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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
5
Brooklyn Workingman's wife asks Danny what happened as her husband laments being fired by J. P. Morgan. The Brooklyn Eagle cites the remark: there is nobody else in the world to work for.
The bicycle for this year will be the same model 638 1900, with manufacturers saying improvements are impossible. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is claimed to represent the limits of science for the stomach liver kidneys and blood. It is urged for dyspepsia indigestion constipation flatulency sour stomach. Never take a substitute.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Gowanus asking what Herbert’s father is doing and Herbert replying he is seeking a fact by playing hide and seek with volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Rockbridge Missouri June 24 The Rockbridge Lodge No 435 A F and A M celebrates the recovery of Ambrose McKay a respected citizen and Mason. Long afflicted with diabetes rheumatism and kidney trouble he found relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills praising their value and noting growing Missouri cures and reputation.
E Nelson Dade notes cocoa cultivation in Trinidad as a stable, profitable pursuit for sturdy young men with capital. He cites many American cocoa plantation owners who consistently earn profits, urging exploration of the industry for reliable returns.
Northwestern inventors include Michael Beck of Minneapolis with an electograph, Rudolph Bratka of Lake Minn., Minn., with a valve, John E. B. Erickson of St. Paul, Minn., with a box trimming machine, Cornelius Fockens of Minneapolis, Minn., with a currycomb, Henry Jewell of Butte, Mont., with a safety catch for elevators, James E. Murphy of Carver, Minn., with a center gauge for railway tracks. Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys. Also included is a humorous short piece from Harper’s Magazine titled Happy, Though a Widow about a Southern widow’s quip on marriage.
The fragment notes Mall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It also references the Major's predictions about frost for the Fourth of July and an earlier joke about an earthquake forecast, with local humor about chills and shaking buildings.
A renowned actor recalls a rare failure in acting when he attempted to appear sober. He explains that the lapse happened while transporting two drunken friends, prompting a humorous self reflection on appearances versus reality. The anecdote appears in the Philadelphia Press.
A quirky clipping features a mock exchange about a novel dredger named the Politician, mocked for throwing mud as a jab at political favors. Nearby lines include a joke about a nervous passenger and a captain, plus a brief witticism about a man with a keen mind but a cutting tongue. The tone mirrors early 20th century humor.
Jefferson Lee of Putnam County Florida trains alligators to tow his boat along the St. Johns River. He feeds them after trips and uses reins through their mouths to steer. An incident where their tail sweep damaged a boat led him to place the team 20 feet ahead. His success spurs neighbor interest in training more alligators for work.
The piece imagines a garish summer man in striking reds blues lavenders and greens wearing white ducks flannels knickerbockers plaid golf stockings and light footwear with straw hats. It contrasts with a curious Leipsic ad seeking a composer to write a one act tragic opera near the sea under generous conditions.
Miss Mandy Darkleigh argues that a beau who cannot read or write still has value for a courtship because he can talk well. The Baltimore American quotes her claiming chatting ability counts as a necessary feature in a partner despite literacy gaps.
Local notes report Washburn will incorporate as a village. The item lists many residents visiting Linton, including Knudsen, Johnson, and Brouges, with various travels between Dale, Westfield, Cherry Grove, and Eureka. Other items note births, crop weather, canal and irrigation mentions, and a record of land sales in Emmons county since 1898 totaling 97,760 acres with E Braddock selling 25,280 acres.
Loralene, daughter of the crafty Kiowa Silver Hand, pursues marriage during a rite of the autumn hunt. Wild Buffalo and Three Killer vie for her hand in a three day contest of grace and endurance, ending with a dramatic pursuit and celebratory ride as the tribe roars with joy.
The telephone reshapes social and business life across rural America bringing distant communities into new contact with the wider world. City visitors miss the isolation but country homes with church services over the wire illustrate expanding networks, especially in densely populated Eastern states where costs favor installation.
The narrative notes the city’s vast size with six hundred twenty five squares and a population near six hundred thousand. It explains the discrepancy by one story houses and low-density dwellings, while large surrounding spaces, Hanging Gardens, Belus temples, and public buildings occupied extensive ground.
The article traces Yankee Doodle to pre Charles I England and the Civil War era. It notes how Cavalier troops mocked Roundheads with the tune and recounts a 1755 Niagara Frontenac expedition episode where a British physician renamed the tune Yankee Doodle to deride New England volunteers and persuaded them it was widely valued in Europe.
Surgeon General Sternberg warns that any malaria at an army post will be treated as disobedience of mosquito destruction orders. A New York judge suggests martial law for New Jersey. Meanwhile Uncle Sam earns 40 000 to 60 000 dollars daily in stamps from stock trading on the New York exchange.
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