious about friendships.
An English railway engineer proposes a buffer car filled with powerful springs to telescope under extreme strain and absorb shocks. Used in pairs, one car would precede the baggage car and the other follow the train, separating baggage from engine and tender to prevent telescoping and protect passenger cars.
A southern Ohio grocer, active against liquor sales to boys, faced threats from local saloonkeepers. He listened to their coercive demands and replied that he sells groceries, not principles, turning a humble trader into a moral hero in the public eye.
The quote asserts that Boers can be routed more times without losing ground than any other people who ever went to war. It contrasts resilience with repeated setbacks in conflict history.
The passage notes that Alfred Vanderbilt gave up six million dollars to Cornelius to preserve family harmony. It suggests the sum could pacify many people and reflects on the broader peace a large inheritance can bring among kin.
A New York hospital patient continued talking after his heart ceased beating, a bizarre incident prompting speculation about the cause. Medical staff noted the ongoing speech seemed involuntary as emergency teams worked to revive him.
The text notes a rare close bond between President McKinley and Vice President Hobart since their 1896 nomination, contrasting with historic friction between presidents and their vice presidents. It mentions social harmony and the enduring rapport from that first close pairing through the present.
A fragment from a historical piece describes a leper settlement with vivid sights and stories, noting a moral beauty that haunts the colony and reflecting on the harshness of life there through a cautious, literary lens.
The article notes a strong friendship between President McKinley and Vice-President Hobart, despite policy differences. It describes their warm demeanor during McKinley’s visit to Hobart’s summer home, remarks from a guest, and mentions rare joint portraits taken at Hobart's villa in August.
In Schramberg Germany a timepiece museum showcases an alarm clock from 1680 for travelers. The lantern shaped clock hides a candle, which rises by a spring as a wick is trimmed every minute. Movable lantern slides block light until the alarm rings and sides drop to flood the room with light.
Miss Ella Cable and James Ketchum tied the knot at Matteawan New York in a romance that began fifty years ago as schoolmates. A small quarrel once caused a separation with Ketchum leaving Dutchess County before the reunion and marriage sealing their long awaited union.
The patient recovered and revealed confidential facts after convalescence. Ketchum gained freedom to marry the woman, who likewise could wed. He left the hospital walking on crutches, as doctors predicted, and preparations for their wedding started at their Matteawan cottage where the ceremony took place.
Chicago Record notes a Stamford Conn wedding where breakfast was served on the lawn under trees by the lake. The bride, in white, was blindfolded by a bridesmaid as a ring hidden in the bouquet foretold the next bride. Rice and slippers as decorations accompany outdoor festivity.
Excerpts discuss fatal fasting, noting death occurs after a fixed percentage of total weight loss varies by initial weight. Illustrative examples compare fat and thin bodies and mention a 143 pound person could lose about 55 pounds. The writer reflects on Saint Damien, Catholic virtues, and describes Kalawao Kalaupapa scenery with rugged mountains and bleak coastlines from Stevenson's Letters.
The piece contrasts modern bridal travel with old grand coaches, noting brides choosing open traps drawn by their own horses for honeymoons. It also mentions a bride joking about holding the felon at the start and touches on physiology of fasting and bodily responses during starvation.
Placards announce destruction of the Palais de lIndustrie in the Champs Elysees to clear the last vestige of the first great international exhibition. Work to begin in October, taking about three months, with Avenue Alexandre III to be open by early next year as road works continue.
A brief quarrel note features two women discussing mothers and their children. One says mothers tend to idealize their own offspring, while the other agrees that if all children were like her Georgie, the world would seem less peculiar. The exchange captures a domestic moment.
A U S consul in Assuncion touts Paraguay as ripe for American capital noting high returns from public works and banking ventures. He cites opportunities in a new city market and city hall, docks, bridges, and housing financed by building loan banks with cheap materials and labor.
A Harpers Weekly description details the Columbia River fish wheel method with three scoop nets on a rear anchored scow. As nets rise, fish slide through troughs into the scow and onward to canneries, with river current aiding the process. Squaws load fish to great bags, tossing them into storage during the operation.
Open a can of salmon and drain it. Line a lettuce covered dish with leaves. Remove bones and skin, place salmon on leaves. Lightly salt, drizzle two or three tablespoons lemon juice. Top with thick mayonnaise dressing and serve.
A vivid character moment captures a plain man drawing notice as two women chide each other in a Cleveland Leader exchange. The dialogue underscores social attitudes and humor in the era.
Alarm over tea poisoning rises as women demand better health. The piece urges natural strengthening of the system and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to tone nerves regulate bowels and cure dyspepsia.
A boarding housekeeper questions Mr Gupp why he avoids certain foods and he responds that he never works American. The fragment shows dialogue about work and eating as part of daily life in the home.
We learn this from experience in every department of life. Good clothes wear longest. Good food gives best nutriment. Good medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best and cheapest because it cures when others fail.
A Chicago News humorous tale recalls Dusty, a victim of a prank that went wrong. Dusty asks at a wayside cottage, the woman offers a cake, but the cake is soap. The joke foreshadows misfortune and death from the prank’s harsh consequences.
This article argues winter is as healthy as summer if you follow simple rules. Do not overheat rooms or block ventilation, sleep cool but warm, remove outer wraps indoors and rewear them outside, and always wear rubbers in snow. Wet feet twice as likely to cause colds, per The Independent.
A brisk tale from Tit-Bits recalls a boy rushing a merchant to see the governor. The lad insists on meeting him at once and spares no effort, claiming urgency and wit. The merchant finds the boy already engaged in a humorous misunderstanding with a local office routine.
An elderly colored man tells a polite gentleman he will stay alive until his birthday comes around again. The exchange uses dialect to humorously imply longevity and repetition of life.
Henry A. Salzer, manager of the John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin and president of the Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling Co., reports a rich gold ore strike in the Seven Devil District Idaho. The company stock doubled in value within a day drawing salzer seed patrons into the venture.
In a wry exchange Mr. Peckham doubts the author of the saying Silence is golden and hints it may belong to a man whose wife is grasping, while Mrs. Peckham questions the attribution in a humorous Chicago Times-Herald blurb.
Mr Chamberlain is a strict guardian of his daughters reading material and theatre attendance. He insists on approving every new book and bans plays that would offend even the most fastidious tastes.
Sir Thomas Lipton estimates the full expense of his bid to win the America’s Cup will run around $600,000.
A cold confrontation unfolds as a coal man delivers a heavy debt of consequence after a ton is dumped in the cellar. The exchange centers on a vow fulfilled, signaling a decisive turn in the incident reported by the Philadelphia North American.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample sent free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Dee Wre notes an inexplicable chill in bank atmospheres while Handy quips that banks deal in cold cash, a remark observed in the Philadelphia North American. The exchange highlights a playful view of financial spaces and money handling.
The notice urges readers to read the advertisements for entertainment and money saving opportunities. It promises reliable advertisers who deliver as promised and suggests ads offer excellent bargains and useful information.
A compact note from Philadelphia North contrasts poets born with those who die naturally or are shot, illustrating tight literary reflections on fate and mortality.
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