Mitchell News Mixed With Shop and Travel Notes
A garbled column reports on local visits and departures to Chicago, Plankinton, White Lake, and Vermillion, with mentions of Miss Edna Johnson, A. Weeks, and C. Clark’s sales. notes on the Mitchell corn palace, post office, creamery stockholders, and upcoming church services. columns on weather, trains, and regional business, plus remarks on visitors from Siloam Springs and Greenfield and the Milwaukee road’s fall arrivals.
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White Lake
Mela
Chicago
Drake
Plankinton
Platte
B.H. Cook
Sheldon
Clark
Warners
Fnot
North Dakota
Edna Johnson
Mitchell
Missouri Valley
W. Pierce
A.C. Whitbeck
Anna Long
School of
Oratory
C. Clark
Warner
Greatly Reduced Rates Via Wabash Railroad
Home visitors excursion to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky sold Sept 1 8 15 and Oct 6 at very low rates. Long limit returning.
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Wabash Railroad
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Bushel of corn contest prize offered at Pukwana
J A Stransky of Pukwana deposits 2000 dollars in Citizens Bank for the best bushel of corn delivered by September 19. The winning ear will be shipped to Mitchell Corn Palace for the State Fair and then to the World’s Fair in St Louis. Three impartial farmers will judge. date noted.
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J.A. Stransky
Pukwana
Citizens Bank
Mitchell Corn Palace
St. Louis
Clate Tinan Returns Amid B'ar Hunt in Watertown
Local public notices Clate Tinan back in town as residents say he has neglected duties and has not appeared locally. Citizens warn of a bear sighting and urge Clate to bring his gun if he returns, signaling tension over the capital question revival.
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Watertown
Clate Tinan
Clate
Pierre Welcomes Home After Editorial Excursion
The welcome home piece notes the editorial trip was a success and enjoyed by attendees. It mentions the Mitchell Press Bureau had limited reports on events west of the river, but Clare is expected to be in strong form again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre’s
Pierre Free Press
Mitchell Press
Clare
First Frost Cuts Lightly Across This Region
A light white frost reached this section Tuesday night with no notable damage. Temperatures dipped to 30 with prior cloudy damp weather affecting vegetation. Farmers expect the frost to slow corn growth and aid ripening. A drizzling rain occurred Wednesday, followed by a bright and warmer Thursday.
Corn Crop Report From Town and Weather Outlook
The Guaruic editor returns from a week touring western state corn counties reporting a grim crop outlook due to persistent rain. Low lands under water slow progress. much corn likely to fail without hot weather. Weather has been cold and wet. the countryside appears bleak. Charley Gobler in White Lake sold land planted rain for 84.40 an acre, with crop value near the land cost from a year ago.
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Towa
Guaruic
White Lake
Charley Gobler
Scott's Emulsion Ad Mentions Bone Marrow and Blood
An old advertise copy touts Scott's Emulsion as a blood booster feeding bone marrow and spleen with cod liver oil to help pale schoolgirls and invalids. It invites readers to send for a free sample from TT & Bowne at 15 Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
TT & Bowne
Pearl Street
York
Ali Tomamiaat
Inside a Shenandoah Canning Factory A Season View
A visiting reporter details Shenandoah Iowa canning operations with corn huskers, husking crews, a multi story plant, and machines that strip, cook, and solder. The facility processes up to 75,000 cans daily, employing about 200 workers and aiming for 1,250,000 cans for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaaphi
Shenandoah
Iowa
Wm. E. Curtiss
Chicago Record-Herald
William
Mitchell Corn Palace Concerts Delay Train Schedule
For Mitchell Corn Palace events during the Corn Belt Exposition the westbound train will wait in Mitchell until 4 45 pm on Thursday September 24 and Wednesday September 30 to give attendees extra time for Banda Band concerts. Kimball to Mitchell round trip fare is 1 45 with one ticket admitting entry to all events in Mitchell. Special train and pricing details referenced.
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Mitchell
Banda Band
Kimball
Char Mix County Fair at Platte Next Week
The Char Mix County Fair at Platte unfolds Wednesday to Friday with the Old Settlers association to be hosted. J E Taylor will give the welcome, famed sprinters H K Grhume and Dan Lamb race for purse money over several thousand dollars, pumpkins hogs and other exhibits expected.
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Chas
Mix County Fair
Platte
George Kirk
Mix County Old Settlers’ Association
J. E. Taylor
Cicero
Chas. Mix
H. K. Grhume
Dan Lamb
The Gender Sex En Route Rail Travel Sex Bias
A dated column mocks women gaining rights to travel seats on trains. It claims women seize seats regardless of belongings while men must stand, swing to smokers, or seek alternative space. The piece concludes with an old traveler observing women standing as men fail to secure a seat.
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Hillseat
Settlers in Range Country Questioned by Herald
Pierre's Settlers Sioux Falls Press comments on the Pierre Register claim that 6000 filings for home steads in the range country over two years foretell cattle kings gaining control. The Armour Herald cites travelers finding rude shacks and few permanent settlers, suggesting many claims aim to prove up before patents.
