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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
2
A lively column of wry items cites Lou Dillon’s speed, Aguinaldo, coal price hikes, ex captain Carter’s penitentiary term, and satire on European figures. It riffs on editors memory, airships, Manchuria, Whistler pictures, and a Norwich Bulletin quip about czar verses.
The piece riffs on Yeats accusing Kipling of selling his soul and notes Kipling pricing his poetry high. It mentions Dutch panic with banks failing, Rotterdam and Amsterdam cited, a 116 year old whisky appreciator in the East, and Lord Cromer publishing poems praised in Egypt.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt gave his 2-year-old son one million dollars as a present. The remark notes this unlikely gift will not spare the boy future dental trouble. The piece contrasts czar greetings with Congress members not kissing, reflecting light social commentary.
A Massachusetts laundryman is sued for divorce after striking his wife with hot irons during a domestic dispute. The incident occurred while the irons were hot, and the suit alleges domestic violence as the reason for separation.
A Chicago newspaper recounts a jackrabbit charging a hunter, leaping onto his gun and discharging it. The episode, described with humor, left the hunter shaken but unharmed, highlighting a close call with a hare trigger.
A New York woman with green hair inspires playwrights to quickly create a stage project described as a chance to elevate theatre. The remark underscores the potential cultural impact and urgency to seize the opportunity.
A London critic laments that women may be deemed less lovely, but asserts they remain charming and beautiful locally, praising their unchanged grace and adding a blessing.
A woman who chased her fugitive husband proves a key witness is shorter than the delinquent. The piece notes 3,000 witnesses and 60 lawyers at the Kishineff atrocity trial, with claims of secrecy and exclusion of officials. It contrasts sound and ash in a reflective column.
Plans reveal a grand Washington union station at Delaware and Massachusetts avenues to serve the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The design features Rome inspired arches, a vast Roman vault waiting room, plaza and terraces, and facilities including an invalids room a mortuary area dressing rooms baths Turkish bath and swimming pool. Cost is about 14 million dollars with government and district contributions totaling 4.6 million. Also notes a German wood silk plant producing skein silk daily.
Holland ranks first in per capita tobacco use with 100 ounces per year, followed by Belgium at 80, Turkey at 70, and the United States at 60. Germany France Spain Italy near, while the United Kingdom shows 23 ounces.
The sultan of Zanzibar is 18 and under regency of Mr. Rogers until age 21. He is described as a woolly-headed youth of negroid type but an old Harrovian at heart, educated at the famous school. He married at 16 to his 11 year old cousin.
The Sun reports a party led by Mr. Phillips Verner will travel to equatorial Africa to obtain pygmies of the region. Verner, a former missionary near the Congo, knows many dwarfed peoples whose existence was long doubted. The note discusses their distribution and historic skepticism, with reference to Du Chaillu’s 1858 discovery and the enduring recognition of his work.
Senator Depew recalls a Peekskill resident famed for thrift who arrives at work in his finest clothes after hearing news of twins. The anecdote questions frugality when big family news alters priorities and attire.
Expression matters more than assumed. Many people underestimate the value of words of affection and gratitude, leaving others craving recognition and approval in their lives.
The article surveys wigs in ancient Egypt Assyrian sculpture and in Medes Persians Greeks and Romans. It notes church leaders condemned wig wearing St Bernard calling it mortal sin and recalls Mary Queen of Scots hair scene with a wig. It argues hair exchange traces a primal instinct.
A Devonshire school has devised a plan to improve regular attendance. Top attendees are photographed in a group and the pictures are shared with the students, creating incentive for others to match the attendance level.
The Carnegie Institution funds twenty five research assistants with stipends of 1000 to 1200 dollars each. The chosen researchers are young, well trained, and set to pursue defined investigations under senior leaders. They may not act as ordinary instructors or in typical assistant roles.
A Utica Observer editorial argues that housework is honorable and not degrading when done conscientiously. It says a wife should value caring for the home and that no man should demand servitude, noting drudgery comes from the worker’s choice rather than the task itself.
A 10 year old boy enters a store with a basket of empty whisky bottles. When asked where he got them, he explains his father drank whisky because he was sick. The proprietor asks if the father is better. the boy says plainly that he is dead.
