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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
3
Aunt Jane reveals the newborn will be named Harold. Dorothy protests, wishing for a sister and a less old fashioned name in the Philadelphia Press item reflecting family summer mood.
The exposition will be the greatest in the country with machinery powered by Niagara Falls. The note compares the cataract's power to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claimed to cure dyspepsia indigestion flatulency and nervousness.
The Iowa City editor refused to print a harsh roast article when asked to publish it unsigned. The citizen feared social conflict and would not sign his name, prompting the editor to decline. The man then canceled his subscription, leaving the friend pleased but the subject angry.
The article promotes Notre Dame University inviting readers to request a free catalog and details on terms and courses. It highlights a preparatory school, a one or two year Commercial Course, St Edward's Hall for younger boys, and emphasizes thorough higher courses and devoted care, noting fifty seven years of active educational work.
A country yokel courting with a lantern is mocked by an old farmer. A notice from Fargo invites citizens to a July meeting to urge Congress to curb Red River floods, with US engineers deeming a project feasible at about 860,000 dollars, plus rail reduced-fare offers to attendees.
A Detroit Free Press clipping quotes a speaker lamenting past sorrows and recalling a lost $50 from seventeen years ago, noting the stubborn sting of old blues. The fragment preserves the nostalgic mood and a personal financial regret.
A fragmented London exchange shows a mother scolding a nurse for not contacting police after losing track of a child. The girl responds she was speaking to someone else, while the parent expresses exasperation over the situation.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes Tom quitting his job after his boss refused a raise. The line suggests the move challenges the rule that wages rise with effort.
Professor W H Pickering of Harvard Observatory prepares a lunar atlas from Jamaica station data gathered with the 136 foot horizontal telescope. Observations began after midnight at the turn of the century, using a 12 inch lens reduced to six inches for photographic work with eight minute fast plates and minute and a half slow plates. The project aims for a midsummer publication despite rainy season interruptions.
Harvard researchers report success at a Jamaica highland observatory with a 40 by 80 foot barbecue style platform and galvanized roofs collecting rain for drinking water. Dew yields two to three gallons nightly and clear seeing surpasses Cambridge though not as good as Arequipa. Pro Pickering plans to finish work when climate allows and will move instruments to Cambridge.
The Coreans are inveterate smokers of green tobacco, using pipes with tiny bowls and stems two or three feet long. They tuck their pipes down the back of the neck when idle. drinking is common, despite proverbs against it, with sayings warning of drunkenness and excess.
The article marks Herbert Spencer turning 81 and notes his fame as a philosopher alongside his lifelong financial hardship. It recalls his background, early careers, and the slow sales of works like Social Statics and Principles of Psychology, while praising his perseverance and the later popularity of Data of Ethics.
An elevator man in Battery Park cites rising use of the so called elevator cure among women. He notes three quarters of riders are women, claims it affects circulation, and adds men partake but less. He describes women asking for fictitious names from directories and riding successive elevators to avoid meeting the same man.
The Elevated in Boston launched recently drawing hurried crowds as it crosses congested streets and eases crowded streetcars. On the first day over 120,000 passengers rode, with subsequent days averaging about 108,000. In the war of love who files conquers.
A descriptive note on Persian life detailing women's head coverings and garments, types of footwear, men's attire, and social classes. It covers daily diet focusing on rice wheat fruit vegetables and cheap meat, plus dairy products from water buffaloes cows sheep and goats.
The process describes threshing by driving over the crop with cattle and horses hitched to a wide plank, winnowing by air, and manual picking before grinding at the mill. Water power turns the grain into a coarse flour.
The article argues against the belief that damp air is heavy and keeps smoke down. It explains that dry air is heavier on the barometer, correlating with fine weather, while moist air is lighter and allows smoke to rise. A high barometer signals dry air. a low barometer signals damp air and stormy weather.
Secretary of State John Hay delivers an address to the National Editorial Association in Buffalo praising mutual help among republics and the Pan American Exposition. He recalls historical figures and emphasizes labor and intelligence across nations uniting for progress, peace, and shared prosperity.
The lady's slipper or moccasin flower grows in deep shady woods with mosses ferns and trilliums. It is a delicate bloom often picked for its beauty and has bee attracted by its nectar and pollen. The yellow variety blooms around early June just after the pink moccasin flower.
