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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
4
A compact miscellany blends sharp quips on law and business with wry takes on news, culture, and politics. Jokes about coal diamonds emissions and a farmer’s financial trust mingle with references to coronations, reporters, and world leaders.
Report notes that American women led purchases of costly jewels for the coronation, a fact customs officers in New York plan to revisit later in the year to review duties and entries.
The passage notes the empress dowager catching another reformer and suggesting exile to a place where reforms are unnecessary. It then contrasts travel discomfort with cigars offered as a bonus by a Texas railroad and ends with a waitress responding to a customer insult about peach pie, prompting a question about egotism.
A New York woman suing her first husband for abandonment praises him with a high compliment after revealing she has tried six other marriages.
The remark describes a wife who drenched her husband in vitriol as an extravagant housewife with little need for more than a few ounces of the liquid and cites her temper as a factor.
The claim imagines biblical sites located in Samaria and Greenland boosting a search for the first tepee. The suggestion links discoveries of Solomon's temple walls and Noah's ark to a broader hunt for ancient homestead evidence.
Tolstoy argues English fiction died with Dickens and American literature ended with Emerson and Lowell, a view that upsets critics Samuel Eberly Gross and Mary McLane.
A New York mendicant has admitted in court that he makes $1,800 a year begging. The report notes the incongruity of such income in the city, given the high cost of living and the street life he leads.
A Boston man seeks to establish a residence to aid impoverished inventors and accommodate a group described as the perpetual motion crowd with padded cells for safe containment.
The excerpt describes artistic watermelon serving methods and remarks on a small boy's simple relish. It also mentions a Black man in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, who can drink three quarts of whisky in a style judged as heroic, likening him to Mr. Jeffries in public perception.
The Boer generals receive a cordial welcome in Britain after giving the British a hard reception in Africa. Reciprocity is cited as a guiding principle in postwar relations.
Rumors claim Fitzsimmons influenced the bout by yielding to the pugilist temptation to pause and converse, suggesting a distraction that affected the fight's outcome.
Dr Yyrop of Copenhagen University authors The Kiss and Its History translated by William Frederick Harvey. The eight chapter work surveys kiss types from What Is a Kiss to The Origin of Kissing, citing European authors and Byron. A critic notes inclusion of Ben Jonson and Swinburne would add more for metaphor and modern poets.
Mme Andree, arrested in Gothenburg for setting fire to the Andree villa, confessed via written statement at the second hearing. She admitted canceling stolen jewelry in a traveling bag and tossing the bag into the sea on the way to Gothenburg. No motive given. court ordered mental examination. She is sister in law of explorer Dr Andree.
A scene at Throndhjem during King Oscar’s visit shows an aged woman kneeling before him, presenting a floral crown and saying God bless the king and his queen. The king’s eyes filled with tears as he thanked her, moved by the woman’s loyalty.
Evelyr Baldwin's affidavits, though not admitted by Norwegian authorities, reveal growing tension with Captain Johanson. Baldwin accuses Johanson of resisting removal from commander to sailing master and notes no contact since Christmas 1901. He also cites Johanson's refusal to heed ice pilot orders.
Dr Axel Brustad a Norwegian baker who moved to St Paul nine years ago earned money to enter Hamline University medical school. He graduated with high honors last spring and planned to practice in Wheaton Minnesota but died soon after beginning his career at Lake Park Minnesota at age thirty four.
A party of eleven observers including two clergymen and an engineer sighted a sea serpent near Christiania Norway on August 11. The creature appeared about twenty feet of its body visible with a flat oblong head two feet long and moved like a serpent. The group watched for three minutes and ten minutes with marine glasses, noting the monster’s length possibly fifty feet. its course moved away from the vessel and none were frightened.
Hard times and strict conscription laws in Sweden push large numbers of Scandinavians to emigrate this summer. Ships are crowded, routes overbooked, and many travel via Liverpool or Southampton. About 15,000 Copenhagen passengers head to America in six months, aiming for the Northwestern states to farm lands.
Ole Glambeksen Fuglestvedt, a Norwegian Storthing member for Lis ter and Mandal, was killed by a four year old bull while gathering cattle. Born 1843, he was a noted educator and active debater known for geniality and integrity. Alternate Th. N. Stousland to fill his vacant seat.
Norway's army commissariat department plans to revive the old Scandinavian method of cooking meat for troops on the march. After heating to boiling point the meat is embedded in hay to complete cooking and preserve hot for an indefinite period even in extreme cold.
A royal commission proposes drastic measures to curb timber corporations in Northern Sweden. The plan targets firms exploiting forest lands causing widespread farmland ruin through denudation of trees. It aims to stop practices harming agriculture and land use.
Verdens Gang criticizes Swedish election ethics as Swedish statesmen abstain from campaigning for franchise reform. The piece warns that lack of leadership may push the working class toward action if reforms are delayed.
