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Newspaper

Emmons County Record

Location

Linton, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1901

Page

3

Pechy’s Poodle Death Sparks Proposal Ruse

Mina Pechy and Tom discuss Mina’s dog’s death. Jack misreads the moment, planning a proposal before Pechy may remarry, while Tit overhears and jokes about rushing romance.

Mina Pechys Peta Jack Miss Pechy Tom

Novel clock shows moon phases and world time

A newly described clock measures hours halves and quarters and moon phases while displaying time in any city. Since clocks are costly, readers can obtain Hostetter's Almanac for 1902 from any druggist free of charge for the same information plus humor and general interest facts.

Hostetter

Motto for my boy by bill bunko echoed in Chica ee News

Bill Bunko praises a motto for his son with George Greengoods asking for the phrase. Bunko responds with a succinct call to “Be up on doing” as the suggested motto, reported by Chica ee News.

Bill Bunko George Greengoods Chicaee News

Western Canada seen as vast wheat empire by expert

Prof. Thomas Shaw of Minnesota University asserts Western Canada offers extensive tillable land and strong wheat prospects. He notes Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan Alberta and Peace River region as a grain and stock belt with high grain yields and improving live stock quality, aided by irrigation and railroads.

St. Paul Thomas Shaw Minnesota State University Western Canada Western Canada Prairie Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan Alberta Peace River Athabasca Rockies Territories F. Pedler Imieration Ottawa W. Ritchie Grafton N. D

What Reb Said

Ethel Trent boasts of rich fiancé Mr. Wilson and world travel while Bertha questions Rob Hillis, her sister’s absent suitor. Rob, a young doctor, returns to Kaowoc amid family plans and Ethel’s engagement, highlighting class, money, and romance in a restless town.

Moses P. Handy Daily Story Pub. Co Bertie Ethel Trent Mr. Wilson Rob Ethel Alcides Olympus Minerva Hebe Trousseau Rob Hillis Kaowoc Bertha Trent Bertha Joe

Ella Wheel Wilco Poem Fragment

A compact verse urging renewal and forward motion. It envisions leaving the past behind and facing each new day with resolve, invoking a divine bond to unify past and present as one. The speaker exhorts the reader to go forth and attain.

Bertha Faces Heartache As Rob Chooses Ethel

Bertha suffers after Ethel rejects Rob, tears and shame rise as she leaves the room. She seeks solitude at a willow-clad spot between the Trent and Hillis homesteads to gather composure and hopes to help Rob. A cheerful voice interrupts, asking if she can be happy as a poor man's wife.

Rob Bertha Ethel Trent Hillis

Candle of poverty altered Crispi's fate in Paris

In 1858 while a refugee in Paris Signor Crispi faced a choice caused by poverty. His wife asked about the candle and they stayed home instead of going to the opera. That night Orsini attacked Louis Napoleon, triggering arrests that could have snared Crispi. The candle incident likely changed his life and career.

Signor Crispi Italy Paris Francesco Orsini Louis Napoleon Crispi Mazzini Crisps Youth

Immigrant Skill Drives Calcutta Shoemaking Rise

An English observer notes Chinamen from Canton districts in Calcutta marry Eurasian wives and educate children in English arithmetic, leading to rapid competition with natives in shoemaking and carpentry. Similar growth is seen in Burma and Australasia with Chinese workers shaping commerce and crafts, despite taxes and restrictions. The social rank of cabinet officers is tied to presidential succession, with State Secretary first in line, followed by Treasury, War, and others in a defined order.

Chi Namen Calcutta Canton India Mandalay Herald Australasia Lahore Tribune State Department Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of War Navy Secretary of the Interior Ladies’ Home Journal

Shall versus will in making requests and future plans

A quotation discusses using shall for inquiries about future plans versus will for requests or promises. It contrasts At what time shall you be at liberty with will you and explains shall signals futurity rather than willingness. The excerpt cites Elizabeth A. Withey.

Elizabeth A Withey Ladies’ Home Journal Puck

Chicago leads in railroad accident deaths in census data

The census bulletin reports Chicago with 330 railroad accident deaths, compared with nine other large cities totaling 486 deaths. The figures highlight Chicago's higher fatality toll in rail incidents during the census year.

Chicago

Man killed after fall from cab in Streatham

Mr. J. Pope of Ferrar Road recounts a fatal accident where a cab driver was thrown from his seat and killed. He credits St. Jacob's Oil, previously given by a friend, with curing his rheumatism and claims the oil permanently relieved his pain.

J. Pope Ferrar Road Streatham England Bowman Pope

Experience Purchases Change the Season for Hiram

A man returns from the city with a mysterious purchase and a terse reply. When asked if he bought anything, he says yes and that it was experience. His partner notes the prior haul was also experience, yet this is a different kind.

