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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1903
Page
2
A miscellany column notes varied tidbits from British dispatches to science, weather costs, and social humor. It mentions the Mad Mullah, a $1000 hen sale, a Utah girl's jaw incident, Marconi’s wireless pocket phone, and a tiny New York baby weighing two and a quarter pounds, among other brisk observations.
Commentator notes that a king should listen to physicians and eat less, arguing that a king is a man who by nature has no right to do as he pleases.
Dr Lorenz notes progressive American surgeons while mocking reckless behavior and patent medicine. A New Jersey condemned murderer generates last days writing a book. Paris condemns the American cake walk as barbarous, defending the can can as modest in public taste. The piece hints at reform through harsh measures and social critique.
A noted golf tutor who instructed King Edward is now in the United States and could command high fees for transporting duties around New York. Robert Fitzsimmons is writing, nay. The author remarks that Bob's braincase shape suggests criticisms of modern drama may be warranted.
Dr Tomlins explores whether yawns and sneezes can spark poetry. The piece notes a developing suspicion that a simple yawn pairs with poetic impulse, suggesting a playful link between ordinary acts and creative expression.
A collage of quips and observations notes debts exceeding assets at J Pierpont Morgan, jokes about knighthood and Shylock, and humor from Mrs Grant. It cites Iowa bees liability, prohibition debates, Constantinople treasury stoppage, and a Kentucky heir with Bourbon. Short, satirical items address culture, law, and society.
Senator Clapp backs an amendment to the sundry civil bill to fund 3,300 dollars for extra clerks in the Surveyor General’s Minnesota office. Washington grocers’ group reports progress with officials to make government clerks pay their own bills. The little kegs bill resurfaces, favored by large brewers to curb competition from eighth-keg parcel sellers.
A fire swept the Detroit Sulphite Fiber works in Delray Michigan causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. Henry Conklin a well known retired farmer from Niles Michigan died after a cat scratch on his hand in midweek. A strong wind storm struck Bowman Georgia destroying several houses and causing injuries and fatalities. Della Quinn a servant in Juan Navarros household in New York died from hydrophobia after being bitten by a fox terrier weeks earlier.
Brief items report a Germantown man killing his mother with a hatchet and injuring his sister, a Delaware election bribery proposal as a whipping post offense, a Kansas insane asylum murder with two attendants charged, a murder indictment in Somerville against George L O Perry, and Perry’s dangerous illness in Boston area cases.
Edwin Perkins Clark longtime editorial staffer for the New York Evening Post dies at his Brooklyn home born 1847 in Huntington Massachusetts. Mary Oldham Eagle wife of ex Governor James P. Eagle dies in Little Rock Arkansas after about a year illness aged forty nine. Byron B Inman noted Great Lakes mariner and former assistant marine superintendent of Pittsburgh Steamship Company dies in Milwaukee after brief illness at age fifty four.
News brief compilation reports Guerrero earthquakes and a Hamama tribal repulse near Fez, Kruger rebuking Saxony royalty, Germany’s tuberculosis death rate, papal remarks on Roosevelt, Marconi wireless talks with Argentina, Powell as US tea representative, Buddhist revival in Russia, Maybrick parole delay, Margherita stowaways in Algiers, London Lancet germicide study, and a Trafalgar Square unemployed mass meeting demanding work.
The Minnesota Editorial Association closed its session electing Frank A. Day president Halvor E Boen first vice president J L Putnam second vice president D K Whiting third vice president C P Stine secretary D Ramaley treasurer and an executive committee. Ramaley marks his 37th consecutive term as treasurer. The group plans to form a cooperative mutual insurance to cover member plants.
Assistant Attorney General C. W. Somerby faced unwelcome notoriety after a joking friend altered a line at the local land office in Duluth Minnesota. Four women granted filing priority, Somerby was told he resembled a woman, and the remark spread widely causing embarrassment.
Jacob Bassannella was hanged at Washburn at 4 05 yesterday for the murder of Anton Hyling er. He went to the scaffold without fear and left a statement admitting the crime. Fathers Clements and Louis accompanied him. He claimed his brother Joe, serving life, had no part in the murder.
Miller S D February 22 The planned sinking of wells east and west of the town prompts close watching of artesian water from a local well. Oil sometimes appears on the water while gas heavily charges it. Indians avoiding the water as an evil omen note the sulfurous vapor.
Fire largely destroyed the Northwestern Steam Boiler works in Duluth Minnesota yesterday causing about 100000 dollars in damage with no insurance. Owner M A Ryan plans to rebuild as investigations into the cause continue.
August Kreutzer cattle buyer of Winona lies at death in city hospital after being struck by a Milwaukee road train at a west end crossing. Sheriff Dreger departs for home in Manchester reporting ex mayor Ames in Hancock very ill and expected back March 6 for his prisoner.
Marshfield Wis Feb 22 The Wisconsin Valley Asbestos Mining Company with 400000 capital has been organized to develop what is believed to be a valuable deposit of asbestos in the county. Two More Victims Kewaskum Wis Feb 22 Brake man J W Ducey of Milwaukee and Engineer George Sensiba of Green Bay, victims of the freight wreck on the Northwestern road Wednesday, died yesterday.
Tomah Wisconsin February 22 John King a member of the King Bros. firm died at the age of fifty after a year long struggle with stomach cancer. He had been slowly starving to death during that period.
A boiler explosion on a Philadelphia and Reading passenger train near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, killed fireman Barney Rabb, fatally injured the engineer, and left several others hurt. The incident occurred during the Reb. 21 event, with rescue and investigation underway.
