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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
3
In town and at the county, residents attend fairs, visit relatives, and plan farming and business. Town businesses advertise for sale, a bank offers loans, and church and school events, hunts, dances, and community notices fill the page with updates on residents, travels, and local commerce.
Hired man sought for Beaver Creek stock at Fann Linton in North Iowa. State of marriage status requested to determine employment terms.
The Philadelphia paper quotes Mr M T Swelhead on a proposed school curriculum change. He claims to have studied courses locally and abroad, finds some condemning points, and would avoid radical changes without more time to review. He did not take notes during the interview.
A London writer W. Pett Ridge describes a boy's humorous prayer asking God to make him grow tall and speak well, so money saved could buy a cricket bat. The boy then adds a specific address, Elfred Martin of 53 Caustle Street, near Southark Bridge, as identification.
In Century Charles D. Stewart argues that water transport remains far cheaper than land transport and has driven inland tonnage to rivers and lakes. He claims railroads lack the feeder commerce to keep the Mississippi viable above Cairo, noting decadence due to limited tributary accessibility.
A musician accuses a reporter of misquoting his claim that his violin is a genuine Stradivarius. The editor retorts that Stradivarius pieces are advertised at low rates, implying the claim is dubious. The exchange appears in a Los Angeles Times excerpt.
A witty exchange from Figaro plays on perceptions of age and marriage. A friend asks a woman her husband’s age and is surprised by the answer, reflecting humor about aging and expectations.
A survey traces gunpowder’s early adoption among nobles slowly, with lumble classes first using it for hunting. Maximilian notes superior range with a crossbow, while a chamois story shows early firearms failing to impress. Poachers faced strict penalties as firearms edged out older weapons in the late 16th century.
The Black Sea is described as poisonous below about 1,200 feet due to sulphuric hydrogen. Fresh water outflow through the Bosporus and deeper Mediterranean inflow create currents that prevent oxygen from reaching deep waters and saturate depths with sulphur, limiting life.
In a dim winter station waiting room, derelicts and wrecks linger as thoughtless travelers leave newspapers behind. Women adrift hide their burdens in traveling bags to mock the station detective, while few places offer refuge from the cold and rumor.
In a London News excerpt a quaint verger named Sagar explains why a couple wed despite restrictions. He notes one party was eighty four and the other eighty six and says he believed the union would not last long, hoping to avoid legal bother for Inns.
A Pear son’s Weekly quip notes Mr Dapper as an impeccably neat man who leaves chaos in his wake his neighbor praises his appearance while Mrs Dapper sighs describing the bandbox revealing the hidden disorder behind the polish
Dr. Robert Bell in Health Record argues a plain rational nutritious diet preserves appetite without pampering. The man who eats simply remains thoroughly alive to life’s pleasures and capable of duties.
A fragment recalls Rydney Smith waking from a nightmare in which he was chained to a rock and subjected to endless talk by Harriet Martineau and Macaulay, prompting concern from a friend who visited him at night.
A senior’s quip to a professor about debt to knowledge is met with modest dismissal. The line is paired with two proverbial sentiments urging compassion and simple acts of love to ease others’ burdens.
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