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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
A half million dollar plant with floor space over four acres and yard capacity of 65 car loads daily will operate within 60 days. It promises to save stockholders money on livestock shipments and invites inquiries.
A Washington staff officer recalls General Pershing on his way to France noting his boyhood town and an old porter who recounts Pershing once threw pebbles at him on a station platform. The porter says Pershing asked about people he knew and kept a pebble for his ornery youth.
An army lieutenant used a plane armed with a machine gun to pursue a whale four miles off the Pacific coast. He swooped at about a thousand feet, fired once, and the whale was quickly taken aboard a motorboat for disposal.
In a World War I scene a British soldier gathered two bullets from No Man's Land after a clash where Allied troops pushed the Germans back. The bullets had ricocheted through barbed wire entanglements with varied outcomes. The remark about youth versus age frames the tale.
Senator Lodge cautioned that league of nations articles must be weighed before adoption to avoid future jeopardy. The anecdote compares to a diva editing a rough contract paragraph showing a line through the singer’s husband.
The village church wedding of Flossie Flatfeet and William Giles drew a crowded scene. Flossie cried after the ring was placed, while Giles suddenly sobbed and wailed I feel worse than her, begging to be excused.
Thrift of Time prophesies repayment in the afterlife with usury of profit beyond the reader’s most sanguine dreams, attributed to Glu Jstone.
Brief humorous item notes a couple exchanging quips about a mind reader. The Boston Transcript quote implies a lighthearted scene where a quick session is promised. The remark about women discussing lost conversation art frames the gag.
Statewide farm labor concerns persist as Williston begins beet culture trials and Berthold opens a 140000 bushel potato warehouse. Embezzlement sentence in Starkweather. auto thefts in Bismarck Fargo Grand Forks. Appointments include Joseph Coghlan named supreme court reporter in Grand Forks and D W Willard as North Dakota vocational training field agent. Various local incidents and developments span law, veterans, industry, and public works.
A French officer learning English misinterprets words for fast and quits when reaching the saying The first shall be last and the last shall be first. His humorous misreadings reflect language oddities and the challenge of idioms.
An old advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL kidney tablets can relieve backache and urinary symptoms. It urges men to take the product immediately, promises money back, and includes a parental joke at the end. The copy mentions laboratories and multiple sizes.
Zenobia the new maid begins a dining table lesson when a sound comes from the dumbwaiter in the basement kitchen. The mistress explains the machine, and Zenobia quips that it sounds like something trying to scratch its way out.
The note reflects on finding refreshment in cheerful people and urges making earnest effort to share that pleasure with others. Lydia Maria Child highlights social influence of mood.
A lighthearted note suggests a girl judges a man's future by what he brings in the present rather than by plans or promises. The quip hints at practical dating expectations without naming individuals or places.
In a local story a group of neighborhood children formed a club and they proudly explain their simple governing principle. Their sole bylaw is to serve refreshments at every meeting, reflecting a playful yet organized community effort.
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