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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
2
The quoted text argues the single tax on land values as the simplest solution to taxation. It explains exempting all non land property and taxing land at 2 percent of value, making land the sole taxed asset and treating rent as the state's revenue without confiscating private property.
The Red Cross disclosed that a relief ship reached Archangel carrying 4600 tons of food drugs and supplies for Allied soldiers and civilians in Northern Russia. The cargo valued at 1.5 million dollars was originally appropriated for Archangel relief. Maj. C T Williams of Baltimore led the relief party after serving with the Roumania commission.
A fight between a black man and a white man in Brooklyn sparked a riot injuring two black men mortally, wounding 18 policemen, and injuring several civilians. Civilians and sailors who tried to quell the disturbance were hurt. about fifty shots were fired. Several black assailants were said to be hit but escaped.
The article notes injurious effects on fish life from sulphurous gases and mine water. It describes sediment suffocating gravel beds and eggs, harming spawning. It condemns sawmills as a major threat, destroying forests and polluting lakes and rivers with sawdust.
Ventilating coal piles is urged to prevent spontaneous combustion with tips like building dry ground bins and storing only one coal size. Peltry is praised for historical warmth and beauty in early Europe, noted as essential clothing before artificial heat and modern fabrics.
In England a campaign against the house sparrow recruited children and sparrow clubs, but poor discrimination led to many insect eating birds being destroyed, undermining the goal. Sublime Confidence notes a boy named Clair and his grandfather tending bees, with a playful exchange about stings.
A succinct reflection on how ignorance transitions through stages of obscurity to insight. The writer notes the intermediary twilight between night and day as a metaphor for enlightenment, underscoring gradual understanding rather than sudden revelation.
County Agent H O Sauer urges agricultural leaders to attend a farm bureau meeting at the Linton opera house on Tuesday Oct 22 at 1 PM. The article explains the farm bureau as a county wide cooperative led by an executive committee with township cooperators, detailing how hay shortages or seed needs are reported and met locally with suppliers in nearby counties. The note highlights demonstrations, seed and livestock topics, and promises practical information, urging farmers to bring their wives.
In New Zealand 29 percent of acclimation societies exist to protect native wildlife and introduce game birds. Chartered by the government and supervised, they have released many species including pheasants, quats, opossums, woodcock, rainbow trout, and salmon. They provide bounties for predators of useful birds and mammals.
In a columnistic line Uncle Eben jokes that many fuss over nothing and that giving them a bit of regular trouble feels almost like a favor. The remark reflects the character's gruff wit and storytelling voice.
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