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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
8
A collage of witty items and rumors touching figures like Ian Maclaren, Miss Thaw, the Earl of Yarmouth, Mr. Rockefeller, and John W. Gates. Notes speculate on a Sahara balloon crossing, polar quests, and cheap fuel from mud, with light irony on health, money, and public figures.
In Utah drug stores are allowed to sell not more than five gallons of liquor at a time. Those who are real thirsty, however, can go back a second time.
A St Louis girl is left a $35000 bequest by a rejected suitor and she remains impressed with the adage Learn to say No. The tale highlights a surprising inheritance amid romantic rejection and the enduring value of firm boundaries.
A Chicago milk dealer quits his business after conversion to a new faith. The story hints he did not dilute milk with water to hide sins, implying a shift from unethical practice to reform.
A Baltimore expert declares that all Americans are neurotics and asks who would prefer being neurotic to being an oyster, a remark reflecting social humor.
A historical note explains China began coinage long before other nations yet faced a shortage of currency. The artifact hints at an early monetary system and limited coin supply within ancient China.
A New York playwright assaulted an editor after the editor called him "Gussie." It is hoped the editor will now concede that the playwright has asserted his manhood.
A vocal proponent advocates integrating the word manywhere into daily speech in all forms and at all times claiming broad usefulness. Supporters call for wider adoption across media education and civic discourse while opponents urge caution in preserving clarity and tradition.
The article discusses Cardinal Gibbone's strong denunciation of divorce and calls for attention to causal factors from reckless marriages noting moral concerns and social impact.
The article notes Prince George of Water caused a wild cat like yell at baptism and the note that royalty grows on a person. It adds a market comment that nine tenths of Canadian lobster shipments go to Europe and that only select U S lobsters such as William Waldorf Astor reach the European market.
The London Lancet issues a solemn warning about an insidious American quick lunch threatening to flood London. Fears grow that this rapid meal could supplant the hunger left by the railway buffet among the oppressed British populace.
Dr. Minot J. Savage claims New York's 3,000,000 residents include only 400 who think seriously about religion. The remark invites Professor Watterson to weigh in on the provocative percentage.
An incident records a Frenchman who hesitated under duty when asked to publicly kiss a woman prompting social commentary on propriety and courage.
Police report notes a case of checks forged in the name of J Pierpont Morgan. The act is described as criminal and sacrilegious, with investigators pursuing leads and potential suspects.
January revenue collections totaled 17 954 729 a drop of 2 902 042 from a year earlier Senate newcomer Reed Smoot faces polygamy charges as he joins the chamber Secretary Moody and Postmaster Payne plan an inspection tour of Caribbean naval stations and Puerto Rico's postal affairs Soderburg victory in Northern Pacific mineral lands case and other dispatches from Washington and abroad
Three men die in the Fort Lafayette explosion in New York. Hotel Deveau in Toledo nearly razed by fire. Inmates reportedly escaped without incident. A Big Four wreck near Berea Ohio kills four mail clerks and one passenger with several injured. Six Mexicans and three women and children found frozen to death on a river eight miles above Goliad Texas. Seven injured in a collision of an electric car and a Chicago and Grand Trunk freight at Center Avenue crossing Chicago. Claude de Lorraine former Monitor chief engineer and son Edward die of asphyxiation in Brooklyn. Fire destroys car sheds and 67 steel cars of St Louis and Suburban Railway at De Hodimont Missouri, loss near 200000. Origin unknown but linked to an electric wire. Barnum and Bailey winter quarters at Bridgeport Connecticut lose fire damage of 100000. fourteen elephants rescued.
Louis F. Schade a renowned author correspondent and lawyer died in Washington aged seventy four. Dr J E Rankin president of Howard University Washington resigns due to age and infirmities. Miss Ellen Smith longtime Nebraska University instructor professor and registrar is dead. Sherman M Bell Roosevelt rough rider named adjutant general of Colorado National Guard by Gov Peabody. Capt Francis A Cook senior navy captain granted six months sick leave to regain health. Capt Cook commanded the Brooklyn in the Spanish American War. Dr H H Hood seventy nine died at Litchfield Illinois served as Civil War surgeon and was a Republican legislator during the 1880 Logan Morrison fight.
Cholera cases noted among English Somaliland expedition members. El Menebhi killed Feb 12 in battle. Rome hosts pope jubilee dinner for the poor and a Washington reception for George Washington at the embassy. Boyaca gunboat sinks with all aboard saved. Yerkes seeks London improvements, not profit. Rare 1581 fulham ware jug sells for 7600 pounds. Swedish workers form abstinence unions over tax on spirits with monthly 15 cent contributions.
