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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
3
Emmons county voters cast over 1600 male ballots in the recent election. A vote on stock running at large shows 650 in favor of restraint and 123 against in the county. Local items include sales ads, hospitalities, church services, and notices on land sales, missing items, and upcoming dedications in Linton and nearby areas.
Funeral for Rev S W Hover of Berthold Congregational church held Sunday. Stricken by rheumatism weeks earlier he sought Hunter's Hot Springs baths but grew too weak for treatment and died in Helena hospital after leaving the train. Hover formerly a Methodist minister at Linton before joining Congregationalists.
The Twenty sixth Senatorial District results list Streeter and Hayes with votes and margins. Streeter shows 505 to win, while Hayes totals include 733 for one candidate and 475 for another, with Tuttle and others adding to the overall tally. No Kidder figures available for Hayes in this fragment.
Notice states the party that removed a load of lignite coal from Dacoran Lumber Co coal sheds on Tuesday noon November 3, 1908 is known and must call to settle at once. Dacoran Lumber Co agent Linton N D issues the notice dated November 4 1908. Also mentions Linton State Bank loan terms and a printer’s notice for English and German job printing.
The literary society plans its first meeting Friday November 6. High school students show much interest in Current Events and anticipate a visit from Mr. Hayward, the state high school inspector. New students keep enrolling. total enrollment reaches 159. Despite late entry, we welcome them warmly.
The latest returns show Taft elected by a large majority in both the popular vote and electoral college with New York Indiana Ohio and other large states carried. North Dakota reelects Gov Burke by about five thousand. Herman Herolz and Storey lead in several precincts while Tuttle’s supporters allege misrepresentation and judge actions affected results.
In a quirky tale, Mr. Absalom Foote leaves the city to run Foote's Shoe Store in a countryside village after a chance buyout. The sign is humorously updated to read This place has charged feet. The item closes with a note on the bearded saki monkey, described as the ugliest beast in the world by South American natives.
A Philadelphia Press note quotes a mother offering two cakes to Tommy who complains he should have asked for four. The boy’s stubborn line shows his cheeky reaction to parental limits and thrift.
Artist sketches a humorous exchange about a new painting titled Driven to Drink. His friend misreads it as a portrait of passion while the artist clarifies the subject is a horse at a water trough.
Fragmentary snippet presents dialogue and quoted proverbs centered on youth and avarice. Mentions a character named Geraldine and a Cingalese proverb. No clear event, date, or location emerges for a complete news item.
An 18th century vignette recalls Hawtrey and a chestnut prank at Eton ending in a sly punishment. The piece then shifts to Paris politics where a speech defends organ grinders amid wartime tensions, with Danton’s execution noted and the scene set by Westminster Gazette.
The piece argues Indian hotels offer poor comfort and feeding at high prices. It cites dirty tableware and curtains, neglected bedrooms, and poor service unless one has a very smart bearer. The author questions why rates rise to 10 to 25 rupees daily in cold season and 7 to 12 in hot season for such quality.
Professor von Herkomers faces a strange claim after a stranger writes that her dead mother sat for a portrait and a new painting matches his work exactly The artist admits the mother never sat for him yet the new portrait resembles his existing canvas, prompting intrigue in London.
A humorous exchange about best camera pose and balance for a portrait. Browning notes the subject’s posture and the camera angle, while mentioning the importance of a full back view for a better shot. The Boston Transcript sample adds a touch of wit.
Fragmentary lines discuss love and reassurance, with nautical imagery and a reflective tone. The text presents a dialogue about whether love has been spoken openly, interwoven with personal ponderings and imperfect phrasing.
Dr A A Sorensen announces his office located over Voedisch Jewelry Store in Aberdeen South Dakota. He offers specialty care in eye ear nose and throat with office hours and contact information provided for patients.
A long list details brands and holders for cattle and horses across Winona area properties. It names owners such as James Casey Guyton Abel Westfield and Jacob Wollmann along with brand marks like on left hip right shoulder and ear notches, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century stock branding record.
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