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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
3
A Baltimore Sun column notes a missionary sermon that failed to move a cannibal chief to tears, instead provoking hunger as his tribe mouths water from the preaching.
The piece notes millions spent on baseball yearly, but more on health quests. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cost effective way to strengthen digestion, ease dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness, and weak kidneys.
A French innkeeper lady known as a Bluebeard figure has vanished eight husbands across towns, with divorce records missing and authorities alarmed. She later married a teenage hoarder, prompting speculation of a wider crime wave if authorities uncover her pattern of marriages and disappearances. In Goodland, Kansas, N E Albertson credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing chronic rheumatism after years of pain, claiming the remedy also helps other ailments despite skeptical doctors.
Miss Fracks questions Clarence Bainbridge about love and he declares deep passion. He proposes insuring his life in her favor, prompting her hesitation to bring up the matter. He leaves sadly, unsure of her belief in his devotion.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen burning sweaty feet corns and bunions priced 25 cents with a free sample. It lists Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York and mentions Druggists and Shoe Stores. A brief humor snippet follows contrasting a neighbor and a proud mother joking about a baby's weight.
A reader extols Western Canada for farming success and abundant game. The region offers deer and wapiti, marshy snipe grounds, plentiful butter and eggs, and scenic prairie experiences with little civilization beyond farmhouses. Government ads promote settlement through agents and notices accompany the column.
The Lintons faced the Braddocks in a lively contest on Beaverbank grounds. A triple play involving Pratt Keebler and Petrie stood out, followed by foot races and a tug of war. Postgame events included a backward race, a spelling bee, and a teacher recruitment drive at Emmons County Institute with a reception for educators in Linton.
An officer of the War Department praises Western troops noting one in four enlistments accepted from the Mississippi to the Pacific, a higher selection quality than New York one in ten and Philadelphia one in nine. The account continues with Chicago territory.
Our teachers in Linton welcome the young people in charge of education for the county. The text praises native North Dakota youths, their future citizenship duties, and the strong influence of schools. Parents express pride in the manly and wholesome bearing of the students attending the institute, wishing them happiness and success.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Chicago Chronicle item mentions Peruna and a remark about a busy day following a pause. The passage notes that money has not been paid and references people or groups including the Legion of Boston and Curtis. No complete event or facts are clearly discernible.
A shy suitor fails to propose in person to Helen Martindale. He crafts a phonograph proposal after discovering a talking machine, composing cylinders and “reproducing diaphragms” to deliver his plea. Helen’s quips and a thwarted plan unfold as the clever device reshapes romance.
The Canadian Marine department completed a season long survey of tides and currents from Quebec to Point de Monts along 300 miles of the St Lawrence estuary. Eight self recording tidal instruments captured day and night data on height and time, showing tides rising from five feet at the estuary mouth to eighteen feet at Quebec. The work, now extending to the Pacific coast, will produce tide tables for Victoria and the Gulf of Georgia, linking western ports to the Pacific data.
A brief dialogue notes Mrs De Style asking for a fashionable poodle as a pet and Mr De Style warning he will leave the house if a pet stays there. The tale ties to Carnival time with a quip about parades passing a home where a maiden voiced opinions.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight or new shoes and relieve swollen hot or sweating feet, ingrown nails, corns, and bunions. It mentions 25 cents and a free trial package by mail from Le Roy New York. Also promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co. song book and druggist selling the oil to stop pain. The rest parodies a playful story and quotes lines from literature.
Sample treatment of our Red Cross Pile and Fistula Cure and book explaining cause and cure of Piles, sent free to any address for four cents in stamps. Rea Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
In the death column of this morning's paper an item notes that Old Soak has died. The Conversation suggests the news is that he has stopped drinking, contrasting with an implied death report.
The eminent boxer dismisses the preliminary talk about a duel between French fighters. He says the event will not be under any athletic club and there will be no gate money to divide, according to the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Announcement of lands opening in Oklahoma with Morgan’s Manual and supplement. Proclamation and map showing allotments and county seats offered for 60 cents, agents wanted. Contact DICK T. MORGAN, erry, U. T. for purchase.
A collage of snippets: a jab at hypnotism with Mr Smart and Prof Stunner, a British South African Army colonel praising Adams Tutt Frutt! as a blessing, a Thackeray quip on judgment, a 1697 New York watchman licensing, and a cynical note on God and the devil shaping creed.
Reader notice style clipping cites Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with price mention. A satirical exchange mocks an editor’s cut about a microbe causing baldness and references Harper's Bazar. Includes a testimonial from J W O'Brien dated January 6, 1900 in Minneapolis Minnesota praising Piso's Cure.
Nell notes Maude purchasing a large quantity of silk stockings yesterday, while Gele remarks she is setting aside items for a rainy day.
Portraits of William M. Evarts and Dr Barnas Sears have been presented to the University of Nashville. Former Governor Porter of Tennessee donated the Sears portrait, and Dr J M Curry, the present Peabody fund agent, gifted the Evarts portrait.
Fashion note observes dark silk waist styles as most versatile for the coming early spring season. Emphasizes ease of pairing with garments and practical wear.
A Rivington Street mother brings her son to a settlement kindergarten. The teacher allows entry if he is cleaned, but the mother replies she has “sewed him up for the winter.” The anecdote highlights settlement rules on cleanliness and practical poverty.
Patent notices list Andrew M Carlson St Paul Minn for an animal trap August Haraldson Center City Minn for a windmill Richard Magnuson St Paul Minn for a track gauge William F Mullaney Marshall Minn for a valve William D Olney Stillwater Minn for a bed John F Sanderson Minneapolis Minn for an elevator Nels Levenson Minneapolis Minn for a mophead Jethrop Johnson patent attorneys 611 12 Mioneer Presa Uldg St Paul Minn
A young Athenian woman discovers her parents lack wealth and resolves to work as a barber. She opens a luxurious shop on Stadion street, advertises to gentlemen, and quickly fills her chair with male customers impressed by her skill. Her rarity as a woman barber boosts her popularity.
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