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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
3
At a Northern horse fair an intending purchaser asks to "trot out the middle one" and a heated exchange ensues with the attendant fearing risk until the boss arrives. The fragment captures a humorous moment about selecting horses and the caution of staff.
Harriet chides Adolphus and Mr Bullyrag during a heated social chat. Mrs Henpeck recalls feeling shame and jokes about a Harvard flag remark while Mr Henpeck questions the cause. The snippet captures domestic banter and social satire from the Dianapolis Sun.
In Harlem Life a dialogue shows Miss Palisade noting surprise at Mr Cleverton missing church to hear her Christmas solo. Cleverton replies Dashaway told him beforehand.
A fragment from the Boston Tran Script shows Grimes and Uncle Geoge joking about Tom marrying a woman older than him and the age reversal suggesting it won’t be long before she is younger. the exchange notes quirks about women's ages in a light exchange.
A courtroom quip recalls a past romance as Hewitt questions a judge about the girl once named the light of his life Jewett says another man came between them in the exchange
In this brief exchange Mrs Parvenue laments fatigue and longing for assistance as she struggles with dressing. Mr Parvenue offers concern while Mary voices weariness and humor in a domestic moment set in Harlem.
The item cites Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pills from Hall and Co with testimonials and a money‑back offer. It includes a Cure claim for catarrh, a salve of cure rates, plus other ads for Cole's Cough Cure and Piso's Cure for Consumption.
A Chicago Tribune quip questions why a hatchet stands for truth noting the Washington story as one origin. A cynical reply adds that the hatchet implies risk of mischief unless handled carefully.
The passage extols northern China's coal as the finest in the old world, claimed superior to all others. It also lauds Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best remedy for indigestion dyspepsia nervousness insomnia and malaria fever and ague, urging a trial to prove its value.
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania who entertained in Washington with a joke about painting a small rabbit on his bald pate. A girl asked if he would, noting it would be a little hare. The tale is framed as light vaudeville humor from a political setting.
The London Globe cites a bizarre quote from English as She Is Spoke about how terms like bicycle biomes and polo stick enter common usage. It notes a rival university may twist words to killers and questions where philologists stand amid mixed hockey and gendered terminology.
Mrs A Wellett of Champion Michigan describes five years of sleepless nights and back pain followed by a cure after using Dodds Kidney Pills. She states her nights are now restful, pain gone, and energy restored.
In a Chicago News snippet a humorous man asks a paying teller what he tells. The teller replies that those with no business should move to the far end and sit down, highlighting a comic interaction at a downtown bank window.
A list of inventors and patentees including Nels Aylund Komstad D 8 and David H Houston Hunter N D with items such as rim opener folding supports for cameras camera and photographic roll holder. Edwin E Thomas St Paul Minn lumber converger for saw mills guide operating means for band saw mills listed alongside Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Minn.
The Chicago Post quotes Dr J H Rindlaub, a Fargo specialist, discussing plans after moving into a fine big house. He and his companion envision summers at resort towns, winters at winter resorts, and trips to Europe in spring and fall.
In a chatty exchange Mrs Z explains she keeps a small red powder puff on her chin so her husband can blow it off to prove he notices her. Mrs A questions the logic and humor highlights the couple's dynamic in a Chicago News vignette.
Boston Transcript records a dialogue where Stephen and James discuss the end of a relationship with Miss Balter. James hints at suspecting she was not passionately in love, and the conversation reveals personal reflections on the breakup.
Tomdix I proposed to Miss Gotrox by telephone last night and was refused. Hojax remarks that I should have known better than to try proposing by a call.
A Philadelphia Press note mocks political boss influence and social pages with dialogue on servants and safety of officers. A quirky Q and A exchange asks about marriage to a family man and mentions a widower with six children. An ad touts Hamlin’s Wizard Oil claiming headache cures.
A gold-digger in Australia tamed a bright eyed lizard that slept with him and warned of danger at night. The lizard woke the miner after spotting a tiger snake under the bed gear, tail damaged in the warning. The snake’s odor likely alerted the animal to danger.
Mariners fear the Pacific rivals the Atlantic in danger as trade expands. The Pacific coast sees rising wrecks due to overloading and outdated ships, with Cape Flattery now as dreaded as Cape Hatteras. Experts say safer craft and better precautions are needed amid growing commerce.
A review of William Carey’s Tibet book for the United States Society of Christian Endeavor detailing Careys months in Tibet and the journey of Annie R Taylor. It describes Lamas monasteries in Lhasa and the strict religious system, with stark imagery of Tibetans and the monkish education and architecture that dominates daily life.
A ten year old plays with lead soldiers building a tiny house and arranging men in martial poses. His father asks about the scene and the child explains one shattered figure is a headless detective as policemen wait for Prince Henry on Thirty Fourth Street.
A playful quarrel shows guests misusing rooms as Host expects bridge while others play ping pong in the dining room. Fires in the billiard room, Jack mimics a comic, Dick plays a loud gramophone in the hall, and supper is in the smoking room before they move to the nursery.
In a Chicago courtroom a prisoner explains he grabbed the man by the heels and banged him against a brick wall. He denies using a weapon, insisting he did not strike with any object. The judge notes the victim is in a horrible condition.
Quote from a Philadelphia Press item where a tailor partner asks who wrote an advertisement reading Do you need an overcoat Try our Melton and frieze and a senior partner blames the junior. The exchange highlights dull business and internal tensions in a tailoring firm.
A brief Chicago News quip notes a sharp joke on conflicting loyalties, suggesting a man cannot truly serve two masters unless he is a Mormon. The witticism reflects religious satire in everyday speech of the era.
Seed catalog style note touts Earliest Russian Millet promising 5 to 8 tons of hay per acre with prices 50 lbs at 1.90 and 100 lbs at 3 from John A. Salter Seed Co. Hawaii sugar venture forecasts five tons per acre on 4600 acres. Gibraltar hosts about 130 wild monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar, Europe’s only wild simians.
Ad copy promoting Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents appears with a quip about a woman’s passion and a tidewatcher noting a procession, implying spectacle and social observation in a newspaper item.
The Kaiser and Kaiserin visited a sculptor creating a double life size marble bust of the late Empress Victoria. The bust shows her at 40, with diadem, lace mantle, and a rose. Completion is planned for August 5 in Hamburg with a red granite pedestal bearing an inscription.
A past incident recalls Congressman Watson of Indiana as a young lawyer in a pig salt case. Judge Goodrich then led the Republican state committee ally on the opposite side. The proceedings were before Rev erdy Puckett, a portly magistrate and candidate for mayor of Winchester.
Mr Watson warns he must win the suit or fight Goodrich for mayor in a heated political clash. Goodrich appeals to the magistrate as the two plan mischief, peering at Puckett’s open docket and reading the bold words disagree about the case.
Dr. H Moulton told the American Medical Association that wood alcohol uniquely attacks the optic nerve and retina. In about thirty poisoning cases over two to three years, fifteen led to total blindness.
A succinct proverb notes that excessive load harms the beast more than ordinary duty. It critiques overextension as a universal hazard for labor and life, urging restraint in work and care in responsibility.
Officer A C Swanson of Council Bluffs writes of complete cure for nasal catarrh after using Peruna. Lieutenant Michael O Halloran of Summerdale Station Chicago notes officers improved health after enduring rain and cold. They recommend Peruna for colds, influenza, and related illnesses and invite readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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