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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
3
An advertisement seeks business owners to contact F. W. Cook of Fargo North Dakota for sign sketches and estimates. It promotes best workmanship and fair prices and invites readers to submit copy for estimates.
Northwestern inventors received patents last week for diverse devices including a cane unloading machine by William Gregg of Minneapolis, fire-proof flooring by Charles Haginn of Minneapolis, a washing machine by Frederick Hyatt of St James, a flush car door by Kistel Osel of St Paul, a flax harvest er by Isaac Wepello of Baudon, and a rotary steam engine by an unnamed inventor. Patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson at 011 012 Pioneer Press Building, St Paul, Minn, handled the filings.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes Papa Moth calling his eldest son’s mother the giddiest insect for constantly attending cama phor balls. The brief humor hinges on a playful misread of mating and social theatrics.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It eases tight or new shoes and soothes swollen hot sweating feet and common foot ailments. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Trial package free by mail Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Subbubs boasts a fine corn crop, calling it the most promising in the district. Townley exchanges surprised remarks and asks to be remembered if more than two messes occur.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a constitutional remedy with a price of 75 cents. The claim portrays the product as a trusted treatment claiming to address catarrh through a constitutional approach.
Thomas and Edward reminisce about a girl from last summer while A W H Reen of Peoria Illinois touts Cole s Car bolisalve and Carbolisoap claiming twenty years of reliable satisfaction from the products.
A dialogue titled Professional Jealousy appears in the Chicago News. It features Pennibs and Inkerton debating a poem and a light jab about a prior line. An ad notes Dean’s Appointment cure available at any drug store for 50 cents.
A collage of early 20th century snippets includes lines about short engagements, cure ads for cold remedies and tonics, a lemony joke about prayers, a babies teething syrup, a dessert quip at a dinner, and a medical ad for Dr J H Rindlaub in Fargo North Dakota. The tone mimics period newspaper filler with multiple named places and products.
Charles Lindgren of La Porte Indiana tested Doan’s Kidney Pills starting in 1897 and reports back after three years that the remedy cured his back lameness and soreness. A free trial is offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with nationwide mail availability, price fifty cents per box.
A judge recalls Mixem the chemist who blamed his cough mixture as genuine maple syrup to sell it on a cool day. He turned a fortune by labeling the product accurately after the ruse and is now overwhelmed with orders.
A judge notes the swift pace of innovation as styles and historical novels recount quick shifts. The exchange highlights how history is being made rapidly in literature.
A suburbanite muses on becoming his own worst enemy, wondering how one might fail at both raising flowers and keeping hens. The quip appears in Tit Bits as a humorous aside on domestic pursuits and personal missteps.
A compact exchange from a Philadelphia Press item shows Mrs Gossip questioning Mrs Strongmind on safeguarding her husband from events by keeping watch, while Strongmind asserts she prevents anything from happening to him. The dialogue reflects domestic prudence and social chatter of the era.
The 13 year old daughter of Mrs A J Smith of West Pembroke Maine recovered from years of alternating spells described as crazy spells after using Dodd s Kidney Pills She took five boxes last fall and four more in March and has remained in splendid health The family praises the remedy and notes doctors gave little hope The advertisement also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a household remedy and carries a proverb about borrowed trouble
Emma E Felch treasurer of Fond du Lac Wisconsin Social Economic Club reports cure from irregular and painful menstruation after two bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letter offers a $5000 forfeit if not genuine and urges other sufferers to try the product.
The article highlights fashionable millinery with a golden Tuscan straw hat trimmed by a black bird substitute for the bow and cherries. It notes large birds as a current trend, Paradise sweeping plumes, and fruit season trims. Pompon roses are popular, often arranged in interlaced wreaths.
Report insists the separate waist is an established fact amid doubts on toilet independence in autumn fashion. Description highlights pale blue velvet waist with pouffant front over yellow chiffon vest, elbow sleeves, and black velvet ribbons. ensemble includes blue velvet stock with yellow embroidery and ribbon accents.
The article describes a buttercup jelly recipe using gelatine eggs milk sugar and vanilla with a chilled mold finishing in ice. It also highlights two new tea gown designs, one a transparent blouse bodice with a basque waist and flounced skirt, the other a heliotrope crepe gown with hip-tucked fullness.
