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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
4
An article reviews Chinese practices for leprosy including burying the leper alive after a farewell feast. It cites Dr. Wittenberg on leprosy forms, contagion notes from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law, and the difficulty of estimating leper populations in districts.
Naturalists argue that minute examination shows no creature or object in nature is intrinsically ugly. There is harmony in parts that makes the whole feel agreeable. The hardest tasks reveal a poetic side when viewed with cheerful sunlight and a resolve to see the bright side.
The text notes Chicago surpassing all U.S. cities by 1840 and New York exceeding the combined size of all cities in 1850. It also mentions a remark about the Sun in Turkey and a notion of the sun’s nightly disappearance for prayers and reflection.
Dr Muench visits from Emmonsburg and many locals travel to Linton. A brisk stream of notes covers new stock at Petries, repairs at Herring mill, illnesses, real estate moves, Braddock lumber, school exams, auctions, and social events. Mentioned are Mewing mill, Wescott auction, Haggard and Lee Emmonsburg visitors, and rising land prices by Hackney Boynton.
Correspondence from the Record details a dance at Mr. Drakes, improving weather after snow, a grasshopper sighting near Livona, and various social tidings from Dale Pollock and Fort Yates. Reports include illnesses diphtheria and pleurisy, quarantine news, mail disruption from storms, and a bereavement in the Morris family with funeral at Dale cemetery.
About December 15, 1901 a bay pony with a white strip on the face white feet a Sickle brand on the left shoulder and a similar brand on the left shoulder was described as very gentle. Notify Crandell Livona North Dakota.
A settler-friendly North Dakota vision highlights easy farming, minimal fencing, rich prairie lands, and vast water resources. The piece contrasts this with 18th century Connecticut laws punishing gambling, smoking, and courtship, noting the harsh enforcement by colonial spotters and fines for church attendance.
An old trusted teething remedy, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has served millions of mothers for over sixty years. It soothes the child, eases gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and calms diarrhea. Pleasant tasting, sold worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle. insist on the genuine product.
Civil war era reformer Carl Schurz argues against strict letter‑of‑the‑law enforcement when public good is at stake. He cites summum jus summa injuria and notes governments avoid rigidly applying obsolete or unworkable laws to prevent greater harms.
Linton 10:30 a m Sunday school 11:30 a m Prayer meeting Thursday evening Burge 1 30 p m Sunday school 3 p m Winuna 8 30 p m Sunday school 8 p m Fort Yates Sunday March 17 7 p m Emmonsburg Tuesday March 18 7 p m J A Lemery Pastor
Sale notice lists 169 head of sheep with contact C Roweerdink at Hull North Dakota. Readers are invited to apply or send inquiries to the address provided.
A long column catalogs livestock brands associated with multiple landowners and men across Braddock and surrounding towns. Entries note cattle and horse brands, placements on hips shoulders ears and legs, with owners including Allen H W Braddock Joseph Winona Baker Linona Bakker Hull Baumgartner Trisbal Baxter Emmonaburg Benz Williamsport Brown Brabbage Livona Hawes Williamsport etc. The list extends with numerous names and brand marks such as V B on right hip and ELH on left, X G on left hip, and various combined initials and symbols for identification.
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