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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1899
Page
6
Quotations and aphorisms from Cuimons Co. Record listing D R Streeten publisher Linton Emmons Co offering reflections on honor neighborliness humility ambition and honesty with light moral observations including a Danish proverb and notes on public opinion and industry.
John Burroughs says literature needs truth plus a man. The idea fits leadership: a cause needs truth and a man to tell it. People seek the truth driven home despite resistance, and will love the man who dares to preach it.
The Mississippi valley farmers federation alias the farmers trust has organized with officers and a business manager. Its aim is to cut marketing costs for farmers, claiming current commissions total 21 million dollars and that the manager can perform the work for 1 million, saving farmers 20.9 million.
The Western Union Telegraph company hires many young women for filing dispatches and simple office tasks. Despite low wages, applicant numbers exceed openings. Each candidate is asked about age, education, and residence, then advised to return after four months if no word arrives. Most do not return. A personal appearance tests perseverance, a valued quality for potential engagement.
Denver dispatch reports army worms invading Burlington area homes in Kit Carson Colorado. Families like Chapmans Crawfords and Clough abandon houses after worms swarm through doors and walls. Residents fight with brooms before smoke and brimstone drive them away. Also notes a Washington agricultural camera system and royal jewel claims, then a reflection on arbitration by newsboys and practical politics.
A St Louis barber reportedly slept in his shop and awoke unable to see. Witnesses suggest the man may have spoken in his sleep and believed he was bound, with local speculation on the cause of the sudden blindness.
A sweeping overview details William Weegar of New York's plan for an armored warship with four towers and multiple gun turrets forming a nearly invulnerable hull. It also describes Andrew Van Bibber's harbor defense using reinforced embankments and rotating turrets to block enemy ships, plus a note on a 1804 dollar sold for hundreds of dollars after a bank rumor.
New York inventor Charles E. Quimbly has patented a canvas case for ship hulls to prevent barnacle and seaweed growth. The tight canvas, roped through eye-holes, fits each vessel, is chemically impregnated to deter marine life, and removed when ready for voyage.
A unique 1804 silver dollar, one of four minted, sparked a legal tangle in Racine Wisconsin after a woman unknowingly paid Ladislár Altmann, a clerk at L T Hartnett’s dry goods store, with the coin. The case centers on rightful ownership and value far exceeding its face amount. The woman’s name remains undisclosed.
A store clerk exchanged a dollar paid by a woman for another, later claiming ownership of the coin or funds from the store. He demands its return or passage to the woman, while the clerk defends substituting his dollar, arguing responsibility if the coin proved bad. Attorneys for both sides anticipate a lawsuit.
ER M Jessop quotes a Pall Mall Magazine piece claiming Queen Victoria manages her household in person. Each morning she reviews a menu drafted in her own hand, coordinating with kitchens, gardens and royal departments. Her royal chef earns 500 pounds yearly, supported by four master cooks, six apprentices, six kitchen maids, and pantry staff across Windsor houses.
The perquisite system grants the sovereign wise control over finances, allowing her to maintain the grandest establishment on Europe’s relatively small royal income.
Mademoiselle Calve the famed opera star retires each summer to a farm in the Cevennes southern France. Ill and nervous, she finds free air and activity restore her health. She tends her own kitchen garden wearing a blue jean skirt sabots and a linen shirtwaist. She shares gifts of fresh produce with friends in Paris.
Women sailors are employed in Denmark Norway and Finland and are often found to be excellent and delightful mariners in these northern fleets.
A Thibet cultural note describes meeting etiquette where politeness is shown by clasping hands and protruding the tongue. The sign is presented as a respectful greeting in traditional practice.
France trials railway wheels crafted from leather to reduce noise and wear, testing durability and performance under standard track conditions across routes.Researchers assess lifespan, grip, and maintenance needs while railway authorities monitor safety and compatibility with existing rolling stock.
