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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
4
A conversation ends with a sly pun about readiness to die and a lecture, as two men debate jokes about delayed answers and a failed Us expedition. The Chicago Post notes the exchange between a fretful eyebrowed man and a discouraged mustached man ending in a departing quip.
The article notes Robert Louis Stevenson credited dreams and even brownies with inspiring his work. It cites his account of dreaming the window scene that led to the split personality and Hyde’s emergence, shaping The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Dundee Advertiser recounts rapid composing feats by composers including M. Bombard who set a song in ten minutes and N. Trotere who penned Asthore in forty minutes. Trotere allegedly created The Brow of the Hill and posted the letter in eight minutes after writing it, highlighting astonishing speed in musical writing.
Chinese children bear unusual names like Cloudy Moon and Spring Peach while boys are given Work and Wisdom. A father disciplines his three year old Harold who prefers prayer to punishment, asking to go upstairs to pray.
Dean Farrar notes the Sinai and Bethany scenes in Dean Stanley's Reminiscences were misread due to his hand. The horn of the burning beast appeared in Sinai as a misrendered horizon of the burning bush. A Jerusalem shorthand becomes Jones, and a dinner invitation prompts a joke about aristocratic handwriting.
Archaeologists report coins and portraits of Cleopatra while Roman descriptions praise or critique her beauty with bias. The images show a fleshy, aquiline face resembling a stern ruler more than Venus or Pompadour, prompting debate over historical beauty standards and personal fame.
In a Putnam's excerpt Gueguelmo Verrero argues that Cleopatra’s charm endures beyond physical beauty. He notes her vivacity, cleverness, and conversational art as essential attracts, claiming a woman’s spirit enhances appeal more than mere poreal looks.
A young east side physician sought help for a dying poor girl in Innis neighborhood. Dr. W T Bull joined, cleared the room, performed the operation, and accepted a modest fee. The girl recovered, and Bull left happier than with a large payment.
An American traveler questions the station spelling while a precise passenger insists on Darby from old maps. A vigorous exchange ensues with a porter shouting Dawby as the Midland express halts at Derby station.
Travel writer Dr. Sven Hedin recounts life threatening hardships during a Tibet expedition. High altitude caused chest pain when moving, keeping him in the saddle from dawn to dusk to avoid heart strain. The party endured nine days without water, and he drank five pints at a single pool when it appeared.
Charles Hawtrey narrates a tale of impersonation when he mimicked a fellow actor in London burlesque, earning praise yet losing his own identity. The piece recalls a Times remark about his American accent and mentions Harrison's Remark on sixteenth century dining habits, noting early dinners and late suppers among nobility, students, merchants, and farmers.
The French royalist author Martainville faced the revolutionary tribunal led by Pouguier. When pressed on his name he corrected the judge from Martainville to De Martainville, saying he was there to be shortened not lengthened. The tribunal, amused by his wit, spared his life.
A concise retrospective recalls the Krakatoa eruption as a defining 19th century seismic event. It notes the eruption's global atmospheric impact, the mysterious silence that followed, and the lasting scientific interest it sparked among observers and scholars.
The Krakatoa eruption in August 1883 threw dust seventeen miles high and expelled over a cubic mile of material. Air waves circled the globe seven times, with sounds heard in distant locations and worldwide sunsets lasting months.
The working people of England support many savings clubs from shop to school children’s Hoyle clubs. Workmen’s savings clubs are common in London workshops and police stations, with aggregate deposits totaling a large sum. Withdrawals begin in December as banks pay out sums from £200 to £500 to single clubs, requiring rapid, crash-ready distribution of gold, silver and copper.
Easter Island described as a volcanic islet with extinct craters and over 500 rudely carved statues. Notes the 1860s population decline and later Chilean status, with mentions of dwellings, tablets, and non deciphered inscriptions. Also briefly recounts a London Telegraph anecdote and a county teachers’ institute notice for Emmons County in 1909.
Public land sale notice issued by the Land Office dated Sept 14 1909 under Public No 108 details a sale on November 4 at 10 oclock. The Northwest quarter of northeast quarter and the Northwest quarter of section 19 township 180 north range 78 west of Fifth Principal Meridian are offered to the highest bidder. Interested parties should file claims or objections by the sale date. L Jewed, Register.
A railway issued pamphlet inviting travel to the Northwest coast and Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. It promotes planning trips from Chicago to Seattle Tacoma Irvine Portland Victoria Vancouver and other points with routes stopovers and a return deadline of October 1. O F Waller division passenger agent Aberdeen SD.
Department of the Interior notices a contest against Homestead Original Entry No. 28264 in Burleigh County North Dakota alleging abandonment of land residence since 1908 and false final proof. Contestants include T W Britts and witnesses claim Sammons held no continuous residence and that final certificate 9771 canceled. recording party Sammons, Rasmusson and others referenced. Hearing scheduled at 2 o'clock.
Legal notice dated August 17 1909 in Bismarck North Dakota announces final hearing before the Register and Receiver in the North Dakota Land District. It details publication posting and mailing requirements, service toservable parties, and sets the hearing for October 19 1909 at 2 p.m. in Bismarck Burleigh County. The case involves contestants and parties in Linton Emmons County. M H Jewell Register and John Satterlund Receiver page.
State of North Dakota summons Jacob Jensen in Emmons county district court action. Plaintiff Holmes alleges relief in complaint. Respond within thirty days of service to Linton attorney office. failure may yield default judgment. Dated August 25, 1809. Lynn Coventry, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
In the northwest quarter of Section 82 Township 131 North Range 77 West Fifth Principal Meridian, notice is filed to make final commutation proof to establish the land claim. Proceedings before P G Rooks, Clerk of District Court, Linton North Dakota, on October 4 1909. Witnesses named: Vincenz Muller John I Dux Georg Jochim Joseph Schwallig all of Strasburg North Dakota.
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