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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
3
A local note explains a cold can make a child susceptible to diphtheria and praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and a reducer of diphtheria risk, sold by Bottineau Drug Co.
A brief note explains common routes of diphtheria transmission in the household and community. It emphasizes the risk to infants and unvaccinated children and urges parents to seek medical advice and vaccination to prevent spread.
North western National Insurance Co. of Milwaukee reports tornad policie numbers 1001 to 1025 and mislaid or stolen from A. Berthiaume office. void without effect. Also a notice warns husbands to comply with wives’ requests about storm sash and invites Tiscan Lodge Masons to meet at Masonic hall on Sunday December 20 at 2 PM for church attendance.
For sale two sections of wheat fund in the Lethbridge district. Bargains available direct from the seller. For particulars write J. W. Bawden, Lethbridge, Alberta Box 305.
Brief notice inviting inquiries at this office regarding a new rubber tire baggy featuring a full leather top and available details for interested parties.
Eye strain is blamed for most blindness today and experts urge early eye exams. Get a free eye examination at Sheldon Optical Specialist to learn what you can do to prevent vision loss.
Reflection on wealth and values noting money is not the main thing. It urges living simply and honestly, seeking essential things, and listening to the inner voice for meaningful ideas.
A French writer touring Rome for a history of Michelangelo failed to locate the artist's house where he designed the Last Judgment wrote much and died. The memorial tablet mentioned by visitors has vanished, and Italy's guardianship of art history is questioned for monetary reasons.
The piece laments the Bechuanaland Protectorate as the most beautiful yet fever infested area of the subcontinent. It contrasts sunlit woodlands and clear skies with unhealthy conditions, noting the paradox of beauty and disease in this region.
The tub Diogenes used is shown as a wine jar in bas reliefs, suggesting a cracked movable grotto. Noah Webster, author of Webster’s Dictionary, was a precocious youth who entered Yale at 16 and later paused his studies to respond to drums’ summons during the Revolutionary War.
A Victorian reflection on manners argues that high breeding shows in punctilious politeness. A single rude act leaves lasting impressions and suggests politeness should be cultivated until it becomes second nature.
A man trained a small water flow to drip for five years, wearing a seven inch deep hole in solid rock. He could have carved the same hole in fifteen minutes with a chisel hammer.
The article notes that 27 percent of men frequently dream while women show a lower rate. It claims the weaker sex has about twice the tendency to dreaming as the stronger sex, presenting a general rule of thumb about gender differences in dreaming.
The Amazon stone found in small quantities near Colorado Springs is greatly in demand. A German firm ordered all that could be procured. The stone is green in color and as hard as flint.
The Lugspite weather station in Bavaria boasts the world’s largest lightning conductor. It descends three and a half miles down the mountainside to a lake, spanning a remarkable length.
Algeria claims the highest wine yield with about 300 gallons per acre, compared with 112 gallons per acre in France and 130 gallons per acre in Spain, according to the readable text.
An op ed warns balloon racing will fail to become popular until a balloon crashes through a crowd fence and injures or kills spectators, arguing safety must precede widespread enthusiasm.
A speaker notes that during hard times people use the word as an excuse for taking a break. The column traces sayings and maxims like Jeremy Taylor and Rochefoucauld, discussing thrift, desire, and the concept of growth through words. It merges proverbs with reflections on courage and fortune.
Creole recipes adapt canned fish into shrimp fricassee and Creole rice with bacon drippings, plus beef dish called Gria des, highlighting southern flavors. The piece offers ham salad, potato soup, a dish drainer toaster idea, and pie juice control tips alongside charming verse on progress and invention.
Dialogue between Mr Jabber and Miss Knock records a speaker's four day illness from a severe cold causing mute condition and disbelief by Miss Knock. The fragment reads as a light conversational exchange emphasizing illness and empathy.
A Bal timore American quip questions government experts testing nine year stored meat on a dog. The exchange frames the idea as a risky, humorous possibility with potential for a dramatic outcome.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet presents a mock dialogue about housing discomfort. A caretaker complains the flat will feel smaller with furniture, noise from the neighborhood, long Tube walks, and extreme temperatures. The exchange shifts to remarks on insanity recovery rates and a personal breakup with the Huggins girl.
A Life magazine line estimates that if every bed said to have sheltered George Washington had truly hosted him he would have slept about 72 years eight months seventeen days thirteen hours and four thousand one hundred fourteen minutes.
A Detroit Free Press quirky note recalls a household joke about a maid who, when granted three afternoons off, returns with the latest gossip about neighbors. The tidbit highlights local curiosity and playful social commentary.
A Washington Star quote reflects on integrity and temptation in politics. The cynic notes every man has a price, and Senator Sorghum nods that some claim honesty only because no bidder values them.
A rugged man who endures two hours in a biting wind without complaint is the very person who makes the loudest outcry when a kitchen door is left ajar by the maid.
A fragment touching on slow railroads and a cheerless travel note in Hungary. Mentions Yeast-In and Crimsonbeak with wry humor about rides cost and fairness.
A courtroom anecdote centers on a wife’s elopement with a coachman. The judge remarks about James as a noted coachman while the exchange explores social gossip and the consequences of rumored marriages. The dialogue highlights local attitudes toward service staff and personal reputations.
A collection of old fashioned dishes including Poached Eggs in Puff Paste with capers olives and herbs, Sponge Custards with raspberry jam, Brazilian Stew from shin of beef, Mutton Charlotte with mashed potatoes, and Curried Mutton with onion, carrot and coconut stock. Recipes list steps, ingredients, and oven timings.
Guidance on how to place monograms on linens including towels bedspreads napkins sheets pillowcases and towel markings with sizes from one and a half to seven inches and positioning to align when folded and viewed from the foot of the bed.
Brown onion in butter, add flour, then consomme and chopped meat. Mix in eggs, salt, paprika, parsley. Roll dough into dumplings, fill with mixture, add olive and raisin, seal and shape. Bake in buttered dish in a quick oven with a cup of consomme poured over.
A historic recipe describes a Butterscotch Pie with milk brown sugar cornstarch eggs and a meringue topping baked on an undercrust, best served cold. It also notes Emery paper as a method to smooth slightly broken tumbler edges by rubbing a board.
Beat four eggs and sugar until light. Stir in flour baking powder and lemon flavor. Add boiling water and mix just before baking for a light velvet sponge cake.
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