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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
2
In the eastern states opposition to a proposed income tax grows while tariff-driven revenue needs push constitutional amendment. The piece argues the wealthy should pay more, linking fairness to national defense and wartime costs, and notes support from the New Northwest while doubts linger elsewhere.
The Jamestown Alert notes the tariff bill's protracted passage amid broad concessions won by President Taft and diverse interests. It also reports Fargo cases of infantile paralysis with three deaths, a baffling disease affecting young children and puzzling physicians.
A mouse colored mare weighing about 00 pounds with a white head stripe and white hind socks was taken up six miles east of Winona. It bears a brand like an O with four stems on the left jaw. Owner may claim by proving property and paying charges. A Olson Rudy Winona North Dakota.
Carl bonicrol advertises a universal remedy for cuts bruises swellings and sores on horses and cattle. Bottle priced at 25 cents offered by Linton Drug Company and Carl Vorlander.
In Recollections of a Varied Career General W P Draper recalls an amusing sleeping car incident in Russia. Mrs Drapers maid Marie speaks German and French but not Russian and questions a uniformed porter about pillows towels and cushions in German. The porter replies he has none and reveals he is a colonel in his majestys imperial guard.
Sigman Lazarus, longtime Bayonne recorder, tests a pleading wife by letting her sentence her abusive husband. He prods with escalating prompts and then offers to share the chair to let her choose, prompting tears but a reconciliation as the couple embraces and leaves.
The piece notes rhinoceros as a dangerous foe to hunters. Once scent is acquired the animal charges with speed unmatched by bulk. A head shot proves ineffective. remaining still may coax the beast to pass. The advice echoes Edgar Beecher Bronson via Century.
A 27 year old greengrocer was arrested on Tuesday for drunkenness and assaulting a policeman aided by Mr Lyons. By Wednesday court sessions revealed Lyons’ death, with the greengrocer remanded to await coroner findings. On Saturday Lyons’ death was attributed to long standing heart disease, leaving the prisoner aged and with whitening hair.
A Washington Star quip notes a neighbor borrowing a hatchet and a clothesline from Sirius Barker's wife. She confirms the items were lent, describing the hatchet as nicked with a wobbly handle and the clothesline as tied in eight places, framing it as a cautionary tale.
The piece notes that many female descendants of Russian princes are titled princesses though not royalty. Real royal princes are grand duchesses, daughters and sisters of the czar, while many princesses exist without high status.
A reader dismisses sensational vaudeville hens and argues the hen should focus on laying eggs. The Kansas City Journal records the remark contrasting novelty acts with straightforward poultry husbandry.
Advice cartoon caption suggests couples often differ in opinion but keep conflicts private. It references a wife and husband dynamic with a quip about not letting the wife know when disagreements arise. The source frame is a Cleveland Leader quotation.
A playful exchange about marriage and conflict. Bacon notes couples become one, yet a quarrel needs two, prompting Egbert to reflect on common saying and marital dynamics.
Tokyo Letter describes the Japanese peasant as contented and picturesque, with blue cotton sait and conical straw hat. It notes rice fields on level ground with irrigation, terracing on slopes, and homes built on raised wooden platforms with simple interiors and a bath. The laborer earns about 8 to 10 cents gold daily.
A storekeeper and visitor discuss Jimmy Sloane, noting his friendly nature yet limited strength for lifting tasks. The exchange hints that Jimmy might seek a bigger opportunity elsewhere while colleagues remember his diligence in other duties.
Scientists report studies on room illumination finding dark walls enhance perceived brightness when light is behind the reader. Introducing extra light into the field of vision makes pupils contract and the paper seem darker, while light walls may reduce illumination efficiency.
A painting once thought to be a floral study at Lord Leigh’s Warwickshire residence concealed a fine portrait of Charles I by Van Dyck. An art dealer uncovered the hidden work after removing the floral layer. The painting’s origin remains undocumented, but it is believed to have been disguised to protect it from Roundheads during the revolution.
Rosa Bonheur presided over a Tunis design school where girls cut their hair short. She rebuked them saying this was not a class of boys and urged them to keep their hair and focus on their work to retain the advantages of their sex.
A brief exchange notes a man who always looks for trouble and suggests a simple cure by placing him on the police forge. The remark appears in a 27 ST exchange.
A doctor quips about whether a patient sleeps with an open mouth. The patient replies sarcastically that he has not noticed and will check tonight while asleep.
The fragmented note recalls a professor figure and a quirky query about rubbers as a company breakup threads through the text. It hints at a casual, odd interruption by Filegende Blatter amid disorder and a list of voices.
The Philadelphia Record quotes Silliccus remarking there is space at the top while Cynicus questions why. The exchange hints at social ascent and perspective on success.
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations in South and North Dakota offer about ten thousand people 160 acre farming lands for a small per acre price. Registration runs October 4 to 23 at Aberdeen, Mobridge, Lemmon, or Aberdeen on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul lines, with a drawing October 26 at Aberdeen. Land values nearby are high and folders about the opening and the route to the Pacific Coast line are free.
A brief exchange notes that negotiations end when both sides demand value. The Louisville Courier Journal cites a Dutch proverb: a thing is worth what it will fetch.
At the Grand American Handicap Tournament in Chicago June 21 26 nearly 500 trap shooters competed. D A Upson of Cleveland Ohio won the Amateur Championship Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake Iowa won the Professional Championship Frank Fischer Eagle Grove Iowa won the Preliminary Handicap Fred Gilbert High Average for All Targets Trapped and John R Taylor Newark Ohio High Average for Double Targets. A tie occurred among John R Livingston Springvale Alabama William Wetleaf Nichols Iowa George E Burns Cleveland Ohio and Fred Shattuck Columbus Ohio in the shoot off Shattuck won scoring 20 with Livingston 19 from the 19 yard mark. Most winners used Winchester Leader shells and some used Winchester repeating shotguns. Siu notes Red W goods are popular with shooters. For Sale Ice in large quantities ice-wagon 1 runs call No. 1 and leave orders.
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