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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
2
A mixed collection of quips and anecdotes from Emmons County with brief jokes about fashion politics nature and crime. Notable lines reference Yaquis yellow fever arsenic golf and a Chicago man drowning himself on his wife s say so. It notes a Bronx Zoo snake count and a judge in Arizona style trial table etiquette.
A New York Journal note reports one Bellevue case of a man who thinks himself an ant while acknowledging many others claim to be ants in a broader, odd psychiatric trend.
John D Rockefeller adopts the Kneipp cure with the practical note that unused bottles are not left to be carted away. George Gould shifts into poultry farming, leveraging his financial genius to turn a profit, even from poetry.
A society item mentions a family that sometimes rises before breakfast. It contrasts with others who rarely go to bed before breakfast and notes the novelty in local chatter.
writers suggest Maud Gonne wed a gifted man then later divorce to secure lasting comfort and happiness with a plain balanced partner, ensuring a stable life thereafter.
The Atlanta Constitution claims the Shah of Persia now has but 600 to 700 wives and is described as a moral man, while noting the paper omits how many mothers in law he has accumulated in his day.
The text weighs whether reduced alcohol use in England stems from dwindling prosperity or rising temperance sentiment. It suggests that harsh economic conditions might also influence morals, noting prosperity can have the opposite effect.
A columnist notes that anyone unhappy about not owning a farm can still acquire one with little cost as public lands make up a large share of the nation. He riffs on American aristocracy and references Mary MacLane enjoying mountain resort life funded by an easy public system.
The annual report urges reestablishing the post exchange canteen. Mrs Clara Hay probate petition seeks $250000 estate. B Hanna named disbursing officer for Fargo public building work. White Earth timber sale proposals postponed to Nov 15. Consul Rogers notes boycott calm with hopes rising. John B Berry named to Panama Canal engineers board replacing Schussler. Treasury approves new elevator for St Paul federal building. Navigation repairs tightened by Commerce Labor to require certifying vessels. William F Franks Jr dies after being hit by foul tip at a baseball game. Letts Iowa fire damages $30000 in losses. John W Essig killed by train at Des Moines state fair. Penn Traffic building in Johnstown burned, $500000 loss.
A bomb exploded on a French boulevard in Odessa injuring two revolutionaries who died later in a military hospital. A six-embassy note appointed Commissioners to manage Macedonia finances. The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria launched at Stettin with Emperor William present. Germany faces rising meat prices due to frontier closures. Manila hosted protests for Philippine independence before visiting congressmen. Gallay confessed to embezzlement frauds in Paris after fleeing to Brazil claiming Belgian origins.
A fire at W. 8. Dickey Clay plant No 3 in Kansas City caused about 50000 in damage. Dolphus Germain killed at Penn Iron Mining sawmill in Norway Michigan. An electric car crash in Los Angeles killed one and injured eleven. A dead man found beside a Nickel Plate train in Dunkirk New York. Joseph Fagot dies in Remington Indiana auto crash. Mexican workers killed in a dynamite blast at Manzanilla port works. Samuel Julien dies from ingesting carbolic acid. A twelve year old boy shot by accident near Gilman Iowa. Four killed in a California Northwestern wreck near Sherwood Junction. Explosions at Anthony Powder works near Negaunee and damage across Marquette Ishpeming with no casualties.
A mixed batch of reports from Iowa to Illinois recount suicides by George M. Tower in Iowa Falls and Noah M. Letts in Chicago, a Chicago promoter dying by morphine, Harry Mumm of Chicago wounded in Des Moines, and Cornelius Shanahan with embezzlement sentences in Michigan. Also listed are a Kimmswick postmaster shot by a city official, Edwin S. Holmes Jr surrender in Washington, Owassa post office burglary, James J. Crow linked to Rockefeller’s silk hat theft, and labor unrest rumors in Hartford City related to window glass negotiations.
Former State Representative James F. Carey of Haverhill was nominated for governor at the socialist state convention. The report also notes marriages, bank stock increases, and various public notices including a Black Hawk veteran’s death and a steel rails price decision for 1906.
The treaty is complete and awaits signatures from the plenipotentiaries. Final phrasing of the protocol from the last sitting remains unsettled and requires agreement.
An Associated Press summary from Portsmouth New Hampshire says the Russo Japanese treaty is complete in substance with a protocol to be signed before the treaty. Key differences over wording are expected to be resolved by noon. Witte aims to finish to avoid home-government pressure on minor points. Signing will be exclusive with limited attendees and four pens prepared for plenipotentiaries.
Fifteen families in the tenement at 310 West 118th Street were awakened at 4 AM by a fire that cut off their stair exits. Fire escapes and ladders saved all but three women. one woman leaped from the fourth floor yet survived.
Rail officials report a rear end collision between freight trains at Walmeyer Illinois causing two deaths and injuries to two passengers.
Seattle on September 6. Dr. Horace G. Byers of the University of Washington announces a discovery enabling rubies to be manufactured for ten cents each.
