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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
1
A Mandan Times report recounts a sheriff and coroner finding a dead body by a road, only to learn it was a venerable horse. No inquest occurred, and the joker who sent them on the night errand may face blame when discovered.
A noted eastern divine told women college pupils that men may lose dominance in business as women gain higher education. He predicted men would need female help for petty expenses and that women could soon outpace men in schooling, labor, and even public life.
A Hanover resident addressed the Commissioner protesting delayed examination of proof of desert land application due to high workload. The speaker urged timely processing as district land-office efforts continue.
The memo states a homestead entry may be allowed over a reservoir declaratory statement but if the reservoir entryman proves capacity and secures a permanent land reservation with the interior secretary approval the land will be permanently reserved and later entries prohibited. It notes the reader appears to have superior rights if the law is followed.
A St Paul poultry commission house circulates practical instructions for creasing, bleeding, drying, and packing poultry to fetch top Twin City market prices. It covers pre-kill fasting, scalding and picking methods, drying vs scalding, bearding chickens, goose and duck handling, and packing in boxes or barrels with clear labeling for transit.
The 1900 census shows North Dakota with 310,410 residents and a wealth total near 400 million dollars. The per person average exceeds 1100 dollars, with farm and range product totals reaching about 100 million dollars annually.
A Carrington man sought a prescription to cure his wife from chills using quinine and whisky. He reportedly divided with an editor from the New Rockford Transcript, but the results were not satisfactory.
Unclear readable lines describe a man moved from sunlight and radiance, with fragments mentioning a shed, pent, and throwing of ile. Details are fragmented, but reference a transfer or movement linked to sunlight and a Golverse setting.
The Dakota Farmer touts a new flower made from macaroni wheat as a superior bread ingredient. It bakes with common yeast, yields quick light loaves, and may exceed patent four in price within two years. The piece favors the yellowish creamy color and nutty flavor, predicting broad adoption for daily bread despite limited white appearance.
Miss Margaret Yeater of Hazelton died after an overdose of chloral hydrate used for sleep. She was 28, a former teacher and poet, daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Yeater, with brothers Roy, Mark and Archie of Hazelton and sisters Mrs S F Wright of Hazelton and Mrs Chas Armstrong of Lisbon. A service will be held at home before burial in Bismarck or Blom.
Fragmentary notes describe a route from Chicago to Colorado and California via Milwaukee and St Paul with daily trains and staged car connections. Text references schedules, likely pamphlets, and road services but details are unclear.
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