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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
2
A playful miscellany from Emmons County records features remarks on wealth as slavery with Carnegie, a fatal pie incident in Ohio, jokes about cooks versus home life, a Japanese hello, Atkinson on clothing spend, a married man’s wardrobe critique, an Ohio murderer with a guitar, Vermont sugar crop notes, and a Stange comedy about The School for Husbands.
The Savannah Press notes Lily Langtry as a grandmother but questions her appearance. It references a Jersey Lily and jokes about women clubs as threats to married men. Richmond Virginia bans exhibitions of artificial legs. A statistician finds only five of ten business men succeed, noting the get rich quick crowd. A claimed continuous bath cure for insanity is ridiculed yet considered possible.
Cassie Chadwick may have consolation that Sophia Beck, her successor in the center of the stage, is not nearly so bright a financier.
The Rev John Balcom Shaw advocates admitting women to the priesthood marking a late but persistent suggestion. He argues women have long served as ministering angels in faith communities.
The bitter public interest tale of Thaw and Nesbit halts its newspaper run for now. No divorce court drama forthcoming as reporters await further developments.
Andrew Carnegie argues that wealth and marriage enslave both the rich and the married. He notes that men continue to sigh for wealth and marriage, a condition he believes will persist.
A writer on economics jokes that every young married woman should know bread making and every young man should know how to furnish the dough, playing on domestic skills and money.
A New York doctor aiming to spark a movement against long dresses is unlikely to succeed, echoing the fate of the earlier Mrs. Bloomer.
The report notes no immediate danger to the Canadian falls at Niagara. It warns the worst likely event is a stoppage of the cataract on the American side, with no further crises anticipated.
A Sioux City man seeks an injunction to stop his neighbor from cooking onions, arguing disturbance from the odor. The case is presented as a test of personal liberty and residents’ rights in the city.
An 18th or 19th century personals ad features a rich, nice young nobleman seeking "a very beautiful, honest lady" for marriage and notes no fortune requirement. The notice invites responses, highlighting a straightforward match rather than wealth.
A well known New York businessman announces plans to construct a pergola valued at twelve thousand dollars. He notes no further details are provided on site purpose and materials.
A Mississippi postmaster is troubled as officials will not permit his resignation. The perplexing issue puzzles other postmasters nationwide since he seems sane in all other respects.
A noted Boston mystery centers on the disappearance of a young thinker described as a child philosopher. President Eliot of Harvard has expressed concern while Boston residents fill headlines with speculation about the case and its impact on the community.
A young New York man was arrested on an insanity charge. He sought marriage, and the judge discharged him. The court ordered he be allowed to pursue his own vindication.
A caption notes a German province described as petty yet proposing a piano tax. The remark concludes that people with such sense should not be described as small.
A Buffalo bishop counsels new clergy to beware of female influence while reflecting on the temptations facing ministry. His remarks imply caution rather than dismissal of seasoned preachers, though the message centers on moral risk in the pulpit.
A fire at the Grant W. Kenny elevator in Argentine Kansas destroyed the structure causing $130,000 in losses. Other incidents include Sutley & Sons grain elevator fire in Camden New Jersey with grain and freight cars lost valued at $150,900. a Riley Kansas home fire that killed Mr and Mrs Herman Pfeil amid murder suspicions. a Craik Assiniboia revolver accident killing Robert Freser. a Brooklyn Hebrew center fire injuring many and displacing families. a Union Pacific train wreck near Edson tunnel with multiple fatalities. gas stove accident fatally burning Mrs Runyan and injuring others near Muncie Indiana. greensburg Pennsylvania gasoline explosion killing three children and injuring a fourth. firefighting fatalities in Pittsburg. a large robbery of Hungarian laborers in Omrod Pennsylvania. a jail sentence for Raffles Walsh of Chicago. a Niagara Falls river incident. revolutions near Mogadr Morocco. and a Cal California pistol duel ending with Burton dead and Walker at large.
The French cruiser Racine sank a schooner in Brusel channel with loss of identity and presumed crew. Bedouin raiders attacked a convoy to Medina. several attackers died. A monument to Leon Gamfetta was unveiled in Bordeaux with President Loubet present. Nordsee Steamship docks at Bremen burned. no casualties reported. A Transvaal constitution drafts $500 capital requirement for suffrage, Boers object. Wu Ting Fang memorial leads to abolition of slicing to death in China. Mount Vesuvius eruptions intensify with lava flows and ash. M. Paul Lessar, former Russian minister to China, died in Beijing. Delcasse tenure stable after cabinet statement. Berlin Bank Mendelssohn advances $50 million to Russia for four months.
A series of 19th century style notices report Mrs Ursulla von Wahl of Dubuque Iowa dying by self asphyxiation after retirement. Judge Bel linger in Portland Oregon rules against a plea in abatement in Mitchell land fraud indictments. Edward Hilton of Portland Maine shot George Young and killed himself after a quarrel over Mrs Hilton. W T Sheets of Montgomery Alabama killed his son Claude after being discharged from the gang. The Blue Bond Trading Stamp company of Philadelphia closes its doors leaving customers with unredeemed books. Chester Bell of Delaware County Indiana sues for 25000 for false imprisonment over cigarette papers as a test case backed by American Tobacco Company funds.
Reports detail a Boston buyer purchasing 1,000,000 pounds of wool at Great Falls Montana for 23 percent cents, Governor Vardaman entering the U S Senate race if Mooney retires, and a flood of other notable cases from fire, law, and society in New York Chicago and Mississippi.
A teacher plans to call Tommy’s father after school to address disruptive conduct. Tommy warns it will cost $2 if the call proceeds. The note mentions Pops is a doctor with office hours 6 to 7.