Fred Zegar of Belvidere Illinois married Pennie Newman a colored girl at the bride’s sister’s home near Belvidere. Relatives urged him to rethink but his resolve remained firm despite disapproval.
A woman may love flattery while despising an awkward flatterer. The paradox shows how charm can attract yet irritate when insincerity or poor delivery spoils the compliment.
From Irving's Studies of French Criminals the text surveys accomplished murderers and students with literary and linguistic talents. It contrasts figures like Troppmann Pranzini Sidi Mabrouk and others, noting education, intellect, and varied paths to crime across different eras and cultures.
Victor Smith writes in the New York Press that English railway managers overlook American engine reliability. The piece mocks British claims, notes Americans abuse engines by neglecting testing and cooling, and contrasts Midland claims of care with U S practices that wear out locomotives quickly.
In Parliament an elderly county member with gout slept on a bench behind the speaker. He slipped on one boot when a division began, as Lord Beresford noted the location and hid the other boot. The member woke to a roar of laughter as he entered the lobby with a single boot.
Mason Harry Iles of 67 Lower Thorn Street Reading found a purse with £3 20s worth of notes and gold. He planned to return it to the police but was approached by a London commercial traveler who proved the owner. Iles handed over the purse and received a single penny as reward.
The London Builder states the New Inn on Wych Street will be bought for £175,000 to make way for London County Council improvements on the north side of the Strand. Since Strand Inn was destroyed, this inn remains the only law seminary held by the Middle Temple. Fifteen hundred years ago the site was Our Lady's Inn marked by the Virgin Mary sign.
Berney Morris a laborer in Prospect Park Brooklyn celebrates his 109th birthday. Born June 10 1792 in County Cavan Ireland he came to the United States seventy three years ago and continues to work six days a week year round.
Miss Kathleen Graham and Miss Florence Allan share testimonials praising Peruna as a tonic that cures dyspepsia and revives energy. Dr. S B Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium, will oversee free case evaluations for female catarrhs during summer hours in Columbus Ohio.
The New York Sun notes South Carolina seeks the longest whiskers with Lau ren s County housing men whose beards reach the ground. J W Martin may wear the longest chin adornments. his beard grows six inches yearly and, if untrimmed, could reach thirteen feet. He is near six feet tall with no shave since youth and believes growth safeguards his health.
List of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Christopher Herman Thomason Mont for a mall bag fastener John Kaual Green Minneapolis for a box trimming machine George L Knapp Northfield for a lamp burner Stef fen Steffenson Watson Minn for a harrow Elwin F Watson Cascade Mont for an animal catcher Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 011 012 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Minn
The Brooklyn Eagle records a punchy exchange where one man jokes about extracting money from a visitor from Hackensack New Jersey claiming the exposition offers a liberal education. The visitor responds with a wry remark about a finishing touch.
A humorous note from Minneapolis dated January 6, 1900 recalls a wife calling out her husband’s claimed wedding anniversary. He feigns memory while she reveals the real day was the shelf project in their kitchen, prompting a playful scene cited by the Chicago Record-Herald. Piso's Cure is mentioned as a cough remedy in the old quotation.
A joke notes two editors in one paper give opposing advice about heating a knife to cut bread. One says it helps cut evenly. the other warns it ruins the knife. The gag rests on conflicting columns.
Maj Williams sits with feet in window when an unknown assailant fires a shot through his left leg. The bullet passes through his wooden leg, causing no injury, as Providence protects him. The same leg had previous rheumatism troubles.
An old advertisement claims Wizard Oil cures pain and banishes doubt with the aid of doctors and druggists. The copy emphasizes universal relief and trust in medical professionals.
The Philadelphia Press notes a rumor that China is secretly drafting more soldiers. The joking remark blames the so called open door policy for the alleged move.
An Ohio State Journal quip recalls a long standing clash over a past marriage proposal one man claims he would have wed the other’s wife if not for him. The remark frames a feud as a matter of debt and pride.
In a terse dialogue between Mrs Flatbush and her companion, a burglary is described as a clean sweep leaving a calling card. The exchange notes the emerging knowledge of who to contact for expert burglarizing services.
The Ohio State Journal notes President McKinley shows little concern for car fare when considering attendance at the buffalo exposition. Jimson questions feasibility as few people can travel via San Francisco.
The Arizona legislature has indefinitely postponed a bill to make Sunday fishing a misdemeanor. The move affects fisheries policy and Sunday leisure activities, with no immediate enforcement.
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