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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
Abarjorie Atoore writes on Santa Claus as a fading myth, while a Western Christmas story unfolds aboard a train. Cowboys, a cattleman, and a minister pool their gifts to brighten two children with a sage brush tree and a hundred dollar surprise from the mother.
Poem reflecting on a transformative historic moment with themes of renewal and joy. The speaker recalls a dawning light that altered life and calls all to sing in period language. Named author T. T. Lynch anchors the piece as a lyrical tribute.
A Western passenger train blocked on Christmas Eve brings together a drummer a cowboy a cattleman and a minister. They share warmth with a poor widow and her two children promising stockings and a Christmas, with the cattleman gifting two new woolen socks while acknowledging Santa Claus will see through their ruse.
The piece extols Christmas as a universal day for peace and goodwill. It emphasizes charity and Christian grace, noting the season softens sorrow and unites hearts beyond creed or class, while celebrating its growing power and beauty.
A merchant asks about Mr Smart’s drinking habits and learns he abstains yet appears drunk two hours after Christmas. The clerk explains the man gave his son a drum for Christmas, implying the festive spirit rather than intoxication.
The article explains making home made candies as a thrifty, pure option for gifts. It gives a recipe for peanut candy with peanuts and molasses or sugar, and notes alternatives using hickory nuts, walnuts, or almonds. It also describes appealing gift packaging ideas with baskets, waxed paper, tissue, rosettes, and ribbons, plus nut blanching instructions.
A retired naval officer reflects that sailors on battleships enjoy rare freedom on Christmas. Normally strict and confined, the crew receives full liberty to spend the day as they wish, with leave if in port and simple religious services if a chaplain is aboard. In England stockings hang by bedsides while in America families display them on mantels.
On the eve of St Nicholas day December 6 parents in France secretly give presents to children while denying they did so themselves claiming the Saint left the gifts. The saint is said to travel the earth that night entering unseen through windows to reward the good children.
The article explains why France and Italy produce similar wine quantities yet France dominates U S imports with value of 5 147 000 versus Italy 347 000 and notes Germany and Austria lead exporters. It contrasts Italian practices of blending and large vats with French methods that separate vineyards by terrain to preserve quality and value. It highlights Italian labor on the Pacific coast and the rising influence of French grape culture in California.
A New York Sun piece notes rising interest in hour glasses, led by the three minute model used for boiling eggs. It cites musicians and lodges as buyers for longer durations while Italian sand from the western coast shapes the product, with prices from $1 to $2 depending on frame ornamentation.
The article notes mink and weasels prey on fry, while hawks kingfishers and herons prey from above. It describes tin-lined ponds trapping predators and a homemade steel trap perch to catch birds on perches near the water.
A Kansas soldier stationed at Tarlac in the Philippines describes locals as mixed in modernity and savagery in a home letter. He notes 70 percent literacy, idle behavior, and unusual diet including baked grasshoppers June bugs snails and rice eaten with fingers.
A brief meditation on overcoming fear of darkness with practical steps. It advises sleeping with a dim light, examining closets and under the bed, and using faith to reassure the mind that no danger exists. The quote ends with a reminder that God hears prayers.
A Chicagoan speaker recalls Alaska’s winter as delightful due to its certainty about the weather. The exchange highlights a contrasting view on harsh climates and personal experience during exploration.
The piece claims that advances in medicine lengthen life and cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a premier remedy. It asserts the tonic cures headache sour stomach belching heartburn indigestion steadies nerves promotes sleep and prevents malaria fever and age. The call to action urges readers to try it.
A Chicago Post quip shows a book agent probing a merchant about marriage and children to segue into selling an encyclopedia. The resourceful merchant acknowledges the questions and proceeds toward a purchase, illustrating salesmanship.
A family story contrasts wealth and family life as a girl pleads with her father to avoid wealth that keeps him from the nursery. The piece argues money can govern a man away from rest and joy, citing the parent’s anxiety and the child’s plea as a moral reflection from Success.
In Hester Missouri on December 16 a long suffering patient Mrs Ellenor Guardhouse with sciatic rheumatism for over forty years reports dramatic relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After eight boxes she claims complete cure and doctors who initially doubted are astonished by her improvement.
A Scandinavian advertises salmon river hire in Fjorde Norway. The undersigned Didrik Maan offers good lodgings and the use of a salmon river to travelers, claiming suitable accommodations for short or long stays. Cazsell's Journal notes the lure to visitors by a shrewd host.
An intriguing old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the sole remedy for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet coins and bunions. The powder is to be shaken into shoes and is available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with samples mailed free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A Philadelphia Press quip has a deadbeat exclaiming he lost his last nickel while ostentiously fishing for his fare. The wise conductor rings the bell to stop, telling him he is really better off.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J Cheney and company pledge reliability. Toledo wholesalers West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin endorse the cure. Internal remedy claims to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price six shillings per bottle. Sold by druggists. It's Family Pills recommended.
