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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
Daily notices from Linton ND recount arrivals and departures from nearby towns, sales of horses and cattle, property listings, church events, legal matters, and social updates. Readers learn of farm trades, family births, travel to Fargo and Minneapolis, and upcoming community gatherings.
A well attended Sunday evening service featured a newly organized choir and plans for brighter lighting. The pastor aims to make services more interesting with the choir’s help and urges all to attend next Sunday’s sermon Pulling Out of the Fire. A furnace cleaning and chimney height increase are expected to improve heating efficiency.
The Braddock News discusses a circulated German document linked to Mr. Herolz ahead of an election. It accuses him of anti prohibition views and urges votes for Mr. G A Herolt and John Storey. The piece questions his integrity before Emmons county readers.
Nov 1 Klemens Gross of Strasburg wed Kate Bachmeier of Napoleon and Johannes Rutschke of Hague wed Christina Bauer of Zeeland. Nov 17 Gottlieb Bender of Kulm and Paulina Klaas of Winona were licensed and married by Judge Carley.
A London visitor recalls the colonel who fled town life to a cottage named the Nutshell now called Chez Nous. She notes the change after years of jollity and doorbell visits from locals, amid his relaxed country living and a fond farewell at tea and cakes.
A Philadelphia Telegraph item notes a 4 horse tied along Chestnut Street with an iron weight. A newsboy jokes the horse will be surprised when the weight acts as a boardin house, as the animal chews the strap awaiting a comic outcome.
A New York Sun excerpt quotes a housekeeper’s daybook praising her work washing and cleaning. She washed the sick woman, dressed four children, did laundry, scrubbed floors, washed dishes and windows. The text notes only the head of the family is missing and may have not existed.
Report claims the criminal lunatics at Broadmoor and Perth enjoy a free supply of high quality pipe tobacco cigars and cigarettes funded by confiscated smuggled tobacco. The smugglers allegedly pay for the tobacco used by the criminal insane as England fills tobacco boxes from Perth and Broadmoor.
A stormy petrel asserts that French women are not classically formed but possess a powerful charm that has enthralled men for centuries. France is described as a country ruled by charm, simultaneously warlike in history and presently peaceful, prosperous, and contented.
The exchange warns a new servant about cleaning the dining room scene and using a dry cloth on the "Old Master." The quote continues with a quip about mercy and a separate remark from Boardman asserting the world needs good hearing, not just preaching.
A humorous exchange mentions an ex-New Yorker fond of London. Miss Cayenne clarifies the person is not a naturalized Englishman, describing him as a denatured American.
A brief sketch scene features a mother scolding Tommy for interrupting her. Tommy pleads to stay up later, arguing with a childlike mix of defiance and appeal. The exchange captures domestic humor and the child’s yearning for companionship.
A group at a famous cafe argues over inventions including the telephone. A solemn man claims the telephone is the oldest idea and jokes about the garden's call while others react with disbelief. A later line about a dry book and bathwater appears.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows uncertainty about a daughter’s engagement to a unnamed man. The wording suggests doubt and hesitation, with questions about timing and commitment lingering in the conversation.
A playful dialogue where a girl questions her mother’s strict rules and a boy admits his father is the strict enforcer. The exchange ends with the girl realizing the father is the stricter parent.
In a witty aside, Grasper condemns marrying a journalist for wasting one side of the paper and a poet for not reaching the end of the line, expressing strict views on his daughter's marriage.
A Sunday school piece presents a comic moral about choosing work or bathing. Mike and Pete discuss the conundrum with a light, folksy tone.
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