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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
4
A string of quirky notes covers whisky war water fashions and social curiosities. References span Water Lord Brassey yachtsman cats in lives to a Chicago man seeking a German wife and New York lawyers chewing gum in court.
The New York Herald says we drank 1,494,191,225 gallons of beer last year. Bishop Potter comments on good and bad on the stage and urges calm, refraining from promoting sensational “Where it Is” actions.
A prominent New York politician has installed a burglar alarm at his residence fearing a possible midnight intruder may not recognize his profession.
The article targets female readers with tailored guidance on waist fitting. It notes young men generally do not require such instruction and emphasizes lifestyle and appearance considerations for women.
Fashion notes urge women to ensure stockings align with summer shades this year. Those unable to keep up with trends should shop carefully to maintain coordinated attire and avoid mismatched appearances.
Tong Pao Tung, a Massachusetts school boy, was run over by two wheels of a touring car but rose unhurt and walked away smiling. This incident ends with a note of resilience and defiance against adversity.
Nature makes no mistakes yet Maryland readers wonder why oysters lack adequate defense against starfish. The remark hints at curiosity about marine biology and natural defenses in oysters facing predators.
An Indiana tramp was fined 37 dollars after police found one cigarette paper on him. He was not allowed to plead that the paper was merely a tissue clip fallen from between his calling cards.
In Reno Nevada a setter dog tends a brood of motherless chickens. Poultry yard records show setters are often good foster mothers, highlighting a rare animal bond in a local scene.
At a Chicago dressmakers club meeting an assertion claimed every woman will wear hoop skirts before fall, a statement deemed manifestly erroneous. Dr Mary Walker was cited in the discussion.
A marksman at the New York Hippodrome is noted for shooting buttons off his wife’s dress. The crowd would admire him more if he could hook up the dress from behind with a single shot.
King Leopold is reported considering marriage again while several European princesses show interest in meeting him. The development draws attention amid royal circles and courtship chatter across the continent.
Critics dispute whether Bernard Shaw wrote his famous plays on an empty stomach, but most dramatists still prefer writing on paper.
The Chicago pure food commissioner notes the lemon pie contains no eggs or butter and little fruit juice. Doubt remains that this finding will curb the public appetite for the dessert, per the Rochester Herald.
The article asserts Jim Jeffries quit prize fighting due to his wife’s insistence. It notes no man can claim world champion status while married and references Edward Atkinson’s figures on the yearly cost of feminine attire.
A rainmaker in California is hired by baseball managers to trigger timely showers. The tactic aims to save home teams by washing away the field and delaying opponents, creating a stormy edge.
The Bowen Loomis controversy inquiry is not concluded but will lead to Bowen's retirement. Authorities assert the outcome and timing are set as part of the ongoing process.
The notice lists a Southern presidential trip starting Oct 17 for twelve days, a deferment of Congress extra session, postmistress removal in Dayton Minnesota, and looming changes in navy secretary and postoffice affairs. It mentions Capt McCardy denying resignation rumors, a bank death in Jefferson, a holdup in New York, a Marshall editor shot, auto theft in Indiana, and indictments for blackmail threats in Iowa.
James Holes recalls thirty three years of corn in North Dakota with only three frost related failures and notes average frost around Sept 12. The report outlines the state's livestock strength, land opens in Dickinson district, rapid land sales, and robust 1904 grain production including wheat oats barley corn rye potatoes and flax.
Reports describe five men killed and two injured by a cave-in at the Gunison Reclamation tunnel in Montrose Colorado. Additional deaths include a trotting horse in Lexington Kentucky after swallowing a live rat. A flood near Hepner Oregon claims Mrs. J R Numemaker and a child, plus two other youngsters. A Panhandle railway wreck near Dayton Ohio kills two crew members. In Calumet Michigan a miner falls a thousand feet to his death in a Tamarack mine shaft, leaving a family.
James Xavier O'Brien national MP for Cork dies in London at 74. A string of other items notes protests over evaporated cream quality standards by major condensed milk firms, and various crime and legal cases across the United States including a shooting in Dodge City, a Vanderbilt estate liquor discovery, a fraud surrender in Missouri, and a Vermont death-row appeal.
