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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
3
A Syracuse Herald item notes a doctor is very popular among society people. It mentions he assigns Latin and Greek names to ailments such as sick headaches, illustrating his famed bedside manner and social prominence.
A statistician claims typewriter invention created 500000 jobs but omits any figure on stomach ailments. The ad urges sedentary workers to use Hostetters Stomach Bitters to aid digestion under confinement.
A brief World article notes a quarrel where Brokeleigh calls Stokeleigh a scamp and acknowledges owing him ten dollars, with a terse exchange recorded in New York dispatches. The item captures a petty dispute and a monetary claim between two named individuals.
Last week patents issued to Northwestern inventors include Lucien B Knight of Minneapolis for a hammer, Stiles Lindersmith of St Paul for a portable steam boiler, Edwin H Montsmery of St Paul for a rotary engine, Dighton A Robinson of Minneapolis for grain bin subdivisions and grain bin, M ol tz of St Paul for acetylene gas generator, Wilbra Swett of Minneapolis for copying press, Frank F Thill of Wheaton for a draft qualifier, with patent attorneys Merwin Jothrop and Johnson.
A Porto Rican merchant was tossed onto a hotel veranda in Ponce when a bull charged through the street. He escaped with hardly a bruise, joking that the bull should have rolled him into a ditch rather than landing him on the veranda.
Eliza R. Parker advises that cold weather chapping mainly results from inferior soap whose ingredients harm the skin. She urges using pure soap and notes warm rain water with Ivory soap will keep hands smooth and white in all seasons.
A dramatic act ends with the tragedy star tossing an egg from the stage toward the gallery. The projectile hits a pillar and splashes the crowd of hoodlums while a second egg remains unused. The crowd disperses as the crowd-pleasing quip lands.
A new artificial paving stone is made in Germany from coal tar sulphur and chlorate of lime. Tar is mixed with sulphur heated thoroughly lime added to the semi liquid mass. After cooling the product is broken fine and furnace sing. Blocks are pressed at 3000 pounds per square inch.
A brief exchange from the Indianapolis Journal quotes aging perspectives on self-perception, noting that growing older leads to deeper self-acquaintance through time. The dialogue reflects wit about aging and self-knowledge.
An old advertisement promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with the claim to remove the grip of La Grippe. The box bears E. W Grove's signature and the item is priced at 25 cents.
A Chicago era exchange notes the Bible mentions running and reading and hypothetically running and writing. The Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph persists in playful wit, tying a potential biblical allusion to General Aguinaldo.
A November 29 1895 letter from Cherry Valley Illinois claims Piso's Cure for Consumption cured the writer. The quoted statement says the doctor predicted death but the remedy worked. No other details provided.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet quotes a suspicious wife worried about her savings and a husband’s rumored extravagant downtown spending. The piece reflects on critics labeled as cranky, comparing them to cheap circus bills and noting the small sums that attract attention.
Fragmentary notice mentions Dr J H Rindlaub a medical specialist in Fargo and eye ear nose, with unclear context about East India cotton, demon, lending money security, and a stereopticon man changing views.
A vintage health column extols olive oil hair care to prevent shedding and split ends. It warns against kerosene cures, advises light weekly scalp massage with olive oil, a white egg shampoo, and hot water rinses for glossy, well nourished hair. It cites New Orleans Picayune as the source.
The piece describes three current belt types for shirt waists and skirts indoors and outdoors. Indoors a limousine or satin ribbon with two fringed ends. outdoors a four inch taffeta belt with Celtic clasps. golf and driving wear a white Dongola leather belt with central chain and a padlock latch. It dismisses other belt styles as outdated.
Sallie Joy White writes in October Woman's Home Companion about silence and trust. A confidant's misreading of intimate thoughts leads to a sense of betrayal, revealing how personal restraint and expectations shape happiness.
A compact guide warns not to confuse liking with taste in selecting furnishings. It notes that conspicuous items are rarely a sound investment for those who may discard them. It advises door hangings to use heavy window draperies and observes dining room appointments are few.
The text advises choosing plain paper or a neutral all over pattern for walls in rooms used constantly. Insincerity shows in furniture as in speech. Home made decor enhances repose when colors suit the dominant tone and are few in number. Small Oriental rugs best cover floor cushions. place cushion on rug, join ends, blindstitch seams to the floor side.
Description details a slate colored basket cloth gown with cream lace bodice and heavy front pattern slashed, black velvet bows, lace extending to epaulette sleeves, skin tight sleeves, pearl white satin belt and stock, and a gray velvet hat with rose velvet ribbon and large dull gold buckle.
The article advises a remedy for damp hands and feet, especially in winter, using eau de cologne mixed with tincture of bella donna in a one to four ratio. It instructs soaking hands, treating feet with alum and water, rubbing with powdered club moss, and wearing thread gloves, with club moss inside the gloves and shoes.
