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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
2
Listings of wry quips on marriage, politics, travel, fashion and society from the Emmons County notice page. Jokes reference Croker, Aguinaldo, Mrs. Lease, Alaska, and a chair for churchgoers. light, period-voice snippets reflecting local humor and commentary.
A reflective excerpt on how sympathy and small deeds sustain people in distress. Dr. John Hall emphasizes kind looks words and acts as secondary means of grace during unseen battles.
A brief note quotes French deputies calling for a salary doubling to shield them from temptations. The item also mentions a burglar who vows reform if he is granted a fortune.
The article notes Scotland holds a whisky surplus of about forty million gallons. It suggests this abundance would tempt professional temperance activists, implying they would fail to curb consumption there.
A vivid gallery of heroes is contrasted with Lord Nelson as imagined by writers. A Paris Anti Alcohol Congress reports 500 delegates and strong claims that European drunkenness drives depopulation, with Normandy noted for high female drinking and alarming child mortality.
A New York magazine editor is appointed minister to Greece, likely to serve a year or two given abundant war articles already in print. In Chicago a copyright case over Julius Caesar’s De Bello Gallico proceeds after a claim that Caesar failed to file with the Library of Congress, but the court upholds the copyright. Rosa Gates of Texas wins Georgia college of surgery honors for the third consecutive year, defeating twenty three male competitors.
A historical portrait surveys Dinizulu of the Amazulu, Behanzin of Dahomey, and Ranavalo of Madagascar as exiled rulers living under guards in St. Helena Martinique and Algiers. It notes their courts, fates, lineages, and lingering hopes of homeland, alongside shifting royal statuses under British French rule.
A humorous old column extols spinach as a tonic rich in iron and potassium, claims it aids digestion and complexion, and jokes about a Malagasy queen Ranavalo and a tippling aunt. It notes spinach as a digestible, iron rich food, predicting broad national health benefits if the habit grows widely.
European royal ladies commonly hold military ranks from colonels to admirals. Queen Victoria is colonel of the Royal Horse Guards, with her daughter the former Empress Frederick also a cavalry colonel. The German empress is a cuirassier colonel and admiral in the Russian fleet, while the Greek queen is an admiral in the Russian navy. Duchess of Connaught serves as captain of artillery under her husband who is the regiment’s colonel.
Reports describe a telegraph line through the Simplon Pass carried by gray granite stone poles. The message path runs from Milano to Switzerland via the Alps, a rugged corridor marked by long distances and rugged terrain through the pass.
Fragmentary note describes Waight and the Sandwich Islanders with a focus on beauty of women and a route named mete. No clear publication context or full details available.
Ottawa convent imposes rule that young ladies in attendance may not recognize friends during daily promenade. Sister superior orders silence and quiet strolling along residential streets, avoiding business thoroughfares. The measure meets resistance from students and maids alike.
Experts estimate the lack of a key ailment affects about one tenth of humanity, roughly 150 million individuals, a figure cited to illustrate its global reach and impact.
A fragment states that three pints of liquid daily suffice for the average adult, prompting discussion on hydration needs. It notes insufficient guidance and invites expert input to confirm safe intake levels and potential health implications.
Women who earn their living endure long hours on their feet and endure pain while keeping a smile for customers. The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier and Vegetable Compound as effective, citing letters from Miss Nancie LuHosr and Miss Potty Frame praising relief from womb troubles, irregular periods, and ovarian pain.
The Pullman Company ends the ordinary sleeping car service on the Baltimore and Ohio routes between Baltimore and Newark and Pittsburg and Chicago. Due to constraints in supplying the new class of equipment east of Chicago and St Louis, the company asks the B&O Railroad to revert to standard cars starting April 10.
In a light-hearted Chicago News item Mrs. Younglove chastises George for kissing her only once in three hours. He retorts that another helping of green onions would stretch that time to three hours and a half. The exchange ends with her trembling and questioning their romance.
Ohio State Journal notes the challenge of speech for a deaf mute subject, mentioning Walker and a noke in a concise historical remark. The fragment suggests impairment and social commentary on speech and hearing within the period.
A report lists patent grants to Northwestern inventors including George Bruhn Winona automatic wagon brake James J Gustaf Lowville device for finding dead centers Nels Hockerson Jr Marine Mills pole and neck yoke coupling William H Loomis Saint Peter sliding door lock James H Robinson Minneapolis life saving guard for street cars Attorneys Merwin Lothrop Johnson Patent Attorneys Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minnesota
A Newcastle tale reports Makings marrying three times, each husband twice her age. She wed at 16 to a 32 year old Quaker, then at 30 to a 60 year old Catholic, and now at 42 to an 84 year old Protestant.
Do Your Feet Ache and Barnt Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 26c. Sample sent FREE, Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
A pair of young men debate Biffies noting one finds him pleasant while the other calls him egotistic. They discuss impressions, judgments, and misread manners leading to mutual resentment. The Washington Star quote conveys the clash of perception and self-opinion in social wit.
Brief real estate ad from Arapeno Co brokers Denver Colorado seeking exchange. Describes 100 acres of virgin or clear land suitable for practical use in Colorado.
A short exchange features a sympathetic visitor asking what brought a prisoner to his cell and a facetious reply about borrowing money. The prisoner quips that people are not imprisoned for borrowing unless he had to knock the lender down multiple times to obtain the loan.
Mrs Bilkins doubts Tom will marry due to bashfulness, while her husband suggests a potential future meeting with a young widow as a possibility for marriage in a brief Ohio State Journal dialogue.
An orator warns of drink's harm, crying out to see its effects. He laments empty home and pockets, then adds an empty bottle as the worst symbol of sobriety’s ruin. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A condensed encouragement urging constancy of purpose as the key to success. The message implies persistence leads to achievement and emphasizes steady effort over time.
Members of the Moriah Carnarvon church settled a dispute over singing the Amen at the end of hymns. After adopting a new hymn book a practice to sing Amen faced opposition. On Tuesday evening a church vote decided against the Amen by 86 to 46 with a large audience present.
You will enjoy this publication much better if you will get into the habit of reading the advertisements. They will afford an amusing study and put you in the way of getting excellent bargains. Our advertisers are reliable. they send what they advertise.
A playful exchange frames the meaning of colonel as a large, courtly man with crown prince manners and a surprisingly ordinary appetite, using a humorous comparison to a camel. The dialogue showcases linguistic whimsy.
Jackson shows loyalty by lending an umbrella to Boston Traveler. Heaven bless him for backing me when clouds darkened, a simple gesture reflecting trust and mutual aid.
A humorous dialogue from the New York Evening Journal features Mr Bronxborough suggesting a seaside vacation this summer while Mrs Bronxborough resists, noting the girls are married and preferring to stay home and rest.
A nervous curate earns sharp rebuke from a senior colleague after a parade of awkward compliments at an afternoon tea in the bishop's palace. The senior calls him a donkey and questions his habit of making asinine remarks, provoking laughter among the clerics.
An advertisement extols the California Fig Syrup Co remedy as a pleasant tasting liquid laxative. It claims to ease constipation by using senna and other plant ingredients, offering fever and toxin relief while avoiding imitations. The copy emphasizes a mild, effective action to restore bowel regularity and overall health.
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