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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
3
Local notes report sales bills for March auctions in Section 14 134 75 and 78. Town residents and visiting neighbors are named with movements to Bismarck Aberdeen Temvik Linton and surrounding farms. A golf club meeting and a wedding license action appear. social events include minstrel shows and dances.
After a year of dormancy the Linton Commercial Club elected A N Junge as president Nicholaus Heisler as vice president E H Smith as secretary and J A Lang as treasurer A committee includes H N Turner W C Wolverton J P Sehott and E T Atha The group also chose the First National Bank basement as meeting place and discussed finances while refreshments followed the adjournment and members pledged support for the club. Also a property notice from Joseph Keller seeks the return of three calves on section 14 129 75 with owner’s contact to prove ownership and claim charges.
A mix of letters touting Peruna cures for catarrh in Rochester and San Antonio, plus local events in Linton. Articles include a six week Peruna success claim, a nine year catarrh recovery, and a 70 year family note. Community events cover a county Sunday School Convention March 21 22 and a polar life animal show at the Electric Theatre. Also eye exams by G T Williams March 15 16 and social hosting by Mrs A H Irvine with Mrs Naramore. Reports note dairy cream fines and wartime front developments with Constantinople bombardment and moves toward Asia Minor.
The article traces Roger Bacon’s alleged knowledge of gunpowder and contrasts it with Berthold Schwarz. It notes gunpowder’s 14th century emergence, its initial fireworks use, and later realization that its gases could propel projectiles. It cites the Revue des Questions Scientifique editorial view and mentions its composition as galtpeter sulfur and willow chan coal.
A seasoned sailor recalls a young middy who served aboard the same warship. During an accident a lieutenant performed a gallant rescue, earning a commendation from the admiralty. The old tar urges the middy to seek such a letter, jokingly offering to jump in to save him if needed.
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