In Town and Out Highlighting Local Commute and News
Local items cover residents like Latimer Spaulding and Balch visiting from Aber deen Gayton and Westfield. Market notices, real estate loans, a temperate weather update, and social events pace a bustling week in Linton with appointments, auctions, weddings, and a public supper planned.
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P Ward
Turner’s
Will Latimer
Aberdeen
Harrie Spaulding
Gayton
B. Looyenga
Weatfield
Levi Balch
Hazelton
Gus
Daffinrud
Droguist Flaherty
George Pitts
Winona
Linton
Prof
Hanson
Bismarck
Anton Grunefelder
Ole Trasta
Tell
John de Boer
Gerritt Bieshengal
Westfield
Farm equipment for sale by F. L. Herbert near Linton
Go four young work horses two wagons two sets of harness would trade for colts one drill one mower one sulky plow one set of bob sleds inquire of F. L. Herbert on G. W. Lynn's farm two miles west of Linton.
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F. L. Herbert
G. W. Lynn
Linton
Gayton School District No 2 bids for new schoolhouse
Notice to Contractors for scaled bids by Gayton School District No 2 Emmons County North Dakota for erection of a schoolhouse bids due 2 pm February 29 1908. Mark envelope bids for Schoolhouse to Theo Vetter Clerk. Plans at clerk’s residence bond required. board may reject any or all bids. January 21 1908 Theodore Yetter District Clerk [jan23-feb27]
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Gayton
Emmons
North Dakota
Theo. Vetter
Hartford
N. D
Rye
Board of Directors
Ated
Yetter
Notice to the Public about Wife’s Departure and Debts
Notice states Myrtle R. Elwess of Maine Emmons County North Dakota left home without cause and the husband A W Elwess of Linton North Dakota will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her. Dated February 10 1908. Feb 13-27 notice run.
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Louis Foell
Brophy
Jones
Gottlieb Mesner
Bismarck
Linton
B. F. Burge
Burge
Hull
John van Buren
John
Andrew Wolfer
Texas
C. Wolfer
Jakob Rentz
George Boby
John Quintert
Emmons County
Christ. Linke
Zeeland
John Weber
Wm. Siegele
Herreidh
Jacob Fuchs
Eureka
John Howe, Jr
Mound City
Lorenz Schafer
Java
Batcave Bugle
Record
Oscar Will
Myrtle R. Elwess
Maine
N. D
A. W. Elwess
LINTON MARKET REPORT THURSDAY MORNING PRICES
Wheat and flax prices listed for grades No 1 to No 4 Northern and durum with values from 88c to 3c, butter and eggs quoted, and a land sale notice for four acres in Sec 22 Twp 129 near Pollock South Dakota. W W Putnam of Winona North Dakota is the contact.
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Sic
Rye
Pollock
S. D
W. W. Putnam
Winona
N. D
Five and six year old work horses for sale
Beaver Creek Stock Farm listing shows J. R. Davis in Linton North Dakota offering five and six year old work horses for sale. Details include farm origin and contact at Beaver Creek Stock Farm.
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Beaver Creek
J. R. Davis, Linton
Nor. Dak
Real estate loans offered by First Bank of Linton
The First Bank of Linton in Linton North Dakota advertises real estate money to loan on good farm lands for three to five years.
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Linton State Bank
First Bank of
Linton
N. D
Bakker District School Notes
Huy N D February 11 1908 visitors noted and parents urged to visit. Perfect attendance certificates awarded to Kate Moerman Delia Van Voorst Gerrit Haan. Daily attendance lists show several students never tardy or absent. A Washington birthday program Friday February 21 followed by a basket social to fund a library. Exam results list top averages: seventh grade Gertie Nieuwsmi W fifth Delia Van Voorst, third Ella Winterberg, second Mabel Winterberg, first Cornelius Moerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Moerman
Delia van Voorst
Gerrit Haan
Cornelius Moerman
Annie Nieuwsma
Gertie Haan
Gertie Nieuwsmi
Ella Winterberg
Mabel Winterberg
Water and Life: Water's role in supporting life across planets
The article discusses water as essential for life, its temperature limits on Earth, and how planet size affects survivable ranges. It argues water's presence helps retain other life substances, noting Mars could have a lower boiling point for water and that water acts as a universal solvent.
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Earth
Mars
Vprofessor
Lowell
Century Magazine
Office Boy Transformation Reveals Harsh Office Culture
An insurance agent notes the cycle in offices where a new boy starts meek and polite, then rises to a rude head boy who bullies newcomers and uses foul language. The pattern repeats, with exceptions proving the rule.
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New York Globe
A Big Grasshopper
A geographic expedition to Australia hires a black cook who notices a kangaroo leaping to the horizon. The cook comments on the wide meadows and asks about high grass, joking about the grasshoppers’ magnitude as the guide politely rejects the notion.
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Australia
Kansas City
An Artist’s Ruse in Roman Portrait Debt Case
A Roman cavalier hired a painter for a portrait with no agreed price. When finished the painter demanded crowns. The sitter fled from payment and the artist painted bars with the caption imprisoned for debt on the portrait. He then displayed it in his studio where nobles gathered until a rich relative paid the debt and released the sitter.
