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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
2
The article notes Marine Captain Sigsbee’s report of the Maine explosion and tells of Brave Bill Anthony’s suicide in New York due to unemployment struggles. It laments that a man who served his country nobly cannot find work in the big eastern city, suggesting the West might have saved him.
Mr. Mudge in the American Journal of Science describes a now inland termination of the ancient Grand River valley. He posits a great glacial river, three-fourths of a mile wide, once flowed from Lake Saginaw to Lake Chicago across the peninsula. As sources failed, the Pewamo outlet left its valley exposed for geologic study and he details its course and deposits.
The Office of Experiment Stations at USDA publishes plans to collate irrigation status across arid regions with focus on laws and institutions. Bear River Valley, crossing Wyoming Idaho and Utah five times along 300 miles, presents varied interstate water rights issues and highlights limits of state law when head gates lie outside state jurisdictions.
Government troops report killing 1,000 rebels and wounding 2,000 in a latest clash. The British censor at Aden is urged to allow more favorable native reports, or the Transvaal war may seem insignificant by comparison.
Hetty Green argues no invention prevents wasteful spending and notes that even if such a device existed it would be useless to her. The remark reflects her fame as a shrewd financier and her stance on wealth use.
A New York woman jailed for keeping chickens in her rooms argues their presence mirrors the parrots and barking dogs in adjacent apartment spaces. She questions why pet opinions differ so much across households and neighborhoods.
Americans furnish a hospital ship while Danish merchants send boxes of butter to troops in South Africa. The article notes England’s share in the transactions and hints at broader war aid amid the conflict.
A regional roundup notes rich hunting in Virginia with partridge, deer, turkeys and occasional black bear. It highlights Bucking ham and Appomattox as top deer counties, plus hunting near Clarksville and Danville, and notes woodcock near Oxford and Clarksville. The piece also mentions bear ranges in the Smoky Mountains near Waynesville and general hunting routes from Washington toward North and South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.
The article extols hunting and fishing in Tennessee from Richmond Creek near Waynesville to Chattonooga partridges and trout streams along the Chattanooga to Knotville line. It notes duck shooting on the Tennessee river and riverside waters, with fisheries around Johnson City and Rogersville, and praises Mississippi as a premier wild fowl state with abundant ducks and geese across bays, deltas, and lagoons.
A fragment notes social clubs in Las Cruces Mexico including a Woman's Board of Trade and a Women's Independent Association. The latter is described as having a Membership of twenty.
A well dressed woman jumped the elephant yard fence at Central Park, hugged and kissed an elephant's trunk, then was escorted away by Keeper Snyder and a police officer. She claimed to be Lily Gillette, 34, of America, said she loves elephants and is half Indian and half Negro, though she is white. She was sent to Bellevue hospital.
A French sculptor sent a bronze statue of General Le Flo to Quimper for unveiling. The mayor, after careful review, ordered workers to enhance it. Upon the artist’s arrival he found the gilt bronze polished by emery, a wood frame added, and pedestal figures trimmed to fit, altering the original presentation.
A gravel blend of ten parts pebbles between an eighth of an inch and an inch, six parts Cana and four parts clay is praised as an excellent road surfacing material. Experiments show the composition will neither run nor crumble under wagon wheels. Pneumatic.
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal shows a collector demanding cash from a customer. The customer recalls past courtesies, while the collector insists on payment, highlighting tension between affability and financial obligation.
The November Forum reflects on Spain amid concern in the country. It lauds the Spanish people and Queen regent, notes Spain’s 1876 constitution, and praises reformist leaders Moret Sagasta Silvela and Campos while urging perseverance toward prosperity and personal rights.
Givers of house parties create a fall novelty called mystery tea with mysterious menu names that mislead guests. Guests must order dishes from the card and disguise themselves in Oriental costumes or as fictional characters, adding intrigue and playful misdirection to the event.
In a pi lchard boat a seven to eight foot shark was caught after and its liver was removed for medicinal use. After tea the shark returned on the line alive and appeared well aside from a slight cold from its opened belly.
Durban, described as the garden of South Africa, sits on a near landlocked bay with moist climate and lush hills. The city showcases villas, gardens, and flowers along the shore to the encircling hills, with rickshaws pulled by Kaffirs as the main local transport.
Johnny Hullinger, just past eight years old, admits stealing a dozen horses leading to his fourth court appearance. He previously promised good behavior after releases on three occasions. His latest larceny involved a horse owned by County Commissioner Jackson. Meanwhile several deaths linked to Kansas City mince pies prompt a fundraising bid of 35,000 dollars for the deaf.
A dated pseudo scientific piece links chin shape to moral and mental traits. It describes projecting chins signaling iron will and intelligence, retreating chins as weakness, and small chins as pleasure seeking. It notes possible talents with strong features but cautions about cruelty or deceit in certain profiles.
A business visitor recalls touring a poverty-stricken exterior that hid a bijou interior. The owner explains choosing interior richness over exterior polish to create a quirky, stylish effect, claiming clever design can make poverty look original and boost perceived value.
Popular Science notes that a person walking to Lake Michigan on a windy day could experience a sudden cold after five minutes, then recover after moving 500 feet away. The author links this to abundant atmospheric ozone rather than temperature or wind, mentioning residents moving inland to ease symptoms and physicians acknowledging unclear cold causes.
A Macon Col. reader attests a deep seated cough in his wife was cured with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral after doctors gave up. He notes one bottle cured his sister as well, praising the remedy and sending thanks.
For the first time readers can obtain a trial bottle of Cherry Pectoral for 25 cents. The ad urges readers to ask their local druggist about the offer, highlighting accessibility and value for new customers.
Reported claim by W F Miller of the Franklin syndicate places daily income at $75,000, a figure described as astonishing. Observers warn that police records show even an umbrella can be a deadly weapon, implying a forthcoming legislative move to regulate such items.
A Review of Reviews writer urges keeping or acquiring a farm, arguing the time may see a divide into monopolists dependents and farmers. The piece adds that resilience hinges less on land than on the farmer’s character and independence for safeguarding institutions.
President McKinley, speaking in a South Dakota town, said young people today learn geography beyond what he learned. He cites Africa and Australia expanding in maps, and notes South Dakota was wilderness in 1843, starting settlement at Sioux Falls when he was 14.
A Washington based daily newspaper published by the bureau of foreign commerce reaches its five hundredth number. The issue lists varied contents such as American Fruit in Norway, Sugar in Spain, Heating and Cooking Stoves in Uruguay, Coffee in Jamaica, Conversion of Mexican Debt, and Direct Steamship Connection with Syria. The papers are extracts from consular reports and appeal to business readers with curious or novel paragraphs in every issue.
Ten years ago a rivalry among metropolitan papers broadened Sunday editions from a few pages to dozens, peppered with world news, illustrations, literature, and criticism. Readers faced dilution of quality as pictures faded, while daily papers refocused on clean news for intelligent readers amid expanding global news services.
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