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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
5
A sanitized OCR snippet lists Cumons Co, D. R. Srezersa as publisher with Linton Emmons Co noted. The fragment hints at a historic newspaper or printing partnership with multiple entity names and an imprint location.
Ancient Lake Copais in Boeotia is completely drained and converted to 48000 acres of arable land. Census notes Reutenbourg village with 444 residents split evenly by sex. Scartazzini, Dante scholar, dies at 65 in Fahrwangen Switzerland after years as village pastor.
The 1890 census shows a sharp rise in farms operated by tenants, outpacing general population growth and outstripping increases in owner-operated farms. In Paris a circus troupe of dwarfs faced a dramatic incident when two members attempted to elope to Vienna, prompting a chaotic scene at the railway station.
A New York woman known to police was arrested for begging in the streets. When her case was called, details emerged of a deceitful scheme: she held a fretful baby and pinched it to keep the child crying, turning sympathy into a profitable “bank account” and a well furnished home, underscoring the need for scrutiny before charitable aid.
A State Department collection includes a note from a lady praising George Washington with polite diction. She laments not using note paper fit for his royal status, joking that gold paper would need two wrappers to reach her unwor thy note. The piece argues fashions shift across generations and may mislead later readers.
The billion-dollar steel combination will reveal whether a true billion-dollar man exists. Americans capable of steering a multi million dollar enterprise are common, yet identifying a genuine billion dollar magnate will be a notable test of the era.
Although cooking by electricity is generally conceded to be the ideal method, it has not been adopted to any great extent, chiefly because the appliances have been expensive and not because the current costs too much to compete with coal, gas or oil.
The owners of automobiles in Ohio form a new force in the good roads movement with a plan under way to build a boulevard from one end of the state to the other touching the cities and largest towns.
The year’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals report details numerous abuse cases. An Italian carried four tied goats in a box. a New Rochelle man yanked a horse by the tongue. a Brooklyn driver crushed a horse’s hind leg with a wheel. a Oneonta man left a horse without food or water. A man struck a horse with a pickax causing severe wounds, fined or jailed. A driver stabbed a gray horse with an ice shaver, injuring it. a woman hurled a dog from a third story window, fined. A St Bernard owned by Suburban Driving Club was found stabbed to death. the killer received six months.
The New York Sun reports the Municipal Assembly is considering a revised set of right of way codes for city streets. Provisions include emergency vehicles and police with permits have priority, street cars stop near schools, bicycles banned from coasting with feet off pedals, and vehicles must pass on the left when overtaking while drivers yield to passing traffic, with rules on passing and riding abreast.
An excerpt from the Chicago Chronicle notes that after American occupation Filipinos are only beginning to grasp present day customs. They adopt steam power and modern labor tools, replace weak edged implements, and learn to level terrain for better roads and larger projects amidst early industrial exposure.
The New York World quotes President Schwab of Carnegie Steel praising the Pennsylvania Dutchman as honest, hardy, and civic minded. It notes their conservatism, preserved language, literature in poetry, love of music, and reputed tendency not to lock doors.
A full grown whale weighs 100 tons or 224000 pounds. That is as much as about 80 elephants or bears. Some run larger. Tales of 110 foot whales weighing at least 150 tons exist, but not seen nowadays. A 70 foot whale is a big one, and a ton of oil has been extracted from the tongue of a single whale.
A Rome correspondent reports stamps and coins for Italy's new reign will be issued soon. Three gold coins, three silver coins, and two copper coins will feature the king's effigy in profiles turned right on the silver and gold pieces, and the Eagle of Savoy on the exergue. The stamps show a handsomely floriate design with the king in three-quarter face.
Fainting may result from shock or severe pain with the heart briefly stopping. Signs include faint breathing a pale face and weak pulse. place the person flat, loosen clothing, fan the face, apply cold water, and stimulate breathing. Use smelling salts or pepper, and consider mild smoke inhalation as a last resort.
A Chicago clergyman recalls visiting Venice and a public bathing resort during European travel last summer. In Pisa he met two Americans, dusty and travel worn, who asked about Venice. He suggested they go to Malamocco for a bath, provoking their swift rebuke and his embarrassment.
The statement notes platinum as the heaviest metal and potassium as the lightest, with potassium expected to float on water like cork due to its low density.
Michael Joseph Dowling, future Minnesota house speaker, endured a severe blizzard journey as a youth. Stranded after a three mile return with food, he wandered helplessly overnight, nearly unable to call for help before dawn, when his mother spotted his fallen figure and saved him.
