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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
2
A compilation of maxims and economic observations discusses money as the root of evil and misperceived judgments while noting industrial shifts to electric power, coal transport costs, and a sharp drop in sealing vessel hauls across British, Russian, and Japanese rookeries.
New York and other cities face criticism of school accommodations as populations rise due to immigration. Building new schoolhouses struggles with reluctant funding, and crowded rooms force extra spaces. Boston shows a new room quickly filled by children who had arrived in America recently. The piece notes climate limits outdoor schooling and contrasts with Greek traditions and Turkish literacy practices.
The text notes coal oil demand outstripping Indiana and Ohio production, with prices up 60 percent in six months. It mentions 150000 barrels daily US crude output, 25000 barrels daily excess consumption, and a Wabash acetylene gas plant as a municipal lighting substitute. It also describes a German celluloid mirror invention and a moral observation on seat etiquette and trial endurance.
Historical statistics indicate a male surplus among youths under fifteen, a female majority over seventy-five, and a female to male ratio of about three to two for ages ninety to one hundred, illustrating a gender gap evolution with age.
A quoted verse fragment tells of Mary who refuses wealth for a sailor sweetheart who serves aboard a battleship. The exchange contrasts marriage for ease with loyalty to country and love that endures beyond gold. The piece is attributed to M. Phelps Dawson.
The model skirt hugs the hips with a glove like fit and widens at the hem. Flounces fade, flat trimmings preserve contour, and embroideries plus novel weavings rise in use. Panel skirts, draped layers, and polonaise trims define the season with two tone underlayers.
The guide recommends adopting local manners of those in leading society. As a newcomer or youth you should avoid criticizing hosts or families and blend in by following prevailing habits. Conformity is advised over standing out to prevent ill breeding and social friction.
A physician advocates daily walking as a health-giving practice. He notes many adults can walk twenty miles daily and urges everyone to start mornings. Proper footwear with room for each toe is essential to prevent harm and ensure movement.
Advice on gradually increasing walking distance to build stamina. Start with three to four miles, add a half mile every other day, and maintain for three weeks to reach twenty miles daily. Benefits include stronger muscles and improved mental clarity.
A description of a child’s dress pattern titled Pierrot for six to ten year olds. Features include a fulled waist front, scalloped join to the yoke, puffed shoulder sleeves with pointed cap, possible omitting lining with wash fabrics, and a gored front with circular sides seamed at the back.
A Columbine frock features a plain bust and shoulder waist with a slightly full waist line. It uses a pointed yoke imitation trim, embroidery frill and insertion bands, removable lining for laundering, a beaded belt and collar with ribbon, and a full circular skirt without gores.
A Boston Traveler correspondent notes bonnet bags are useful for summer travel to protect hats from cinders and dust on short trips and especially necessary on long overland journeys. They help preserve appearance upon arrival with practical protection.
A travelogue notes that sponge bags serve for very large hats though oversized items are rare to obtain. Wives sometimes provide covers for hats, yet many men shed dust easily. A traveler hid a traveling suit jacket inside a long light bag, drawn tight, hanging in a sleeping car. A black cloth cover with a gold monogram protected her seat and gold hand bag, securing the shape with a flap and strap.
Last winter a trend featured white ostrich tips on hats standing upright above the left temple. This season velvet horns appear at similar angles above either brow, sometimes twisted from jeweled circles, sometimes straight or laid back. They are piquant, aggressive and deemed chic and becoming.
Melt butter and stir in flour then cook. Add mushroom liquor white broth beef extract salt white pepper and simmer. Add mushrooms and simmer, temper with egg yolk cream then lemon juice. Fill puff pastry cases and bake before serving.
Drain one pint of large oysters and heat their liquor to boiling. Strain. Melt butter and whisk in flour. Stir in curry powder Worcestershire sauce lemon juice and the oyster liquor to form a sauce. Add oysters simmer until plump then season with pepper and salt.
Drain liquor from one can of mushrooms. Cook mushrooms with butter over heat, season with salt pepper and lemon juice. Cover and simmer thirty minutes, stir in flour, add mushroom liquor and cream, boil five minutes. Add grated nutmeg and serve over six slices of toast.
Cut off stalks of twelve medium mushrooms and wipe them clean. Place in a baking dish and drizzle with melted butter and a touch of salt. Season with white pepper and bake twenty minutes. Serve eight with sauce poured over.
