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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
2
A sampler of humorous maxims and domestic observations from the Emmons County paper. It includes aphorisms about economy speech and love and hints at social norms of the era through pithy quips and casual commentary.
Rev Dr J I Vance of First Presbyterian Nashville calls for dropping geographic labels in church language to reduce factional sentiment. He notes the change aligns with a broader move away from Mason Dixon line references. The second international congress of settlement and social workers will meet in Chicago in May at Hull House with many renowned sociologists and foreign experts on the program under Miss Addams. Chicago alone hosts about 13 settlements with roughly 300 resident workers.
In the region north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi, rail carriers move most interstate traffic at rates below published tariffs filed with the commerce commission. The act seeks uniform published rates to prevent unjust discrimination between persons, localities, and types of traffic, ensuring equal service and charges.
A southern contemporary urges Georgia farmers to shift from cotton to oats citing higher per-acre returns. The piece compares costs and gross receipts: cotton yields about 219 pounds of lint per acre at $10 gross per acre with $7 costs, leaving $3 profit. oats yield 30 bushels per acre at 40 cents, gross $12 with $6 costs, leaving $6 profit. It concludes with a challenge to verify calculations.
An English firm crafts a steel trace from a narrow ribbon rolled thin and cabed in leather. The trace shows a tensile breaking strain of 4,575 pounds, surpassing the best quality eel trace at a similar test. The new trace is lighter and about 20 percent stronger.
A paired column begins with a lyric urging a lady not to lock her heart in winter but to bloom like May, followed by a golf corner feature describing a young woman's game room with trophies, photos, and improvised golf club decor. It ends with patterns for a dainty night dress for children aged two to ten.
A description of children's blouses shrinking to resemble past styles, with the Gretta frock for ages six, eight, and ten featuring a close fit at the shoulders, a full waist with a cross-front detail, and a wide neckline with a squared collar, reflecting period fashion.
The piece argues that mistresses should provide an absolutely true character of departing servants to protect the servant and future mistress. It suggests certifying a personal or magistrate written character if not possible, to deter false or evasive evaluations. It contends such truthfulness would ease servant transitions and improve domestic hiring.
A fragmented note hints at scents and cosmetics once kept with care, reflecting daily life and personal routine in a distant era. The text evokes intimate rituals, domestic spaces, and the cultural texture surrounding fragrance and beauty practices.
The article urges caution with cosmetics and perfumes, warning against cheap imitations and urging women to prefer well known makers. It advocates waiting for quality, noting one drop of good perfume lasts longer and never loses its charm. It also describes fashion trends as women favoring a single flower scent across products.
Butter six dariole molds and six small salmon portions. Beat two whole eggs and the yolks of two others with salt pepper parsley onion juice. Stir in three quarters cup milk. Fill molds set in hot water and bake until set. Serve with peas and Hollandaise sauce.
A period piece describes a street styling with a lavender silk lined jacket and brown velvet hat, noting seal skin trim and elaborate cuffs. A humorous dialogue centers on two eyeglass wearers, a lawyer and an agriculturist, whose differing interests expose their dissimilarity despite shared eyewear. The prose shifts to a traveler's migration, contrasting bleak winter with vibrant summer, as a sensory journey from glacier to verdant fields.
A Buffalo veteran of the Fighting Thirteenth returns with a leg wound that is only a knee boll on in his self effacing boast. Patriotic women gathered at the railway station, pressing for details, but he minimized the injury saying it is nothing but a ball on his knee.
A Philadelphia Record feature sketches dawn in Benaras as monkeys and sacred bulls roam bustling streets and temples. It notes caste boundaries restrain Hindus from shooing animals, while priests perform noisy rites amid gongs and incense. The piece contrasts exotic spectacle with social restraint.
Leslie’s Weekly describes the Copper River country barrier posed by Alaska’s coast range. The Valdes glacier pass, 4680 feet high, demands a two dozen mile ascent and twelve mile descent under perilous ice and crevasses. Guides warn light packs as deaths haunt the journey. timber scarce and costly at ten cents a pound.
The view shows near Eldorado creek mouth in the Klondike, famed for vast gold yields. Almost every foot of ground displays good pay, highlighting rich prospects and dense mineral value in the area.
Robert Black of Cream Ridge Monmouth County owns a three year old Jersey Red hog claimed to be the heaviest in the state and perhaps the nation. The hog weighed 960 pounds in March and 1240 pounds by August 1 with a later 1520 pounds by November 1. Current growth runs about three pounds daily and the owner expects about 1700 pounds live weight when slaughtered in December.
A new teacher arrives at school and asks pupils their names. The first boy answers Jule Simpson, and the teacher corrects him. The second boy speaks up Bilious Simpson, prompting a reminder to avoid shortened names. The class settles after the teacher raps for order.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon joke notes a line about Hobson drawing a line at kissing Filipino girls. The speaker explains the reason as their large lip surface requiring multiple kisses before they notice. The item captures a dated, provocative stereotype in a single quotation.
A reader from Williamsport Pennsylvania, Anna Ross, asserts in a letter dated November 12, 1895 that Piso's Cure is the only medicine believed to cure consumption. The note reflects common late nineteenth century medical advertising and public belief in patent medicines.
A Spanish soldier’s friend jokes about the fighting while a soldier explains he did not see it. He admits to being nervous and admits he shuts his eyes when firing a gun. This candid remark appears in a Washington Star piece.
A light dialogue between Bridget and Little Ethel asks why it rains. Mrs De Homely answers rain makes trees and grass grow, prompting Little Ethel to wonder why Bridget herself does not get rain. The exchange captures a rural, playful moment in domestic life.
A collection of brief aphorisms on failure and success. Mentions gold plated frames and soap wrappers as odd details, then reflects on proposals, self images, animosity, and the cost of pride. Contains several standalone lines with general life observations.
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