The World's Y M C A congress opened in Christiania Norway on August 19 with over 1 000 delegates from 31 countries. The United States was represented by 38 official delegates. The congress closed last Sunday.
President Deuntzer acknowledges receipt of a petition from the Danish Peace Society urging Denmark to join Sweden and Norway in a declaration of complete neutrality in all international matters. He says the ministry will consider the matter at the first opportunity.
Rich iron deposits have been discovered near Vadsoe in Norway. Analyses show ore containing 50 percent iron of best quality. It is believed mining operations will commence immediately.
In a clipped exchange from TLessle's Weekly, Weary Willy argues with a farmer about farming knowledge. Willy jokes that his father was a Populist, hinting at political roots in rural life while the talk turns to rural expertise and identity.
A New York Sun item reports a witty exchange where a bargain seeking hotel proprietor offers a 25 percent cut if the whole company agrees. The press agent counters with 60, joking about catching a twenty-two pound trout and sighting the sea serpent.
At a dime museum, the living skeleton character Tudge warns of a peculiar odor as the rubber-skin prop burns his finger lighting a cigarette. The scene highlights backstage dangers and oddities of the exhibit.
A witty exchange portrays Phyllis scolding Harry for boasting that she is the most adorable and beautiful woman, followed by his marriage proposal. Maud questions if eighty is a fair age marker in the comic banter.
A Baltimore Herald report notes a death tied to lethal gasoline choices with inquiry into whether the accident involved an auto or stove. Officials weigh responsibility and survivor claims amid official inquiries.
A playful exchange shows a wife accusing a husband of praising a police officer who drank his whisky, while the husband deflects with a cryptic remark about a “great deal” and “in her, Life.”
A Chicago Record Herald excerpt features a father and ostor discussing heroic treatment for a son. The father orders a syringe and a pail of water as the ostor warns of the necessity of such measures. The dialogue references operations in the Philippines.
Hortense Hen and Helen discuss the language of flowers as a gardener’s quiet dialogue. The speaker notes hearing this garden speech after moments of tending beds, illustrating a whimsical belief in plant communication.
Paris reports the government ordered evacuation of Martinique’s northern portion. Mont Pelee eruptions have killed about 1,500 since Aug 30, with fears of total destruction. Guadaloupe reports calm returning in the capital, and ships describe ash clouds and ruined plantations as near panic grips the region.
Rios, a fanatical native leader in Tayabas province, Luzon, attacked Laguimanoc on Sept 3 with 30 riflemen and 150 bolomen armed followers. They killed two women and a girl and wounded others before a native constabulary detachment routed the bandits. 700 men were rounded up for questioning. the guilty will be picked out and the rest released. One captured lieutenant claimed Rios is a descendant of God. A fortress or mountain stronghold was captured and four constabulary detachments pursued the remnants.
Robbers armed with revolvers dynamited the Bank of Fremont in Steuben county Indiana early yesterday. They held residents in danger and escaped with only a portion of the currency left in the vault. Six men formed the gang and fled north toward the Michigan State Line by carriage after the explosion.
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 7 The house of Lawrence Tarwoski a non union mineworker at Hudson six miles north of here was wrecked by a mob His wife fled in terror from the place
Cedar Rapids Iowa Sept 7 two children George Cerny seven and Sutton five died in a drowning accident. The boys were reportedly playing near a river when they fell into the water and were unable to reach help before help arrived.
In St Paul on September 6 a two mile running race at the fair grounds saw Jupiter the chestnut horse stumble at a hurdle and fall, rolling over jockey Bert Metcalf who was seriously injured possibly fatally.
Rear Admiral Rodgers, commander of the Asiatic station, cabled the department announcing his arrival at Hakodate, Japan.
Otto M. Thumler and Mrs Antoinette Young died within hours aboard the steamer St Nicholas while en route from Brazil to Portugal. Their bodies were weighted and sunk near the Atlantic, ending a brilliant career and a sad Chicago scandal. A mysterious cablegram from Lisbon confirmed the double death aboard the same voyage.
A New Jersey tale of elopement on a Lackawanna handcar as George Stafford and Margaret Frack escape Oliver Frack in Wharton. Frack, 50, a mine worker, had married six months earlier to a 20 year old woman. Stafford from Ohio, college bred, took office work at the mine company. The couple eloped twice after flirtation, and were pursued by the husband.
The Missouri river near St Joseph threatens a new channel as eroding currents shift the main flow toward the Kansas side. Government steamers and barges are mobilized to combat sand bars that could leave St Joseph’s steel railway bridge stranded and valued at about half a million dollars.
Harvey Logan alias Kid Curry, alleged ringleader of the Great Northern train robbery, was turned over to federal authorities in Knoxville Tennessee. Judge Sneed ordered concurrent jurisdiction with the United States for Logan under an agreement to keep him in state for trial. He faces charges of possessing unsigned Montana bank notes and forging bank official signatures.