The article laments the disappearance of ruffled soft cushions from stores and homes. It notes that men disliked the pillow for hurting sleep and women may share relief as fashion shifts away from cushion use, signaling a broader trend in domestic decor.
The article notes new easy care cushion fabrics such as velvet and plush as well as satin and linen. Poster girls appear on the latter two, in bright colors with swirling poses. Cushions finish with heavy silk cords, and many will decorate Casey corners and couches this winter despite trimming reductions and ongoing essential home spending.
A collection of kitchen guidance detailing stewed celery with cream, cranberry sauce for preserving, a seasoned stuffing mix with liver and herbs, a rich mincemeat pie, and a roasted eight pound hen turkey with steps for preparation basting and browning in a hot oven until tender and joints separate.
They sit closely on the parlor sofa as a maid mentions George’s painful arm is out of place. He replies with a coy line implying resilience, and she confirms the situation will “come around all right.” The light domestic exchange captures a playful, romantic moment.
A terse exchange unfolds as Jack questions lending an item to Jones and Tom counters with a claim of old friendship. The dialogue hints at trust and potential strain, voiced in a clipped, interpersonal style typical of personal columns.
A humorous reminiscence on aging and old home memories. The piece contrasts people recalling past mistakes with admiration for present wit and sense, concluding that talk often returns to childhood foibles rather than achievements, as seen in Baltimore American.
A local note mentions a big hay crop in Kentucky and comments on agricultural abundance. The dialogue references wages and traditional bed clothes, capturing a rural dialect moment.
A dying wealthy man asks to be shaved by a barber, insisting on paying 50 cents rather than the usual $1 for shaving a dead man. The physician asks what he wishes done before death and the man’s final wish reveals a humorous concern with saving money on a deathbed shave.
A timid man frets about gambling hush money as a confident politician reassures him that the law would not jail them for the bet, but might send them to an insane asylum, per a Washington Star quote.
A Philadelphia North American humorous anecdote has a fair passenger telling a Boston trolley conductor to drop her at Beacon Street. The conductor replies he cannot entertain the brutal thought of putting her off and offers help to alight at the desired stop.
He comments on a girl’s beauty, she questions who she is, and he names Mrs Nuter as a newly married woman in a casual social exchange from the Detroit Free Press.
The Kansas farm of H. Howard near Marshall Saline county yields ears of corn with a handlike cob shape and clear finger markings. One ear weighs two pounds and measures nine inches around with twenty four grains in the first circle and sixty in length. Howard has won multiple prizes including the world’s fair diploma, Saline county fair, Missouri state prize for best yield, Chicago fat show, and Omaha expo. He farms forty to fifty acres yearly with an average yield of seventy five to one hundred bushels.
A gilded town youth seeks a dance partner and is told the young lady is the daughter of the countess of Ayr. Confusion follows as he learns the countess is actually her father, then meets the county surveyor. The anecdote, retold from the Loudon Chronicle, may be new to readers.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh while promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the product is taken internally and sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle.
An elderly man in Cleveland recalls changing a $10 bill for a man on a train and receiving three counterfeit fives in return. The depot policeman dismisses any help, while the teller humorously notes his own misfortune and modest luck with hayseeds and turnip tops.
If you use Ping Tobacco you should read the Star Plug Tobacco advertisement. It makes the most attractive offer ever made for the return of their Tin Tags.
New York Press records a brief playful exchange between He and She. The fragment hints at a romantic interaction with a question and answer about nothing, ending with a light affectionate tone.
A sensational Life magazine blurb reports that Reverend Goodly, who once willed his body to a medical society after death, has allegedly been killed and eaten by cannibals. The item pitches a shocking exploration of macabre fate versus medical curiosity.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal presents a noncommittal exchange about hard floors and a cook asking a quiet question. The piece shifts to a wry quote on money making schemes and wisdom, noting wisdom is useful but not in a love letter.
A humorous note from the Indianapolis Journal questions Ham let’s feeble mindedness, suggesting the idea rests on how many women want to play the part. The item reflects a playful critique of a public persona and audience reception.
A fragmentary item from the New York World notes Aunt M'rar-Hiram asking about a letter from John. The writer says nothing important was inside, but the envelope carried a directive to return in five days, prompting action.
Whispers claim Mrs Tomby is highly exclusive while Ethel notes odd dental remarks about her teeth. The overheard exchange hints at social gossip without clear facts or context.
A short humorous scene where Jim declares honesty proved after a dog theft. Bit recalls the attempt to sell the dog for two hull days with no offers, leading to giving the dog to the dog's owner who then paid him half a sovereign.
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