The article describes European powers backing a coercive stance toward Turkey to end Crete’s unrest and bloodshed. It traces centuries of rule by Greeks, Venetians, and Ottomans, uprisings, and failed reforms, noting massed troops, blockades, and the ongoing Greek and Muslim conflict under foreign military governance.
A gray-bearded engineer recalls two dangerous railway incidents from southern lines. He tells of a mule rider on a Memphis and Little Rock trip who survived after a broken wagon and a quick drink, and of a man in Elmwood cemetery who ignored a whistle and was struck by the pilot beam yet walked away unharmed.
On a tan dem a man proclaims he will kiss the woman whenever he glances her way. After about forty five seconds of silence she suggests riding backward for comfort, per the New York World.
In April every good American becomes a naval expert, in June a military campaigns maker, in August a diplomatist, and in October a government pronouncer for colonies. The St. Louis Republic notes the citizen remains under pressure yet fulfills duties in running government.
In a nautical exchange the Queen Regent shifts from throne to ship-shape as Sagasta concedes progress is uncertain. The remark suggests the throne’s fortunes, likened to a canoe, remain unsettled and unpredictable despite assurances.
The article notes Anna Held Adele Ritchie Maxine Elliott and others as ideal sitters for photographers. It highlights their camera presence and ease before the lens, with praise for Dressler Davis and Willett as cooperative subjects who yield natural, pleasing studio results.
The article notes Russia moving to cut a canal from the Volga to the Caspian to ease navigation this summer. It also mentions tourist interest in acorns at Friedrichsruh and high prices for Bismarck postcards. It compares historic tunnels like Mont Cenis St Gotthard and Simson with projected speeds and costs per kilometer.
Appleton man Richard Creech tells how his son Willard, once paralyzed by spinal disease and on a stretcher for a year, recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He notes the boy is now in school and thriving.
Eugene O Keefe of O Keefe Brewing Company openly challenges the plebiscite campaign by rallying license holders in Toronto for a concentrated effort. He says his political clout and resources will defeat prohibitionists in his locality regardless of results elsewhere.
The Philadelphia Press reports less discussion on extending steel rails from thirty to sixty feet. The Pennsylvania Railroad previously laid many six foot rails, but only limited purchases of longer rails were planned and no new orders were announced yesterday.
A list of patents granted to Northwestern inventors includes Edward Brusseau of Jefferson 8 D for a vehicle wheel scraper made with John T. Fuhrmann and BH Nelson of St. Paul for an attachment for flue or tube expanders. Other inventors are Tis Bice of Stillwater for a currycomb receiver, Frederick Johnson of Minneapolis for a shipping book, Julius Leede of Minneapolis for an acetylene gas generator, Chas BR Patterson of Artesian for a pole and bill brace, George H. Rodenbach of Devil’s Lake for a clothes pounder, Frank J. Shepherd of Minneapolis for a sales slip book, and John D. Wilson of Heron Lake for a sled attachment. Attorneys listed: Merwin, B Johnson, Pa. Attorn eys, 910 Pierres Building, Pearl.
A brief note indicates an event where individuals are urged to visit a museum. The fragment mentions Toe and a focus on showcasing a high profile exhibit. Details on dates, names, or locations are unclear in the readable text.
A new invention attaches a toy windmill styled device to a bicycle front wheel to harness wind power for propulsion. The mechanism gears into the wheel to convert wind force into motion, offering a wind assisted cycling option.
Readers are urged to read the advertisements for better bargains and genuine insight. The note emphasizes advertisers supply what they advertise, promising an interesting study and valuable savings.
A clipped exchange from the Philadelphia North American notes O'Lock had a notable remark about a trolley car. The line reflects a quick wit or notable quip amid daily city life.
A fragment from a 19th century notice notes a humorous clash of personalities. The excerpt mentions an “aching heart” behind a smiling face and another line about an aching tooth, attributed to an Indianapolis journal. The tone mixes whimsy with self ribbing.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer describes a woman confused after someone took the ribbons bar, leaving her unsure which way to turn. She cannot distinguish right from Jeff, reflecting a troubling, unclear scene.
A Sunday School exchange asks which part of the Bible teaches a man should have only one wife. A child replies with a quip about serving two masters, referencing a Bible verse in a humorous misquote.
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