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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
4
A patchwork of trivia and science notes appears: London ban on cart dogs in 1839, a Swiss professor counting ants across five nests, New York’s 1522 polling places, wine selling cheap in Bordeaux, Hawaiian beggar norms, a 91 year old blacksmith-warden in Kerschdorf, musk oxen acclimatization in Sweden, ox weight and meat quality, plus telephoto camera advances using a dual lens tube to shorten exposure times.
A proposed electric railway between Liverpool and Manchester aims to move passengers swiftly. The plan envisions a suspended car system on a single elevated rail, with trains covering about twenty nine miles in fifteen minutes, roughly 115 miles per hour.
Prof A E B Verrill's studies conclude the Bermuda Islands are remnants of a much larger landmass that sank. The original island covered 300 to 400 square miles, while present Bermudas span about 20 square miles. He notes subsidence of 80 to 100 feet and a base on an ancient volcano with shell material and drift forming wind-carved hills.
Captain S. P. Emmerson, slain in Denver, led irregular Confederate guerrillas aiming to seize Chicago. He escaped capture by horse theft, rivaled famed raiders, was once recaptured in Kentucky and escaped via a roof. A friend of the James brothers, he never recovered from the Confederacy’s fall. Census data show Alabama 1900 population 1,828,697, up 20.8% since 1890, with land area about 51,540 square miles and 35.4 persons per square mile.
A report from the National Observatory in Athens notes that earthquakes, when area is considered, occur about twice as often in Greece as in Japan. Japan, long regarded as a land of quakes, experiences generally more severe events, though Greece’s monuments have suffered from seismic disturbances. A separate item describes a cow from Clove Valley New Jersey falling into a 14 foot well and being hoisted by a derrick after several attempts.
A Kansas Agricultural College communication by Prof. A B Hitchcock surveys three wheat species and several sub races. It details One-grained Polonicum common wheat and spelt, with notes on Emmer and true wheats including Egyptian, macaroni, durum, and dwarf varieties. Discusses gluten content and uses, trial results at Kansas stations, storage packing issues, and forestry growth estimates increasing to 37 percent.
Consular reports from Germany show rising demand for American dried apples peaches and raspberries while prices must stay moderate to hold markets. Consul Mason notes Europeans pay fairly high prices for fruit, aiding export. The Horticultural Society of Southern Illinois meets November 27 28 at Kinmundy to discuss orchard expansion and storage prep as Illinois remains key to future apple growing and fruit preservation research.
John J. Ingalls extols grass as nature's forgiving, immortal force that heals battle scars, reclaims abandoned streets, sustains soil, and shapes climates and nations. Its unassuming resilience outlasts kingdoms, quietly renewing the world each spring despite lacking bloom or fruit.
The soy bean thrives with good soil and moisture even on poor land, resists chinch bugs, and has a deep spreading root system. As a legume it fixes nitrogen, improving soil for subsequent crops and fitting into short rotations when clover and alfalfa aren’t practical. Plan land like corn, avoid listing, and plant soon after late plowing to beat weeds.
An Australian letter mentions using saltpeter to burn trees and stumps, with readers invited to share experiences. The piece shifts to farm sods for pasture and meadow, arguing for diverse grasses in pastures, single grasses for meadows, and better sod care and manure. It laments neglect of sod in American farming and urges closer sod management for profit.
The author stresses that hogs need sun like corn and outlines design ideas. Build with inward air control to prevent drafts, ensure dry floors, and design movable pens and swinging gates to allow easy pig movement while keeping manure away from the animals.
A discussion notes crimson clover requires warmer climate than available in the North and often fails in northern soils. Red clover remains more profitable where conditions are optimal. Encourages cautious experimentation in the North and suggests inoculating soil with water from thrifty red clover fields for problem areas.
A Nimes correspondent reports the annual wine sale attracting many wine-growers and dealers. Prices ranged low for three decades with barrels sold at 1.50 to 3 dollars for 110 quarts. A standout vine bore ninety five grape bunches illustrating today's abundant harvest as wine men fear finding barrels for the purple flood.
Hog maturity varies widely with anecdotal reports of hogs growing until five or six years, but modern breeding has reduced late maturation. Most hogs reach maturity in a little over a year and marketable growth in ten months or less. For breeding stock, rapid two year maturation is encouraged to boost vitality transmitted to offspring.
Agricultural colleges and experiment stations show average wheat yields about 13 bushels per acre nationwide. In some states, especially with poor rainfall, yields reach 26 to 36 bushels per acre. If small scale practices work, they can be generalized. French grape harvest praised as one of the finest in years with wine potentially cheap.
