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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
2
A collection of quips and observations features comments on politics, gender, humor, rent, and character, with a note on a turtle farm in Sycamore Illinois and a discussion of plague history and quarantine practices. The piece reflects period commentary and satirical takes on social topics and public figures.
London reports Liberia has cleared its long running debt crisis after twenty five years of bankruptcy. The 1871 loan of 500000 dollars heavily relied on England, but interest ceased for years until rubber royalties now fund payments. Liberia's fiscal agents in London say obligations are being met again, attracting diplomatic interest over the republic’s status.
The year 1900 yields anniversaries of Chaucer Hooker Cowper and Macaulay, with praise for their enduring influence. A Greater New York trolley robbery leaves the conductor robbed and the motorman tied to a tree. DeWolf Hopper meets the Prince of Wales and a London report notes the joke and Hopper’s tact. A letter asserts no married man can be a dude and vice versa.
A letter portrays Pelzer as a thriving, nearly autonomous town with 7,090 residents, four mills employing about 3,000 workers, and a company-dominant system that bans immigration and negro residents. Capt. John Smythe dictates city life, oversees employment, housing, and moral conduct, while essential services exist under corporate ownership. Piedmont nearby offers insurance ties and floral fame.
A collection of curious anecdotes on mistaken identity and theft. A judge nearly jailed on suspicion of burglary and a sporting figure distraught as burglars target his trophies in Maida Vale. The piece also recalls a family tale where three rich brothers recount a local burglary and how the intruder touched their clothes and coins.
Percy Smith, 25, secretary of the Warlow Athletic Club in Whitstone Landing, swallowed a pin in a trio of years ago while chatting with club members. The pin later moved to the finger, then finally emerged from the little finger joint after a long quiet period, causing minimal pain and a successful removal by self-probing. The case concludes with the patient in good condition.
Osmond Tearle playing Hamlet in Durban Natal endured a sudden blackout during the nunnery scene as the theater lights failed plunging the town into darkness. Leonard Rayne who played Polonius quickly lit a candle and descended from the stage to guide the cast and audience to safety.
An exploration of Pelzer South Carolina’s unique governance under Capt Smythe. The town operates without a mayor aldermen or police, relying on Smythe’s leadership and strict liquor bans. Mills power the town via electric machinery and strict education for child workers, with most capital local and a future Piedmont paper project discussed. The piece also mentions European royalty shifts and a New York Journal theatre anecdote.
The Chicago Tribune notes castor oil plant as a universal deterrer of wildlife. It claims birds, beasts, and insects avoid castor beans, with goats starving rather than nibbling leaves and horses reacting to odor. Army worms and locusts avoid it, and it is cited as a method to drive moles from lawns.
The government of France has created a new order awarding twelve medals to washerwomen. The ministry of Commerce distributes the diplomas, recognizing their conspicuous role in Paris life, rivaling market women in influence, especially during revolutionary periods along the Seine.
A partial excerpt mentions a Baltimore acquaintance and a Fifth Avenue hotel visit, with unclear context and fragmented quotations.
Mrs. Samuel Swartwood of Wilkes-Barre Pa is the mother of twenty five children, twenty living, youngest a few days old. Married at fourteen, she says all her children are her joy and claims a happy married life. Her husband is an engineer on the Jersey City railroad and earns about $70 plus $99 from older sons.
An English paper outlines fourteen life mistakes, including setting personal standards for others, expecting uniform opinion, seeking perfection, worrying about unchangeable things, and failing to alleviate needs. It warns the greatest error is to live for time alone, neglecting eternity in any moment.
A Baltimorean compared paper weight to food bought and found paper wrapping accounted for about 10 percent of daily purchases. In a $1.40 list of supplies the paper weighed with provisions represented 14 percent of cost.
In a dialogue from New York Weekly, Mrs Wayback asks Josh if he went to the theater while in the city. He replies he could not find a theater, only a dime museum, which he visited six times.
A brief comic exchange shows Hiram saying he slept early because no chores remained while visiting his nephew in the city. Josh questions the habit revealing the humorous setup. The brief vignette ends with Puck’s framing voice.
An editorial urges early teaching of spitting harms to boys to prevent public health risks. It argues mothers should reclaim daily guidance during habit formation, noting habits formed at home influence behavior on sidewalks and public spaces. The piece cites Trenton Star Gazette.
A quip on winter's approach urges repeated, practical counsel to avoid illness. The remark emphasizes gradual preparation and sensible habits to endure the cold season, reflecting common wisdom from a churchman’s voice.
In a Cleve land Plain Dealer excerpt a prisoner asks about soldiers colored by race. The captor confirms white Indian scouts red, black colored troops and yellow journalists. The prisoner concedes defeat against a nation that can set up a human rainbow.
Col Stillwell recalls his section of the state with pride after a tense election among mountaineers. He says things looked serious for a time but remained confident that the people would stay high minded and sportsmanlike, avoiding dum-dum bullets lyddite or firing on flags of truce.
In a Brooklyn Life quip, Amy and Bob discuss yacht racing jargon as they note the Shamrock and the Columbia Susie. They joke that the Shamrock could not overcome the Columbia Susie, the clue being a sailing term stays. The dialogue hints at the Shamrock’s greater waist measurement and strategic disadvantage.
Advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the only cure for swollen, burning and sweating feet from corns and bunions. Recommends shaking Allen's Powder into shoes, available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample offered free toaddress Allen 8. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The Baltimore News quotes critics who tore apart Skriblar's book as unfit to read yet notes his resilience. He recognized a good idea, then wrote another work. The piece highlights his persistence and renewed confidence after harsh reviews.
Music lovers are invited to view an advertisement by John M. Smyth Co offering an elegant guitar for $2.65. The firm is described as thoroughly reliable and urges readers to obtain their catalogue of goods to eat wear and use.
In the Ohio State Journal dialogue, Henderson asks Williamson why he invited Jackson to Sunday, noting it nearly broke Jackson’s heart after Mildred Wilkins's marriage. Williamson responds that Jackson might see Mildred and her mother’s dominance in the house, and feel relieved.
A sinecure is a position where one man draws the salary while another performs the tasks, a device described as an arrangement for securing income with little or no obligation. The definition highlights the separation of pay and labor in such posts.
Florida was named from Pasqua de flores meaning Easter flowers or from the land’s floral beauty as noted in Meehan’s Monthly and the Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower. The text cites an old 1763 book and Herrera’s claim about blossoming landscapes influencing the name. The ad offers a reward for a misspelled word found.
The Electro Medical and Surgical Institute of Fargo North Dakota advertises combined medicine and electricity treatment for chronic stomach, liver and bowel diseases, kidney issues, rheumatism, catarrh, heart troubles, blood poisoning, and generative organ disorders. It offers a rupture cure in 30 to 60 days with no pain and free X ray examination to patients.
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