Hiram Chicago Post

Women Look Younger Than Men Across The Century

The writer argues that women now age more slowly than men, noting many forties and mid forties appear younger than husbands only slightly older. They credit youthful grooming and evolving social trends as more brides marry men several years their juniors.

A Clergyman's Discovery in Fredericksburg

Rev. E. P. Stevens reports a kidney remedy after years of illness. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his incontinence and claims the preparation also treats Lame Back Rheumatism Bright's Disease Diabetes and other kidney ailments claiming it to be the only cure for Bright's Disease.

Fredericksburg Ind Dodd Bright

The Proof Sparks Defiant Pudding Quip

A devoted missionary faces defiance as the phrase You think I am a pudding echoes. The savages reply The proof of the pudding is in the eating as tension rises in Detroit.

Savages Detroit Free Press

Cheney & Co. oath vows to pay for catarrh cure failures

Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice cites a sworn statement before a notary and promotes the remedy with testimonials and harbors a mix of assorted ads and items bundled in this clipping.

Onto Civy Toledo Hall Cheney & CO

Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors

Northwestern inventors received patents including John Caldwell of Minneapolis for a leather stretching device Charles Do bins of Westline for a stationary boiler James Eggleston of Minneapolis for a printer s ink fountain Frank Lehner of Eyota for a plow Harvey Ricker of Mineapolis for a coffee pox and William Walton of Neche for a device for starting explosive engines Patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson located at 911 912 Pioneer Prose Bidg 81 Paul Minnesota handled the filings.

Northwestern John Caldwell Minneapolis Minn Charles Dobins Westline James Eggleston Frank Lehner Eyota Harvey Ricker Mineapolis Min William Walton Neche Lothrop & Johnson Pioneer Paul

Lobster Farms and the Law in Cape Ann

Reports from Rockport discuss a shift toward diverse crops with lobster farming as a new regional possibility near Gloucester. The main obstacle is legality since short lobsters are forbidden. if found on a farm, penalties loom unless enforcement is relaxed as with Sunday fishing policy.

Rockport Cape Ann Gloucester Game Gon Mission Boston Daily Advertiser

Northern and Southern travelers remark on travel improvements

A mixed party in a private car heads southward and, upon arriving in Richmond, a Loyal Legion member notes that travel facilities have improved since his time in Washington. He recalls it once took four years to make the trip.

Richmond The Loyal Legion Washington New York Times

Hamilin's Wizard Ol Company Offers Free Song Book

A free song book is being sent by Hamilin's Wizard Ol Company and promoted by druggists. The promotion claims the booklet helps with pain relief when used or read.

Hamilin

German Visitor Quelled by Inspectors Over Trinkets

An irascible German traveler protested duties on $50 worth of trinkets after declaring he had none. He claimed mislabeling and exclaimed that he spent $50 on drinks, though he said he no longer possesses them.

New York Times

Putnam Faceless Dyes Offer Easy Laundry Solution

Putnam Faceless Dyes are marketed as as easy to use as soap with no mass or failures. Each package is priced at 10 cents and sold by druggists.

Putnam State Street New York City

Nearly Drowned During Baptism Rescue at Church

Miss Minnie Coddington slipped from a minister during baptism near this place. Bystanders and the minister saved her, then neighbors and friends aided for nearly an hour returning her to consciousness. Dr. Armstrong of Thornton treated her, and she recovered to normal condition after two hours.

Minnie Coddington Christian Church Het Home Armstrong Thornton Miss Coddington Indianapolis News

Mother Gray's Nurse Product Ad Address LeRoy N Y

Cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move regulated bowels destroy worms. Over testimonials. At all druggists 25c Sampler users. Address Allen Olmusted LeRoy N Y.

Mother Gray New York Allen LeRoy

Too Green and the Irish in Hades Dream Tale

A comic vignette contrasts Pat’s dream visit to Hades with satirical Irish stereotypes. Satan welcomes him and jokes about Irish staying inside, while an officer disputes a concealed weapons charge, insisting a French dueling pistol was not deadly. The snippets appear from New York Times and New York Weekly.

Pat Hades Satan Phwat Prevner New York Weekly

Presentment and Quips from a Dated Column

A South American woman warns of a dreadful premonition about her husband amid a casual talk about revolutions and a new car. The page also includes quips on overzealous manners and a joke about boys versus girls. An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds with a refund guarantee.

Honest physician praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Dr Wanata of Lansing Michigan attests the compound treats female disorders including ovarian issues and womb weakness claiming it restores health faster than any other remedy. He warns five thousand dollar forfeit for untrusted testimonials and urges sick women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice from Lynn Massachusetts.

Wanata Lansing Mich

Carnegie argues charity cannot starve Scotch

In a talk with a friend Andrew Carnegie notes Edinburgh’s charity shows no starvation deaths for many years. He explains that such outcomes come not from charity levels but from the impossibility of starving a Scotchman. A witty exchange about future gains follows.

Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Edinburgh Mr. Carnegie New York Times

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