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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
2
A collage of jokes, quips, and brief notes from the Emmons County Record includes remarks on bank failures, Parisian fashion, Panama events, Patti, and smart society, plus a count of railroad deaths and injuries. It blends local witticisms with national curiosities and opinions.
The Cuban congress votes a fifty thousand dollar gift to General Gomez implying his permanent retirement from revolutionary activity. The item sits among a broader mix of satirical notes on politics banks and contemporary figures.
Although their fighting may lag behind European standards, Central American countries have not acted for months after the "War Is Inevitable" headline rose. The article notes delayed responses and uncertain progress amid regional tensions and political pressures.
King Peter attempted to greet Britain's diplomatic representative in Belgrade on King Edward's birthday but was snubbed. He will keep quiet and signal his thoughts with motions rather than words.
A judge dismisses a breach of promise claim for a man who proposed on Sunday and did not fulfill the arrangement. The passage hints lights go out at midnight Saturday and recalls Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address urging citizens and future voters to reflect on its nobility.
London reels as a medical opinion claims soap harms health. The piece hints at political stakes with Chamberlain’s possible return to power and the defense of a controversial figure labeled the Moglishman while referencing a quirky phrase about a tub.
Poem fragment describes a woman whose face shows a thousand dimples and whose lips are full of laughter and mirth. It extols love as a palace on earth and praises the beauty of her rounded throat and the power of her gaze.
Ernest Hardy confronts the notorious outlaw known as Dr. St. Edmund who reveals his former identity. The exchange leads to a poignant farewell as the outlaw agrees to ride east, sparing Hardy and a young girl from danger and offering a chance at redemption.
A book agent, a drummer, and a life insurance man argued over borrowing a dollar from a passerby near the sub-treasury when a shrewd old man offered himself as Russell Sage. The agent failed to borrow, but won a dinner bet after returning with a quarter. A broker later revealed the man was not Sage.
A frontier family near a wooded valley faces danger as a roadside outlaw posing as a doctor aids a sick baby. Dorothy Mistakenly calls Lars for help and learns the true identity after the marshal seeks the man, who ultimately assists in saving Amy.
Mark Twain recalls meeting James McNeil Whistler in London studio. Twain tried to outwit the irascible painter with a feigned clumsy gesture to rub out a cloud. Whistler warned him the paint was wet. Twain says they got on well after that.
A poem praising the weary man burdened by life asks for endurance hope and support. It honors those worn by hardship and those who smile through struggle as they carry on with faith and resilience.
A rancher visiting Washington last session watched Congress with Delegate Rodey of New Mexico. They viewed leaders on the floor and discussed proceedings. Rodey said the body lacked great figures but had a fair, average group of legislators. The rancher noted plenty of tableland, not peaks.
Commissioner Kerr, a blunt British magistrate, heard a suit where a milkman sought 65 for milk. The plaintiff admitted nonpayment for two months and the judge quipped that he would not be watered down by the milkman’s losses.
The sea covers three fourths of the earth yet only about 3 percent of people derive their living directly from it. The text notes limited dependence on marine resources despite vast oceanic territory.
Three New England veterans from Middleboro Massachusetts share that their ages add to 277 years. One man Captain B Gibbs is 92, another Reverend H is Con aged 98, and Sidney Tuck is the third veteran.
The article describes sheet iron shoe devices with steel runners and bolts to fit wagon wheels, enabling sleigh travel in varying conditions. Inventors Samuel J. Phillips and John D. Phillips of New York City market a portable, light kit for daily drivers to cope with unpredictable winter weather.
A European paper summary describes a Japanese method to produce artificial pearls by inserting a grain into oysters and returning them to beds. Connoisseurs cannot distinguish these from natural pearls, sparking concern that cheap artificial pearls may flood the market and compete with genuine pearls.
A Dorchester inventor, George W Johnston, proposes flattened rings on shoe hooks in place of laces to stop wear. Rings replace sharp edges, allowing laces to pass without sawing and breaking. The new method aims to be as easy to lace and reduce frequent trips for repairs.
The world supply comes mainly from electric furnaces. Electrolysis of alumina in molten cryolite yields aluminum with theoretical 1 horsepower day producing 4.7 pounds, but commercial output is about 1.25 pounds. No workable process exists for electrolyzing aqueous aluminum salt solutions.
A report in the Zeitschrift of the Austrian Society of Engineers and Architects notes a by-product economy from treating sewage. The described method uses sulphuric acid dosing and heating to a high temperature to produce a cleaning agent from sludge.
