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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
8
Nath. Flegel offers a public auction on Nov 14 1917 at his home on section 4 township 181 range 78 detailing 10 horses mares cows calves wagons drills tools and household goods with cash terms for under 10 and 10 percent credit terms past 1918 for larger sums. Anton Zahn clerk Gottlieb Schatz auctioneer Adv Nov 1-8.
A letter criticizes a proposed dog tax of 3 dollars for male dogs and 5 dollars for female dogs, arguing it unfairly burdens owners of fine breeds while ignoring mixed and stray canines. The writer urges an efficiency standard and targets the flat-rate plan as unjust.
The Medical Record notes improved cancer statistics under census bureau direction but laments incomplete data. It explains that current registration covers about five-eighths of the population, excluding the Solid South, reducing usefulness for tracking cancer prevalence.
On Thursday November 15 1917 at 10 a.m. a public sale will occur at the farm 16 miles west of Strasburg Section 5 130 78. Items include several horses cattle harnesses tools and farm equipment with terms: cash under 10 and credit till November 1 1918 on good paper at 10 percent interest and 2 percent cash discount. MARTIN E VOLE owner auctioneer FR Volk clerk Fischer.
A Los Angeles man with a small yard devised a strawberry barrel garden. Holes twelve inches apart were bored in the barrel sides and perforated cans stacked center to form irrigation. Dirt filled between, vines planted in holes, and rows topped with vines. A central irrigation passage and a drain hole completed the design.
A quiet, bloodthirsty man aboard a Broadway surface car on Fourteenth Street lashes out after being stepped on by a stout woman with bundles. He declares if she had her husband with her he would kill him, then exits the car limping, leaving the scene uneasy.
A formal notice laments a broken romance and asks the recipient to return Mr. ’s engagement ring to the office. The letter warns that if not surrendered, replevin proceedings may be instituted to recover the ring.
The Chinese princess Der Ling, a former lady in waiting to the late dowager empress and author of Two Years in the Forbidden City, visits the United States. She has been a pioneer for women in China and was educated in Paris, blending Western culture with eastern charm.
Molasses stands as a key by product of beet sugar manufacture with financial and chemical significance. It is used in cattle feed with alfalfa meal or beet pulp, and also employed in alcohol production and extraction processes. Alcohol and vinegar production occur domestically and abroad, highlighting diverse applications noted in Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering.
Brandon Suffolk remains known for flint and steel tinder boxes that outlast modern friction matches. Elderly residents recall times when tinder required charred rags and sparks to catch. Brandon flints earned fame in homes and on cannons, serving at Waterloo and in later campaigns since 1827.
A classic meat ball recipe using beef pork egg soaked bread milk canned tomatoes parsley and olive oil. Form balls fry in olive oil then simmer in strained tomato sauce two hours and serve over spaghetti with Parmesan cheese.
A succinct exchange emphasizes merit and visibility at work. It underscores that exceptional output forces employers to elevate a capable employee rather than hide them in minor roles. The line frames promotion as a consequence of excellence.
The interview recalls a close encounter at sea where the sighting of a submarine periscope produced a dominant sinking feeling, reflecting the tension of wartime naval travel and the crew’s fear.
The passage urges starting on the right lines to obtain needed information by seeking the sources where it can be found. It emphasizes purposeful thinking and source-based inquiry to access knowledge.
The article notes Julius Cucear favored a proverb about asparagus and cautions home cooks boil the vegetable too long. Overboiling softens heads causing disintegration and can make stalks stringy and tough.
A judge relates a quip about a fortune-teller predicting he would marry three times. The exchange highlights the judge's playful retort and the impractical prediction as impudence. The anecdote underscores theatrical humor in courtroom banter.
Readable fragments depict a chaotic dialogue about political claims and bidding. Names, dates, or places do not emerge clearly, leaving the core idea of an auction claim as the only concrete thread.
An old Supreme Court justice leaves to his family a unique legacy of friendships, urging that true friendships must be cherished and kept alive through constant service. The Youth's Companion notes the idea asks how families, fathers, mothers, and youths can earn and preserve such legacies by loyalty and generosity.
Fifty years ago trained nurses were unknown in this country. In 1873 New York women founded a Bellevue hospital nursing school. Doctors, especially conservative ones on the Bellevue medical board, opposed them and hampered the effort. A year later the board endorsed the work. English opposition to Florence Nightingale faded as women began medical training.
A new mistress trains Mary Ellen the maid in reception etiquette though she seems ill at ease. When visitors arrive she ushers them to the hall and shouts down the stairs that two ladies are downstairs with tickets for Mis Galatin, highlighting a comic misstep in colonial social ritual.
Angus MacBrath stands by a farmyard gate as a bull glares. He ridicules the black bull then visits a brown calf and strikes it, telling the calf to boast to its father. The farmer questions how MacBrath will pay the debt for his actions.
A brief quip on bachelor life noting a bachelor’s social circle keeps him less lonely than a married man. It adds that a bachelor can choose his own trained nurse, unlike a married man who must accept his wife’s choice, as cited in Life.
A boy attends Sunday school for the first time and, when asked about the singing, explains he joined in but misheard the title. He says he sang "Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet" though he could not follow the words.
Louise, described as heavy for her age, holds a party for her late friends. Her father asks the children if they have seen anyone as tall as Louise, and a girl replies she once saw such a person in a show.
A brief quotation emphasizes cooking as a high art reflecting national culture and refinement. It cites an Egyptian saying about taste and skill mirroring cultural development, attributed to Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
A folk belief links a girl's dream of hearing a cuckoo to the years until she weds. The number of cuckoo calls in the dream is said to indicate the wait time before wearing a wedding ring.
Henry Ward Beecher asserts no one should invest in anything lower than faith hope and love with love as the greatest. The brief quotation emphasizes the primacy of love over other virtues and tones of moral exhortation.
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