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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
7
A man covered in plaster and whitewash sits in a streetcar. A neighbor rises and accuses him of pride after a woman is offered a seat by others. The exchange highlights social tension in a Chicago scene reported by the Chicago Tribune.
A fragmentary 1895 clipping cites Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo as a specialist in ENT and includes quotes about a robber demanding money and a book agent offering George Washington, followed by a patient crediting Piso's Cure for Consumption for saving a life, with a Michigan resident signature.
Ruth Kenyon declares the Prom invitation rejection and severed ties with John Baker Jr. She travels by rail from Northampton with him joining a later stop and a ride home looming. The exchange turns cold as Farrington, the coach driver, notes their estrangement and observes tense signals aboard the car.
Ruth Kenyon waits at the post office for Jerry and Ruth, annoyed by delay. John Baker follows, confronts her, and she climbs a wall with her heavy suitcase. He rescues her after a fall, gifts a letter, and mysteries unfold as she reads her own address to Yale.
John Baker confesses feelings after a mistaken invitation and a suitcase mystery. Ruth and John move from friends to something more, as he notes the plague of a long-hidden item. He reflects on the door step moment and returns home to the bright house next door.
A Texas lumberman mocked by his belief in local fame faked a death in New York to read eulogies. Local papers printed tributes and inferred his demise from a spree, prompting him to return in person to apologize. The tale, though dubious, became a long lasting talking point in his community.
Guiseppe Cuzzi, once British consular agent in 1884, was a prisoner at Omdurman for over fifteen years. After Kitchener toppled the Dervishes, he was freed but faced treason charges he denies. Now in Cairo he seeks 15,000 for arrears since capture, while hunger drives him to perform in a traveling show in Dervish costume to survive. He laments more pity among Dervishes than in Europe.
London Tit-Bits recounts a Scotch parish preacher in a strange village church. Fearing a facial flaw he asks for a glass and receives from beadle John a concealed lemon bottle containing whisky. The ruse, framed as a favor, prompts an odd tableau moment.
The Atchison Globe reports Mrs. Appleton and daughters have used a fall dodge to scare visitors by declaring Chauncey St Elmo Appleton has scarlet fever. The paper states Chauncey has never had scarlet fever or other major illnesses, only teething troubles, and warns friends that the claim is false.
An excerpt depicts a dialog between the Fated and the Fussy One contrasting rest and activity. The Fussy One boasts of endless striving until death, joking that resurrection will occur the day after burial. Life records the quip as a whimsical philosophical exchange.
The British government ranks among the main users of corn whiskey, consuming 124,000 gallons last year to manufacture smokeless powder, underscoring its role in military production.
A witty quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer questions social norms as a wife adopts her husband’s surname while the husband jokes about relinquishing his possessions, underscoring gender role expectations in marriage.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes Port au Prince's water system and market, noting Haitians' resistance to progress. It contrasts grand, unused markets and sun-scorched sidewalks with a culture that prefers open-air trade and slow, unemotional labor, featuring a vivid, critical depiction of local life and work habits.
The Cripple Creek mining district employs electric power across transport, hoisting, pumping, lighting, drilling, and charging shots from remote switchboards. Electric usage lowers costs by 15 to 50 percent versus steam, boosts profits, and makes lower grade ore profitable to mine and process.
The London Chronicle notes Rowland Hill's fame for inland penny postage while the French claim priority with stamped papers. A collector cites a billet de port yape and royal billets de port page in Paris archives showing early use and prompt reply systems. A 1848 law later made stamps obligatory.
Wise Precaution. A Sanford man declares his appendix was removed and complains surgeons strike too quickly. He wears a statement sewn in his undershirt claiming the operation and warns against unnecessary surgery during medical fits or fainting spells.
A Sunday School teacher urges being born again to be saved. Robert responds, If I could be named after Dewey, he would consider it, showing a lighthearted exchange in a religious classroom.
Indianapolis attorney W B Schwartz patented a visible writing typewriter and sold the patent to the typewriter trust after years of work. He reportedly received over $50,000 cash plus yearly payments through 1901 to refrain from further action. Schwartz, born 1859 in Berlin Ohio, later moved to Indianapolis and built his device amid circus parade excitement.
A historical anecdote recounts General Bonaparte guarding a sleeping sentinel during a fatigued night after Arcola in 1796. The general takes the sentinel's musket, stands guard, and calms the man with a humane remark, underscoring Bonaparte’s military vigilance before becoming emperor.
The article argues gems such as opals rubies and turquoises may contain life or influence health. It cites that gems emit invisible emanations affecting wearer’s vitality and brightness and even pale after use. It also advises resting gems by storing them and brushing clothing to refresh appearance. A literary society exchange follows with a humorous note about Emerson.
The report notes Thorne Lefter as an enthusiastic golfer who always wears a golf suit. Bramble alternates, sometimes wearing a golf suit but also using an old business suit for play, highlighting quirky attire choices in golf circles.
Cleveland Leader notes a recurring discovery of sea serpents at popular beaches. De Witt quips it is another case of tempting the women, while Greene wonders why so many serpents are found near bathers.
A list of patent grants to Northwestern inventors includes Irving Abell of Otisco Minnesota for a lame fastener, Anders Anderson of Cloquet Minnesota for a leek, Louis TL. Clyborne of Mound City South Dakota for a wire lightener, Bennedeck LB. Grintey and A. Coleman of Portland North Dakota for a smut mill, Robert L. Hunter of Minneapolis Alvin for a centrifugal electric switely, William J. Longwood of Deadwood South Dakota for a caper cooler for assay furnaces, Ole K. Oppen of Worthington Minnesota for a harrow, Edward A. Theim of St. Paul Minnesota for a tee clip for bicycles, Henry G. Roth of Minneapolis Minnesota for a display fixture for stores, with Merwin Lothrop & Johnson as patent attorneys.
An old woman unable to read asks a friend to read a letter from her absent son. The friend, barely deciphering the handwriting, reads in stammering fashion calling her “Dear me mother I I ta take.” The mother replies with tearful relief that it is from dear Jamie, noting his stutter.
The notice encourages readers to read the advertisements for reliable bargains and useful products. It praises advertisers for sending what is advertised and promises a worthwhile, education in value through the ads.
A dialogue centers on clubs and bachelor quarters as a woman asks why men do not marry. He answers with a playful pledge to prove that men marry, inviting continuation of the discussion and the possibility of a match.
A housekeeping tip highlights the value of quality starch for glossy linens. The ad promotes a coupon book to obtain two packages of Red Cross laundry starch free, plus two Shakespeare pictures and a calendar, as an introductory incentive from J. C. Hubinger.
A husband jokes that 8200 is extravagant for pin money his wife retorts that it’s for diamond-pin money, highlighting a light domestic skit from a Richmond Dispatch.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the sole remedy for swollen burning sweating feet corns and bunions. It urges shaking Allen's Foot-Max powder into shoes, claims availability at druggists and shoe stores, and offers a free sample from Allen E. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
Advice on protecting children's teeth emphasizes keeping a spool of dental floss handy and threading a piece between teeth after meals. If early teeth show decay or defects, consult a dentist and follow professional guidance to promote lasting dental health.
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