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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
The Record of Linton Emmons County lists pricing for advertising and local circulation. Rates include 15 cents per column inch for single insertions, 12 1/2 cents for contract space, 5 cents per inch for weekly ads, and 10 cents per line for a single insertion with five cents for subsequent insertions. Advertising copy due Tuesday noon. notices in English or German.
A local outlet denounces those who refuse Red Cross or war relief donations as traitors. It warns of a future public reckoning and urges loyalty to the United States Government against the Kaiser and antiwar elements.
A letter to the Alexandrian Citizen by George McMahan of the Nonpartisan League argues farmers must have the right to organize like other groups. He contrasts farmer clubs and equity societies with the Minnesota Editorial Association, noting editors join for practical benefits while farmers face political pressure from organizers. The piece cites Townley movement fears and urges farmers to organize as a duty.
The piece argues Germany repeats vague, insincere peace offers channeled through Austria and Bolsheviks to mislead Allies and the German public about a defensive war. It says France and Britain reject the proposals as unworkable and urges dealing only with credible German representatives. In Grand Forks a restaurant gimmick pools unused sugar for Red Cross aid.
A Mandan, North Dakota resident testifies to long lasting relief from kidney troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes nightly trips to the bathroom, back pain, and irregular kidney secretions. The ad states the remedy costs 60 cents and cites Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as the distributor.
State officers of the W. C. T. U. announce a systematic drive to elect legislators supportive of national prohibition. Details await the return of state president Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson of Fargo from Evanston, Illinois, in January. Anderson, recording secretary of the national union, is at national headquarters in Chicago working on the postregional report.
Four men were fined $100 and costs each by Judge Trude at Maxwell Street police court for attacking a restaurant keeper who refused to serve meat on a meatless day. Judge Trude urged wartime support of the government and warned that contempt for the law is treasonous.
A short Atchison Globe excerpt notes a married woman reacting to another woman who failed to win her husband. The observer remarks the first woman instantly feigns happiness, even fooling her own mother with a bright, practiced demeanor.
The guide explains that a clean break in malleable iron reveals a white center with a black outer ring, the black ring extending into the case from one-sixteenth to one-fourth inch. Malleable iron will spark slightly, unlike cast iron which does not spark.
A tarantula narrator contends with a neighbor spider about being misunderstood and dangerous. They compare webs and nests, discuss pride over birds and bites, and share an old tale that the tarantula bite once required a dance and music to cure. Children are reassured tarantula bites are not present in their region.
Washington reports persistent rumors that King Ferdinand of Romania abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Charles amid a broader crisis as two-thirds of Romanian territory is overrun. Brest-Litovsk talks hint at a plebiscite for Alsace-Lorraine and bolshevik influence grows in Petrograd.
Four Turkish army divisions totaling over 60 000 men reinforced by Teutonic troops have launched a desperate campaign to retake Jerusalem. Heavy fighting stretches from Jaffa to Jerusalem and along the Jericho road toward the Jordan. The Turks tried to sever the Jaffa Jerusalem railroad but failed to turn Allenby’s flank near Bethany. General Allenby’s forces face superior numbers but resist firmly against Falkenhayn’s divisions.
The Reformed Church of Strasburg presents worship at 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. on Sundays with a Sunday School at 3:30 P. M. Christian Endeavor at 8 P. M. and a Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30. Rev. J. Hydanus is pastor.
A concise reflection on choosing when to accept or decline, emphasizing practical discernment over exhaustive vocabulary. The statement contrasts decisive judgment with merely understanding word meanings, suggesting prudence in decisions.
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