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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
2
Cmmons Co. Record presents a string of quaint aphorisms and historical quotes. It cites prices for nourishment versus beef, notes beef preservation in a frozen state for thirty years, and references global affairs. It also mentions the Duke of Manchester in bankruptcy court and a historian Clarendon on anger.
A reflective passage compares small daily actions to snowflakes that accumulate into a person’s character. It quotes Jeremy Taylor to illustrate how insignificant events gradually shape habits and reveal a man’s true nature.
In Indiana, Gaston beat Wheeling in a rail line contest. Gastonians crossed to celebrate, but a defending crowd met them with eggs, forcing many to flee while being tagged by the hostile barrage. A separate item notes a New Jersey prison baby born to a thief mother, with family history of crime echoed in medical signs.
After investment syndicates collapsed a New York fraudster printed an advertisement signed Lawyer and asked swindled investors to send names. Thousands replied and the con man sold their addresses to other promoters, showing how gullible victims attract more scams. The remark suggests fools are expected to keep acting.
Japan, advancing in science beyond mere industry, is noted for astronomy where Hirayama of Tokyo Observatory identified two of the three recently discovered asteroids. He employed photography rather than traditional eye observation, signaling a shift in celestial hunting methods.
The Crow Indians of Montana are adopting enterprise with irrigation farms, a flour mill, and another under construction. They trade cattle and produce, and have won a government flour contract with the Cheyenne, marking a rare incentive for blanket Indians. Also noted are rapid telegraphy tests in Hungary, a planned Blackwell’s Island isolation hospital for consumptives, and reallocation of insane wards to state hospitals.
The sole Geauga county saloon in Thompson was abolished after residents voted 150 to 70 against maintaining a drinking dispensary. The decision reflects local opposition to alcohol sales in the area.
Isa Verden, 18, dances through a glamorous Michigan coast resort as rival suitors plot around her. Harris Fenwick and Jack Lindsay chase a scheme centering on Carmen, a mysterious incognito princess with African diamond mine ties. Isa confronts shifting affections while a wealthier attraction draws attention, risking heartbreak and jealousy at a glittering summer retreat.
A complicated departure follows a vacation as Sam, Lindsay, and Fenwick bring a mysterious woman to Chicago. The scene escalates when the cashier is exposed as a different person, Mrs Devere, revealing a hidden identity. Fenwick’s anger erupts as the truth sinks in and gossip spreads through the clubs.
The piece analyzes a horoscope by Wills F. Whitehead published July last year that supposedly foretold labor turmoil in Chicago and unrest in China. It cites his interview claiming signs point to events in the Philippines region and a possible overthrow of American armies, with planetary alignments blamed for the foretold chaos. Whitehead is described as a heliocentric astrologer and chief mystic of the Ancient Order of Oriental Magi.
The Channel Fleet is commanded by Vice Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson with flagship Majestic. The squadron includes first class battleships Hannibal Jupiter Magnificent Majestic Mars and Prince George, Repulse and Resolution, cruisers Diadem Niobe Arrogant Furious Pactolus Pelorus, with speeds from 19 to 20.5 knots and displacements up to 15,150 tons.
Victoria is not called Your Majesty in daily life except at ceremonies or by servants. All others address her as Madam or Maam accurately in ordinary interactions.
The Minneapolis city council refused Populists representation on the city election boards, assigning the Prohibitionists to the third place due to the Prohibitionist vote surpassing the Populists in the last election.
A German scientist warns that sand in plastering disrupts theater and magi halls acoustics. He says the admixture dampens reverberation of musical tones and harms sound quality across venues.
A 1899 trade overview shows Cuba reveling in Panama hats despite poverty and war. Ecuador exported 100 876 dollars in Panama hats last year with most sent to Cuba, while Costa Rica Colombia and Mexico accounted for 8657 dollars. Native Manavi hat history traces to 275 years ago with centers in Monte Cristi Jipijapa Santa Elena and Cuenca. The material comes from Manavi and Guayas regions grown as paja tequilla and woven into circular crown hats.
Humid nights give way to a labor intensive art of hat making. Natives ply straw plaiting for months, producing durable pliable hats sold by price tiers from common to finest. Palma and others showcased at Paris, while future demand hinges on dealer interest and style variety.
In a crowded ski area, a man and a youth assisted a skier during a sudden fall near the slope. Bystanders praised their prompt action, preventing possible injuries as staff redirected onlookers.
A Victorian panorama of bungling in audits and public works. A parish’s missing farthing is recovered after twenty shillings of cost. a district medical officer reappointment sparks overadvertising and a plan to exclude applicants. a grand Jubilees electric project collapses into gas fittings and candles from replacements. Telegraph clerks dispute hyphenation, chasing a halfpenny through endless letters. The Spain America peace ribbon ends in chocolate tri color ribbon from a confectioner to seal the treaty.
An Englishman and an American aboard a ship joke about American geography. The Brit misunderstands distances and routes, thinking of traveling from New York to San Francisco via Chicago. At Grand Central he learns the trip spans three thousand miles and costs 138 dollars and 50 cents, exclaiming at the vast country.
Silk jury statistics show France produced 610 million francs about 122 million dollars about 33 percent of world silk last year. The United States produced 425 million francs about 85 million dollars about 23 percent. Germany is next. U S also leads in silk ribbon with about 120 million francs produced last year.
Scottish artist Thomas Faed, R. A., famed for painting Evangeline and its beloved engraving by his brother James, died recently at age 74. The iconic image remained in high demand in the United States and Britain, with a second plate produced around 1869 amid its enduring popularity.
A brief line from New York Weekly recounts a judge stoking remarks about a defendant who admits poverty yet asserts thrift, framing a courtroom moment on public streets and twenty dollars in his pocket. The exchange highlights class and industriousness themes in a satirical tone.
A large exhibit from the United States at the Paris exposition draws interest, while news highlights that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion and constipation. The ad urges sufferers to try the remedy.
A sketched exchange shows an agent urging a housewife to buy inexpensive awnings while insisting they can be rolled up when not needed, highlighting a sales pitch and consumer hesitation in a domestic setting.
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A jailer escorting prisoners through the cell house warns that a dangerous criminal has broken into everything in Chicago, except society, as a protest rises against hardened guilt. The Baltimore American notes the line between crime and conscience remains thin.
A Georgia born Black elder states in blunt terms that he has lived all his life in the South without being lynched, contrasting colored chances in the South with the North, as quoted in the Atlanta Constitution.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a conversation about whether talents run in families. The speaker claims both father and grandfather were able, then jokes about inheriting talent skipping generations with a wry conclusion.
A courtroom exchange quotes the judge and defendant over a confrontation in which the complainant alleges an attempt to harm him. The defendant claims the neighbor, positioned at the house, sang loudly about getting a haircut and justified his actions as an attempt to accommodate the loud singing.
A visitor questions Sam Bungs as a longshoreman Billy dies of a heart disease. The visitor reports giving a shilling and the speaker notes their worry and the sudden end, reflecting a terse historical dialogue tone.
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