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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
2
A U S government move makes Woodman spare that tree a practical act of Congress for protecting giant California trees. The present Congress session features speeches echoing Emerson on clear perception memory logic imagination and enduring character.
Steel rails weighing eighty pounds to the yard were first used upon railroads in 1883. Since that time steel has largely replaced iron and rail weights have risen. A major trunk line is testing nickel steel, more costly yet potentially widely adopted if its advantages prove true.
The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee backs a private company built cable from San Francisco to Hawaii, the Philippines and Japan with a government subsidy not exceeding 200 000 pounds annually for twenty years. The House minority favors government build. The Senate Naval Affairs Committee supports government construction but limits Hawaii extension.
Diplomatic circles note how a Turkish minister's wife in Washington is bound by strict Moslem rules. She may not see men, can only glimpse from a closed carriage, and may receive female visitors if no men from the household are present. Her husband even asks about Sunday visits to deserted government buildings.
The March report from the Department of Agriculture lists March 1 stocks for wheat at about 158.7 million bushels or 29 percent of last year, corn at 773.7 million bushels or 37.2 percent, and oats at 290.9 million bushels or 36.5 percent. It notes 16.8 percent of last year’s crop shipped out and 86.9 percent merchantable. A college dormitory fire lesson recounts a freshman who saved cloak and slippers when a dorm burned after her planning for emergencies.
Secretary Jady dispatches a gunboat to Chinese waters amid anti foreign demonstrations backed by a Boxer secret society. The empress dowager’s anti reform stance fuels the danger as disturbances rise in a province partly under German jurisdiction with German authorities agreeing to aid in protecting missionaries.
Readers who criticize faults in public schools seek better teaching, supervising, books, and methods rather than elevating officials. Dr Winship of the New England Journal of Education argues for improvement rather than higher toned men, and advocates frank exposure to foster progress.
Poem reflecting on romance and idealized summers with lines about love, memory, and hopeful outcome. The piece imagines a modern home for two, roses of fortune, and unity despite life’s cooling frost. Ends with a signature Roy Farrell Greene.
A healthful foot care piece urges removing footwear at home to prevent tight shoes and improve circulation. It links foot health to overall well being, critiques high heels and pointed shoes, and recommends barefoot time, cold water soaks, and regular brushing and massage for strong, comfortable feet.
Florence Hull Winter argues women should train children in proper speech at home before school. She warns school alone won’t teach grammar as well and urges gentle correction of early verbal inventions to expand vocabulary and foster a habit of linguistic excellence.
Wash white lace by soaking in soap lather in a wide jar. Shake with a cloth over the opening to prevent splashing. Refresh the water as it becomes dirty, rinse in clear water, then dip in gum arabic solution. Squeeze, pin to dry on cloth.
Instructions for handling lace textiles describe washing in lukewarm soap lather, starching, drying, and ironing on the wrong side. Methods include yellow ochre or coffee for tinting white lace, blue gum arabic solution for black lace, and a milk and water dip with tissue paper for refreshing black lace.
The description notes a garment made from stitched bands of plain white linen with a blue dotted linen yoke and underskirt. It mentions a lace hat adorned by a large bow tied from blue dotted ribbon.
Instructions describe cooling water by wrapping a pitcher in a towel treated with ammonium nitrate and drying, then moistening with water. The towel can be reused after drying, repeatedly cooling the liquid when ice is unavailable.
A stiff fashion note discusses a decolletage treatment for slender figures. It suggests edging the neck opening with Vandyke lace, the points turning upward toward the throat and the extreme edge of the points running along the neckline.
A Pittsburg Dispatch reviewer notes the new style uses rich old lace collars and broader berths on evening bodices. The fashion shift favors simpler lines with delicate mull or crape embroidery enhancing tea gowns and blouses.
A historical recipe describes boiling clams with a pork gravy layer cake of biscuits and clams, then onions potatoes and a baked paste. It also covers broiled chicken with egg batter and breadcrumbs, butter, and a rice dish with cold roast meat leftovers. The same dish adapts to oysters or shrimp.
A stage manager recalls a rehearsal in a small town where rural musicians were urged into line. He damns one flutist, who calmly replies that if he does not play, no one will, claiming he is the town mayor and will not grant a license. The tale ends with a sharp stand for authority.
A fragmentary quote recalls a tale of love and fear as a woman remembers her first husband’s failed proposal seen as the clock struck 11. The exchange shows lingering dread and doubts about change of heart while others label the couple happy.
A profile of three early spendthrifts Howell Osborn Max Lebaudy and Ernest Benton tracing their fast fortunes extravagant lifestyles and rapid downfalls Benton died broke after amassing debts Lebaudy spent millions in Paris Italy and Switzerland before dying in military service Osborn the famed King of the Dudes also burned through vast sums while pursuing a life of luxury in Paris and on Wall Street
A practical politician asserts he never took a penny for his vote while Senator Borgham questions the era of vote selling. The Washington Star notes the exchange as a stark remark on political corruption and character during hard times.
A historical survey details how rulers like Maharaja Dhuleep Singh, the king of Oudh, Bahadur Shah and Arabi Pasha were kept under varying forms of custody or pensioned exile after loss of power. It contrasts lavish constraints in India with harsher fates of other rulers and notes lingering hopes of restoration vs. strict limits on movement.
Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady recounts a missionary baptism in Indian territory of a cattle owner’s young daughter. At school she faces curious peers about her baptism and the cross sign, recalling that she is now a child of Christ, an inheritor of heaven, and branded by Jesus.
Mr Justice Williams of the New Zealand Supreme Court stated that the war’s result holds deep, practical and sentimental meaning for Australians and New Zealanders. He warned of two possible routes from Europe to the colonies, including a Suez Canal path vulnerable to disruption and a Cape route, stressing the peril of a hostile power controlling the half-way house to these colonies.
The Duke of Veragua has swarms of creditors in France tied to the collapse of a venture he began about ten years ago to acclimatize bull fights on the Seine banks. He aimed to create a market for his bulls bred for exhibition. He is in bad financial odor in Paris and Madrid, where he was bankrupted before visiting the United States.
A fragment quotes Dr. Storrs warning that some people focus too much on external signs rather than the internal flame, illustrating a skeptical view of obsessive outward observation. The attribution remains.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a witty boast claiming to play chess without pieces or board and recalls a quip about golf without clubs, illustrating sharp, playful banter in the column.
A historical advertisement notes millions spent yearly on baseball but larger sums go to health research and treatment. It urges readers to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to strengthen digestion ease dyspepsia constipation biliousness and weak kidneys.
The New York World quotes Miss Madeline saying she can no longer sing as her physician forbids practice. The exchange suggests concern about her health and living nearby.
A Rochester mother recalls her three month old son's severe skin eruption spreading to raw flesh and indicates Hood's Sarsaparilla along with Hood's Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment healed him. She praises the medicines and offers to send the full letter on request.
Eureka is shouted by the alchemist as his entourage worry he is losing sanity. He asserts the ingredients in his alembic will turn to gold when marketed as cough medicine, provoking concern among observers. Source: Datboit Journal.
A humorous exchange in Harper's Bazaar features a father asking a youth how long he has been kissing his daughter. The reply remarks that time flies when such moments occur, reflecting a playful tone.
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