Local Mitchell Happenings and Nearby News Items
Mitchell and vicinity listings feature numerous short notices on residents traveling to Montivideo Racine and Yankton, business moves, new pumps, creamery plans, and real estate, with civic events and county concerns. includes a note on a potential postmaster appointment and gas and wood trades.
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Broadbenvs
H. L. Brasil
East Fifthtreet
Albert Anderson
Ity
Montivideo
Minn
Chas. Munger
Chamberlain
Slade Bros
Ansoo County
Monte
A. E. Hitchcock
Racine
Wis
Brown
J. M. Lynch
M. H. Russell
Sioux City
L. E. Stair
Night in a Hammock Turns Wet Joke on Man
A Cleveland east end man slept outside in a hammock during a hot July night. He woke soaked with perspiration and later learned it had rained half the night, his wife sharing a quiet, amused confession.
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Cleveland
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
East End
A Cleveland Citizen on Street Litter and Rules
An elderly Cleveland resident quoted by the Plain Dealer argues for stricter street regulations to curb litter from discarded circulars. He recalls a Paris incident where a police officer insisted on picking up torn handbills, illustrating curbside cleanup as a civic duty.
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Tesson
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Paris
Monsieur
Hermit Elvin Barker Keeps Quiet Life Near Grand Rapids
An 88-year-old Vermont born hermit named Elvin Barker lives alone in a smoky hut on a knoll near Grand Rapids. Once a sawmill operator at Four-Mile Creek, he fell on hard times after property losses and poverty. Visitors describe squalor yet he remains content amid memories of better days.
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Signor Blitz
Grand Opera House
St. Petersburg
Russia
Europe
Canada
Jamaica
Old Mexico
Haiti
Port Aud Prince
Sam
Gale’s
Elvin Barker
Vermont
Four-Mile Creek
Grand Rapids
Illinois
What Yeast Works For Bread Rise Joke
A Yonkers Statesman quip frames a domestic joke about a wife’s bread rise. A married man asks what yeast she uses and the reply says none, joking that she uses an alarm clock.
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Yonkers Statesman
Not What We Know Not Plays Mischief Says Journal
A New York Journal aphorism cautions that ignorance of unknown unknowns creates the greatest mischief, emphasizing limits of knowledge and the surprises they bring. The quote frames a philosophical view on uncertainty and awareness.
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New York Journal
Amy and Mamie Share a Quiet Secret Moment
Amy admits a kiss done slyly in a scene of compassion while Mamie reacts with mixed pity and concern. The exchange suggests subtle emotional tension between the two characters as the moment unfolds.
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Amy
Mamie
A Rosy Picture Amid Prices and Puckish Jargon
The excerpt lampoons price hikes with a cartoonish chant about fruit and money. Puck dialogue mocks free silver debates and rising costs, portraying merchants and common folk reacting to inflation in a playful, coin-laden refrain.
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Puck
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