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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
2
A mixed page notes a beer cargo lost near Philippine waters thought to have struck a reef. It mentions social kissing etiquette in Paraguay, teeth blackening in Japan, and Chicago detectives grappling with aging Bertillon measurements. It also reports poultry gains in Rhode Island and Amsterdam’s municipal utilities and telephone system.
The passage laments the enduring nuisance of mosquitoes despite advances in science. It notes the insect stings remain uncontested and affect country life and suburban living, with winter fireside tales of its damage and fear.
The German American Historical society of Illinois will collect information on early settlers of German ancestry. They emphasize starting promptly to preserve valuable material and to illuminate the pioneers who helped build the middle west.
The Division of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture will study the Rock River watershed to find why water volume has diminished. Suspected causes include forest denudation near headwaters and heavy drainage for farming and commerce. Representative Hitt secured a federal probe. G F Schwartz will conduct the Illinois visit.
A writer in the Revue Socialiste argues that the chief obstacle to a woman’s progress is her lack of will. The piece claims women spend life yielding to men, sacrificing for brothers, nursing the sick, and surrendering to masculine rule. It asserts wifehood trains deferential obedience to husbands and their families, shaping a smiling, compliant role.
The piece argues the South African war is nearing its end with an inevitable Boer surrender despite occasional Boer successes such as Bethune's troopers. It asserts continued fighting harms a noble cause lost already and notes foreign sympathy waning while Kruger remains obstinate about resisting until destruction.
The piece notes the Belgian hare boom beginning in Kansas City and moving to Los Angeles San Francisco and southward. Breeding turned into a profitable business as hares sold for 2 to 4 dollars, with clubs forming and supply of fine stock increasing. It also cites James J Corbett discussing congressional prospects and possible nomination shifts involving McClellan.
Notes describe the event as presented in the chronicles of Hindu mythology and current style commentary. The piece outlines how wowan is depicted, its origins, and the stylistic framing used in modern periodical notes.
A lyrical tribute extols mothers as the bravest fighters in silent wars. It laments society’s lack of public praise for women who endure hardship from infancy to death, describing a kingless victory won through steadfast, unseen strength.
The article advises packing at least one cloth dress for summer travel. It describes summer serge gowns with plain skirts trimmed by braid, fitted linings, front and back plaits, a low neck worn with a white linen chemisette, and waist finishing with broad lapels in cream-white cloth stitched with blue silk or narrow soutache braid.
The French government has enacted strict laws barring any solid food for babies under one year unless prescribed in writing by a qualified medical man. Nurses may not use feeding bottles with rubber tubes. The aim is to protect infant lives and increase the birth rate.
The article narrates Twashtri, the Hindu universe’s Vulcan, creating the world and discovering no material left to fashion a woman. He becomes perplexed and enters a profound meditation, preparing to seek a solution.
A creator unites moonlight, serpents, plants, animals and dawn to form a woman. The man rejects her as chatter and time sink, then yearns for her reclaiming, then finds companionship elusive. Twashtri refuses absolutes as the couple remains bound by conflict and dependence.
Fashion notes highlight summer fabrics with cotton and linen at the forefront. Silky enhancements give rayon like luster to mulls and batistes while linens dress entire gowns and trims. Colored linen suits with lace and braid gains emphasis alongside embroidered Holland and pique details. Silk cheviot offers soft shades in new washable options.
The article notes tailor made pique gowns for summer in solid colors with contrasting trimmings and no stripes or patterns on piqué suits. Patterned materials stay to separate skirts while pique suits blend chic style with high cost, challenging notions of economy. Two
The display features a French black pique ensemble with white strap detailing. A double tunic outlines the skirt and bodice to emphasize the figure, with a wide lapel on the white stitched bodice. A contrasting white gown uses venetian colored thread and matching lapels.
The article highlights a strong preference for white fabrics in summer attire. It mentions white cloth and pu tty toned materials appearing in gowns with silk linings and delicate scroll patterns. White taffeta with white cloth, white veiling, and white hats matching gowns are noted as fashionable.
The Buffalo Times reports that Gotham’s fair maids aim for sylphlike grace through exercise. They wear baggy bloomers and a loose blouse and perform daily routines with abdomen drawn in and chest raised. A horizontal bar is optional but useful for swinging and building upper body strength.
A historic recipe combines one pound almond paste with one pound powdered sugar and half a pound granulated sugar plus flour and tar tar. Mix with egg whites, drop on paper, bake slowly until light brown, then lift off with dampened paper backing.
The New York Telegraph reports Horace Greeley and Mary Young Cheney wed the day they first met after a period of correspondence orchestrated by a mutual matchmaking friend.