A German claims a chemical treatment can preserve potatoes for years. If true, nations could stockpile potatoes for armies and aid the poor in scarce years, improving food security during war or shortages.
The article notes major advances in electric transmission from water power. Forty three companies with 177,300 horsepower transmit over 1,549 miles at 10,000 to 60,000 volt levels. Maximum wire distance 220 miles Colgate to San Francisco with 25 percent loss. Power stations have large falls though modest water flow.
It is proposed to supply Thorshaven with electric lights using abundant water power nine months a year. Petroleum lamps currently used in shops homes and streets could be replaced by electricity during the period of greatest need. May June and July have constant daylight when no lighting would be required.
A California inventor introduces a burner attachment for compact heating devices that allows making tea coffee or chocolate in a small room despite limited funds. The device features a clamping mechanism to attach to oil or gas stoves, offering an inexpensive warming and cooking option for the poor who cannot afford full meals.
George W Brunner of San Francisco California is the patentee of a gas burner assembly. The device grips the burner tube and supports the standards from the flat wire screen. The standards are adjustable by loosening clamping screws and can be set to match flame size and heat from the jet.
European exporters are starting to use metallic tubes with attached oxygen generators to feed water with gas during transport. This method kept 40,000 trout alive on a recent shipment from Switzerland to England Germany and Austria, with only 400 deaths.
German press reports a new vocation for women through X ray use in hospitals with lectures for X ray nurses to start soon in Berlin. Women will serve as nurses for X ray treated patients and as assistants in handling this delicate healing agent, a duty demanding great care.
In Birmingham England bacterial sewage treatment used coal filled contact beds and produced an effluent that was clear sparkling and odorless. Workers drank from the beds due to the unusually clean flow, compared with other filtering media.
The article explains making a cot mattress from torn old letters or clean paper not too stiff. Tear the paper into strips, place in a stout fabric case sized for the cot, and fill it. A folded blanket is laid over the paper mattress.
A historic note advises cleaning bamboo furniture with a small brush and warm water mixed with salt to prevent yellowing. It also recommends applying the same method to Japanese and Indian matting.
Hicks notes considerable progress in berry culture 4.0w while Wicks cautions that the initial three turns are small. The exchange ends with a light remark about progress.
Short-Jack Brakeleigh marries in haste and feels regret, as luck and romance unfold in a tale of elopement with an heiress. The piece contrasts unexpected fortune with a later reckoning and leisure reproof.
In Boston a brief exchange has Mrs Beanlets-Will urging Waldo to wait while she enters. Waldo replies that he has already stopped and will remain where he is.
A man in a restaurant is observed tossing peas into his mouth from an overloaded spoon. The act causes peas to fly in all directions. A polite bystander remarks that the scene resembles no game of table tennis.
In a cartoonish exchange from Yankee View, Smith asks about a Japan Russia war outcome. Jane responds that it would be deplorable but would trigger a business boom for Smith who would profit while others suffer.
A witty exchange between a vet and a hairless man highlights how women seemingly reach sudden conclusions only after extensive discussion. The dialogue emphasizes timing and the nature of these discussions in a light, humorous tone.
A terse city desk note hints at a death report involving Col. Lusk. The brief line uses a wary pun indicating the end of a struggle, with no further details available in the fragment.
In the boarding house a philosopher muses that age softens people making them more tender. A nervy boarder quips that if so the chicken killed for supper would have benefited from a few more years.
In a parlour game of remarks Mrs Sharpeye asks about Mr Jones teeth. They resemble grave stones prompting a whispered joke that he wore them to memorialize deceased kin. Miss Sinnle Cal adds a fretted sigh and a dying quip about lost loved ones.
Mrs New wed recalls pies from her mother while Mr New wed explains his father ran a bakery. The exchange highlights a family legacy in baking across generations.
A girl in a fall hat asks who the young man hugging her was. Her friend replies he is a book agent, but she thinks he looked more like a press agent.
A playful exchange turns on elopement and future home life as two unnamed speakers quip about lighthouse keeping and a big lamp. The dialogue hints at a simple domestic future after a bold romance, with light imagery underscoring their plans.
The dialogue shows Tweediedee and Tweediedum as Margaret resists Mamma Margeret’s insistence she goes to bed. Margaret promises to disobey while pleading for leniency in a tense domestic exchange.
The fragment hints at a gossiping note about a marriage pairing Marjorie and a man labeled as Madge Why in a savory social column. It mentions political tones with beta and Powny Tories in a snappy, clipped newswire voice.
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