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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
2
A short excerpt from a 19th century Emmons County newspaper includes quips on alarm clocks, human character, Dewey in a balloon, shifting sand, painful truths, and critiques of press coverage of the Spanish war. The piece contrasts industry development with stock speculation in trusts and stock flotations.
The Venice canal transit demand grows as tariffs stay low yet service slows. Doubling fare buys an extra boatman for speed, while interest in electric launches rises with Chicago World Fair demonstrations. A syndicate to develop the idea is likely.
An officer of the United States Life-Saving Service credits efficiency to merit based agent selection while noting few are drawn to a perilous service. The piece argues the merit system yields benefits in life-saving work despite hardship and warns spoilsmen cannot exploit the bureau for politics.
The text notes the land at the Bank of England site as highly valuable and reports a New York real estate deal where Huntington and Waldorf Astor properties on Fifth Avenue abutt each other. Huntington plans to acquire a ten by 125 foot strip for 54000 dollars, about 403 dollars per square foot, equating to over 13.5 million dollars per acre. A 350 square foot corner lot at Broad and Wall sold for 323 dollars per foot, nearly eleven million per acre.
A Treasury Department letter notes American merchants lag in South American trade while imports into Argentina from Germany Italy and the United Kingdom rise. US exports to Argentina fall from 9.29 million in 1889 to 6.43 million in 1893, and the nation highlights iron and steel output, with American locomotive builders securing orders abroad, including Britain.
Mexican papers bitterly comment on the reported sale of the famous Durango front mountain to C P Huntington. One declares Mexico is losing belongings and becoming a mendicant in the face of the Yankee.
Senator Mason reports a startling finding in a pure food inquiry that a fifteen year old whisky can be produced in fifteen minutes, describing the method as horrible yet achievable. The remark highlights concerns about production speed and safety in spirits.
In the Flower Nomeopathic Hospital and Medical College on 63rd Street and the Eastern boulevard a demonstrator named William Flater arranged hundreds of human bones into a dramatic lesson space. The bone room, featuring a skull atop a vertebral mound and walls hung with bone diagrams, is described as a serious studying aid rather than a curiosity. Drs. Neilson and Meyer supervise dissections as skulls and bones form a haunting educational display.
A twenty year durability test by Liege Limburg railway, Belgium, compared metal ties with oak sleepers under identical conditions. Oak ties averaged thirteen years of life while early metal ties lasted about eighteen years. The metal design featured narrowed bearing surface under the rails and deeper central girder to support the load.
An international issue notes sparrows, swallows, and martins harmed by hunters during migrations. English birds suffer in Italy and France as millions are killed yearly. The Society for the Protection of Birds has been asked to protest to France and Italy over the killings of English birds during crossing their territories.
Territorial tensions and pest concerns spark a debate on protective measures abroad. The article suggests England may extend its guard beyond humans to cover birds, with implications for wildlife and colonial interests.
A witty young physician, struggling to build a practice, visits the Hibernia bank with a friend. Amid long lines, the companion chafes at delays, but the doctor quips that being out of patients is his chronic condition, having had none for a week.
The speech notes France has the costliest parliament in Europe with annual expenses of 7,500,000 francs for the senate and chamber of deputies. It lists other nations' costs: Spain 2,230,000 francs. Italy 2,150,000. Austria 1,800,000. Great Britain 1,298,000. Belgium 900,000. Portugal 503,000. Germany 475,000.
The article notes a new trend where women adopt masculine gloves cut on masculine lines and worn with a single wrist button. Made of heavy dogskin, they are short, square, and notably larger than typical women’s gloves, creating a stark contrast with the feminine hand. The style aligns with broader masculine fashion, including sturdy shoes.
Professor T S C Lowe famed aeronaut and inventor of Mount Lowe railway believes he can induce rain by simultaneously liberating and exploding cheap gases at high altitude and low temperature. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has taken his proposal seriously and plans to back the experiments.
