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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
4
A Travel Magazine account describes Chinese stewards and sailors aboard a Pacific liner sailing from San Francisco to Honolulu. It praises their attire from white pajamas to light blue uniforms, notes their silent demeanor, use of chopsticks, and orderly service as they perform duties with quiet efficiency.
An old Scottish woman, unable to buy a drink, offers her granddaughter to Donald McCallum for whiskey. He refuses without cash, and she tries to raise wind by offering the family Bible as payment. The girl returns with the Bible but the trader won’t accept it, saying he won’t take either her word or God’s for a girl of whiskey.
A Chicago Tribune item reports Rex the Spitz shows reluctance escorting a neighbor home, vanishing near a shadowy street corner. The other excerpt, from the Exchange, tells of a new mother asking a saleswoman to split a bill between gowns for her and baby dresses and cloak to soften her husband’s view.
In Baluchistan a physician must take a dose given to a patient as proof of good faith. If the patient dies, relatives may punish the healer unless a release is arranged. If they choose retribution, the doctor is expected to accept his fate, reflecting on duty, justice, and human control. The piece contrasts medical responsibility with a broader view of service.
A fragmentary dialogue appears from the Chicago Record Herald discussing social relations with a maid and a court scene where Mrs. Maloney testifies that her husband struck her, and an Emerson quote on discontent follows about self reliance and will.
United States Land Office notices Richard Counter named as final proof applicant for B. 27402 in 190 N 7 township. Witnesses listed: Christ Naaden Anton Naaden Larry Umber and Putnam all of Winona North Dakota. Proof to be made Sept 25 before J A Weatherby US Commissioner at Linton North Dakota.
A collage of 18th century vignettes spans dinner party fame of Sir Joshua Reynolds and his literary circle, a note on gulf stream aided English fruit, a London fog tale with birds and a blind man, a New York hotel anecdote about Dam and the Dam Black Guards, a method to trace bullet paths, a witty exchange about gloves, and a crooked Mississippi river tale.
A chaotic mash of clipped notes shows a joke about a high place and a distant relative in mourning, then shifts to a formal public notice: a settler, Manek N., files for commutation proof with the U S Weatherby commissioner, listing witnesses and residencies in Winona and surrounding areas, dated August 21 1907 with a verification event set for October 7 1907.
John Kiemble, No. 26872, dated January 5, 1904, for land in section 28 two. 133 N. and age 78 west of Fifth P. M. Names witnesses to prove continuous residence and cultivation: John J. Renschler of Hartford ND, Michael Weber of Linton ND, Philipp Hetterle of Hartford ND, Jakob Kiemle of Hartford ND. HH. Jewell, Register.
Jennie Johnson file J H E No 15276 dated Oct 31 1901 for land in M. Twp 12 N Re 79 W of 5th P M She names witnesses to prove residence and cultivation William Muench Emmonsburg N D Benjamin T Johnson Linton N D Haggard Emmonsburg N D John T Kamey Emmonsburg N D M H Jewell Register
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