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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
3
Linton residents and visitors fill the week with trips to Bismarck Spokane and Chicago. Local politics and court actions continue as ethics and property notices mingle with social and commercial events in Emmons county.
For sale several good teams of working and driving horses. Call at Wo Carmichieal's livery barn for details and pricing.
A physician asks about aches and confirms the patient’s main issue is painful breathing. The doctor promises a treatment that will soon stop the breathing problem and provide relief.
A Yonkers Statesman quips about theater fantasies and a recent bad actor as Egbert recalls tossing an egg at a vile performer. The brief exchange underlines comic restraint and public taste.
Notices show a poultry buying appeal for H N Turner and L A Weatherby in Linton. James Flannery left for Kentucky due to wife’s typhoid illness. Major Pitts’ family hosts visiting Sergeant James Purcell from Fort Robinson. A civil suit in Linton awarded $1 in damages for crop loss. The piece ends with campaign commentary about local political factions and a joke about loaning a car.
The party removing a load of lignite coal from the Dacotah Lumber Company coal sheds on election day is identified and urged to call and settle immediately. Agt J Fiscuga of Linton North Dakota notes the matter and requests prompt action.
Mr Stormington Barnes laments changing audiences in comic operas and recalls older crowds whose laughter could be easily provoked. The manager notes that while jokes once drew easy laughs, contemporary audiences require different humor to succeed.
A misspelled dialogue fragment features Wrodding PMe correcting a woman on word choice with a blunt line about making work sound inviting. The snippet ends with a proverb about brave actions and a brief Italian saying.
Visiting to help. The speaker notes they cannot personally assist but will release their dog to aid. Gifts from the hand are silver and gold, yet the heart provides what neither can purchase. The quote emphasizes deeds and affection over material wealth.
A quotation traces a man who pursued speed over a future and notes that human life is steered by feature over reason. The old friend recalls a past promise as the fate tossed man acknowledges living too fast.
The piece describes desert children and Matabele viewing early steam trains as living beings driven by oxen in the engine until realization of mechanical power. Arabs of the Sudan and a sheik also debate whether the locomotive is a sentient being, citing perceived cruelty of small engines pulling large trains.
A Piaget founder explains regional naming differences. He cites Skikomishes and Buenda along the Northern Pacific in Tieree county Washington. The tale traces composite names like Bucoda from local geography and language blending in Puget Sound country.
A New Orleans Times Democrat excerpt describes beggars on horseback in places from Stepsia to Argentina and Ching, noting caravans traveling town to town to beg and seek food and wages. The tale contrasts varied beggar scenes including a Maltese beggar in Malta and a horse-drawn rider in urban settings.
A father laments his son’s forgetfulness about the election bulletin board figures. Mrs. Harding questions the lapse while Mr. Ouding suggests writing down the numbers, recalling a long‑held habit to avoid errors in memory.
A reader describes a candle trick where a candle is snuffed then rekindled from smoke by a puff. The technique relies on a quiet room with no drafts or banging doors to allow the smoke to rise and reignite the wick in a fantastical manner.
Two and two take four prompts a child to recall arithmetic. Grandpa Macpherson questions the logic as Donald asserts the count, while the exchange hints at a playful domestic scene and a hint of instruction amid confusion.
A fragmented legal notice from Meridian describes a matter to be proven at a hearing on the specified date. It names parties including Wales and Wheeses fon Ueameroof with a registrar involved and references a land title proceeding requiring proof.
An OCR fragment lists numerous cattle and horses with brands and marks across regions near Winchester, Strasburg, Strasburg and Winona. Brands include letters and symbols on shoulders hips and ears, with owners named such as Joseph Winona Holl Cattle, Westfield, Gayton, and others.
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