Berlin reports the renewal of diplomatic ties with Venezuela. The new German minister, Herr Pelldram, will depart for Caracas immediately to establish formal relations and represent Germany in Caracas.
A devastating hotel fire in Cedar Rapids forces occupants from beds as flames raged through. Rescue teams recovered forty two fatalities and numerous serious injuries, underscoring a catastrophic blaze that overwhelmed the structure and emergency responders.
Nine dead and forty two injured as a blaze destroys the Clifton hotel in Cedar Rapids Iowa Early yesterday. Fire trapped guests forcing the injured to jump from second and third story windows as debris search continues with about five more bodies feared in the ruins Forty men labor in the debris as investigators cite a possible defective electrical system and a fire trap structure reflecting a night of panic among delegates to YMCA and Knights of Pythias events.
Charles Linderman of Savannah reports six ferocious wolves trailed him to two miles from Savannah. The wolves chased Linderman near George Bristol's farm, snapping at his fur coat. He wounded one with a sled stake, the pack fought over it, and he spurred his horses to safety.
President contemplates dividing his western itinerary this spring to include Yellowstone Park and nearby country before winter ends. He would visit St. Paul earlier than planned and return to the Pacific coast in mid April, with outdoor sport in the snow and ice.
At Galena Illinois Central passenger train collided head on with a southbound freight as the freight pulled from a water tank. Three trainmen were killed in the crash. Also note Alaska dog buyer and Pope Leo XIII silver jubilee remarks from Rome.
Guthrie Oklahoma February 21 A cattleman arriving from Amarillo Texas reports the recent storm killed many cattle near Weatherford count near a hundred along the railway.
A large Eastern Elevator company structure at Bracyville Iowa burned down shortly before noon yesterday totally destroying the building. Firemen battled the blaze but the entire elevator was consumed leaving damage estimated by authorities. No injuries were reported as the cause remains under investigation.
A judge recalls a sad incident where a bellhop guessed a guest’s needs by the bell rung. The bellhop described taking an ice water pitcher after a call from room four eighty six early yesterday morning, noting the bell’s ring sounded like a thirsty call. A man from Kentucky was in that room, the judge added.
A young man meets an old Irish Celt and learns he feels pretty good while the youth says he feels out of sight. Pat fails to get the meaning, grins, and walks off. At the next corner a friend asks Pat how he feels and the reply is Same as usual but you can t see me.
G W Gray of Broadland, Beadle County, recounts a dramatic recovery from Bright's Disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He was dying and bedridden, yet completed the course and rose as a healthy man, with neighbors calling the turn of events a near miracle. The testimonial underscores the pill’s perceived efficacy and faith in divine praise.
A Boston woman cites paying $1,000 to obtain her divorce in a discussion with a Chicago woman. The Chicago respondent notes the sum mirrors a common swindle, reflecting pressures faced by those seeking separations in rough economic times.
Northwestern inventors received several patents last week including Thomas Adams Mandan North Dakota for a corn planter Johan Byre Hanska Minnesota for a stack knife Conrad Glaum Audubon Minnesota for a horseshoe Charley Lind Isanti Minnesota for a currycomb William Little Duluth Minnesota for a fish hook William Spil lane Red Lake Falls Minnesota for a shovel attachment F Straub Flatiron North Dakota for a hose clamp. Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys 919 Pioneer Press Bldg Saint Paul Minnesota
Nora asks to barry coal to a neighbor. Mrs Blank replies they are already borrowing coal from the people next door, the other side of them.
A historical business ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. It mentions F. J. Cheney & Co as proprietors and lists testimonial endorsements and wholesale distributors in Toledo. Prices: 60 cents per bottle. Includes claims about Family Pills.
A newspaper-like fragment promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm destruction. It claims use in the New York Children’s Home with over 80000 testimonials and lists 25 cents at druggists. Also includes a light exchange about Miss Townfrom and a prison of jokes.
A fragmentary page note includes an ad for rugs made from old carpets by Reliable Rug Works Des Moines Iowa and assorted light quips about insurance death notices and a humorous telegram about a husband’s death. It mentions Dalton and Waller dialogue and a bridge remark about corporations.
An advertisement claims Dean's Kidney Pills dissolve calculi and relieve multiple ailments including back pain sleeplessness and dropsy signs. The testimonial quotes Cons R Cooper and Emp Gray praising relief after trial packages and purchases, with dates in 1908 and a note on Mrs Gale from a Christmas joke.
In a Chicago News snippet, Gayboy at time 1 a.m. jokes with Enpeck about staying out late. Enpeck replies he hopes his wife will miss him but adds she can throw straight for a woman.
A century-old prospectus extols Western Canada for American settlers noting high yields and strong profits. John Mears reports 25 years in Minnesota farming flax and grain and shows season totals of 3000 bushels wheat, 2680 oats, 324 flax worth over 4600 dollars on about 250 acres. Agencies in multiple U.S. cities offer official guidance on farming types and rates.
A Brooklyn Eagle quote presents President Castro saying he has not released any form resembling money, reflecting on persistence and material grip as he speaks to his reflection in the mirror. The fragment hints at satire on wealth and power.
The piece advises new mothers on infant bathing starting at six weeks, using a soft towel in the basin and Ivory soap only. It warns against heavily scented or colored soaps that can irritate tender infant skin, attributed to R Parker.
A humorous Brooklyn Eagle quote depicts Congress as standing and yelling Mr Speaker with a bill to regulate the trusts in each hand. The quip lampoons legislative theater and antitrust stance in a playful, era voice.
A brief remark notes that in conversations, one often encounters someone who does not want to listen, blocking dialogue and hampering communication. It captures a common social friction with concise, observant wording.
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