The description notes a bolero of deep yellow lace escaping beneath and reaching below the shoulders. Sleeves are crafted from the same lace with crepe puffing pulled into a lace wrist band, secured by a jeweled buckle.
A maman adds subtle pink ribbons to a white frock. Armhole edges are trimmed with pink ribbon and bows tie around the arms and hair to keep hair from the eyes. The chosen shade enhances the child’s rosy cheeks and overall charm.
Harper's Bazar notes dramatic changes in year footwear with higher heels and sharper toe shapes. It warns against extremes while praising the enduring appeal of low heels and broad soles for walkers and conservative tastes. The piece cites high insteps in American women and the discomfort of flat lasts, praising colonial style slippers as becoming.
A decorative finish for negliges uses a ribbon tied in a tight full knot from which twelve diagonal ends hang. Each end is knotted an inch from its tip. The effect is very pretty, trim for corset covers, nighties, and room robes, and creates a long graceful line without bulk.
London introduces a stylish yet sensible walking skirt in brown heather cloth. It features slot seams, a waterproof facing, elasticized back plaits for graceful swing, a medium girdle attached to the skirt, and eliminates the need for a belt while securely holding the blouse.
The garment features horizontal deep tucks on body and sleeves and a Hungarian sleeve design. Medium size fabric requirements are 5 yards 21 inches wide 4% yards 27 inches wide 3% yards 32 inches wide or 3% yards 44 inches wide plus % yard of all over lace for collar and cuffs.
The description details a black taffeta outfit with original appliqué bands and stitched cloth accents, featuring a plaited skirt and three scalloped founces. A second gown in ecru cloth shows a plaited skirt with lace insertion and a blouse trimmed to resemble a bolero with a dark satin girdle.
An old crony notes the statue of Bailie Watson in a Scottish town. The device is praised as larger than life but the friend quips it is not much bigger than Bailie himself, a humorous reflection on size versus expectation.
A short dialogue asks what absent minded means and answers that thinking too much defines it. An Indianapolis quip follows about doctors and Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to cure dyspepsia and constipation and to invigorate the system.
A humorous snippet contrasts Weary Willie and Tired Traddles over sleeping in a stable. Willie notes the scarcity of proper bedding as baled hay remains the only content for a traveler.
The landlady asks Mr Barnestorme how he likes his eggs and the tragedian joyfully replies hard boiled. The scene notes how audiences had mistaken his taste until that moment.
Nearly everyone has had a cold and the text endorses Cole's Cough Cure as the best and most reliable remedy. It notes druggists offer the product in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
In a serious dialogue Judge questions Gobang and Mijit about proposing to a girl. Gobang insists on marriage while Mijit suggests proposing immediately. The exchange centers on the gravity of the vows and timing.
A reader recalls Kipling’s poem about “a rag, a bone and a hunk of hair” in response to a query about the title. The exchange notes Miss Beacon Street and Miss Breezy discussing the poem titled The Umpire.
A witty dialogue from Detroit Free Press features a lady challenging a man claiming war hero status. The tramp offers a practical test by requesting a match to light a gasoline stove, highlighting a humorous contrast between bravado and everyday need.
A Chicago News item captures a humorous exchange between a victim and a barber. The victim mentions a legacy of $10,000, prompting the barber to joke that he will retire from business and eat onions for breakfast once he receives the money.
A Philadelphia Press joke accuses Mr. Kloseman of frequent church attendance as mere business. It notes he once loaned Rev. Gassaway ten dollars and now pays it back as pew rent rather than faith.
A vintage advertisement claims St Jacobs Oil has for fifty years guaranteed to cure shooting pains and all aches. It lists pains from lameness to toothache and touts 25 and 60 cent prices, with Baltimore based proprietors.
A collection of quips and adages mention Mrs Buster Jasper making clothes at home and Mrs Redhead puzzled by her husband living in restaurants. The note casts light on frugality, self deception, and citings of Dr. Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy.
The letter from a Denver reader urges Peruna as a cure for nervous prostration and systemic catarrh. It cites restored health, better sleep, and increased appetite from Peruna and invites readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
Classic patent medicine pitch touts Mother Gray nurse at a New York Children's Home claiming feverishness teething disorders worm destruction and bowel regulation. Cites over 20000 testimonials and lists price 26 cents with free sample offer. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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