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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
2
The column mixes humor and global affairs with quips on weather, fashion, language skills, and moral thoughts. It notes American capitalists buying Cuban islands, the Klondike, and a critique of press and politics. It also discusses the Alaska boundary dispute and France watching England on imperial policy.
Germany argues militarism educates and disciplines the recruit, returning him to society as a wiser and more effective worker. The piece suggests training all men for industrial purposes in trade schools could raise national prosperity as surely as military training raises manhood, positing a higher end for national growth.
The French Millers' association reports 1899 wheat prospects across Europe. Russia shows a 33 percent drop from average due to severe drought in Odessa and Nicolales, comparable to 1897. Germany wheat is satisfactory but below 1898. Austro Hungary production up by 60 million hectolitres from last year. France expects a harvest slightly above 1898 despite storms, though rain could reduce it.
A humorous incident at an English military bazar ends with a witty exchange about a saleswoman claiming her mother is the queen. The scene lampoons overfamiliarity and underscores the era’s social snobbery. A brief note mentions a parliamentary debate over expanding British territory and a memorandum on obscure places.
A vivid portrait of wartime espionage along the Franco German frontier. It follows Alfred Pinchon a 26 year old ex adjuvant in the French army as he is lured by adventure, travels through Nancy Alsace Lorraine and Germany, and is betrayed by a German sympathetic mistress. The piece explains spy methods from pre sent maps to fake papers to cash payments and letters, the dangers of detection, and the harsh reality that governments deny aid to caught operatives. It highlights the elaborate preparation, the isolation, and the high stakes of intelligence work prior to a European war.
A crowd of about 1200 gathered as a reported Civil War veteran ghost of John Hogan supposedly reappeared near his former Wil lis avenue home. An egg thrown by the ghost struck a live boy in the face, triggering a search of the deserted house from cellar to attic and a temporary halt of trolley service amid fear and rumors.
King Menelik of Abyssinia sends two sebras as a gift to Queen Victoria in a world law frame where guilt precedes proof of innocence. The note reflects imperial diplomacy and ceremonial exchanges within the colonial era.
An ancient Egyptian mummy grave in the Louvre shows knitted wool stockings with socklike feet and a glovelike toe. The stocking begins with a single thread, has a modern heel, and a tubelike toe, contradicting claims that knitting did not exist before the fifteenth century.
The typical Philippine house is a bamboo frame raised on stilts with nipa palm or bamboo walls and a light roof. Ventilation is excellent, stairs or ladders enter, and fires are cooked in a corner with smoke filling a single room in poorer dwellings. In better homes partitions create separate cooking and living spaces.
An open electric car moving south on Centre avenue sprayed a passerby child with a hose as it passed. The child swung the stream into the crowd, prompting a sudden stop and a scramble to exit. The car conductor redirected the vehicle, the boy cried out, and the car continued on.
A dialogue unfolds where the absentminded Reverend Dr. Fourthly confesses his mind wanders and laments the lack of a remedy. Mia chides him gently as he admits needing someone to accompany his roaming thoughts. The exchange carries a light, humorous tone.
A correspondent notes diners with the queen to be anxious and unsettled as the scene unfolds. The text reflects tension and curiosity surrounding royal attendance and the mood among attendees.
Cora Van Norden daughter of Warner Van Norden president of the National Bank of North America abandons society gowns for Salvation Army work. She becomes editor of the Young Soldier and begins work alongside sister Emma while still clinging to some social life as she moves toward a full commitment.
The legend says a curse shadows Skibo Scotland tied to Grays and Murrays who once held the land. Centuries of transfer followed a 150 year-old ouster by the Douls and successive families. Now Carnegie controls Skibo turning Skibo Castle into a grand Highland mansion.
From Leslie's Weekly a vivid WWI scene describes a regiment advancing under fire after a detour that left many soldiers with hens captured as spoils. The bizarre moment features hundreds of fowl squawking loudly as soldiers rush forward, hens tied by the feet to haversack straps, amid cheering and gunfire.
Emma Bagwill stands out as one of the few women riding in regular races against male jockeys. She began riding in 12 years ago, a trail that challenged norms and showcased her talent in competitive horse racing.
A short humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal shows a farmer refusing to sell his horse. The trader presses to sell but the farmer values the animal for hauling broken-down automobiles back to town.
An inventor Swede unveils a light ray guided torpedo able to detonate on demand. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters marketed to cure constipation dyspepsia and liver issues. A witty exchange mocks poetic science with a remark about a poet’s liver.
Health ad touts Hood s Sarsaparilla to purify blood restore appetite digestion nerves and temper claiming it brings back health and vigor with a glowing complexion and steady well being.
The race for the Golden Gate draws soldiers and the reception committee, described as very exciting by Mr. Bloomfield and noted that both parties have shown their best gait per the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A convalescent exchange shows Judy urging a nurse to provide nourishment while the patient Mr Peppery protests his hunger. The line captures a moment of care and drive for sustenance during recovery.
Northwestern inventors were credited with several patents issued last week. Names include Anton L. Anderson and M. Roland of St. Hilaire Minn rope clamp. William H. Baker of Deadwood D separating precious metals from ores. Andrew L. Ellingson of Austin Minn car coupling. Alfred Johnson of Minneapolis wheat dryer. Godfried Laube of Huron D creaming can. Joseph L. Nylander of Duluth Minn roller attachment for sleds. Otto Treibel and O. A. le St. Paul Minn indicating funnel Merwin Lothrop Johnson Patent Attorneys 510 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul.
An open air meeting near Exeter features a famous speaker who proclaims the aim of free land for the people. A stray clod lands on his eye and a spectator shouts about Devonshire beginning with that clod. The incident captures a vivid local moment from Tit-Bits.
It promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for swollen smarting burning sweating corns and bunions. The powder is shaken into shoes and is sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples offered. Mail address is given for Alien 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A Chicago Times-Herald item recalls a social visit to the Frost girls where Barlow, lacking tact, fanned himself and repeatedly claimed it was unusually hot. The remark provoked comments that he deserved to be kicked for his conduct.
Baron Dowse recalls a Cork assizes moment told in a brogue. An officer invites the jury to their accustomed places and all the jurors walk into the dock, a humorous image from Spare Moments.
A naval hero endures crowd adulation and financial concerns that weigh on him as he contemplates investments. The Washington Star reports on the tension between public praise and private fiscal worries.
In a terse exchange, a debtor questions the collector’s record keeping while a fifth attempt to collect a minor bill is noted. The Ohio State Journal records the banter as a pointed reminder of unpaid charges and administrative scrutiny.
A humorous Indianapolis diary item recalls a horse that balked yesterday after which a passerby hitched an automobile to the stubborn animal and dragged it home, provoking astonishment at the street scene.
Martha questions the genuineness of Mr Karett’s diamonds while Minna voices doubt over the strange objects. The dialogue hints at mystery or misdirection surrounding the jewelry in a Boston Transcript context.
A gartered exchange emerges with a man and a guitarist in a ragtime scene. A hard times citizen replies that ragtime persists, but finds little music, noting scarce patches of air in a rough town. References to Chicago Daily News and Ohio state journal appear in fragmented OCR.
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