Indians in Oregon harvest vast wool flocks each spring from sheep that perish on winter ranges. The practice supplies fibers from deceased stock, supporting local barter and seasonal income amid remote ranching regions.
A study notes about 700 Americans born in the 1700s who may see the 1900s and over 4,000 Europeans alive at the start of the twentieth century who were living at the end of the eighteenth. Serbia leads longevity with 575 centenarians, Ireland Spain Norway England Scotland Wales France Sweden Germany Denmark and Switzerland follow varying counts. The piece cites Northampton’s John Bailes claimed to be 130 years old, a possibly revised figure, and reflects on how such elders witnessed vast changes from Elizabethan times to modern times.
A dialogue from the Catholic Standard shows Mrs. Youngwife boasting of heavy spring cleaning with her husband helping at home. She says he stayed in, claiming to feel unwell and wretched, while she completed chores such as carpet beating, bed disassembly, and furniture polishing.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes prize fighters now sport diamonds in their teeth. The remarks credit the flashy trend to enhance their brilliancy in battle and the fighters’ vocal showmanship.
Fragmentary note on John Ruskin praising foresight and value of life’s living power. Mentions how his ideas guide a wheel of life and enduring influence on perception and purpose.
Isaac Bill of Indian hill near Weston Connecticut battles two large gray eagles while protecting his cocker spaniel. He is wounded as the birds strike his neck and coat, finally driven off when his son clubs one with a pole. The incident ends with Bill exhausted and bloodied but safe at home.
Detroit Free Press reports Otto I. remains mentally ill since accession, living in Furstenrid Palace near Munich. He is largely in stupor with rare outbursts, dressed in black with a long untrimmed beard, and must be kept behind wire protected windows. Despite the monarchs illness Bavarians celebrate his birthday with loyalty.
Prof Jerome J Greene head of physics electrical engineering at Notre Dame University and Ohio man youthful in appearance has conducted wireless telegraphy tests in Chicago. Ohio State graduate 1893 Edison Electric Company expert Atlanta Exposition instructor National School of Electricity. Four years at Notre Dame. He and students built instruments in his lab improving gradations and differentiation to produce sharp distinct signals.
Tourists especially cyclists are urged to carry a small cake of soap on European trips. Hotels there do not provide soap for free, and the scented bars sold for 10 to 20 cents per hunk may offend sensitive noses.
A man asks Senator Sorghum how he stands on a long debated issue. He replies he has not changed his mind since it first came up, though years have passed, and he cannot recall his exact stance.
A Sunday school scene has a teacher asking the class to name the fowls of the air. After a pause a little girl answers with humor, saying the fowls are the bad smells. The moment blends innocence with a pun on the biblical phrase.
In recent years 152 American women wed European noblemen, lifting aristocratic fortunes by about 20 million dollars through this practice.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses a past AS show and latte misplacement. The readable text hints at reboard discussions and a misstep involving latte service, but exact details remain elusive. The item appears to be a brief, informal note rather than a full report.
A steam motor car designed for railroad use recently completed a trial run at sixty miles per hour. The device is expected to surpass existing records and is praised alongside Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for curing indigestion constipation nervousness liver and kidney trouble.
A playful dialogue shows Mistress asking what Rieke is doing and whether she is throwing dishes at a target. The maid responds impulsively, then declares plans to marry, capturing a humorous tone from Das Kleine Witzblatt.
An old maid’s musings on effort, patience, and life. contrasts between hope and actuality, marriage as cure, and the tedium of idle good nature. The piece ends with a stark line about those who long for death seeking greater vitality.
A humorous dialogue notes how a wife’s social savvy yields influence as neighbors watch. The narrator recalls hiring two large vans for a move, implying even a single express wagon could suffice to shift all belongings. A man’s appetite wanes while awaiting the move, with breakfast reduced to oatmeal.
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