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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
3
L Hawn of Newington Ontario reports a six week coughing spell. After using Ayert's Cherry Pectoral, he notes relief within a quarter of the bottle and his cough completely disappeared. The dated testimonial dated May 3 1899 supports the remedy's efficacy.
Neglected colds lead to bronchitis and poor health with sleeplessness and possible consumption. Take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at first cough for a quick cure. it also cures old colds, though gradually, including bronchitis asthma whooping cough consumption and hard winter coughs.
If you've just taken cold a 25 cent bottle is all you'll need. For harder cases a 6 cent tile is better. For chronic troubles, and to keep on hand, the $1.00 bottle is most economical.
A Paris laundry launches a novel drying method for linen. Shirts and collars are fixed to bamboo frames on a captive balloon about 100 feet above roofs. The balloon makes six ascents daily and customers pay an extra charge per item for the airborne drying and purification process.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve uncomfortable, nervous, cold and damp feet. It targets sweating and tight shoes, and is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents with a free sample offer. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A brief quip from Puck narrates a late night aside as Mrs Kelly jokes about drinking without a coin in her pocket. Rooney discusses war, Casey politics, and Hogan baby talk, with the speaker remarking only that all he could do was keep his mouth shut.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for a cold with a refund if it fails. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and advertises a flawless complexion as a beauty that won’t endure without effort.
For lung and chest diseases Piso's Cure is proclaimed the best medicine by Mr. J L Northcott of Windsor Ontario Canada. The self made boast is challenged by the belief that an honest confession is good for the soul.
Victorian verse narrates a courting scene where a girl ties her bonnet under her chin and a wind flirts with her hair as a young man, Ellery Van, and Nora Perry’s poem evokes charm, danger, and romance in a rural setting. The verse features home‑centered motifs, marriage ideals, and playful nature imagery.
The Philadelphia Times notes readers can consult the diary of Isabel Burton for marriage guidance. It lists seven rules: be a companion adviser and confidante, care for him at sea, keep a cheerful home, educate yourself to share pursuits, be ready to rough it, show affection and restraint, and stay interested in his world while maintaining personal appearance.
The article offers practical tips for airing a sick room when no built in ventilation exists. It suggests raising windows slightly with a board, using an adjoining well ventilated room, and opening doors to create indirect drafts. In warm weather a screen can keep drafts from the bed while admitting air. It warns against fixating on wallpaper patterns and recommends covering walls with a curtain or sheet to create a calmer focal point.
A health note warns hot water relaxes facial muscles and can age the skin. If not followed by cold rinsing the face, years of use cause flabbiness wrinkles around the ears mouth and furrows. The piece urges proper care to keep the face smooth and youthful.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note advises on veil care to preserve freshness. After wearing, smooth and roll the veil between paper or a tool using broomstock as a roller. To refresh a limp veil, dip in weak gum water and pull it straight before it dries.
A Philadelphia Times inspired guide extols the practical house gown as a daily, chic outfit. It compares the gown to ill-suited last year's skirts and silk blouses and describes a periwinkle cashmere design with velvet trim and a double tunic skirt, emphasizing ease and dainty appearance.
The garments described feature black velvet appliques forming inch and a half discs, steel-thread detailing, and dotted accents. Short basques use overlapping Vandyke points of cashmere bordered by black velvet, with velvet trimming on the blouse tops and sleeve edges, and a high black velvet collar.
A vintage cooking note details making sponge Marguerites with browned almond petals, a new layer cake filling with figs walnuts and sugar syrup, and a coffee cream dessert using calf jelly and isinglass. It also covers stewed ox tongue with a rich peppery sauce and finishing steps.
From Crucero Alto the Southern railroad of Peru descends to Lake Lagunillas where the dense group of high cold lakes lacks visible outlets. They hold fish called pejerray and remain at fixed depths, while locals fear whirlpools center. Legends involve maelstroms, submerged stories, and an underground outflow linking to seas near Africa.
A London Times correspondent recalls meeting Gen Joubert and other Boer leaders at Newcastle in 1881. He discusses Majuba casualties and Joubert's remark about targeting officers. The tale includes Hector MacDonald and a Transvaal sword reward and its return to the officer.
A British workman who hates to lose on the job is reproved by his employer after arriving late again. The man explains he overslept and asks how arriving earlier would help since he is asleep. The exchange underscores the humor in workplace punctuality disputes.
Lester Stewart explains that The Soldiers of the Queen began as a satire in Artist's Model and flopped before a rewrite made it a patriotic hit. He credits Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee for timing, calling it England's Marseillaise as sales hit about 12,000 copies weekly.
An Irishman enters a hardware store seeking a stove. The clerk touts a costly model that supposedly saves half his coal. The Irishman, unimpressed, replies I’ll take two, ending with a comic accidental sale.
A true anecdote tells how Lady Howard de Walden wagered Worcestershire manners beat Herefordshire. During a pony cart drive a laboring lad opened a gate. When Lady Howard de Walden paid sixpence and claimed him Herefordshire, the boy replied that he was Worcestershire, settling the question with a bold retort.
Washington barrister Belva A Lockwood the first woman to run for US president praises Peruna in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Company. She cites use by herself and her mother now 88 as a remedy for cold catarrh hay fever and fatigue with nerves. Health and Beauty offered free to women by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
The British War Office shows several companies of Hebrews in service and thousands enlisted in recent years. Many Hebrews serve with the army in South Africa. The St. Louis Republic notes the growing Jewish presence in British military ranks.
Get a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder by writing to Allen at Olmsted Le Roy New York. The powder cures chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and eases tight shoes. A remedy for corns and bunions available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A clipped Indianapolis Journal item notes a brisk quip about Orlando Skaggs and his companionable nature, while warning that his talk on pronunciations, golf, germs, Wagner, religion, and policies can test patience.
Virden Manitoba Nov 18 1899 A Minnesota farmer, Abe Reichert, details successful first year in Manitoba. He notes 2700 bushels of grain from 175 acres, wheat 15 bushels per acre on sod land 24.5 on other soil, and plans 175 more acres for next year. He praises land quality, proximity to Virden and Hargrave elevators, modest land prices at $3.50 per acre, and similar living costs to southern Minnesota.
Fargo North Dakota medical facility advertises a combined treatment using electricity medicine medicated baths and massage. It claims North Dakota's only institute with full apparatus including X-KHAY X ray examination offered free and promises no charge if not cured with a 30 to 60 day cure window for rupture and no pain or operation required.
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