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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
2
Emmons Go in Linton North Dakota reports a hospital scene for a homeless man. Zangwill argues fiction reveals truth, while Australian gold output for the first half of the year rises to 35.3 million dollars, up 279 thousand from last year.
Oberammergau has been casting up the accounts of this year's Passion Play. There were 48 performances and 200000 visitors who paid 300000 for admission. The profits from lodgers and sales were between 750000 and 1000000. Munich and Bavarian railways also profited with a surplus of 2500000.
A monumental statue of the late Cardinal Lavigerie was dedicated at Biskra on the Sahara's edge. The figure stands gazing toward the desert, right hand holding a pastoral cross as his life’s aims as bishop and colonizer reach into the barren land.
Forum documents suggest fire may have begun near Nero's palace and spared Christian districts, casting doubt on the idea that Nero fiddled as Rome burned and implicating Christians in starting the blaze. The evidence points to widespread claims that Christians were blamed historically rather than the actual origin near Nero's residence.
A stranger phoned Salina police and alleged he was robbed of a forty dollar bill. Officers circulated a thief description and searched all day, only to learn no such bill exists. The suspect then vanished from Salina.
Colonel Stowe's train was halted by Theron near Kroonstad in the recent fighting. Mr. J. E. Sharp shared the saloon and was wounded in the foot by a Mauser volley at about twenty five yards. A servant's bunk error prevented a worse outcome for Sharp.
Experiments show a mosquito transferring malaria from infected patients to unexposed individuals. In Rome, insects bitten by tertian fever patients were sent to London and allowed to sting Dr. Manson’s son, who had never had malaria. He developed tertian fever and blood tests revealed the malaria germ.
The article warns that muddy rivers signal huge national losses as rich topsoil washes into the sea. It urges hillside reforestation or sod cover to keep soil on its origin, noting slanted cultivated fields erode fastest and that soil should support crops instead of washing away.
The Paris exhibition features bed hangings made from silk spun by the halabe, a large female spider. M Nogue of the Antananarivo Technical School designed a method to unwind the silk, yielding 800 to 400 yards per spider. The silk is finer than silkworm silk yet exceptionally strong.
A Civil War veteran employed at the Philadelphia Mint sends a quarterly 75 dollar contribution to the U.S. general fund requesting placement in the treasury miscellaneous fund. Separately a note describes Havoc, the early British destroyer rebuilt with an extra funnel near the mast that sparked a mast fire during trials.
A fragment describes applying liquid air spray to a skin area to freeze it as ice then restore circulation after a short time, noting some unrest or pain during the process and the overall saving effect of the treatment.
In Germany the state regulates domestic help by requiring a formal blank at the police station for each servant. The form records full name birthplace marital status trade nationality religion home and children guardianship details. The system aims to protect servants and their families while tracking changes of employment.
The piece describes German laws requiring servant girls to register with police, pay insurance, and report departures to prevent being public charges. It notes strict surveillance and penalties for noncompliance, contrasting with American practices where domestics move more freely though face other social expectations. The author laments the difference and mentions a German Sunday police presence as a lingering problem.
A concise survey of how famous fortunes began with small savings. It recounts John J. Blair turning to railways, the Rothschilds saving in a pawnbroker’s shop, Rockefellers starting in a Cleveland warehouse, Knights buying a mill, Palmer herding sheep in Queensland, Edison earning £100 via journalism, and Lipton investing in a Glasgow shop.
The Paris exposition features the Palace of Optica near the Eiffel Tower. Visitors see an electric storm mock show with real sounding thunder, Crookes tubes light demo, and enlarged microbe images from Seine water. Guests glimpse phosphorescent water, persistence of images on a wood strip, and an X ray chamber with a maze of mirrors.
A Munich court is to hear a case over a kiss on stage during the performance of Giroffe Girafia. The heroine’s actress was kissed by the impersonator of Maras quin, defended as following author instructions while the manageress objects to the act as immodest.
Announcement that the sole log cabin in Philadelphia will be demolished to widen Mermaid Lane near Chestnut. The fact surprises locals in the Quaker City as the cabin, known as the Jin usstien, was erected by others.
