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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
4
Chess is central to life in Strohbeck with all ages playing the game. The town encourages chess in schools and shops, cafes provide boards, and a historic privilege links to a carved chess set from 1650. A legendary tale tells of a jailer who learned the game from a Graf and helped spread it throughout the town.
Railroad workers recount a past incident on a Ka 28 train where engine and baggage car derailed but sleepers remained unharmed. A Pullman sleeper in the rear awoke, thinking a stop was coming, and a porter revealed they had a wreck. Panic and relief follow as the danger becomes clear.
The London Chronicle recounts the tale of why the thistle became Scotland’s emblem. Danes invaded and were repelled after a barefoot night attack where a soldier trod on a thistle and cried out in pain. The heard plant spurred the Scots to victory, leading to the thistle’s adoption as national insignia.
A fragmentary Maeterlinck excerpt urges restraint and patience. It contrasts quiet inner plans with public boasting, noting that silence allows worthy aims to form and emerge in daylight. The writing emphasizes discipline, restraint, and focus.
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald shows a playful exchange about health and fortune involving Mrs Whinger. The brief snippet hints at misheard phrases and the pun laden line about her enjoyment of health topics, reflecting a humorous or clipped column style.
A Florida region near Gainesville alternates between prairie and lake. A broad, deep lake side is used by steamers or stagecoaches, while a mysterious underground river and shifting pools draw locals. The Devil's Millhopper and nearby pools attract caution from residents, who avoid venturing too near Brooksville pool.
An ancient tale reports Darus king of Persia invading Sia and a Scythian envoy sending a riddle with a mouse a frog a bird an arrow and a plow. The interpretation predicts surrender yet the true meaning warns that Persian troops cannot fly swim or ride like animals to escape Scythian weapons.
The wickedest bit of sea is not in the Dover strait or Mediterranean routes but lies in the eastern approaches near the Cape of Good Hope in the vicinity of Cape Colony, where sailors fear the true sea.
The article notes palaces in France before Louis XIV offered grand decoration but poor comfort with small ill placed windows and sparse heating. Beds and chambers often lacked fire besides the bedchamber, and water and wine reportedly froze at table in 1695. Places, dates, and details reflect early modern royal interiors.
A nervous man entered a grocery with a baby and a kerosene can. He set the can on the counter and told the clerk to sit, then held the baby up and demanded the kerosene be filled. The incident reads as a bizarre, uneasy moment captured by the Argonaut via San Francisco report.
The article urges using cheaper cuts like skirt steak and chuck by slow stewing or fireless cooking. It warns against high heat and overcooking, notes searing first to seal in juices, and suggests seasonings such as vegetables and bay leaf to soften fiber. It emphasizes economical, flavorful meals from inexpensive meats.
A Medica Journal account recounts John Dale who was hanged in 1634 for felony and buried after an hour. A passerby and servant dug him up when the grave appeared unsettled. He recovered, later ran a York coaching house, and described flashes of fire before darkness during the hanging.
Four year old Jennie dislikes neighbor Mrs Gray who adores children. When coaxed to speak Jennie remains silent until she blurts out Goodbye in response to a kind prompt from Mrs Gray.
An Irishman seeking work joins a group at a factory gate. The foreman asks for drillers and Pat volunteers, landing the job. When the machine breaks, the foreman asks where he learned drilling, and Pat replies in the militia. London Answer.
An English actor Arthur Roberts faced a theater alarm and impending panic. He walked to the footlights and addressed the audience, asking if danger would warrant his being on stage, thus calming spectators and averting chaos.
Mrs Grey asks a milk boy about his mother’s condition. The boy replies she is improving but cannot sit up, clarifying she sits but stands. Narrative reflects a gentle domestic vignette from Women’s Home Companion.
The article explains how actors appear to walk up walls or float objects in films, using ropes or studio setups with painted or wired effects. It describes miniature sets, upside down rooms, and reversed playback to create astonishing illusions without real danger, noting repeated tricks in chase scenes and crowd movements.
The article from Wide World Magazine discusses the wisdom of wolves and the relative difficulty of stalking deer, noting that the Fiant moose is king of the Canadian woods and a challenging prize for amateur hunters. It contrasts wolves with foxes, coyotes, and other deer species in a reflective wildlife brief.
A stockbroker recalls a startling morning discovery after putting on old trousers. He found a large roll of Wilts forgotten in a pocket, noting the surprise as a queer moment. A listener asked if any receipts were found, hinting at a skeptical view.
The reminiscences describe an urchin era at a Norwich meeting house with a 25 by 25 mixed choir, noses singing aloud and strong lungs. Simon Huntington’s notable Adam’s apple display and the round sounding board dome color the scene as a warm, vivid memory of church life.
Western Greenland's mountainous ice fields feed deep sea arms that feed glaciers to the ocean. Calved bergs break free, varying in size, with typical specimens 200 to 250 feet high and 300 to 500 yards long. The volume shrinks as bergs move south.
A humorous tale centers on Short the tall girl living near Mr Little who loves Lor the lass. Little proposes to Long, prompting Short to plot revenge by marrying Little before Long. The riddle asks if tall Short loved Littlose because Little loved Long, inviting reflection.
The article describes Victoria Falls as the largest waterfall on earth, located on the Zambesi in Rhodesia Africa. It notes the falls are about 680 feet high and over a mile wide, with water power estimates around 95 million horsepower, vastly exceeding Niagara and European falls.
An American traveler recalls a formal Norwegian dinner where guests faced three long tables with no chairs. A guardian angel guides the seating and service as diners mirror the hosts, passing plates and utensils along the table. The meal features a sequence of varied dishes, no pastry, and ends with toasts and farewells.
Fragmentary OCR segment shows garbled dialogue and stray terms. Readable parts hint at a misread line or meeting note with unclear names and actions.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a protest or event with references to autos, power, statute, and a winery. Details are unreadable. no clear persons, dates, or places can be confirmed.
A naturalist recounts experiments on ant behavior to determine if ants from different nests recognize each other by scent and signals. The story notes a German observer and an instance where foreign ants caused agitation among local colonies.
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