A Cleveland railroad official travels with his wife to Bar Harbor and eyes a pricey hotel stay. The clerk quotes weekly room 17 dollars meals 24 dollars per person and maid 10 dollars, prompting a bold retort to the bluff. In Pearson’s Magazine a girl explains her broken engagement over a man’s failures to reform habits.
A bear as meeting chairman proposes bribing a hunter to withdraw, showing a blank subscription paper. The fox suggests the buck heads it, prompting the buck to ask why he is chosen. The joker replies that the buck has the doe, implying a pun on mating.
G Ormandizer struggles to carve a turkey while his wife worries about stuffing it with oysters. Mrs Ormandizer anxiously asks if he is against the shells, recalling his vow to stuff the turkey with oysters.
A witty exchange contrasts Mr Tightpaper who is always blowing in money with another who notes he never stops bragging about his finances. The light banter plays on frugality and the folly of flaunting wealth.
In a brisk dialogue, Miss Carimple resists formal addressing while Mr Somerset Brookes asserts his preferred title. The exchange highlights social niceties and comic misaddressing in a brief, witty scene.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a witty remark on presidential nomination acceptance. The witty exchange hints at brevity over longer formalities. It captures a joke about running for office and the public's short attention span.
Dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal features Clara and Clarence contrasting a Paris trip cut short by funds with their own depleted finances, noting the strangers fare better after returning home.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Record contrasts appearances with truth. The housekeeper notes the iceman carried 200 pounds of ice, implying strength, while the lord quips that it merely shows he weighed it himself.
Dialogue shows a plantation boss asking Rastus if he took the pills. Rastus replies affirmatively but complains the last box was hard to swallow and requests a smaller box. The exchange underscores a dynamic of control and everyday commerce in a historical plantation setting.
A playful exchange reveals a husband’s offer to replace gifts with vegetables and rifle at a dairy loped room. The wife complains about missing violets and sweets, while he asserts continued attentiveness and willingness to fulfill any wish.
Miss Frocks quips about her growing golf stick collection as Mr Pos tlethwaite notes a new addition. He mentions seeing Cholly Goslin on the course this morning, prompting a playful exchange in this Harper's Bazar feature.
A quip from an old Philadelphia Press feature has Willie asking about a man trap. Pa answers with a joke that the most effective man trap is an old fashioned rocking chair in a dark room.
Harlem Life records a playful exchange where a suitor asks for marriage and Miss Eve rejects, declaring sincerity tested as a joke amid social banter. The brief dialogue captures a humorous moment of intent and doubt in a street scene.
Excerpt from Life magazine quotes Mrs O Waitle and Mrs Luers about aging under constant anxiety over three years, noting the toll on appearance and wellbeing as they reflect on growing older and the strain of worry.
Quote from Philadelphia Press notes no unity in states with apathy vanished, stating there is not a single one in the union now and urging action amid national disarray.
An unclear Cleveland Plain text snippet hints at a stump orator and a private car to be attached to a train. It mentions removing a rear platform and asserts no train will start, suggesting a paused or disrupted transport plan amid fragmented dialogue.
A quoted exchange from Fiiegende Blaetter notes a doctor learning of a friend named Supinely marrying yesterday. The humorous tone suggests surprise and mild judgment about his reluctance to refuse.
Reportedly a playful exchange on marriage and church events features Miss Asking questioning belief in church lotteries while De Witte humorously prefers church weddings, Peck remarks on the topic in a socialColumn style note.
A prominent Minneapolis woman Mrs M A Theatre writes from 1838 Jackson Street praising Peruna from Permna Medicine Co. Columbus. She claims six years of chronic catarrh relieved after faithful use before meals and asserts permanent cure. The letter promotes Peruna as a cure- removing the systemic cause and improving digestion and nerves. It invites readers to request books from The Peruna Medicine Company.
A Philadelphia Times editorial argues kissing has become an etiquette science. It prescribes cheek kisses between friends and relatives, with the younger yielding to the elder, and warns against lips, promoting hygienic, nonsexual, nonpromiscuous exchanges.
In a Buffalo Express quotation a Literary Man recalls Max Muller as Maud Muller's brother in a wry exchange with a Sordid Politician. The dialogue hints at past flirtations with the Judge and plans for a broadcloth coat depending on outcomes.
A Paris hackman about to drive off is halted by a country man who mocks the cabby for not taking him. The cabby replies he will transport him “to amuse the poor old horse,” illustrating wit over force. Perseverance often accomplishes more than power.
A garbled fragment from a two person socialist conversation debates fidelity to principles and practical gains. The exchange questions whether staying true to ideologies serves their broader strategy and hints at internal disagreement.
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