Pawnbroker Bets Fade into Fortunes for Racing Fan
A luckless racing man, broke after a string of losses, pawns his valuables in New York. The pawnbroker cashes a $500 loan on a pencil, and the bettor's horses then win easily, allowing him to redeem his items by week’s end.
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New York
Iis
Gonre
New York Globe
Inshallah Pledge Used By Moors In Trade Tale
A Gibraltar shopkeeper recalls a Moorish buyer who invokes Inshallah after hearing a price of 22 yards with sixty day payment. The seller sets a fixed price of 2.50 dollars, noting the faith-based delay is often used to avoid honoring promises.
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East
Gibraltar
Inshallah
Dutch Violinist Confesses Love for Cooking to Prince
A gifted Dutch violinist, who played for Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales, reveals she would not pursue music as a sole passion. When asked about Stradivarius devotion she admits no absorbing love for violin, then adds she would excel as a chef if given chance to practice.
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Panny Kemble
Holland
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
New York Tribune
Mrs Siddons Declares Her Age In Witty Reply
In a witty remark from Sir George Smart's journals, Mrs Siddons is asked her age after a wager. She states she is seventy eight, prompting a pithy exchange about aging. She explains that a woman of an uncertain age should add ten years to avoid embarrassment, as the questioner leaves impressed by a “fine old woman.”
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Abel
Antony Compaan
Hull
Shockey
Eureka
Mrs. Siddons
Inquirer
Sir George Smart
Madame Blank Caterer and Trance Medium in Chicago
A Chicago woman blends catering and trance medium services for customers seeking refreshment psychic or physical. The sign reads Madame Blank caterer and trance median Groceries and Previstona, with the sign painter she hired described as a thimorist.
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Chicago
Madame Blank
Ghosts and introductions in a tongue in cheek remark
A humorous exchange recalls ghostly notions with a dogimatic character and Miss Cay enne debating the role of a ghost obtaining an Introduction from a psychic research society as noted in the Washington Stir.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Stir
Bohemian Echoes Clash Over Style in Chicago News
A humorous exchange frames a contrast between art and practicality. The unscissored poet declares a bohemian never changes and an ounce of style, while a practical man counters that even a bohemian can be identified by his collar.
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Chicago News
Wayside Communings Tufford Koutt We Did, Long-Weathered Hard Times
Chicago Tribune notes a colloquial debate on shared hardship and past suffering, reflecting local voices arguing about who bore the brunt of difficult times and when it began.
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Wareham
Chicago Tribune
Locating the Blame in A Family Conversation
A short dialogue shows Father chiding Son a month’s spending versus a day’s. Son replies by suggesting the grandfather as source of guidance, highlighting generational perspectives on money. The scene captures family dynamics and humor in a domestic setting.
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Sona
Grandfather
Engel Objection Notice for Homestead Entry in North Dakota
Department of the Interior informs that Johannes Engel urw No 1 has filed intention to take homestead proof for a fifth district land claim. The proof is set to be presented before clerk VO. Rooks in Emmons County, North Dakota, with witnesses Michael Braun, Vinzens Hoffarth, Engelbert Meter, and others confirming residence and cultivation of the land.
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Noob von Mireh
Michael Braun
Strasburg
Vaustinus Braun
Vinzens Hoffarth
Engelbert Meter
N. M
Rooks
Histeer Court
Emmons
Nod
Ginton
Noob
Curty
John Senger
Maine
Joseph M. Mischer
Hague
Frank Neisy
N. Wb
Joseph Welsbeck
Jewell
Notice of Commutation Final Proof
Department of the Interior notices Joseph Schumaciter of Hague as filing final proof to commutate a homestead entry. The witnesses listed are Aloistus Fuger Sebastian Werlliger Joseph Hauer Halley Page, all of Hague. The proof date is March 2 with Charles B. Carley as county judge and docket clerk.
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Department OF the Intention
I Land
Hismakok
Joseph Schumaciter
Tague
Tas
Charles B. Carley
Notice on contagious disease control and fines in North Dakota
Text outlines duties when no physician is employed and provisions for notifying authorities within twenty four letters or three days from birth or death. It details penalties up to twenty dollars for noncompliance and requires public notice in towns or villages, with authorities enforcing health and welfare laws.
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North Dakota
Jal
Printing jobs offered in Ragiish and Geroanon
A notice seeks applicants for job printing in both Ragiish and Geroanon. Eligible workers should apply at Record amee for instruction in either language.
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Dell Rapids
L. Bakker
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Wis
Frank Irvine
Marvin Moulton
Seneca
Moulton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Washington
Linton Athletic Club
Biscuitmaker
Wheateater
Sugarlander
Sawbone
Wagher
N. P
Phleigher
Pentwater
Michigan
Louis Napoleon
William Goat
Dan Scott
Will
Fred Cleveringa
J. Cleveringa
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Linton Market Report
Bakker District School Notes
Huy, N. D
Charles
E. A. Crain
W. C. Irwin
Capital
State and County Depository
Vital Statistics
Lewdadil
Pa Minton N 1
Ta Qi Tine Pte Petts Onaaty
Hoskins’ Stationery CO
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W. EE. Petrie
General Merchandise
Winchester
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