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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
3
Letters from two women praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for helping them become mothers. Mrs Minda Finele of Roscoe New York children and Mrs Mary Lane of Coytee Tennessee recount relief from infertility and miscarriage risk after using the medicine.
Thomas Tate writes from Duhamel Alberta to a friend in January 1900 about a lucky trip to Wetaskiwin, buying a pony and saddle, and returning home. He details winter weather, with temperatures from 32 below to 22 above, and notes building a small homestead including a log house and stables. The family reports good health, 10 cows, other cattle, and six horses, sending best wishes to the recipient and family.
A man explains to his wife why giving is better than receiving, claiming you don’t have to pay taxes on what you give. The Chicago Times-Herald notes the exchange as a lighthearted remark about generosity and tax beats.
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian mucus, not local care. It promises cure through constitutional remedies and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to send for a circular from Hall’s Company Toledo.
An Oklahoma farmer boasts of his wealth and plans to provide dowries of 5000 for Mary aged 25, 10000 for Bet nearing 35, and 15000 for Eliza aged 40 upon marriage. A listener asks if any daughter is about fifty, prompting a brief pause and chuckle.
List of patents granted to Northwestern inventors includes Martin Anfinson Vermillion for bar adjuster Madison Cooper Minneapolis for frost prevention on refrigerating surfaces Andrew Dahlin Vasa for rotary engine Freak DB Hawksworth Helena for car axle Henry Lund Grafton for a cylinder wrench Edward Runyan and M G Pond Minneapolis for a bicycle Olaf Sandal Minneapolis for a blotter holder Merwin Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys at 911 012 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
The client asks the professional how much his services cost, but the expert deflects, saying the price is not the issue and that the client should focus on what he will be charged. The exchange highlights a clash over value and billing in a terse dialogue.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen feet and bunions, sold by Druggists and Shoe Stores for 25 cents with a free sample. It includes an address for Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York. A second item parodies education culture with a wry remark about finishing touches.
An old style advertisement promotes hair care and youth benefits tied to a product by Janeene Ham Barean, described as a Harpexoomne with a cure claim for corns. The piece includes a boast about beauty and longevity alongside a health line claiming soothing effects for teething and gums.
Ten years after a bitter divorce, Mary Taussig and her daughter Claribel attend the Chicago orchestra with Nathan Taussig. A chance reunion on a concert night rekindles affection, leading to a mutual decision to return home together and seek peace.
The piece traces military ritual from Crusader sword salutes to medieval tournaments and queenly pageantry, noting how officers kiss sword hilts as a devotion to the cross and how salutes evolved from eye-shielding gestures. It then lists international law prohibitions and odd allowances, contrasting forbidden acts like poisoning or firing on a Red Cross hospital with the legality of submarines and ram attacks.
A Bangor News item highlights how a capable woman proves the value of education. Aroostook farmer too infirm to shingle his barn while sons served in the Philippines and Klondike. His daughter returns from normal school and shingles the barn deftly without hurting her fingers.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota described doing parish work in Rome during his travels. After an English service near the walls, an Englishwoman asked which bishop preached, replying that he was the bishop of Mimosa from South Africa, sparking the lighthearted misunderstanding.
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY. The woman who paints her cheeks and the man who dyes his whiskers fool only one person. A poor excuse Can't afford it. Send for Choice Recipes by Walter Baker Co Ltd Dorchester MA mailed free. Mention this paper. A hop yard why three feet.
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