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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
3
F S Davidson ex lieutenant U S Army Washington DC writes Peruna strengthens the system and cures catarrh. He recommends it as a treatment and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio to readers who report their case.
Mrs Goodly asks for money to avoid a saloon. Tim agrees if given enough to delay the exterior walk, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lawyers lists patents issued last week to inventors in Minnesota and nearby states. Names include Peter Caesar and E Schell of St Paul with a wheel. Christopher Carli of Stillwater with an animal blanket. Charles Chapman of Berlin ND with a wire stretcher. Fred Cooley of Minneapolis with a pipe stem cleaner. Charles Jewett of Black Duck MN with a fire box and grate. August Johnson of Alcester SD with a hoof plane. Tolef Solberg of Crookston MN with a manure spreader. Edwin M Wheelock of Watertown SD with a tender.
The town’s freight hauler, known as Farmer Heckbin-Wal, admits autos frighten him. He has spent so much time guiding broken machines to town that the sight of a car now makes him shudder, according to a Puck sketch.
A Boston woman develops a plan to supervise weddings for a substantial fee. She handles decoration, packing, and inventory of trunks, ensuring brides are calm, organized, and ready for the ceremony. The scheme promises brides stay fresh and unworried as they step to the altar.
A Sunflower State judge extols Grape-Nuts as a daily staple for five years. He claims it replaces pastry, keeps the family in good health, improves complexion, and that one dish can equal a pound of meat for breakfast, promoting strong resistance to fatigue.
North Dakota community reports show rail access expanding, towns under construction, new depots at Kenmare and Partridge hunting in Turtle mountains, farms improving grain yields, and numerous local issues from horse thieves to road and water projects, with activity across towns like Rugby, Granville, and Devils Lake.
Bruce Duncan a longtime postal worker and registry clerk at the Grand Forks post office confessed to embezzlement after Deputy Postmaster Dunlap found nine missing registered packages valued at $860. The theft appeared to span from August 23 to 30 and was uncovered upon Dunlap's return from vacation. Duncan admitted the charge and is jailed, with authorities uncertain if the full amount matches $860.
Joseph Till imprisoned for life in Pembina county for the murder of his cousin Adam Miller appeals for clemency after ten years federal relief denied. He claims innocence, cites language barriers, a recently deceased mother and an invalid brother, and offers to produce three witnesses. A separate Grand Forks district court action seeks dissolution of a double marriage between John Penturen and Mary Seliger.
The first wheat from Granda Forks was sold to Diamond Mill by John O Leary of Minnesota Point. The initial load was wet with wild oats and weighed fifty five pounds per bushel, grading No 2 Northern, with later loads grading No 1 Northern. Other farm yields include Emerado wheat at ten bushels per acre and flax at eighteen bushels per acre.
France reports Prof. Moissan has forged genuine diamonds and rubies in an electric furnace. Rubies weigh 10 to 15 carats and match earthly gems in color and clarity. Diamonds appear as carbon crystals, though initially small. The furnace advances chemistry, notably calcium carbide and acetylene light for bright, economical illumination.
A New York Post item notes a near-pioneer in female equality near Madison Square. The woman wears men’s shoes and a four in hand tie, carries a cane like an umbrella, and walks with a Harvard stride while writing a letter on a park bench.
Milwaukee Free Press notes from Frank A Meade of Los Angeles recounting Bermuda native birds including the redbird bluebird mockingbird ground dove kingfisher and village chick. It describes migrations with about fifty bird kinds seen and common autumn visitors such as golden plover sandpipers snipes owls and eagles.
A man at his lodge, not fully sober, broke a lamp and caused a commotion after smashing the ice box. In the night he used a hammer and pick, mistaking six beer bottles for ice, leaving a wrecked ice box and a startled wife.
Mrs Mary Reagan of Ball River Massachusetts describes severe head noises dizziness and digestive distress before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says the pills steadied nerves improved sleep and energy with a marked physical recovery and credits the treatment over prior costly measures. Sold by druggists or by mail 50 cents a box six for 2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
In Wapello Louisa County Iowa Mrs Minnie Hart who was bedridden eight months recovered after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She sat up and walked across a room within a month and by four weeks could tend her garden. She credits the pills with a complete cure three years later. The tale highlights kidney health as the key to general well being.
A New Orleans States note describes a British navy practice to blacken sailors faces with pigment during night surprises. The tactic reduces visibility when night glasses are used, making white faces especially conspicuous to observers.
Witness testifies a prisoner struck him with a paving block while walking on the track. The judge asks for the defendant’s excuse and the witness recalls the reply: he claimed to be testing block signals and giving the danger sign.
An advertisement states one month of tuition free at Aaker's Business College in Fargo North Dakota. It directs interested readers to contact the school for more information.
A visitor at a lunatic asylum observes an inmate pushing an upside down wheelbarrow. The inmate explains that turning it right side up would invite bricks being placed in it, a quip reflecting the containment mindset noted in Harper's Weekly.
A man recalls his wife finding a lock of hair kept as a souvenir from a past lover. The curls trigger mock confusion as the wife fusses over the hair and the man deflects with a tale about a lamented bleached dog.
Johnny-Pa defines a good mixer as one who blends moneyed class mint ice and majority whisky into a grand julep. Besas recalls ideal shattering while Tess and Bess debate whose ideal broke. Detroit News Tribune notes concern for distant people and the need for peace to measure wisely.
A compact note observes that a woman finds pleasure in surpassing a rival through stylish attire and confident presentation. The remark underscores rivalry and personal fulfillment expressed through appearance.
Mrs. E. W. Wright of Haverhill Massachusetts reports severe back pain dizziness irregular urinary passages and dreaded monthly periods since 1894. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered quickly and says three boxes permanently cured her.oster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells them for 60 cents a box.
In a geography test, the teacher asks for the earths axis. Johnny defines it as an imaginary line from pole to pole. The examiner follows with a joke about hanging clothes on that line. Johnny answers that the clothes would be imaginary, prompting more laughter.
A burglar intends to target a summer hotel and its guests, planning to strike in September after delaying a prior robbery at the proprietor. The note hints at opportunistic crime by a single suspect.
Woman comments on her husband kissing the cook and adds a twist by admitting she is the cook herself. The anecdote explores marital dynamics and role reversal with a humorous edge.
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