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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
3
A column urging fair treatment of physicians calls for prompt payment of medical bills. It cites audits showing many bills are slow or never paid, argues doctors deserve timely remuneration, and urges households to adjust consciences to make the last paid first.
Northwestern inventors were granted patents for diverse items including horseshoe under-reamer, bone fumigator, sleigh, rail way spike, nailing machine, acetylene gas generator, ticket stamp and recorder and more. Names listed include Erik A Frydenlund Lakota N D Eugene P Hoard Hot Springs 8 D Hans P Jensen Mankato John R Kunzelman Stillwater Thomas H McDonald Potomac Charles Nigro Biwabik Samuel Y Penrod Chotane Samuel J Taylor Minneapolis.
Willie Washington laments South Africa war as six girls warn diamond demand may rise. He jokes about engagement rings amid talk of economic effects. In other news the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders 2,500 box cars from Pullman Palace Car Co and South Baltimore Car Works, tallying 8,860 cars to be delivered within six months.
A humorous note extols reading advertisements for amusement and excellent bargains. It mentions Chest Expansion Reduced and a playful banter about marriage with Miss Curzon, ending with a flippant exchange about a tailor as a husband and absence from home.
A terse Chicago quotation from 08 hints at marriage motives. The line contrasts marrying for money with a mistaken belief, prompting Shen to ask what she married for as cig dilates on the unknown motive. The snippet captures era dialogue and social tone.
A Scottish girl’s wit saves her from a too ardent swain in a tale from a Scotch shooting box. After he threatens another kiss she warns of telling her father. The father, with a gun, appears, prompting the lover to flee in panic. The anecdote notes the girl’s humor and the gun’s entrance.
A couple three months into marriage quarrel over motives. He accuses her of marrying for money. she retorts. The clash centers on a past fiancée, Kate Scott, and the unintended heartbreak she caused by breaking an engagement. The exchange, from Collier's Weekly, highlights marital tension and misaligned loves.
Neighbors planned to fence a Maine graveyard but stalled after Darius Howard quipped that no one inside wanted to leave and none outside wished to enter. Laughter ceased the effort as the fence remained unbuilt.
A classified notice offers wages of 18 dollars per week plus expenses to a man with one or two horse teams to introduce a poultry compound among farmers. Reference required. Address with reply to ACME Mercantile Co. Des Moines Iowa.
An eclectic New York Press item blends surreal phrases and oddities. It features a boastful “Head Chief” figure, a quirky header about the “King of the Garbage Islands,” and a casual remark on a bottle of hair oil labeled Shake well before using, creating a humorous collage of eccentric lines.
The fragment recalls Eve's hesitation before eating the Apple and the serpent's promise. It notes her later exit from Eden and her weeping as the gate opened. The line appears from a New York publication segment marked Pregs.
A dialogue shows Willie-Pa asking if every word is in the dictionary and Pa replying new words appear. The father defers to the mother for a definition, highlighting language evolution in a brief exchange from the Boston Traveler.
Humorous quips about romance and humor are shared in a Chicago Times Herald style tale. The joke weighs on love and sense of humor, while a reply about the golden rule contrasts serious and witty perspectives.
In the Chicago Record a dialogue shows Mary cautious about an open-door policy while suggesting a fly screen door as a practical addition, framing a balance between openness and safeguards in public policy discourse.
Quote from Jeweler's Weekly notes a Chicago woman asking if a watch is fast and a Boston woman retorts it is only slightly premature. A brief humor exchange on time and phrasing.
Edwin G Dexter studies how weather affects behavior noting more violent assaults and personal crises in bright weather while damp days see more mental errors like bank mistakes. He proposes that bracing air boosts energy and activity, increasing violence, whereas gloom lowers mood but reduces activity.
A new detachable button promises quick fastening without needle or thread. It appears sewn but uses a metal hook and a locking bar, held by a spring to grip the fabric. The mechanism allows rapid attachment and greater strain resistance for solo wearers.
An Engineering News discussion argues for proper building grounding using a substantial iron rod buried deep with a pointed rustproof top. It likens neglecting grounding to letting lightning act like a dangerous bug, urging larger conductive channels to guide potential electrical surges away from structures.
Niagara Falls is to be lit by electricity for the Buffalo Exposition. Tall towers on both river banks will bear searchlights to illuminate the falls with color changes and a phosphorescent glow in the Cave of the Winds. Graphite is highlighted for its varied industrial uses and resilience. A seismograph note from Mauritius suggests a daily land tide driven by solar heating with soil moisture shifts.
A new convenient appliance for darkrooms, a porcelain fixing trough holds six quarter-plate dippers that can be lifted for examination by transmitted or reflected light without touching the plates. The device prevents finger soiling and reduces breakage risk.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Dom Paul jokes with a stranger about meager showings while detailing preparations. The port laureate cleans blunderbusses, the brass band rehearses at the rifle range, and military jailors reinforce cavalry pantaloons as a sign of pomp and pageantry to come.
A Baltimore News fragment shows a man pressing his suit to a girl who declines, crying that there are no improvements on his lot. The young man sobs, and she coldly asks why, prompting the line about no improvements.
The Brockton Times reports that the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company payroll for the week ending Sept 30 averaged 15.54 per week excluding managers and clerical staff, with steady work year round. The Douglas factory plans a 100 by 40 foot five story addition, boosting capacity by 2 percent as Brockton’s shoe industry prospers and collections improve.
A rundown of humorous song titles attributed to different workers and tradesmen. Notables include a sweep, waiter, arrist, gardener, cobbler, pawnbroker, executioner, prize fighter, clockmaker, publican, tax collector, and cheesemonger. Also references sales slogans for Goodyear Rubber Co. and quality imitations warnings.
A man, always worried about health, muses on securing a berth on the Shamrock or the Columbia. He asks if yachting holds interest for him, replying it is his doctor who urges caution to avoid a draft.
To wash an elder down quilt use warm soapy water with a little ammonia. Gently wring and repeat until clean. Rinse with two water changes, shake well and hang to dry. When dry shake frequently to regain full, soft new-like feel.
A Filipino general remarks on surviving a long army career without assassination, noting the dangers faced while serving. The exchange, voiced by a lady and a general, captures risk and resilience within military life.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the sole cure for swollen smarting feet corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample, mail order to Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy New York. A quoted line from the Chicago Record mentions autumn flowers and a hideous vase in a wintry scene.
The Washington Star quotes a financier predicting a feather in his wife’s hat as a measure of a deal’s prestige. A Fargo eye specialist notes on legacy through education. Warnings on influence and justice are linked to character, with a remark on the typewriter as a patent write.
Major General Joseph Wheeler commands cavalry in front of Santiago and endorses Peruna, joining Senators McEnery Sullivan and Roach in praise. The lettered testimonials from S D McEnery New Orleans W V Sullivan Oxford and W N Roach Larimore attest Peruna as an excellent tonic and notable remedy for catarrh. A free catarrh book offers by The Peruna Drug Mfts Co Columbus Ohio.
Fragmentary notes on rainy Saturdays with children at play and Mrs Jenkinson's move. Short quotes and ads appear, including cure advertisements for opioids and tonics to reform addiction, and a claim from Mrs Nichols about Piso's Cure for Consumption. Also a quip about reducing rents by sewing them up.
A judge remarks on a sailor's claim of a wife leaving after a cyclone. The second sailor quips about a supposed tornado and the wife eloping, revealing a humorous, rowdy courtroom moment with local flavor.
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucus in the Eustachian tube and promises a cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured, invites readers to send for free circulars, lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as manufacturers, and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
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