Norway and Sweden continue secret talks in Karlstadt amid fears of a break if no agreement is reached within a week. Premier Michelsen says negotiations may last weeks while Swedish delegates insist on cabinet authority from King Oscar. A separate note in Stockholm denies that Oscar favors a Bernadotte prince for Norway.
Milton R. Derby of Sioux City Iowa reappears in Pierre South Dakota nine years after vanishing. His wife had collected a $1000 life policy and $2000 in A O U W benefits. The seven year disappearance rule had expired. Mrs Derby sued years ago and a court declared him dead. The suit against the order remained untried.
James Higgins a Gilman Pierce County farmer died instantly near Baldwin after a runaway wagon broke loose end board struck the horses. Higgins was thrown from the wagon front as it rolled down a steep hill and the wagon crushed his head.
Fergus Falls Minnesota September 5 Her man Schultz from Breckenridge faces counterfeiting charges for altering one dollar bills by changing the figure 1 to a 5 and passing two or three by folding them so only a corner shows He was bound over to the federal grand jury with bail set at 1000 and jailed when bonds could not be posted
Bemidji Minnesota September 5 The hay crop in North Central Minnesota will be small due to continued rains. Many meadows are badly flooded and limited cutting has begun. Farmers across Beltram county report nearly all meadows flooded.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Horn spends hours daily in a brewery cold storage room to ease hay fever. He leaves with blood chilled and extremities numb but claims it is the only relief that fits his schedule.
Governor Magoon states a crisis exists and reports a food shortage. The government opens a store to supply employees with essential provisions amid the shortage.
Washington hosts a gathering of engineers to decide if the canal will be sea level or a lock design. Magoon reports a feeding crisis for canal workers due to shortages and price gouging, prompting direct commissariat controls. The advisory board will study data, visit Panama, and recommend to the Isthmian Canal Commission and the president.
A blaze yesterday wiped out the elevator dock and badly damaged the Albina dock in Portland Oregon causing an estimated 330000 in losses split between the Pacific Coast Elevator Co and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. The fire’s origin remains unknown.
In Hannibal Missouri on September 3 eleven year old Charles Christian was set ablaze by a boy named McIlwain who poured gasoline on his clothes and lit a match. Christian is reported to die from his injuries.
Glasgow report says Nippon Yusen Kaisha through the Japanese consul is placing contracts for eighteen liners with Clyde shipbuilding firms. The move signals expanded naval and commercial shipping ties as Japan orders new vessels.
Panic struck occupants of the Nicholas hotel as a blaze swept the adjoining building. The fire gutted the third through fifth floors of 253 265 Kinzie street, causing an estimated loss of 60000 dollars.
A mob hanged a man named Bees near the Leake plantation in Rosetta Mississippi after accusing him of criminal assault. Word of the lynching has reached the area as residents respond to the alleged crime.
Massachusetts statewide population reaches 2,998,958 per preliminary state bureau report, up 498,775 since 1895. Boston records 593,098 residents as the city grows. Also notes death of Thomas Fitchie, ex immigration commissioner of New York port, age 72 in Brooklyn.
Pierre reports Western South Dakota Telephone Company has begun active construction on the Pierre to Black Hills line with plans to extend to Hayes this fall if feasible. The route will use a copper metallic circuit.
An imperial edict from Shanghai dated August 29 declares that telephones and wireless telegraphs throughout China are government monopolies.
Typhoid fever leaves nerves highly sensitive and patients need a tonic to rebuild flesh and strengthen nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a convenient remedy. A Maine man reports rapid improvement and full recovery after several weeks of use. The pills are sold by druggists or directly from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A Houston Post quotation notes the Philadelphia mint closure and remarks that its effects are distant while the speaker asserts owning a mint bed of their own. The snippet reflects economic concerns tied to mint operations.
Mrs John Boyce of Pine Bush New York describes a scalp condition on her baby with yellow crust and itching. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment to wash and treat the scalp, reporting a complete cure after a few applications and advising other mothers.
In a Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt a customer asks for calves brains and a waitress jokes about the lewd query. A bystander recalls another man asking for frog legs, highlighting rude behavior in a budget restaurant setting.
Patent notices list items including an air ship by Walter Butler of Minneapolis a pall cover by Albert Ellwanger from Ashby and a sleigh by Harvey Hopper of Minneapolis along with grain doors for cars by John Iverson, coal hole cover by Frederick Rees and artificial stone by Willer Branch in Minneapolis and Rochester.
Miss Heamley complains of needing a chaperon for the ball. Miss Pepprey replies that a masked ball requires no chaperon. The exchange reflects social expectations and wit in the event's planning.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming to rest feet and cure swot sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Priced at 25 cents and available at druggists and shoe stores with free sample by mail from 8 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
The quote contrasts designers who craft new fashions with critics who condemn items losing relevance. It underscores concern over styles becoming unfashionable rather than criticizing creators.
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