A jungle war in Borneo ends with the death of rebel chief Mat Lalleh and the fall of the fort of Lalleh. British forces suffered ambushes but broke through a bamboo barricade and set several rebel buildings ablaze aided by a Java nese boy named Leyman who led flames into the fort. The remaining rebels fled into jungle tunnels as the last stronghold fell.
The text explains that ammonia gas is produced from its salts using slaked lime or potash solutions, dried over quicklime, and collected over mercury. It notes colorless gas with a pungent odor and alkaline taste, highly soluble in water with one volume dissolving about 700 volumes of gas, forming Liqu. Ammon. Fort. in the pharmacopeia and the diluted form used as household liquid ammonia.
The text notes men wear gold or silver elephant charms on fobs and chains, praising elephants as fashionable good luck symbols. It mentions cuff stands and hat pins using elephant heads, suggesting the trend aligns with circus influence and social whimsy.
The Philadelphia Times notes no especially serious feature in the rise of oil industry growth as it relates to a larger tramp population across rural areas.
The Dramatic Mirror prints quirky notices from managers in search of talent. A Pittston man proclaims himself a song and dance man ready to “set fire to the sand.” A Kansas whistleblower calls himself a Brass Band imitator and freak, seeking work for lower pay. A Kansas City amateur minstrel from Frank Halloren offers chorus help and drum skills.
The early ties between Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia and James G. Blaine shaped careers. A chance dinner in Welker's restaurant led Blaine to promise Elkins a hearing in Congress. Elkins later became a key Blaine ally, eventually a senator, and Blaine's secretary of state appointment followed Harrison's cabinet decision after a persuasive Elkins letter.
Washington dispatch notes that multiple government branches recognize Christ and the Christian religion through Sabbats observance chaplains in the armed forces and distribution of Scriptures. It cites congressional adjournments on Good Friday and Christmas significance and a Supreme Court view that Christianity is part of the common law.
Potts argues audience tolerance for jokes about police and women reflects human nature rather than respect. Watts-Ever notes need to gauge reactions to authority. The exchange highlights tension between humor and social boundaries in performance.
A hotel guest argues with the clerk about a higher rate, recalling a three dollar price from two months earlier. The clerk cites longer days as justification for the increase, reflecting a concise city paper record from Philadelphia.
Excerpt reflects admiration for a fine stretch of land and regret that cultivation prevents turning it into a golf links. Mentions Niblack and a Boston Transcript tone praising the site as ideal for a course.
Experiments show vessels with fish fin inspired propellers gain power, signaling a water travel revolution. The text also cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness, claimed as a factor in overall health.
The dialogue features a young woman and Spoonamore discussing an engagement while noting the father’s disfavor. The exchange hints at family tension and social expectations central to a prelude of romance.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all for disease by purifying the blood. It claims the medicine expels impurities, enriches the blood, and improves nourishment transmission to organs nerves and muscles.
A newly appointed Scottish prison chaplain makes a bold first rounds inspection. He introduces himself to a prisoner with pomp and asks if the inmate knows who he is. The prisoner replies he does not. The chaplain brags of preaching reform, while the inmate retorts that past sermons were empty and warns the challenge will not be easy.
Promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the only cure for swollen sore feet and bunions. Recommends shaking powder into shoes and suggests asking druggists and shoe stores for the 25 cent product. Sample sent for Fred Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
Sir William McCormac, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, is described as an indefatigable worker who sometimes has a light luncheon served in his laboratory. An assistant heard him sigh and wonder aloud whether he drank the beef tea or the compound he was working on.
This ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relax tight or new shoes, cure swollen hot and aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with a trial package free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
A pale determined man leaves home for the opening game as his wife clings and weeps. She bids him be brave and return with honors, while the man departs as a baseball umpire not bound for war.
An item notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and priced at 75c. A dialogue reveals Miss Swellton-Sister is not truly ill but has a nervous throat making speech difficult, preventing attendance at the opera tonight.
An irate citizen curses a hand organ vendor at the gate and demands no music. The vendor offers a penny two cent stage play, ending with a brisk farewell as he leaves.
A correspondent notes that in France all 5 franc pieces from French Italian Swiss or Belgian mints have current value and have been coined since December 23 1865. It adds that 2 franc 1 franc and 50 cent pieces have been coined since January 1 1869 and mentions silver.
A joke about using a honeycomb as a hair dressing suggests a clever beauty remedy. The lighthearted line implies natural styling ideas for women seeking a sweet looking tress.
A whimsical line has the breese telling the down-dilly it is daffy, a lighthearted bit capturing local speech and humor in a brief exchange.
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