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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
The bank cites steady growth as natural from policy and public confidence. It highlights accessible service across departments and notes that even small business volumes will benefit customers with distinct advantages.
A roundup from the capital reports Jamestown mayor planting 1500 black bass in the James River, nearby reservoirs being cleaned for better drinking water, and local youth poetry in the September issue of Youth's Companion. Also covered are a Fargo hold up, a Bottineau elevator dispute, and a series of odd incidents and local political groundwork.
The Record notes Streeter and Tuttle run for the legislature as independents in response to what they call dirty campaigning by opponents. Debates with Herolz are proposed across the county, with Hazelton among potential sites, to inform voters on policy and avoid conflicting positions.
The undersigner offers about sixty hogs of varying ages from one year to two months old for farm sale eleven miles east of Linton on section 20 135 74. Included are two registered Poland China boars and two registered Poland China sows. One two year old boar sired by Champion and him by Dakota Chief. Sale due to feed destruction by hail. G. G. Palme P. O. Linton North Dakota.
The Braddock News calls Mr. G A Herolz to explain a contentious second-hand typewriter purchase. It notes he used the worn machine, had the county commissioners pay $100, then bought a new unit of the same make with the same money. The paper offers space for his own written explanation to voters.
George Smith enrolled in the high school and regular work is underway. Basketball practice will begin soon and a literary society will be organized. Prof Abbey from Mayville normal visited, praised for broad experience in schooling. Seventh grade shows perfect orthography by May Kaven Frieda Backhaus Henry Sims. arithmetic class studies denominate numbers with no absences. The First Bank of Lipton offers real estate loans on good farm lands for 3 to 5 years with proofs via L. A. Weatherby, US Commissioner.
Noted English masters earned reputations for harsh discipline. Dr. Busby of Westminster reportedly flogged a French viscount for insult and his bearer for delivering the challenge. Dr. Valpy, editor of classical editions, also wielded the rod, and Archdeacon Groom recalls Valpy warning a complaining parent that further resistance would invite another flogging.
The Windsor town hall story recounts Sir Christopher Wren placating a fidgety official by adding pillars that proved useless touching the roof by two inches. The ruse kept critics calm while proving Wren’s architectural skill for generations.
Pat Murphy lodgings faced daily pilfering as the landlady stole butter and eggs with the refrain I’m not like other landladies I’m telling you The pattern continued until a final large bill prompted Pat to pull away and leave saying Landlady I’m not like other lodgers I’m telling you The item ends with the publication London Answers style venting a comical anecdote about tenant and landlady friction.
A lively exchange describes a misdirection as a sister’s plan unfolds and a man pretends to be someone else. The speaker notes the ruse and mentions Charley Jones while awaiting the visitor’s arrival and a clean shirt.
The speaker expresses high sensitivity to uncongenial surroundings and a nervous reaction to certain people. The remark notes that many people feel discomfort when meeting their creditors.
A 19th century wedding plan collapses as the bride withdraws at the last moment, leaving observers to remark that the ceremony proceeded without a hitch. The incident captures a moment of unexpected change in a formal social event.
A teacher asks how to spell a horn and the boy answers that a horn isn’t written at all it is blowed in a humorous exchange from the era of comic misunderstandings.
A Baltimore American item notes a doctor diagnosing Miranda with pneumatic tendencies and a threat of spiral trouble, framed as a curious symptom in a light column. The snippet hints at medical-sounding jargon used in a humorous or social context.
A proverb contrasts saving when poor as stingy with saving when rich as judicious, attributed to the Chicago Record-Herald. The remark frames thrift as context dependent rather than a fixed virtue.
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