A Chicago Journal article recounts a debate on the bloodiest conflict of modern times. It cites Borodino in 1812 as the most murderous yet ultimately useless battle, with 85 000 of about 250 000 troops wounded or killed across both sides.
Jules Huret relates how a rich clothing firm pressured a small shopowner to move. When the owner refused he discovers his landlord had bought the building and the firm now pays him nothing while the owner pays 2,500 francs more annually.
The wealthy financier E. H. Harriman helps chosen causes with swift checks but uses curt, blunt refusals for others. He greets seekers by name and grades their worth, rewarding some with $1,000 while dismissing others as unworthy.
A couple walks hand in hand along a path, drawing curious gazes as the world comments on their private moment. Nature and insects tease the pair while a crowd mocks their affection, yet they share tender kisses.
The piece discusses historic marriage customs in Cumberland and elsewhere where the groom offered gold crown pieces to the clergyman at the vows and the remainder to the bride via a handkerchief. It notes variations where the bride receives money or property from the husband after the ceremony.
Magistrate Crane in Harlem police court paid out of his own pocket to cover a sum the 17 year old prisoner allegedly diverted for personal use. He told the lad he believed in his honesty and spared a sentence, urging him to return to life with his reputation intact.
In New York a winter day, Dr W W Keen of Philadelphia helped a man who slipped and fractured a leg. He used his umbrella and borrowed cloths to bandage the limb until an ambulance arrived. The young surgeon complimented Keen on his first aid and Keen offered his card.
A poetic fragment describes a solitary seed in the heart growing into an immortal flower. The speaker, James Whitehead, notes watching the bud and blossom, discovering a tender love as a paradise-like growth within the lover’s presence. Published in Blackwood's.
The Illustrated London News shows a bride age 11 and a groom age 9 in Korea. The boy wears a formal costume while the girl has powder makeup rouge on cheeks and lips and glued eyelids to restrict her vision. The image draws criticism over child marriage practices.
Morgan and the Standard Oil alliances control not less than 205 million dollars of the 451 million dollars of banking capital invested in New York City.
The article notes M. Thiers, a prominent French statesman, priding himself on not being in bed after 6 a.m. He often rose by 4 a.m., drank coffee, and ate a roll before starting eight hours of continuous work, ending with a noon meal.
A party asks for tips on improving a rejected manuscript. The editor suggests cutting the poem about half, then the versemaker asks for the next step. The editor replies by proposing to burn what remains.
Two narrators share spotting a danger sign at a railroad crossing. The sign reportedly read One Hundred Workingmen Wanted, prompting discussion of the hazard and a potential job recruitment message.
Cryptic report notes La Montt, a millionaire, speaking to a man in a rubber suit and cap who was asked if he was a sewer cleaner. The exchange references La Moyne and the millionaire chauffeur in a puzzling scene.
In a contentious exchange, Priscilla confronts John demanding accountability while dismissing the label used for her. The confrontation highlights tensions over voice and representation in their dialogue.
Fragmented humor from Stray Stories sketches a doctor debating why ancient lifespans endured with few physicians and a parson offering a sly theory. A misreading servant phrase adds to the comic tone as a visitor asks for a bath and food.
A pretty girl whispers that love makes the world go round and even turns the clock. The young man agrees, glancing at the time as he draws nearer, underscoring a romantic moment framed by the passing hours.
The dialog shows a playful exchange where a man jokes about kissing a woman but fears the dog, and a woman comforts the dog as toothless. The snippet captures light, domestic humor with a canine pun.
In a brief exchange, Shorton asks for $10 for a day. Longleigh declines the one day loan but offers $1 for 10 days instead, suggesting a smaller daily loan alternative.
Left Over from Last Year. Larry-Bedad and Rafferty won that turkey in the rifle at Mahoole’s. That's poor luck for Denny-Yis who faced tough luck.
A witty exchange shows Jane rebuffing a rich suitor named Mr Squintum, while a child’s playful quips reveal a chilly response and a warmer aside. The dialogue mix hints at social satire and light regional humor.
A partial exchange appears to feature personas Singleton Wederly Tempus Fugit and Thea Days discussing Eve Adams and a stay in a pock et s. The lines hint at social wit and generation gaps with informal banter and a tease about maturity.
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