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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
3
John Blore visits from Winona and many residents travel for business and visits in Hazelton Strasburg and Linton. The piece notes harvest activity, social events, ball games, weddings, births, and local commerce with multiple names and places across Emmons and nearby counties.
North Dakota agronomy notes two distinct regions eastern Red River Valley with finer soils and more rain, and drier western soils. Alfalfa is proposed as a long term legume substitute for clover, with stands lasting five to six years and manure benefitting fields not yet grown alfalfa. Corn can replace summer fallow in this state, enabling good yields after corn or potatoes with solid cultivation.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt describes musk pods emitting a strong odor forcing workers to wear masks. It warns nosebleeds from inhalation, and notes civet karaguline and ambergris as pleasant in small doses but nauseating in large amounts. Hawthorn blossoms and tuberose are similarly overwhelming in enclosed spaces.
A Baltimore American advance item notes a young man declaring his skills and willingness to work, with a sharp line about needing brains for business. The brief reflects a boastful job market exchange and the paper’s vintage tone.
A terse exchange cites a riddle about the fourth dimension as fitting every fashion. It notes a proverb from New York Sun about liking what we get when we cannot have what we want, attributed to a Persian proverb.
Proposals for bids are invited by the Sand Creek school district for the construction of a schoolhouse on the southeast corner of section 6 in Sand Creek district. Bids are due August 19 and must be sealed and addressed to the clerk. Plans may be viewed at the County Superintendent of Schools office, Hanson.
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