An advocacy piece condemns the use of European women imported to Manitoba for labor, describing them las “harnessed” to plows with wooden yokes. It likens the practice to slavery, warns of future governmental action, and calls the system a regression in civilization. The author cites Western Russia as a benchmark of oppression and suggests Canadian officials may face pressure to end the exploitation.
Excessive exertion disrupts digestion, lowers nutrition, and poisons the body with waste. The heart bears added strain as blood flow increases, risking permanent damage if overdriven. Even if the athlete continues, sustained effort may cause irreversible injury to the heart and muscle.
A wrist injury patient regains hand sensibility after grafting sciatic nerve from a young bloodhound to the median and ulnar nerves. Across twenty cases in the American Journal of Medical Science, nerve transplantation is documented as a surgical advance.
A March display at Grafton New Hampshire showcased rare snow rollers formed by wind rolling fresh snow into cylindrical shapes up to barrel size. Similar phenomena have appeared in Connecticut Kansas and Washington in recent years. Size depends on wind strength.
Instructions advise whitening lace by sunlight after making suds in a glass jar. Submerge the lace, then place the jar in sun to restore brightness without over whitening.
Report notes new restrictions prohibiting any intoxicating liquor sales at Canadian military camps in May. The measure aims to enforce temperance policy across bases, affecting morale and provisioning for soldiers and staff.
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal features a student asking whether to say themself or themselves in a discussion about people who dislike hearing the truth about their foolish selves, reflecting language use in early 20th century prose.
The Secret Service uncovers another counterfeit gang and seizes bogus bills. The story notes counterfeits target high value items, especially Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, praised as unmatched for indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation.
The summer boarder asks about Johnkins status and a village grocer confirms he is among the easiest men in the country. The exchange, cited by the Indianapolis Journal, centers on perceived wealth and ease in living.
The text asserts necessity created Hood's Sarsaparilla for a reliable blood purifier and tonic. It describes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a highly concentrated extract with a unique combination and process, claiming it has unequalled curative power. The wording repeats the phrase Necessity is the Mother of Invention.
A historical note traces the elevator to Central Europe with Napoléon I mentioning a flying chair at Schoenbrunn near Vienna. The device, built for Empress Maria Theresa, was a small square room hung by ropes and counterweights, pulled up or down in a purpose built shaft around 1760.
Progress prompts a new method in laundry starch by J C Hubinger. The promotion includes coupons for free Red Cross starch packages and Shakespeare pictures or a calendar, with grocers distributing Endless Starch Chain Books and large package rewards to early buyers.
A Washington Star dialogue has a Washington girl asking a Philadelphia youth if his mind roams to great mysteries. He replies he has stayed awake trying to understand how their club managed to win that last game.
A cartoon style caption features J H Rindlaub of Fargo narrating a playful dialogue. Little Mike asks what a vampire is while a Father figure explains in humorous dialect. The punchline defines a vampire as the feller who gets beat ta death at a ball game.
In the Transvaal a professor notes a young man lets him keep asking questions without answers. Dom Paul responds with enthusiasm, saying he will shape him into a diplomat and a credit to the family. Washington Star quotes the exchange.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript pits an art critic who mocks a portrait of Snug gins the multi millionaire against a fashionable portrait painter who defends the work and jokes about earning $2,500. The banter highlights the tension between likeness and artistic value.
The Philadelphia North American notes that great men rise through steady daily training, not sudden flights. It contrasts hurried effort with constant discipline, urging persistent preparation as the path to achievement.
Fragmentary lines from a Plain Dealer item refer to a family conflict on the street and a reported back yard collision with a new neighbor. The readable text implies tension and potential confrontation without clear names, dates, or full context.
A garbled Times Herald report notes a dispute at a vaudeville venue. Patrons insist there is a misunderstanding about payments labeled as Peach money and Peachtime amid chaotic exchanges.
A quirky dialogue notes high priced inventions like chainless wheels and horseless carriages. The speaker jokes about endless vacations and laments memory dulled by borrowing, while a Brooklyn Life quote hints at optimistic but vague dispositions after a cyclone.
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