Five Burned At Onida Picnic In Missouri River Bend
A picnic at Little Bend in western Sully county turned tragic when a stove fuel tank exploded, igniting fumes and spray from a nearby lighted stove. Five people were burned, including Maynard Hart who suffered severe facial and hand burns. Al Shires, Jackie Abbott, John Adams, and Sylvia Adams also sustained burns. all were treated in Onida.
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Onida
Onsida Club
Little Bend
Sully
Maynard Hart
al Shires
Jackie Abbott
W. G. Abbott
John Adams
Sylvia
Oneida Club
Missouri River
Sully County
Ringling widow says running the world is a man's job
CHICAGO. Mrs. Charles Ringling, 62, heiress to major circus properties, declares running the world is a man's job. She is the first woman to oversee a major circus tour, managing housing for 1,600 people and planning a six month itinerary for four trains of animals and gear. She married John Ringling in 1889, traveled with the show, and raised two children in Evanston, while the Ringling brothers' health falters.
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Chicago
Charles Ringling
Baraboo
Wis
Woma
John Ringling
New Service Station Opens at Groton
Groton Sept 8 a new automobile service station opened by Harry Buck at the junction of Federal highway 12 and state highway 37 just north of the city limits. The business will offer complete service including repairs and a line of accessories. Erwin Sept 8 Mrs Anna Lewis left for California to stay with her daughters Ruth and Florence. She is an Erwin pioneer who has lived with her children since her husband’s death last spring.
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Groton Groton
Harry Buck
California
Erwin
Anna Lewis
Ruth
Florence
Manchester Opens Three Year School
Manchester opens this week with R. T. Graham as principal and Miss Alice Bjornson in charge of the high school. Miss Marion Hint of De Smet leads the grades. The town’s three year accredited high school includes a twelfth grade with five pupils: Ona Brinkley, Marie Jane Bowen, Viola Curley, Forest Woodall, and Donna Bjornson.
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Manchester
R. T. Graham
Alice Bjornson
Marion Hint
de Smet
Ona Brinkley
Marie Jane Bowen
Viola Curley
Forest Woodall
Iroquois
Donna Bjornson
Appleton, Minn
Aberdeen Man Buys U and S Grocery in Groton
W S Lee of Aberdeen bought the stock and fixtures of the U & S grocery in the Cassel block and plans to reopen the store with a new complete stock soon. A prairie fire near the H F Nelson farm at Pleasant Valley on Sept 8 threatened hay but wind shift and quick response limited damage.
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Aberdeen Man
Groton
S. W. Lee
Aberdeen
Cassel
Pleasant Valley
H. F. Nelson
Osceola School Opens as Students Return to Classes
Osceola begins the new school year with Marvin Derscheid a senior, Virginia Baker and Ione Wasem juniors, Evelyn Baker a sophomore. The Lars Ogland family moves to Sinai for railway work as Osceola school opens with Winston Nelson as principal and Miss Opal Graham overseeing the lower grades.
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Marvin Derscheid
Virginia Baker
Ione Wasem
Evelyn Baker
Osceola
Winston Nelson
Ree Heights
Opal Graham
How To Avoid Stomach Gas Patent Remedy Ad
An old ad suggests stopping intake of mag nesia and soda and eating freely. It touts mentha pepsin before meals to ease digestion and promises relief from gas fullness and pain. The find mentions Longstaff Drug Co. and Tone Wasem with a Bancroft refund offer in Osceola on Sept. 8 Special.
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Bancroft
Osceola
Marvin
Derscheid
Virginia
Evelyn Baker
Longstaff Drug Co
Tone Wasem
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Hilde Koerwin
Berlin
St. Charles Island
South Pacific
Templeton Crocker
San Francisco
Sinat ' Osceola
Sept
Lars Ogland
Sinai
Ogland
Great Northern Railway
Corkins Furniture
Wet Third Street
Geyerman’s
5Th Avenue
Burgundy
Bombay
Calcutta
Delhi
Ama
Bengal
Gunmetal
INSON
Beadle County
Huron
Second Street 3. E
Coener Dad
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