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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
2
A collage of pithy items from Linton North Dakota and beyond touches on debt, politics, romance, technology, and society. Notable lines reference John L Sullivan, the Kaizer family, Castro, Marconi, and Mrs Smoot, with quips on divorces, weddings, and royal opinions.
M Delyanni projects a statesman persona as he campaigns in Greece warning of national financial collapse unless he takes power. Secretary Wilson proclaims agriculture as a science. The piece muses on a boy picking potatoes amid farm ties and references Patti plannen for another farewell tour while noting prior similar vows. It notes a cork leg sale and a New York hospital for infants.
A Rochester feature describes rattlesnake venom powder sold by Rattlesnake Pete at Mill street museum priced at 25 per drachm and sought by Dr Edwin Faust of Strasburg for 500 worth of venom. Pete details venom extraction risks and high stakes, while the piece notes its medical uses and global curiosity. A separate item reports a servant girl found unconscious from kitchen gas fumes, teased as a possible acrobatic mishap and mocking a potential circus career.
The New York Museum of Natural History, thirty three years old, is hailed as the greatest of its kind. It cites vast collections, extensive expeditions, and a modern, costly building program funded largely by city spending and endowments.
The burial site of Sir Walter Raleigh is debated as churches claim his head and body. His head was kept by his wife after execution in 1618, the body buried at St. Margaret’s, and a family tradition links Raleigh to Weat-Horsley. Dr Brushfield proposes marking Raleigh’s grave in St. Margaret’s. no national memorial exists.
A Boston coal yard used a large Newfoundland named Rover to cheat customers by placing himself under a cart on the scales. The shopkeeper and a colored coal peddler uncovered the ruse when the peddler noticed Rover and the scales showed inflated weight. Rover disappeared and was later found dead on the scales after taking poison.
An Eastern Kansas City Star correspondent recalls Whistler the artist: despite a vast income he lived frugally. Friends bought him a lavish house, yet he vanished on a trip, leaving rooms bare with chalk diagrams labeling the furniture as makeshift objects.
Cement has long aided heavy construction. A Chicago architect laid concrete flooring with twenty five foot spans. Buffalo reports a six story apartment built entirely of concrete without steel girders. Reinforcing rods prevent disintegration, not weight, enabling thinner walls. France and Germany push concrete aims, including long bridge spans like the 100 foot Housatonic crossing at Stockbridge.
A Philadelphia Record report recounts cruel tricks by British soldiers in India toward adjutant birds. One method dangles two meat morsels on a long twine so birds entangle midair and fall. Another uses a bone hollowed to hold powder and a fuse. the bird swallows it, then a muffled blast shreds the bird.
William Ellis died at Niagara Falls on November 30 at age seventy two. He lived near the falls for decades and earned the title hero in 1848 during a storm when a basket rescue saved four men trapped between two suspension bridges. He went out in the iron basket to rescue them despite the danger.
A German investigator recorded twelve months of road accidents and found Friday is not the unluckiest day. Among 9,948 total incidents Monday leads with 1,674, while Friday ranks lower than other days. The study notes Sunday is often assumed risky, but the data contradicts that belief.
A display features Misitese goats in color showing red white brown and black coats. The event highlights unique breed traits and eye catching patterns attracting livestock enthusiasts and judges.
James Barton Adams in Denver Post writes a nostalgic poem praising the Overland Trail era. It recalls scouts, wagon trains, and the dangers faced by pioneers while contrasting past grit with modern progress and luxury travel.
At a clergy dinner, tales surfaced about Bishop Latane who preached one sermon across Canada. He kept notes of where and when, and the editor published the sermon with the list of thirteen parishes and dates, exposing the ruse.
Orlando Smith in Eternalism argues the soul is eternal and preexistent. He claims creation and annihilation are transformations of old matter and that individuals shape their character through past choices, suffering the results of deeds and fostering either salvation or damnation.
A Boston Courier clipping recounts Rt. Rev. Isaac Lea Nicholson visiting a lumber region church in northern Wisconsin. A crying baby disrupted the crowded service. the bishop produced gum drops from his pocket, shared one with the child, then handed the rest to the mother, calming the scene. The episode ends with the mother praising the bishop as he returns to his sermon.
A church member explains how she remains faithful while unable to attend services regularly, mentioning that family duties and travel restrict her access to church. She notes that the baby accompanies her during these periods, highlighting commitment despite distance.
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