Wizard of Oz origins linked to Aberdeen editor and landlady sketches
The excerpt from the South Dakota Writers' Project collection reveals Minn L. Frank Bauman, Aberdeen editor and author of The Wizard of Oz, crafting the Our Landlady column. It shows a humorous, early fantasy of electricity and futuristic travel as a fake boardinghouse tale.
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Minn L. Frank Bauman
The
Aberdeen
South Dakota Writers’ Project
Baum
Updyke
Isolationist Knute Hill to Speak in Sioux Falls
Congressman Knute Hill Democrat Washington Ways and Means Committee will discuss steps toward U S participation in the European war in Sioux Falls Thursday evening. He travels to the city with the local America First Committee chapter.
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Sioux Falls
Knute Hill
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
United States
America First Committee
Gypsy Arrival in Western Europe Traced
A historical note traces the first flourishing of gypsy groups in western Europe, dating from the 15th century after Indian origins about 2500 years earlier, highlighting their distinctive dress and migratory patterns.
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India
Tome
Europe
Quick Ice Trick Baffles Traditional Beliefs
A curious claim suggests hot water freezes faster than cold water due to latent heat. The idea, sometimes called Mpemba effect, has sparked debate among scientists and lay readers alike, with explanations ranging from convection to dissolved gases.
Salesmen Use Defense Stamps as Tips in War Era
Traveling salesmen increasingly tip attendants with Defense Savings Stamps. Field director Cale Johnston and pioneer Gene Ross helped popularize stamp tipping, hoping it boosts the National Defense Savings program. Restaurants are even suggesting patrons use stamps as tips.
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Defense
Cale ¥. Johnston
Defense Savings Staff
Gene Ross
Texas Insurance Company
National Defense
Waitess
Sale Of Pheasants Forbidden In South Dakota
Pierre September 18 1947 warning from the attorney general that pheasants and other game may not be sold under any conditions even if killed in an open season. States Attorney Verne B. Jennings of Sioux Falls sought guidance on whether pheasants fall under protected birds, with the attorney general advising against sale.
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Pierre
States
Verne BH. Jennings
Sioux Falls
Uruguay
Russia
Pheasants Protected by Law Open Season Rules
By law the season is opened by game commission resolution and laws forbidding sale or offer for sale apply year round. The text states pheasants are protected and ongoing protections hold throughout the year.
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The
Game Commission
Notice to Creditors in the Charles E B Peak Estate
The estate of Charles E B Peak, deceased, creditors are notified to present claims to 408 Montague Avenue Southwest in Huron South Dakota or file with the County Court Clerk of Beadle County in Huron SD. Dated August 1941. W. Pate Administrator. C Peterson Attorney for Administrator. No. 187a.
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L. P
Charles EB. Peak
Deceasad
Ant
Elateas Benson
Montang Avenue
Euron
South Dakota
Fee County
Huron
Eat. W. Pe
Oar ‘Batate
C. Peterson
S. D
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Redfield College
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Nye
North Dakota
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Missouri
Black Sea
NEA
Fhoto
Moscow
Eerulsition
Felts the Edgeworth
CP Tech
Northwest Finance CO
B.A. Kiser
H.W. Sec. Bank
Penweys
America
Avenue
Trentwood Jr
Melton
Melton Tac
Wboy
Icket
Phaperus
Cind
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