Various brief items report Scotch contractors bidding for 100 locomotives from Japan with American bids judged too high, the death of Japanese minister to the Netherlands O Okoticsanyi after bronchitis, and a Manila bank receiver petition by the attorney general. Also noted are papal audiences, Balkan clashes ending, Vesuvius eruption spurring lava and ashes, Paris police curbs on a socialist demo, Chilean cruiser Pinto foundering with possible captain’s death, a duel killing in Budapest, honors to Japanese officials, and a Canadian police officer's return from Washington.
Grand jury hears claims that $10,000 was offered to induce a teamsters strike against Sears Roebuck by a rival firm. President Shea and ex leader Albert Young testify, with Young later detailing and names of alleged bribe givers while claiming self protection under judge’s ruling. A peace push seeks to end the dispute with store deliveries resuming.
The North Dakota G A R Department holds its sixteenth annual encampment June 15 16 and 17 1905 in Jamestown with officials named and a civic welcome planned. Observance of Flag Birthday on June 14 urged with home and school decorations and commemorations. Farmers push rapid settlement using steam plows with McLean county reporting forty steam plows and 600 acres daily. An estimated 100000 more acres will be added to the crop area this season in the county.
The North Dakota Medical Association elected officers at its final meeting. Officers include President Dr. P Sorkness Fargo First Vice President Dr R D Campbell Grand Forks Second Vice President Dr Charles McLachlan New Rockford Third Vice President Dr H A Beaudoux Fargo Secretary Dr H J Rowe Casselton Treasurer Dr J Dempster Taylor Minot Delegates to the American Medical Association meeting in Portland in June Dr Stickney Dickinson alternate Dr H M Wheeler Grand Forks Counsellors include Dr H M Wheeler Grand Forks Dr F R Smith Bismarck Dr J P Aylen Sheldon Dr G A Carpenter Fargo Dr G H Bates Hillsboro Dr A P Rounsevelt Larimore Dr A Carr Minot Dr J A Rankin Jamestown Dr F F Drew Crazy Dr E A Pray Valley City.
Senator John C. Spooner and Mrs Spooner arrive in New York from Europe after a health trip. He declines to discuss Japan's naval victory but calls for a strong navy, echoing President Roosevelt's Memorial Day remarks in Brooklyn about learning from the great battle.
The state accelerates settlement as families move to remote districts seeking community, schools, churches, and social life, ending a period of isolation on the prairie.
Arthur Knudson a local trapper drowned near Glenullin while struggling with fits and believed to have fallen into the stream during an attack. Courtenay merchants plan a mid block crossing to ease post office access. The Great Northern compensated farmers who lost hay by a fire started by engines near Villard.
A young woman simulated life and death three times to profit for her uncle. Each time she convulsed and "died" while the uncle sought policies, sometimes with secrecy bonds. The uncle, aided by life companies, cashed nine policies and fled with his niece to the continent, leaving wealthy profits.
The article notes house flies pollute food and drink and warns military tents with fly screens cut typhoid cases. It compares vectors for disease including mosquitoes malaria and yellow fever, rats dingue, and livestock diseases like anthrax and tuberculosis to stress the broader threat of pests.
Gov Magoon reports three yellow fever cases on the Isthmian canal zone, with all cases doing well. The latest patient is William J. Kennedy, an American not employed on the canal, taken ill May 29.
A northern Minnesota town reports extensive damage from an electrical storm that passed early yesterday morning. The Palmer house sustained heavy damage, and the farm home of J. Coyle, three miles north, was struck and burned with its contents. The rainfall accompanying the storm brought tenfold benefits.
Sauk Center Minnesota June 3 reports say a severe electrical storm struck the Palmer house badly damaging it The blast also affected the J F farm home nearby with partial damage observed local responders investigated the scene and assessed structural safety
The quote portrays Draco endorsing debt punishment as cheaper than assassination, suggesting hiring an executioner by the year. The narrator notes his enthusiasm for reform through municipal ownership as a solution to remaining problems.
Farmer Rentover speaks of change after his nephew Lester graduates from village academy. He notes Lester recites Greek grows hair settles tariff questions plays mandolin and invents new farm and government methods while keeping the solar system in mind and improving his mood overall.
In Maryland’s Eastern Shore plantation a razorback pig and a pointer dog form an unlikely pair. The pig, heavy with an enormous snout, was kept for the larder while the dog Den and hog Lot bond over mealtime rituals, defying typical farming expectations.
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