The body of Christian B. Smith, an embezzler, was found in a lake near Hammond Indiana. Chicago reports 50 percent more crisis reports than in 1902. Uber Frye of Logansport Indiana jailed for not paying his mother's board bill. E Y Shook shot and killed at Cimarron New Mexico after quarrel with liveryman B S Payne. Peter Farrell a New Orleans leader shot by his son Edward in self defense. Oscar Brown a longtime Hanover foreman assassinated at Lexington Kentucky. A riot by drunken white men on a Kansas City Southern train near Lake Charles Louisiana injures several. Henry Flemming and Mrs Jones wounded in Marion Indiana. store wrecked. Seven men arrested in New York for fake lottery. Pueblo Mexico drawings never occurred. Police crack down after anonymous letters, 14 women arrested at 56 May Street in suspected women pool room. Edward Woods of Frankfort Indiana kills father and wounds mother and sister before death by own hand. motive unknown. New York police obtain confession from Louis F Messir bellboy linked to hotel robberies nationwide.
Multiple items note political positions and events from 1900s politics. John Mitchell says he will not enter politics while Wyoming adopts a woman suffrage resolution. Other items report Carnegie funding a librarians school, Chicago clothing strike end, De Forest planning Lake Superior wireless station, and Roosevelt brothers Maine hunting trip. Also covered: San Francisco Chinese school access, Hennessy dukedom claim, and a Kentucky wedding scandal.
Bismarck ND February reports detail failed house quorum delays, committee actions, and bills on governor appointments, board control, primary elections, and public displays. Wisconsin items include a governor appointing board members and numerous new bills ahead of adjournment. Senate votes set standards for US senatorial elections and trolley line funding.
Colorado Springs on February 28. W. E. Martin a photographer and his four year old son were killed yesterday by an explosion that occurred while Martin was mixing saltpeter and sulfur to create flashlight powder.
Several Colorado and Southern end Fort Worth and Denver trains are stuck in snow drifts between Trinidad and Fort Worth. The report notes snowing since Monday and ongoing disruption to passenger and freight service.
In North Dakota the senate and house consider bills on a state liquor control plan, druggist permit voting, anti bribery passes, and a tax act. Wisconsin grain inspection discussed, Fargo fair funding questioned, and a pure food bill approved while many measures die. Fire hits Art Bedstead plant in Chicago causing $72,000 loss.
A scaffold collapse in Chicago yesterday fatally injures one man and leaves fourteen others with minor injuries while workers were on the structure at the time.
Mrs Corneils Cole Fairbanks of Indiana was unanimously reelected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Washington meeting on February 28.
An unprecedented rainfall causes partial submersion of San Antonio with widespread property loss. No deaths reported yet, though many thrilling escapes were noted.
The Beechnut Packing company office building and smokehouse were destroyed by fire in Canajoharie New York on February 28. The loss is estimated at 60000 with 33000 covered by insurance.
Olympia Washington February 28 the house committee appointed to investigate the conduct of Representative Louis Levy of Seattle presented a report exonerating Levy from the charge of soliciting a bribe. The house adopted the report unanimously.
New Bermuda telegrams report the collier Alexandria towed to New York by the Dutch steamer after distress off Bermuda. Marine advices indicate relief and safe arrival, with status unclear.
Science Siftings notes surgeons use kangaroo tendons horsehair silk and fine silver wire as suture threads. Kangaroo tendons hold wounds about a month before breaking away silk lasts up to six months while fine silver wire is nearly indestructible, allowing tailored healing timelines.
A New York Sun whimsy notes the decline of the old church dominic and the outdated habit of wearing a nightcap in church. The exchange recalls a parson cracking jokes about sinners and hell as the congregation wakes up.
A grandmother asks Tommy why he prefers being a little boy over a girl. He answers that he would rather be a papa than a mamma because parents with jobs go to the office while mothers stay at home to care for the children.
Ulric Levasseur of 658 First Street New Bedford Massachusetts describes a past illness of general weakness and back pain. After two months of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports full recovery and strong health praising the remedy as a godsend.
A concise reflection asserts that true manhood rests in one’s role and stance rather than sheer intellect, attributed to Henry Ward Beecher. The line emphasizes character and duty over intellectual prowess alone.
An advertisement asserts deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and offers $100 for a deafness case proven incurable by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice lists J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and Ball's Family Pills as products available.
A downtown literary society held a debate on abolishing capital punishment. A negative speaker argued that long-standing justice justified the death penalty for great crimes and that if it was good enough for his father, it is good enough for him.
The London Globe recounts a battle with the Sikhs where General Gough, famed for bold courage and rash impetuosity, climbed a laddered tower to direct from above. His staff removed the exit ladder, delaying descent and prompting a strategic pause before the eventual engagement.
A Decatur Ohio doctor cites a layman’s tale about coffee causing stomach trouble and headaches. After trying Postum Food Coffee, the doctor reports improved digestion and removal of headaches, noting Postum’s purity compared with traditional coffee.
Mrs Lavra Bremer of Crown Point Indiana writes of severe spinal pains and long sickness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports renewed health and urges other women to seek help while praising the remedy. The letter offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham and notes a $5000 forfeit on authenticity claims.
Excerpts show a lively exchange about boxing and legality with a reference to a cable bout. A pair of quotes notes a prizefighter willing to spare no expense and the notion par Jor matches may be illegal. Mentions Alicia Marmaduke and a New York Sun tie in.
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