Naples dispatch reports a gas explosion in the sacristy of the Church of Santa Lucia causing part of the roof to collapse. The lamplighter died and several people were injured or killed by debris as panicked worshippers fled through the doors.
In New York on September 7 actress Julia Pakey shot Julius Bardor on stage after their engagement ended. The revolver contained live bullets instead of blanks, killing Bardor. Pakey then killed herself by slitting her veins.
Public schools in Philadelphia will be heated this winter with coal imported from Europe. The coal will be delivered by tramp steamers sailing under the British flag. This marks the first time the city’s public schools have had to obtain fuel from outside the state.
Soldiers muster in Whitewood South Dakota as Company K of the Second regiment, South Dakota State guard. Officers named Captain Robert V. Carr first lieutenant P M Bonniwell and second lieutenant Alexander Blundell. Muster roll lists forty names.
Des Moines on September 7, Thomas Lewis a 28 year old unmarried miner from Marquisville was arrested and charged with the murder of 16 year old Lena Peterson on April 13.
An eight year old boy, Johnnie Rusk, son of a farmer near Lake Preston South Dakota, was accidentally shot and killed. Details are unclear due to errors in the source text, but the event is reported as an accidental shooting involving a family.
La Crosse detectives arrested William Morrow a farmer from Eastern Illinois as he drove into the city with three horses and a wagon believed stolen Detectives Lyman and Cody say he has confessed to stealing harness at Ma bel Minn and may be part of a gang The police expect a confession exposing confederates in the horse thief ring
Milwaukee Sept 6 Wisconsin Democratic state convention concluded its labors listing nominees for governor David Rose Milwaukee lieutenant governor John Wattawa Kewaunee secretary of state Louis Lange Fond du Lac treasurer Ed Luckow Baraboo attorney general Olaf Skaar La Crosse superintendent Karl Mathie Wausau railroad commissioner W A Redner Ashland insurance commissioner William Ferber New London. A surprise came as a resolution endorsing the national platform was turned down after debate.
The Crookston Lumber company began clearing 100 acres south of Bemidji lake for its new saw mill. Budgeted at about $300,000, the plant will take six months to prepare and build and is expected to be the most complete mill property in Minnesota. Timber will come from the headwaters of the Mississippi and from along the Minnesota International Railway in eastern Beltrami and northern Itasca counties.
National banks authorized in Minnesota include the National Bank of Commerce at Mankato with 1.2 million dollars capital, Security National Bank at Albert Lea with 50 thousand dollars, and First National Bank at McIntosh with 25 thousand dollars. Reuben J. Steffa named postmaster at Ryan Goodhue County replacing Philip Ryan who resigned.
In Galesville Wisconsin on September 6 the young daughter of Mr and Mrs B Terp en ing fell into a pail of boiling water and died soon after from severe burns that choked her from shoulders to the lower limbs.
Ottumwa Iowa September 6 A strike by Asi linemen in Ottumwa street railway service is under way and it is believed telephone linemen may join in sympathy. The workers demand higher wages.
Mrs George Huff of 646 North Fairview avenue Merriam Park was likely fatally burned when gasoline soothed flames ignited her clothing. She ran outside crying for help as wind fanned the fire. Henderson and others gave what relief they could before she died.
Mrs Louis Stevenson of Salt Lake City describes severe ovarian and womb inflammation lasting over six years. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing pain, curing most symptoms in three months, and sparing her surgical operation. The notice invites women to write for guidance from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
A patient adviser cautions that the rich possess figurative wings. The reply notes wings in wealth can cause no harm, reflecting a debate on the power and danger of wealth. The exchange appears in a Star publication.
An old advertisement proclaims Dean's Ointment clears itching piles and plague without failing. It claims 50 cents at any drugstore and urges immediate use day or night to attend to business.
A prospective patron asks if safe deposit boxes are extra large. The attendant smiles and says they are full regulation size. The stranger frowns and demands a box big enough to hold a head of coal.
A speaker proclaims that a newly published nursery rhyme book is really up to date. A reader asks how it differs from older books, and the response highlights revised verses with an illustration about a wheel puncture causing trouble.
A compact listing of week attractions across Saint Paul and Minneapolis venues starting Sunday September 17 1902. Includes Metropolitan Opera House Way Down East Grand Opera House Her Mariage Vow Star Theatre Trocadero Burlesquers and Bijou Opera House Rose Melville in Sis Hopkins plus Dewey Theatre City Club Burlesquers A Sufficient Test Is he competent The Detroit Free Press note appears as a clipping source reference.
Nurse Mother Gray of the Children’s Home in New York promotes her Sweet Powders for children. Claims cure feverishness teething disorders and worm destruction with over 30 000 testimonials. Available at druggists for 25 cents with sample free via Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY address.
A New York Times exchange contrasts presence of mind with absence of body, noting danger and thoughtful reflection on mental clarity. The dialogue format pairs phrases about danger and absence, hinting at a broader contemplation of situational awareness.
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