A boastful speaker declares wealth of one hundred thousand dollars and aims to wed the listener’s daughter, while questioning the parent’s finances and status as bankrupt in a dramatic exchange from an old manuscript.
A list of inventors and their claims includes John Mortenson Neihart Mont lead binder John H Rickman Gladstone N D snap hook Henry G Rothe Minneapolis Minn weighing scale Sverre Svendsgaard Minn condiment holder John Schall Tus ser Mont folding platform for grain binders James Orge Grand Rapids Minn gun sight. Tathrop Johnson patent attorneys St Paul Minn 011 112 Pioneer Press Bldg.
The Boston Transcript records a dialog where Mrs Knowles praises a cook and Mrs Milton agrees. They discuss writing recommendations and ask what the other thinks of the girl, reflecting social etiquette in evaluating helped workers.
A light exchange about hunting in Maine notes that three guides encountered by Nymrodd are over fifty, suggesting surprising age among local marksmen. The remark follows a line about a two week vacation and a rent due date approaching.
An old ad mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and fever relief, priced at 25 cents a bottle. It contrasts the wedding day as joyful for women and dreaded by men, and humorously notes many men chase political office until the undertaker overtakes them.
A historic advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for irregular or painful menstruation and related female ailments. It claims broad endorsements, urges readers to refuse other medicines, and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
John W. Gates slipped a coin he thought was a quarter to a Waldorf Astoria page as a reward for telegram delivery. The page corrected him mishearing postage stamp showcasing an old copper coin. Gates apologized and handed a half dollar instead saying keep the other for good luck.
A sluggish applicant asks if he can become a football player. The coach replies he might become a chess player, noting the applicant is too slow to move on the field.
Nurse at the Children's Home in New York touts Mother Grays Sweet Powders for children. Claims cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels destroy worms with over 30 000 testimonials. Available at all druggists 25 cents. Sample free address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A Brooklyn man recalls visits to Brooklyn and a mistaken ferry ride that sent him to Jersey City. The anecdote blends regional speech with humorous misdirection and local color from the New York Weekly.
Advertisement extols Garfield Tea as a cure for stomach, liver, kidney and bowel issues. It claims blood cleansing and rheumatism relief, praising its long standing high repute and physician recommendations for all ages.
Edith and Bertha discuss a possible romance with Fred, noting they have golfed together three times and only argued when Fred was in the wrong, according to a Boston Transcript line.
In Tit-Bits a manager confirms Monday's concert programme while an assistant mentions an extra row among the artists. The quarrel centers on whose turn it is to be too ill to appear, highlighting backstage tensions.
Dr J H Krindland, a Fargo specialist in eye ear nose and throat treats patients. The fragment mentions a woman and forgiveness but lacks clear news context or events.
A rural column laments long hours and low pay pressuring country youths on farms. It compares character to wheat once flour is extracted, implying hardship shapes resilience or decline.
A whimsical ad line claims Pain and Suffering could not coexist with Wizard Oli and moved out, urging readers to ask their druggist about it for a baffling product pitch.
A short exchange shows Tom trying to court Cousin Nell who teases him by calling him a lobster then claims she is fond of lobsters. Nell jokes that she meant he is nice to eat while Tom jokes about his courage.
A humorous note from London Tit-Bits recalls a near sighted man asking about an inscription on a board. He jokes about a small school in Ireland during his boyhood, using Irish slang and dialect for comic effect.
A brief exchange appears to mock sanctimony as a Phariate proclaims self superiority while a woman challenges him recalling a seat in a car where many women stood. The Chicago Record-Herald quotes the dialogue.
A Christmas philosopher proclaims three aims Health Wealth and Happiness. He grants three grout A vital mix symbolically boosting well being. Garfield Tea then offered, claimed to bring health promote happiness and enable the pursuit of wealth.
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A witty exchange unfolds as Mrs. Bouncer greets the professor with concern for health. The professor replies with a tongue in cheek remark about his health being tied to getting it. The lines reveal a light theatrical mood in a moonshine era dialogue.
A humorous exchange as Mr Warren asks Joshua what first struck him about town and Joshua replies a trolley car nearly hit him, but he was spared. The Detroit Free Press quotes the anecdote with a light tone.
N W Samuaz of Ocean Grove New Jersey Feb 17 1900 endorses Miso's Cure for coughs and colds as an infallible medicine claiming it cures consumption and related symptoms.
A man argues spring chickens hold greater worth than clams, labeling the comparison foolish in a local market debate about seasonal produce and pricing.
Color silk wool or cotton perfectly at one doil ing. Sold by druggists 10¢ per package. It is noted that the sweet girl graduate was once a short haired baby with a red nose and that much of children's education comes from more than books.
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