Dowling, born with severe injuries after frostbite left him a double amputee, overcame banishment by Yellow Medicine county to educate himself, run a newspaper, serve in the state legislature, lead a national political group, and pursue public life from the Philippines to Philadelphia.
A glowing mineral was discovered by George F. Ayres in a Boise claim about sixty miles from the city. Assays yield uncertain identity as of yet, with Terry L. Williams also involved in samples. The mineral lit brighter the deeper Ayres tunneled, becoming visible without lamps at 300 feet, with a larger body reported at the mine.
Reported in Idaho, a mineral allegedly the first of its kind on earth emitted light without fuel. Observed to glow under tunnel conditions, with brighter output in certain atmospheric settings. Investigators in Boise tested samples, noting no waste in light emission and potential for a long lasting perpetual light if commercialized.
Secretary Evarts delivered a long political speech at the Grand Opera House in New York. About 3,500 listeners heard him say mugwumps are marsupials born small and helpless and carried in their mothers pouches, prompting postmeeting discussions.
The census bulletin study shows about half of New England minor civil divisions gained population from 1890 to 1900, with many small towns losing residents while cities grew. Farmers struggle to modernize, prompting exodus to cities, though trolley systems and summer residents help counter decline in some districts.
A Chicago Chronicle piece notes the weasel as a bold, blood-loving small mammal, frightening rats, rabbits, and even humans. Tales recount a Vermont woman bitten while defending a hen, a farmer witnessing cannibal weasel fights, and weasels driving rats to perilous standoffs.
The extract recalls dramatic hustings clashes in Ayrshire 1852, Kidderminster 1857, Tiverton confrontations with Lord Palmerston, Rothesay 1868 mill girls’ uproar and a rioting reporter disrupted speech. It also notes Had dington disturbances, and Lord Elcho’s cigar toss provoking stones. The piece ends with a New York Post summary of an Anthropological Society talk on the peopling of America and racial integration.
In a recent address Professor Lloyd Morgan stated that young chickens removed from the incubator can swim very well, with swimming ability described as perfectly instinctive. The remark highlights natural behavior in poultry and the potential implications for poultry science and training.
A Boston Transcript remark notes Mrs Smarte describes the light she leaves for her husband as a tombstone when she goes to bed, a colorful metaphor from a local social tale about marriage and mourning.
A man reportedly swallowed his false teeth, driving him mad, as a warning about fragile stomachs. The piece touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion, constipation, kidney and liver issues, malaria, fever and ague, and nervous ailments, urging purchase from all druggists.
Mrs Quizzer asks for the most curious thing seen by Prof Trotter. He replies a woman madam stands out as a striking example, revealing a quip about perception and curiosity in a playful exchange.
An oddly garbled note offers Dr Wis Restorative from Box 143 with express paid delivery. It claims a cure for a condition described as Dys and promises payment of 65.50 if cured.
P P Haskins of Cincinnati recounts a Western dinner party tale about a bachelor who asks a beautiful hostess if she knows the cause of the milky way. She replies she forgot, prompting the man to lament his lost sole knowledge and be cut from her visiting list. The anecdote lampoons people who claim universal knowledge.
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes Baron Munchausen finishing a letter with yours truly and then erasing the word truly, saying it would only provoke risible laughter rather than sincere tribute.
Mrs Keys recounts how Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her back pain neuralgia and head aches, calling the medicine a god send and elixir of youth. Her 74 year old mother in law also reports relief, asserting the pills have no rival in Todd county for Bright's Disease diabetes and dropsy.
The Indianapolis Press reports a tongue in cheek exchange as a neighbor scoffs at a burglary tale. Two women deny any real theft of family silver while recounting a dollar and a quarter saved for groceries piled on the mantle.
The ad asserts Catarrh is curable and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy known to medical science. It describes internal use to affect blood and mucous membranes, claiming constitutional action and general effectiveness, credited to J. Cheney & Co. and promoting Ball's Family Pills.
A witty exchange in the Washington Star quotes Miss Day enne asking why the ladies seek the debating society presidency. The question is answered with humor about efficiency in leadership and the power of being in the chair.
A dialogic humorous exchange features a doctor in Fargo listed as J H Rindlaub, Eye Ear Nose Throat specialist. The banter nudges at exaggeration with a playful line about women and men, suggesting light social satire.
A fragmentary dialog arises with repeated taunts about dye not staining hands or kettle while a rural scene unfolds with quoted lines about a Welsh rabbit and a humorous exchange among characters including Miss Mokington and Clarence Coonley. The text resembles a period piece from a newspaper page segment with rustic dialogue and fictional voices.
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