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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
2
A satirical column from D R Streeter publisher notes observations on banker ethics, women's views, virtue, self recognition, charity beginning at home, church and state, and a mention of the Lawton fund. It laments era reform and references historical torture and camel hair undergarments in a humorous aside.
A reflective rumination links mankind’s labor to tearing down old institutions and asks readers to identify their division. It posits divine communication through remorse as a heavenly wireless code and suggests forgiveness follows understanding and reform.
The text notes General Buller was ridiculed for promising to eat Christmas dinner in Pretoria. It recalls a 1793 remark by William Pitt declaring a brief war with France, contrasted with the long twenty two year conflict. Buller is said to have erred by speaking in distinguished company.
Andrew Carnegie’s associate F T F Lovejoy resigns from Carnegie Steel, marking the third senior figure to exit the firm in a short span. The Scottish magnate’s wealth is praised, but his frequent loss of key helpers is noted as a paradox.
A young widow with five children sought work in New York. The 15 year old boy boasted of knot tying learned on the sea, inspiring a woman to commission a tiled rope screen. The venture grew into a paying ropework craft enabling one daughter to study art in Paris, another to graduate from Cornell, and the boy to become a capable civil engineer in government service. Frederick the Great’s line about self-reliance applies to each inquirer today.
Forester Gifford Pinchot explains how longleaf pines survive fires. Seedlings stay short, while green needles bend over the ground forming a shield that both burns slowly and shades the grass, aiding fire resistance and survival in grassy habitats. The passage contrasts with sensational crime news and laments media hor rors while urging preservation of the pure biblical text for Sunday schools.
A proposal argues that tampering with the ballot box should be punished by death, with hanging deemed too lenient for anyone who dares defeat the process.
A vivid reader on Louisiana’s Acadia Calcasieu and surrounding parishes. Describes umbrella trees green roses white blackberries and winter warmth with barefoot schoolchildren mild snows and the contrast of northern and Creole life. Notes rice farming yellow pine forests and a rugged upland landscape.
An illustrated note describes Queen Uhmlagovas of Swaziland seated at the royal kraal near Bremersdorp with royal princesses. The image marks the first photograph of the queen. Swaziland is noted for its prosperous status among British dependencies, with agriculture and pastoral life led by a hospitable, democratic people where women work in the fields alongside men.
The article notes a rise in child labor between 1870 and 1880 from 739,000 of 10 to 15 year olds wage earners to 1,118,000, with 603,000 of 10 to 14 at work in 1880 per the census. It cites regional abuses in Pennsylvania coal breakers and southern cotton mills, argues parental employment is not the main cause, and suggests child labor slightly depresses adult wages by expanding job seekers without adding openings.
The photo shows Lady Audrey Buller wife of Gen Buller active in Boer relief work amid heavy fighting. In England false fortunes lure heirs presumed alive in the United States including heirs of David Ryan John H Cook Julia Mayfield George Urquart Richard Mellon Frank Gould and F W Cockram seeking proof to claim funds.
Brubb asks whether brain or bone and sinew holds more importance while Penn replies that value depends on role. Brubb elevates brain for invention and insight, whereas Penn emphasizes bone and sinew for practical labor and craft.
The article portrays the Chinese New Year as a global festival with dates between January 21 and February 19. It describes pre holiday cleaning, decorations, narcissus flowers, and the emphasis on settling debts before dawn. Debtors and creditors rush to settle accounts, often at fire sale prices, to avoid disgrace on New Year’s Day.
A London World inspired essay notes that today women age with renewed social power. It argues the idea of youth is relative, middle age abolished, and women now marry or begin new lives at 40, 50, or beyond. The piece chronicles evolving life stages from 30 to four marriages.
MilwaukeeWisconsin offers guidance on cold baths defined as below 80 degrees and the benefits of sponge and varied temperature baths. It stresses careful use of bath thermometers, adherence to physician instructions for invalids, and recommends sponge baths for daily care and calming effects. It notes hot baths at night are least injurious but should be limited, with tepid to cold ranges outlined and a preference for morning baths and sponge options for those sensitive to plunges or showers.
The 5 o clock tea room launches a Book Tea where guests represent a book title and guess others while prizes go to the best representation and most correct guesses. Examples include a coat inside out as Vice Versa and a silent cleric as The Silence of Dean Maitland.
The Philadelphia North American argues South Carolina should abolish the saloon and open hospitals for drunkards where thirst is treated as a disease. It warns against using the cat o nine tails for those who abuse family members, noting the danger that treating drunkenness as a disease may overlook its status as a vice.
A concise historical note traces roses from India to Persia and then into Persia again, outlining the plant’s ancient trade and cultural journey through the regions.
John Cummings of Wetaskiwin Alberta writes how relocating from Farmington Washington boosted his family’s farming. He and neighbors doubled cultivated land and stock, reduced debt, and expect a large crop with improved yields and prosperity despite tough winters.
The sixteen holders of the Prince of Wales title show varied lifespans. Only five reached fifty, namely Henry VIII, Charles II, George II, III, and V, while five died before twenty. Five perished violently including Edward II, Richard II, Edward son of Henry VI, Edward V, and Charles I.
A compact reflection on how ongoing hardship forges character, citing Henry Ward Beecher. The quote frames adversity as divine shaping for better outcomes and growth. It emphasizes steadfastness and perseverance amid suffering.
An old advertising pitch urges daily threading to keep the body healthy, claiming a germ in the blood turns healthy people invalid. It warns against bed rest and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the unmatched purifier and life giver.
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