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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
8
The Record, Emmons County official paper for Linton, announces advertising rates: 15 cents per column inch for single insertions, 12.5 cents for contract space, 5 cents per inch for weekly running ads, and 10 cents per line for first insertion with 5 cents for subsequent insertions. Circulation covers the county’s south half and much of the north. Advertising copy due by Tuesday noon weekly. accepts English or German copy.
After a two month absence the Record man visits home before joining Camp Dodge. He recalls Aug to Oct training at Fort Snelling where about five hundred of sixteen hundred were released. The piece notes harsh camp life, food plain but wholesome, and the soldiers gaining weight. The author urges civilian resilience during wartime.
The Hazelton Republican increases its subscription price to $2, part of a regional shift noted alongside Sioux County Pioneer as local papers face a choice between higher fees or continued country coverage.
The Record man viewed a mammoth Liberty Loan parade in Minneapolis celebrating twenty five million dollars in bonds bought. A notable section featured women with white flags bearing family star counts. J R Edick of Emmons County led Patterson Post in the march, an action tied to protests of Representative Ernest Lundeen over the war program.
The article notes numerous Germans in America purchasing Liberty Bonds and argues there is no surprise since most Germans who came to the U S are loyal Americans seeking liberty over autocratic rule. It references Schafer Record as context for the preference.
A columnist notes men should treat wives with respect and not view them as objects or accessories. The piece laments fathers who sacrifice home life for entertainment and urges giving children the best possible home and upbringing.
Lord Charles Beresford earned the Victoria Cross for a daring rescue during a Zulu ambush as Sir Redvers Buller retreated. Beresford leapt onto a galloping horse to lift Fitzmaurice to safety amid heavy fire and67 rode away. Later Archibald Forbes informed him of the award, provoking mockery in the camp.
The article discusses soaking clothes to dissolve dirt, noting advantages for reducing labor but risks of grayness from over soaking. It recommends varying soak times from half an hour to a few hours and suggests separate tubs for body, bed, and soiled linens, with care about starch content and mingling.
A statistics expert calculates that a wife marrying at twenty and caring for a family of four children until age forty-five will peel at least 83 000 potatoes for home use.
Prof Hiram Bingham reports to the National Geographic Society on Machu Picchu the Inca capital built with stone arches and terraces. The ruins show advanced textiles bronze tools trepanned skulls and suspension bridges, yet lack an alphabet or hieroglyphics hindering decipherment of their civilization.
A courtroom scene shows Minnie Moore as a witness who loudly challenges lines of questioning. She resists hurried testimony and demands to answer the first question before addressing last fall election day, while the jury remains seated.
The Malay cities Malacca and Singapore diverge from old native ways and show a distinct character. The article portrays the Malay as independent, brave, hospitable, and loyal, curious about danger, and living in a feudal ethos with vivid folklore and superstition shaping his life.
The article explains that an inch of rain on one acre yields about 600 barrels weighing over 110 tons and a 1,000 acre storm delivers about 113,000 tons. It notes storms cover counties and multiple inches fall, with a single large storm potentially unleashing about 100 billion tons of rain.
A newspaper contributor recounts Sunny the bulldog who sniffs at real biscuits but will eat if a papier mache model named Fido stands in. For seven years Sunny guards his supper, driving the toy bulldog away with a grunt as if competing for food.
The article notes many Oriental monuments show chairs without backs. It asserts the first chairs with backs appeared in Aainor, introduced by Persians who borrowed the concept from the Assyrians.
A bachelor asks how to address his future wife’s mother and the friend recalls a memory. The solution evolves from “Say” in year one to “grandmamma” in year two, reflecting playful social language.
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