A proud young mother shows her baby to a bachelor friend when the infant begins crying. The bachelor remarks and the mother snaps that all babies cry. The exchange ends with the bachelor flustered by the child’s outburst.
Federal court issues an injunction blocking strike actions as the Teamsters' president orders members to maintain peace and prevent violations during labor proceedings. The move aims to pacify industrial tensions involving government and union interests.
U S soldiers to guard money transfers to the sub treasury as express wagons and guards shift under federal injunction. Judge Kohlsaat orders strikers to cease interference while 3,500 Teamsters strike disrupts deliveries affecting about 15,000 workers. Troops may replace civilian guards to move funds amid ongoing unrest.
Five year old daughter of Mrs. Andrew Mackella died in a prairie fire on a Rolla area homestead ten miles east. The tragedy occurred near Grand Forks with the victim identified by local authorities. Authorities investigate cause as blaze swept the prairie damaging the area.
In Pipestone Minnesota on Thursday night intruders robbed the home of Frank Riffel while the family attended a wedding. The thieves took 325 dollars in cash and 1500 dollars in certificates of deposit. The crime was discovered Friday morning and no clues have been found.
Copious rains halted the long-running fires in northern Wisconsin with clear skies following. Fire crews reported the blazes subsiding as rainfall helped contain the outbreaks in Cumberland and surrounding areas.
George Mahan a colored man shot his wife at 559 Sibley street in their room at 1 15 this morning and then fired two shots into his own breast. He was taken to the city hospital and it is thought he will die. He and his wife recently moved to St Paul from Art Art and Mahan is said to have been jealous of his wife who was nearly white.
In Atlanta the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Order of Railway Conductors and several unions object to J Pope Brown's plan to cut Georgia passenger rates from three to two cents per mile. They hired counsel arguing the cut would harm state prosperity reduce railroad jobs and wages. The Travelers Protective Association joined noting fewer trains and worse service.
Weary Wraggles makes a plea to Mrs Firstflare-But asking for hot grub in a flat where only gas is burned. She resists while he offers to turn on the gas to cook.
A public school teacher questions a young Irish boy about his absence. The boy explains his mother had mumps and needed the doctor, adding that his stepmother, who he says never gives him anything, makes the mumps not catching for him.
A tale of Roger Minott Sherman, famed New England lawyer, contrasting his wit with Nathan Smith. Sherman quips that Smith’s metaphysics belong in another discussion and would later “chop logic and split hairs.” Smith snaps back by pulling a hair and asking to “split that,” and Sherman replies I didn’t say bristles.
In Clayton Texas on May 11 Special report from resident J H Bailey claims a genuine cure for diabetes via Dodd's Kidney Pills. Bailey asserts seven boxes helped his condition and credits strict dieting for potential full recovery. He touts the remedy as curing diabetes and other kidney diseases from backache to Brights Disease.
Enthusiastic women promoting female suffrage visit a Northern factory town to urge turnout. A strong minded elder spat back that she would not vote for such daft thing after sixty years of hardship under a no good husband and slammed the door.
A traveler on a Transvaal rail journey reports two delays to the guard. Both times the cause seems to be cows on the line, and the guard finally reveals the same cow is the repeated cause of the stoppages.
A stock market report shows prices rising after a quoted medical cost of 300 yesterday. The market opened at 325 and climbed to 337 percent, signaling brisk demand.
A mother from Addington Indiana claims her two year battle with eczema ended after using Cutura Ointment Resolv ent and Soap. She credits a permanent cure to one box of ointment and two bottles of the resolving solution.
A compact collection of sayings on girls and social perception. It notes that a girl is known by her company and that preferences among girls spark resentment. The lines discuss age, openness, exclusivity, and the social dynamics within female circles.
Doctor admits Slo Pay’s case ends but notes the patient is not incurable, only broke. Wife questions the prognosis as innocence advertised often masks iniquity in this sharp exchange.
The Presbyterian minister Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports serious kidney disorders kept him home for days. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with improving his health and relief from pain. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents.
A promotional notice extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discoveries as alcohol free cures for female diseases. It cites Mrs H Harrison of Sioux City Iowa and claims long public trust, urges use without operation, and touts additional products including Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion and complexion.
Miss Cayenne says modern novels are not temptations to crime. She argues they are bad but not bad enough to drive people toward desperation. She frames literature as a mild influence rather than a trigger for criminal paths.
A citizen remarks Dustin Stax is purse proud while another counters he is national bank proud in connection with an aggravated case. The exchange hints at financial motives or status focus in the incident.
Camden county farmer Mr. William A. Newman of Sagrada Missouri suffered eight years with deafness head aches hissing heart and stomach pains and general debility from grip. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with swift relief and a complete cure after three months of use noting other remedies failed to address the poison in the system.
A clergyman denounces wealth as a disgrace while a speaker replies he is too respectable to change. The exchange reflects class and moral tension in a public setting.
Cure feverishness headache stomach troubles and worms with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home. Sample mailed free address A S Olmsted N Y Roy N.
The line reads a terse exchange about certainty and outcomes with a wry note that all bets have already been settled, hinting at a cautious or ironic gambling mood.
A playful exchange between two speakers questions dispensibility and mood. One notes feeling blue triggers a general wellness, while the other claims perpetual comfort when in a certain mood.
Alfred Wilson of Indian Head Saskatchewan sends detailed two field wheat yields for 1903 with costs for summer-fallowing seed harvesting threshing hauling and profits. He notes total wheat on his farms and oats and barley and adds a commentary on monopolies and church.
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