The Christopher Yeakel residence, dating to 1743, remains a single story log structure long used as a residence and long regarded as a notable sight in upper Germantown.
The new queen’s failure to speak Italian draws attention as her French speech and Russian memories set her apart from the domestic Savoy tradition of Queen Margherita. Her youth’s confidante was the Empress Mother of Russia, shaping Elena’s views.
A fashion note favors mannish style lace shoes over button models for women. Patent leather pairs with a slightly higher heel are preferred for afternoon wear, complemented by heavy-weight hose in narrow stripes or embroidered designs.
A discussion from The Ladies' Home Journal on how reading varied authors and poetry strengthens language, expands vocabulary, and improves everyday speech. It emphasizes studying dictionaries, the Bible, Shakespeare, Kipling, and ballads to gain precise expression and elegant style.
A Royal anecdote recalls a frank exchange with a Dutch maid at Windsor. The queen is described as frugal and practical, preferring her midday meal with beef, chicken, cranberries, and cranberry tart. Afternoons include long drives or hunts in Scotland style expeditions. Ballochbute forest tea, kept by servants, features scones shortbread and cakes, with palace tea costing a dollar per pound.
The article suggests rubbing eau-de-cologne into the scalp after washing to prevent cold. It proposes a shampoo using borax, lemon juice, and egg yolk applied to the scalp and rinsed in multiple water portions. Rain water is best. boiled water is advised if using ordinary water.
A young man named Rosenberger leaped for a hat blown from a platform as a fire company's excursion train neared a mile a minute. The train backed up and he was carried aboard unconscious, then recovered in half an hour with only minor scratches. He said he did not want to mar the procession by wearing a nonregulation hat.
The article highlights a monumental painting claimed as the world’s largest, excluding the panorama and cyclorama, exhibited in Vegaioe’s grand salon. Details are limited due to damaged OCR.
Colonel Shoobooter of Kanawha, famed for his honor and dueling lore, clashes with Andrew Jackson Prock as they duel with a powder barrel. Prock outsmarts the colonel, rigging a mock showdown that ends with liquor and laughter. Prock wins the nomination while Shoobooter retreats to the woods, leaving a substitute on the front piazza.
A 1896 Europe visit tale recalls Li Hung Chang receiving a prize bulldog from Gen Gordon’s family as a gift. The chancellor’s letter to Li Hung Chang expresses gratitude and humor noting the animal’s magnificence yet unsuitable digestion, while the suite enjoyed it thoroughly.
The text discusses public roads in California managed by local authorities after court approval, with the original owner retaining soil ownership and toll on timber grain surface minerals. If vacated by the public, exclusive possession returns to the owner. Obstruction to the road can lead to a trespass action.
The text notes changing lawyer per population ratios from 1790 to 1890 with figures such as less than 3,000 lawyers in a 4,000,000 population (one per 1,333), about one per 1,000 in 1850, and one per 703 in 1890, indicating a predicted trend toward higher lawyer density by 1900.
A rag-man buying worn trousers at a farmhouse jokes about the farmer losing land on mortgage. He notes the pants are worn only where the sitter sits, implying the farmer’s financial distress in a wry, rural anecdote sourced from the Buffalo News.
The Philadelphia North American notes Lord Roberts' discreditable handling of British prisoners by the Boers should not overshadow Burdett-Coutts and others accusing British military hospitals in South Africa of gross inefficiency. It recalls the deaths of Cronje's captured men confined on British ships at the Cape after Paardeburg.
A Philadelphia Press quip features a dressy bachelor and a needy Benedict discussing fall style. The bachelor plans a three button cut away while noting affordability. the Benedict recalls a four button cutaway from last fall and jokes about attention to a missing button.
Jagway asks how to spell busy and explains he was too busy to go play whist with Finkenbinder the other evening. Pnoodles replies with the spelling B O X Y.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Mandy and her aunt discuss a visitor named Flumkins. The young man appears inexperienced in flirting and making eyes at a girl, prompting amusement and commentary.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt notes amusement and travel by a figure referred to as bots with remarks on a costly vacation. The text hints at heavy spending and widespread salary impact referenced in casual commentary.
A brief note suggests a perception about people with long faces and their comprehension, reflecting a humorous stereotype about mood and intellect.
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