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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
3
An Irish foreman on a murder jury allegedly received £200 to secure a manslaughter verdict. The story recalls the juror’s struggle as fellow jurors leaned toward acquittal, while the bribed verdict prevailed, and the friends of the prisoner paid the sum.
Business manager asks if a man in Reuben county is a pure jay or a smart one. Editor notes he has sent a lot of chestnuts for a year’s subscription.
The Baltic seaways hold a notorious wreck record with years averaging over one ship per day. The peak annual toll reached 425425, while the lowest was 154. About half of these ships ended in total losses with all crew lost.
In a quaint exchange the nephew questions lightning rods on the house and barn while Uncle Joshua admits he may not fully believe the protection claim but prefers the rods to deter peddlers. The dialogue reflects rustic skepticism and practical caution.
The excerpt invokes Dean Swift warning that nations must channel enthusiasm to proper ends. It cautions against rulers funding mobs or distractions to calm a state. It likens factions to wolves in sheep’s clothing, urging vigilance to protect the flock from manipulation.
A speaker from Michigan mourns a congressman at a funeral, while a Mississippi mourner recalls the departed’s fondness for whisky, capturing regional lament and shared grief.
A reader quotes the Indianapolis Journal noting that the estate did not meet expectations, barely exceeding the taxed amount it was rated at for taxation.
Estimates for constructing the Nicaragua canal range from 115000 to 150000 dollars. The ad praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as unsurpassed for indigestion biliousness constipation nervousness and sleeplessness noting it is a pleasant remedy to take.
The Cornfed Philosopher cites three expressions described as too delicate for art: a mother watching her sleepful first child, a young man facing his one true love, and an old man savoring a fine dinner, as recorded by the Indianapolis Journal.
T A Tolman of Lacombe Alberta a former Cascia County Idaho resident writes about moving in 1894. He details cattle horses wagons cash homesteading near Section 28 Township 40 Range 26 and a Canadian Pacific Railway land purchase. Tolman reports 1897 yields 60 bushels per acre for grain and 1898 wheat 37% bushels oats 60 barley 35 and potatoes 400 per acre. He claims cheaper crops here 40 percent and notes free homesteads and cheap CPR lands with easy terms. He has made seven payments and believes land has paid for itself. school law is better here.
An OCR fragment includes medical ads for Dr J H Rindlaub and Halls Catarrh Cure plus travel notices for Plant System and B W Wrenn Savannah. mentions Cuba Jamaica Porto Rico travel info and a plant system schedule with five ships weekly Port Tampa Havana. advertisement tone blends multiple unrelated items without a single coherent news event.
A decorum critique blends with autumn golf scenes as society’s chaperones fade, while modern young women gain self reliance. Descriptions of golf life show players enjoying crisp air, clubhouses, and post game conversations by a fire before returning home to hearty dinners.
The foreman of a recently seated New England jury demonstrated quick wit during deliberations. He helped steer the panel through complex testimony and kept the discussion orderly, contributing to a smoother path toward a verdict.
The Italian army has boosted cavalry skills at the Tor di Quinto equitation school, admitting one officer per regiment who must afterward serve as regimental riding master. The school emphasizes seat training and challenging maneuvers such as steep climbs and controlled slides down embankments, performed daily with remarkable safety records.
An obituary glimpse of social change in country life shows a chaperon stranded on a three mile golf course unable to locate her charges. A court scene recalls a judge and foreman in a light exchange about a fine, revealing humor amid a strained decorum.
Roxbury Gazette reports a tense exchange where a woman pleads for time from George, asking for time to evade a looming decision. The man questions duration as she references the moon clouding over time.
The fragment shows two characters mockingly discussing a newspaper item about a large amount of pipe or perhaps a product mentioned as fifteen million. They comment on vulgar people remaining in the world with surprised tone.
Quotations reveal a bride named Ethe returning home after a three day hospital stay. The chief surgeon proposed, prompting her to leave the hospital early to prepare her trousseau.
A survey of Southern literary blossoming from 1870 onward noting key authors and works. Sidney Lanier Irwin Russell Maurice Thompson and others shaped a new American literary voice with Uncle Remus Craddock Cable Page Allen and their stories and poems influencing regional and national views.
The Mining Reporter reports a recent discovery making liquefied air practical for underground use. It could generate power to run drills pumps and hoists while supplying cool air in deep mines. It may also freeze soft ground to ease tunnel cutting and reduce hazards.
A street-car conductor, told not to collect fares from soldiers, tests a rider by swallowing quinine to prove if he has served in the army. The rider asserts lack of uniform, and the exchange ends with the conductor confident in his deduction that the man has seen U.S. camps.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying he does not like the phrase courting an investigation. He adds he is willing to meet an investigation if necessary but he will not “make love to it.”
A fragment shows a paren dialogue where a child and father debate inquiry and cure, with playful banter about not asking so many strings of questions in boyhood. The exchange hints at irony and recollection between parent and child.
Florence St John health reportedly restored. Marie Engle arrives first for Gray company in America. Sir Arthur Sullivan rumored latest London convert to Russian music. The Sign of the Cross big revenue show. Reginald de Koven's The Three Dragoons heads to New York in January. Barrie's Two Kinds of Women, written before The Little Minister. Cosima Wagner to publish revised Rienzi. Mahler to stage it at Vienna. Mme Melba in London buying costumes and studying Mimi with Puccini. New St Petersburg opera house estimated at 4 million dollars with sunken stage and concealed orchestra. proscenium arch to be 140 feet high.
Report notes a southern French peasant family of five reportedly spends about two pence per day on food. The claim reflects a dated estimate of rural household living costs and may illustrate high cost pressures or frugal budgets in the era.
The fragment discusses enjoying advertisements for bargains and mentions humorous lines about teeth and candy. It references a letter carrier delivering a box of candy and a sample of a Spanish phrase guide, ending with a quip about the average man using his Wishbone most.
Advertisement invites readers to order Salzer seed for German Coffee Kerry and American Chicory, with packaged options and a free catalog. Send ic and receive all three packages or request the license for the seeds from John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Cascarets for health benefits including bowel and kidney function, microbial destruction, headache relief, billiousness and constipation. It claims universal efficacy and lists druggists as sellers. Also notes a watchmaker and a free Napkin Ring offer with 7 Diamond Soap wrap.
The notice promises a yearly subscription for a small amount of money and adds that the January number will be sent free, along with the Ledger Monthly until March 1900. Postmasters are instructed to collect subscriptions.
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