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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
2
Hazelton notes long list of local visits, bank meetings, and hospital news. Updates include Mrs. Lenhart sick, Mr. and Mrs. Mikalson trip, Dr. Monteith’s Fort Riley call, Red Cross knitting shipments, a big January 19 food sale, and various residents’ travels to Bismarck and surrounding towns.
J. E. FitzGibbon traveled to Bismarck on Monday, reporting from Braddock News. His visit marks a local note in Braddock briefs published January 10.
Eureka notes from Jan 10 list residents visiting Aberdeen and Linton, school moves, and travel. Miss Wittmayer marries Rev Bascom Trevey in Harrisville. Red Cross benefit auction at Leola raises 947 dollars. an ore calf brings 265 dollars.
Mrs Louis Lambert and helpers announce the Linton chapter has shipped a box to headquarters with 12 pairs of pajamas 16 bed socks and 6 sweaters finished for distribution.
G W Tracy and son Julian visited Twin City area while A P Seymour took a short vacation in Minneapolis. M DeBoer couple handled business in Minneapolis amid 22 below wind chill. Overland Telephone extends line west toward Dale Winona. Beulah Payne arrives from Milly Sask to visit relatives. Aaron Putnam goes to Ellendale N D for gas engineering studies. Oscar Peterson heads to Fargo for automobile instruction and potential garage manager duties.
Sunday School opens at 10 30 a m inviting all to attend. Epworth League gathers at 6 45 p m for young people. Evening Worship follows at 7 30 with the sermon Champions and special choir music. Wednesday prayer at 7 00 p m. Strangers and newcomers receive a warm welcome from Pastor S M Swaney and the church that is everybody's friend.
Shortage of seeds prompts early ordering. Sweet peas bloom by Easter if sown in the green house at Christmas. Manure on lawns improves grass next year. Inspect apple trees for rodents, and protect against rabbits or mice. Potatoes require 38 degree storage and darkness to prevent greening. Celery cabbage and roots in the cellar should be culled for decay. Florists Teletranh Delivery allows nationwide flower orders including Liberty wreaths by French hospital soldiers.
Fragmentary note mentions keeping kidneys in good condition and references Foster Milburn Msgrs Buffalo NY as the source.
Le Roy Cady of the University Farm in St Paul provides advice on keeping cut flowers fresh. Trim stems daily, place in water, and use a barrel hoop base with evergreen for wreath forms. For milky juice blooms like poppies, avoid water as the tip of the stem is treated quickly.
The Agriculture Extension Department of North Dakota Agricultural College advises repairing farm machinery now to be ready for spring and summer work. Prompt servicing reduces labor, saves crops, and avoids losses from waiting for parts or delayed repairs.
A concise guide to popping corn and using it in various ways. It notes shelling dry corn and popping in a covered pan or porch with careful heat. It explains not to scorch over direct flame and provides rough yields for popped corn from a small amount.
The article suggests serving popcorn with milk or cream as a breakfast cereal and instructions for making corn sirup candy and chocolate popcorn. It explains boiling corn sirup with vinegar to coat hot popcorn, forming into balls, and notes two recipes covering about 3 quarts and 1½ quarts of popcorn respectively. It also mentions Farmers' Bulletin 553 on growing popcorn and invites readers to plant popcorn rows next spring.
Mrs H Steinmetz of 117 Second St Bismarck North Dakota reports severe back pain and kidney soreness relieved by Doans Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with curing her trouble and notes no return for over two years while taking it occasionally.
The piece notes remodeling with stucco improves fire resistance and safety, lowers insurance premiums, and boosts energy efficiency by making walls easier to heat in winter and cooler in summer, while reducing repainting costs.
Milliken pounds the piano in frustration as friend Pingley finds him attempting Wagner’s score upside down. Milliken admits he had it reversed at first but could not make sense of it, hoping to succeed by reversing the approach.
A reflective note urges leaving the world happier and better than we found it, promising that our efforts will make the future more joyful and sustainable. The message emphasizes goodwill, responsibility, and shared progress.
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