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Pierre
Sioux Falls
Pierre Register
Range
Armour Herald
Herald
Missouri River
South Dakota
Exchange Notice for Midwest Properties and Goods
For Dakota land Brule county preferred. A Marion Iowa residence rents for 10 dollars monthly. A 10 room residence in Minnesota town rents for 20 dollars monthly. A clean up to date stock of sack and gentlemen's furnishing goods at What Cheer Iowa. Two Huber separators 40 by 60 and 42 by 64. Barn, horse and carriage at Pukwana with two more teams for a first class livery stock. My own offer. prefer clean land and may assume debt. Write J A Stransky Pukwana SD.
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Dakota
Brule
Marion
Minnesota
What Cheer
Iowa
Pukwana
J. A. Stransky
Life Saved by Chamberlain Celic Cholera Remedy
B D Byer a well known cooper of this town says Chamberlain s Celic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life last summer after a month of bilious dysentery resisted all others until he tried the remedy It gave him immediate relief Little merchant Hancock Md endorses the remedy and it is sold by Miller druggist F B at Salisbury Maryland
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B.D. Byer
Chamberlain
Little
Sancock
F. BE
Miller
Gift for Harvard and Cole's Salve Advertisement
Harvard University will receive the Baron de Beyet zoological collection from Brussels courtesy of Mr. Carnegie. The note highlights the extinct birds richness and mentions September as hunting and camping month. It promotes Cole's Carbolic salve for cuts burns and bruises and claims protection from lockjaw and blood poisoning. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Harvard
Harvard University
Baron de Beyet
Brussels
Carnegie
Cole
Fine Job Work at The GRAPHic Office
The GRAPHic office reports receiving an excess stock of pen type last week but still offers the latest script faces for wedding invitations and visiting cards. A new steel plate like finish is available, indistinguishable to readers from real steel plate work. Ladies seeking fresh visiting cards will be pleased and commercial printing type is equally up to date. We welcome orders and promise satisfaction.
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Name to Seek
Look for the DeWitt name on every box of Witch Hazel Salve. The genuine DeWitt’s Salve uses pure Witch Hazel and is marketed by EO, 1 peat & Co., Chicago. Counterfeits have flooded the market due to its popularity.
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DeWitt
1 Peat & Co
Chicago
Homeseekers Excursions On Wabash To Many Southern Points
Baltimore and return sale dates Sept 1 18 9th Little Rock sale Oct 20 4th Detroit sale Oct 15 16 12 1st and 3rd Wednesdays monthly all one way and round trip tickets. Wabash route offers dining service views of Worlds Fair Grounds. Through collections bus transfer. Elegant sleepers reclining chair cars and high back coaches. Inquire at Wabash city office 1601 Farnam St Omaha Neb or Harry R Moore Gen Agt Pass Dept.
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Nalf
Baltimore
Little Rock
Ark
Detroit
Mich
Wabash
Wabash City
Farnam St
Harry R. Moore
Omaha
Nebr
Not That Kind Ceremony Concludes With Caution
In St Jeplie Missouri a man asked the sheriff to perform a wedding knot. The official replied he handles only marriages of a different nature and did not proceed with the request.
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St Jeplie
Theagi
Wor Over Mixty Xeara old and well tried remedy
A garbled OCR fragment describes Mrs. Welow ip’s million penny fame and a remedy claimed to ease pain wind colic and other ailments in a child. It promises soothing effects and a nonstandard taste, with vague references to a long tradition and rarity.
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Xeara
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Doty
Parkston
Colon
Grinwold
C. R. Tinan
Shenandoah, Iowa
C. H. Clark
Ley Warner
C.C. Lowe
Nankton
Mmett Ryan
C. W
Towary Schonberger
Kctty
Brown's College
Clark's
J. W. Clevenger
Kent Chamberlain
E. F. We
D. Rose
Tkton
Tiny
Louis Richards
Mrs. Job
Iiss
Genevieve Ochsner
Arthur Rett
Vermillion
University
CHL
Bammer
Atk
Yohn Ryan
Pat East
Opera House
Uyors
Mankato
Minn
A. Stransky
Mtr. Stransky
Hetray
Brile
Etta Morris
Summit
Haswell
Mr. Morris
Mias
Merrill Foote
Missouri
Ile
St. Joe
J. H. Cook
John Ryan
Presbyterian Church
Miller Press
Shioek
John Bolton
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Plainfield Township
Bolton
Pratt
Whitbeck Bank
Peter Smith
Mr. Pratt
Goodell-Pratt Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee Road
Manilla
Scotland
Ajl
Obson
Free Press
The
Toote
C. W. Pierce
R.A. Reynolds
Agata
Deering Car
Lee Conant
Oliver Typewriter
Remington
L. E. Starr, Mitchell, S. D
el Ee
Celic
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