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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
3
Chicago News hails a packed house and wild enthusiasm as audiences praised a performance describing each act as a hit while noting the crowd’s strong reaction to the dramatic scenes.
The United States may claim the Philippines if peace commissioners decide, arguing the war costs run into millions. The passage notes medical care costs and advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy though the excerpt mainly frames wartime expense and entitlement.
A clipped dialogue quotes a clairvoyant demanding payment for future forecasts. The clairvoyant insists on value, while the other party rejects the notion of free predictions, remarking on a warned fate of three marriages and declining any premium on bad news.
Northwestern inventors list patents issued last week. Names include Alfred I Garlough of St Paul for a lock, Mounty A Lyon of Wisden Mont for a sack holder, George Peterson of Brown ing Mont for an irrigating machine, Carl H B Randleff of St Paul for a heating drum for lamps. Other filings include eye shields, door clamping device, grain drill, sod cutter harrow seed planter, pipe lock, rotary engine and ice cream tub cover. Patent attorneys Merwin Krop Johnson, 910 Pioneer Press Building, St Paul.
A rock cape near Cape Horn rises from the sea creating a small island with a covered barrel on a ledge serving as an international letter box. Captains passing the Horn often land to take mail headed toward them and leave mail for the opposite direction.
A fragment mentions a claim to cure constipation Forever and a failed result. It repeats phrases about druggists and money, with stray references to old stories and a household scene involving Mrs Jaggs and Mr Jaggs. The text then includes a solicitation notice from American Woolen Mills Co. in Chicago seeking canvassers and sales reps.
A censor and editor debate how to present war news in a paper. The editor jokes an outright victory by declaring king repulsed an attack of measles. The Washington Star quote contrasts sensationalism with truthful reporting. The clipping ends with mocked ad copy and a floorwalker remark about a counterfeit glove department worker.
Thorough account of the polar bear, Thalassarctos maritimus, its habitat across Arctic seas, swimming ability, size records, diet, and human encounters. Describes behavior, hunting methods, notable incidents with explorers, Eskimos, and ships, plus survivals and fatalities in Barents and Franz Josef regions.
The account describes polar bear encounters near Arctic tents and ships, noting bears attack when surprised and that climbers avoid liver due to prejudices. It reports venison and bear meat effects, including headaches and skin peeling from overeating, and mentions Ross and Payer in relation to meat quality and safety.
The German aboard the steamer recalls William Mariner and his account of the Tonga Islands. Finow the chief rejects civilized money, preferring yam and cocoanuts. Mariner notes how writing solidifies speech, then tests the chief by writing his own name and Tarky, revealing the limits of written identification.
Richmond Dispatch records a quip about Lipper-Met Bateman claiming a full day of fishing with eight steady hours without a bite. The teller questions the tale and notes a sighting of his return, adding local humor.
The Atchison Globe notes a humorous quip about Dewey finding a good line to attract attention as many seek notoriety, suggesting methods have been exhausted.
A photo of the czarina nursing her baby appeared in an En newspaper. Russian officials consulted the czar who asked the czarina to decide. She found nothing in the image against the law and allowed it to pass.
The piece notes 1 173 buried in Westminster Abbey, Russia owning 3 000 000 horses, over 500 000 sewing machines produced yearly, a salt layer 230 feet thick if evaporation occurred, El Aghar at Cairo as the oldest world university, the grand Mohammedan center with records for nearly a thousand years, and early artificial limbs in Egypt by priests around 700 BC.
A fragment from Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago News shows a Cummins ville sage remarking on how the average man knows his routine drinks. The conversation then notes a St Louis heiress making a social splash with a dozen prominent society figures at her feet, underscoring her social fortune.
The Indianapolis Journal reports Barnes Wormer smashed his wheel after a tire puncture and declared he would not let any inanimate thing of steel and iron hiss at him. The scene reflects his furious stance against misfortune and aggression toward objects.
From the Observer Flushing Michigan a man recalls back pain after a November 1814 dinner that led to bed rest and two doctors. He cites morphine for pain and, after reading about Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, credits five boxes with complete relief and lasting recovery. He invites inquiries with stamped reply.
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