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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
3
A brief Indiana newspaper item cites an exchange about a secretary of state named Hay. The dialogue references old Knickerbocker families and a comment he supposedly wrote about them, noting familiarity with the topic. The quote appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
The article urges school boys to raise eight million dollars to fund a battleship. It also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cheap remedy for stomach liver and bowel disorders.
A large sixteen room paper house stands on a Savinevka estate in Podolia built by a Russian gentleman. It was assembled in New York by an American engineer at a cost of 80 000 roubles. The architect claims it will outlast stone and the owner plans to furnish the entire interior with the same paper material.
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors including Louis Anderson Hillsborough N C belt guide Albert W Ashworth Cloud Minn toe clip for bicycle pedals Edward J Gellenbeck Shakopee Minn acetylene gas generator Frank G Hubbard Minneapolis Minn rotary engine Axel Ringborg Alexandria Minn foot propelled sled Walter G Scott Rock Dell Minn bob sled Jerome E Stowell Minneapolis Minn package carrier Thoren Thsen Minneapolis Minn belt tightener Carrie B Sheldon Grand Meadow Minn stick pin design Merwin Lothrop L Johnson patent attorneys 10 Pioneer Press Building St Paul
An officer shows the proposed police station plans to Sawbuck’s visiting mayor. The exchange features slang about wings and fly cops, illustrating local urban redevelopment talk and ceremonial framing of a new facility.
A comic quip from the Cornfed Philosopher notes that many men declare they love a woman more than life but refuse to alter their own life. The item sits among a medley of ad-like snippets and dubious patent medicine claims.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt presents a witty exchange from The Whirligig of Time and Mrs Cobwigger. Characters discuss Busby’s regiment and their notoriety, while Little Ethel resists wearing her mother’s dresses and supports the rainy day club.
A Chicago Post brief recalls a conversation where one man says the rule is to pay as you go and the other replies he is not leaving yet, capturing a light exchange in an urban vignette.
A quotation notes a dispute between a proofreader and editor over the spelling of Philippine. The proofreader pressed for two Is, while others questioned the approach. The exchange reflects editorial tensions in historical newspapers.
An elderly woman Margaret Hudson in a quiet country church battles despair over a long awaited heart's desire. On Thanksgiving morning she prays for trust in God's will and the return of her son Jim, who vanished two decades ago. Her rebellious mood melts as she asks for faith to accept whatever unfolds.
A woman pats a dog and greets a tall brown beard man who approaches with outstretched arms calling "Mother" as they embrace. Later Margaret Hudson prepares dinner and softly sings a hymn about waiting on the Lord.
Wild Bill boasts of his infamous crimes while Grizzly George questions what there is to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day at the Prairie Dog saloon. He lists forty two stage robberies fifty six jailings twenty one escapes four sheriff shootings and store robberies as proof of his celebrated misdeeds. He taunts that his son serves time for stealing and that his family includes a natural born robber as Lem while Hank is a natural born thief, and he notes a hanging the next day and his daughter’s engagement to Texas Jim the boss thief.
A young Johnny pleads to dress as others for Thanksgiving, asking his mother to outfit him in old clothes and makeup. Mrs. Jones agrees after playful insistence, while the family and guests enjoy the lighthearted exchange before the meal.
Fragmentary squib shows editor feedback on Thanksgiving jokes. Reader suggests Wem should appear earlier, plus lingering garbled words hint at turkey and cranberry sauce humor.
A collage of poems and a short prose anecdote recount a thanksgiving ode to providence and family. The verse pleads gratitude for harvests and blessings across seasons, while a Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a seventh anniversary interrupted by a wife’s hat makeover remark.
A nostalgic scene set at a cottage and Hall shows a young squire wooing a farmer’s daughter during a winter Thanksgiving. The poem contrasts humble hearth and grand elder guests while a moonlit night seals vows at the gate with a blessing. The enduring image centers on pumpkin pies, flour dusted arms, and a lasting romance.
A fragmented note recalls two Thanksgiving folklore lines. G Washington Johnson jokes about winning by shaking roosts while another speaker claims victory with turkeys and dice, reflecting playful regional language.
Henry M. Stanley recounts a perilous Barrow escape during an early African expedition. He notes a slave of native attacks and argues unity of action prevented disaster, while criticizing the savages and village elders for differing bravery and greed.
A London Daily News piece recalls the practice of hanging in chains ending in 1834. A complete set of gibbet irons from Boston jail Lincolnshire will be sold in a Convent Garden auction room, with maps noting the exact sites where instruments of torture stood before parliamentary abolition.
A Portland Maine man with a wooden leg battled a fire when a waste basket blaze spread to his prosthetic limb, leaving him shaken but unharmed. The item sits among a string of humorous vignettes and brief notices, including jokes about nerves and a chilling gale in Ottawa.
In a Pittsburg Chronicle humorous misprint, Mrs Snaggs reads about a flirtation commission and Mr Snaggs confuses it with filtration as the paper clarifies the typo and resolves the playful misunderstanding.
A Yonkers Statesman exchange features a tramp and a lady at a back door about begging for a picture rather than bread. Harlem Life quips about whisky with Mrs De T claiming she never drank any despite startling statistics.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr. Neverpeigh-Old Redash proclaiming neutrality while Mrs. Neverpeigh questions him. Another speaker notes the refusal to allow coal, attributed to Mr. Neverpeigh, in a terse exchange recorded by Puck.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials available free from F. J. Cheney & Co.
A jumble of witty quips and social quips suggests a light feature about vessel knot counts and other editorials. The fragmentary text hints at humor, ads, and ironies from a bygone era without presenting a clear news story or event.
An old cleric tells a young author his popularity is gone, a remark misread as praise. The piece notes Campbells bios boosting sales and a Victorian sense of sets. It then describes Maj Tudway’s camelry facing 10,000 dervishes attacking Broadwood’s Egyptian cavalry, misperceived as infantry in a clash recounted by the London Daily Chronicle.
A Chicago News quip depicts a man worried his mother-in-law will not leave money. He fears a rift due to her sensitivity on obesity after his child slid off her lap, prompting laughter and a revengeful glare.
A fragment from Philadelphia North American and Chicago Tribune quotes discuss Spain opposing prisoner repatriation and a jokey remark on marriage outcomes. The dialect headline style signals a column of cultural commentary and cross-paper phrasing.
Quotations from the Washington Star and Chicago Record reflect a family watching a boy’s habit of postponement. Parents warn he must stop delaying and follow advice as an illness fades. Evelyn notes recovery hinges on medicine taken.
A brief dialect scene features Dinah and Mose discussing Thanksgiving. Dinah questions the lack of turkey while Mose voices gratitude that Farmer Bowen’s gun was loaded with rock salt instead of buckshot. The exchange hints at rural humor and community ties.
Fragmentary lines describe a figure ripening over weeks, then meeting a harsh fate in a November morning. The text hints at a public or symbolic demise but lacks concrete details, making firm attribution difficult.
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