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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
5
A busy week in Linton features numerous visits from Hazelton, Strasburg, and Emmonsburg residents. Red Cross fundraising, Thrift Stamps sales, and a District Court term are announced, with social events and travel to Bismarck and Zeelan noted.
A WWI era verse portrays the Kaiser dialing Devil Bill to seek strategy as Allied forces advance. The Devil warns of Yankee retaliation while recounting wartime deeds and urging Kaiser Bill to prepare for confrontation with the United States. The narrator ends with a taunting invitation to meet in hell as American troops close in.
Third grade students at Linton Public School report strong war thrift activity including Baby Bonds thrift stamps and Red Cross support. Pupils knit blocks and wash rags, sold meat for Bond funds, and raised over 60 dollars with a basket social supporting Red Cross.
State Secretary D. E. Sonquist calls for 1600 men each month from now to August 1, split as 1000 for overseas and 600 for home work. L. E. Bush adds that the pool seeks men with initiative and experience who can begin to do things immediately.
Advertisement for Eagle Hat Cleaning Works at 313 Broadway Bismarck North Dakota offering cleaning and reblocking by mail service. May 2 notice.
Taken up notice for a red sow weighing about 85 pounds found 9 miles southwest of Linton in section 4 181 77. Owner must come forward to claim the animal. Dated May 16. John Rosssert.
A short quoted aphorism notes that nor talent dexterity nor enterprise guarantee success without moral principle, suggesting victories come from clever choices and ethical restraint rather than mere ingenuity. It contrasts personal advantage with the cost of unprincipled action.
Red Cross agency seeks local support and donors in ongoing fundraising drive. The community paper invites readers and businesses to place ads or sponsor campaigns to boost relief efforts and volunteer recruitment.
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