Mitchell News Highlights from Davison County and Beyond
Mitchell and Davison county report river flooding threats with bridges in danger and residents moving goods. Asa A Grant named assistant adjutant general, James Moriarity visits Yankton, and local insurance adjuster Geo A Silsby returns from Milbank. A fifteen month old dies of pneumonia. meetings planned for April on book selections. Ringling Show route book received. multiple local notices on land filings and railroad repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Champlin
Mt. Vernon
Asa A. Grant
Yankton
Fire Department
Col
Cook
Plankinton
Louie Kirsting
Reform School
John Kress
Anchor Bridge
Mitchell
Quigley
Mitchell High School
Joe Beattie
White's Mill
Register Boynton
The
Land Office
Yankton Reservation
Whitcher
Register
Joe Platt
Mr. Platt
Yankton Press
Dakotan
James Moriarity
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Hank Meyers
Mr. Moriarity
Alf. T. Ringling
Republican
Ringlings
Ringling Bros
Agricultural Bulletins From Brookings Station Featured
The U S experiment station Brookings South Dakota issues Bulletins 49 and 50 on artesian wells and fruit culture. Future Nos 51 and 52 will cover forage plant experiments and irrigation in the James River valley with illustrations. Free copies available by postal card to Jas H Shepard director. Also notes the Mitchell area death of Mrs Gillespie and burial in Watertown New York.
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U.S
Brookings
S. D
South Dakota
James River
Jas. H. Shepard
U. S. Experiment Station
Brookings, S.d
Life In A Shropshire Rectory Servant Life Recalled
Augustus J. C. Hare recalls a Shropshire rectory where staff begin wash at 1 am and maids by candlelight at 3 am. Granny rules with strict discipline yet practical kindness keeps servants content in a system where personal chastisement was common and even the master’s elbow tipped with brandy was noted.
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England
Augustus J. C. Hare
Shropshire
Stoke
Hannah Berry
Mrs. Leycester
Granny
Grandpapa
Golf Mirrored War Rumors Spark Urgent Denial
A Montevideo correspondent recalls a native paper claiming British war vessels conducted soundings near Maldonado and landed forces. An official reply from the Maldonado port captain denies any invasion plans and says the English activity was merely marking a course for a game of golf.
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Monte
Maldonado
Trinidad
Punta del Este
Pearson’s Weekly
Two of Tait's Stories From Private Reminiscences
The late archbishop of Canterbury Tait is recalled through two anecdotes told by his private secretary Man deville B. Phillips for the London Sunday Magazine. One tale features a witty coachman and a clergyman guest, noting Parry’s recent appointment as bishop suffragan of Dover.
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Tait
Canterbury
Mandeville B. Phillips
London Sunday Magazine
Parry
Edward Parry
Dover
Addington
Care of Books in a Frugal Household
A New York Ledger excerpt discusses teaching children to care for books and possessions. It describes a thrifty family of five, each child with a plain bookshelf, curtains from worn dresses, and strict ownership rights. Books and toys are borrowed only with consent and are labeled with names on the title page.
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New York
Ledg
French Duels Among Eminent Statesmen and Journalists
The passage recounts duels of Adolphe Thiers and Emile de Girardin with notable details. Thiers dueled a wealthy, irate suitor’s father over a marriage proposal. shots failed and they embraced. Girardin dueled four times in 1834 over newspaper price cuts, killing Armand Carrel in the final confrontation and later refusing further duels.
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M. Adolphe Thiers
Thiers
M. Emile de Girardin
la Presse
Armand Carrel
Girardin
France
Cornhill Magazine
How to Treat a Wound for Farmhouse First Aid
Advice from Exchange on home wound care for non serious injuries. List includes adhesive plaster iodoform gauze and carbolized absorbent cotton. Cleanse dry wound surface elevate limb apply gauze and cotton with bandage and avoid constriction or water.
Goodwin Tells Youths to Address Him Properly
Nat C Goodwin, dining with friends after a performance, was challenged by a youth who claimed theatrical knowledge. The actor rose, corrected him, and asked to be called either Nati or Mr Goodwin, then returned to his seat.
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Nat C. Goodwin
First Row
Nat? Goodwin
Nati
Mr. Goodwin
San Francisco Argonaut
Grumbling Harmful to Health Says Counsel
The text warns that grumbling harms health and nerves, affecting the grumbler and those around them by sustaining discordant emotions and potentially preparing the body for illnesses currently prevalent.
No Room For Doubt In Pick Me Up Quip
A light hearted Pick Me Up item quotes Arthur questioning a relationship. He asks if she loves him and she replies with a practical test about finances, noting she would sack him if he cannot borrow money to marry.
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Arthur
Clever Rascal Plays Train Robbery Joke on Uncle
A Parisian traveler and a young man share a compartment on a Havre to Paris train. The youth steals a bag with several thousand francs, planning to trick his “uncle” by claiming robbery when the older man wakes in the next compartment. The bags owner accuses a nephew who denies any relation. the thief escapes with the loot as others laugh.
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Havre
Paris
Paper Floors From Ein siedeln Germany
Paper floors are made as a pasty mass spread on surfaces to cover. The mass is pressed to form a seamless smooth surface that is quiet underfoot and helps maintain uniform temperature. The innovation offers a jointless, plaster like finish.
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Einsiedeln
Germany
Duel claim cited in London Tit Bits fragment
A fragment from London Tit Bits recalls a duel claim with Par r and Parker. the speaker says he fought Par r, expresses no fear with Parker nearby, and asserts safety in Parker’s company.
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Parr
Parker
London
Nourishing Gruels For Invalid Diets
The Chicago Times Herald describes nourishing gruels for delicate persons and invalids. It outlines oatmeal and Indian meal gruels with steps: boil water, sift in oats or meal, simmer two hours, season with salt and optional sugar, strain, and serve with cream.
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Chicago Times-Herald
The Clever Unknown in Shop Window Treasures
A Philadelphia Press reflection on anonymous workers who craft clever wares. It notes beautiful shop window displays from inexpensive ornaments to dolls bonbon boxes wood carvings glass and china bric a brac and wonders about the makers lives and rewards.
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Philadelphia Press
Noisy Parody Lines Echo Colonial Hatreds and Courtship
In a mash of quotes the Detroit Free Press mocks male theft and hat theft as women blame men while the New Orleans Times-Democrat riffs on parental objections to a romance with Mr Longstop.
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Mrs. Go
Mrs. Muchabout
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Longstop
Edith
Mamma
Papa
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Uw S
Rmi
Heaton
Tinte
Leimon
Arth
Warshai
Exlunatics
Joseph
J. A. Kipp
Badger Township
Cox
Smith Bridge
P. T. Burns
St. Mary’s Church
Rank Durant
Kimball
G. W. Austin of
Kimball Creamery
Austin
Dell Rapids Times
H. Ruth
DeSmet
Jim River
Omaha Bridge
Milwaukee Bridge
Greene’s Grove
Jos. Harker
Mr. Harker
Milwaukee Railroad
Harker Bros
State Reading Circle
H.L. Bras
S. Cattrell
C. G. Rathbun
Hammond
Mr. Cattrell
Chas, Ward
Lodge
J. K. Smith
W. J. Healey
R. N. Kratz
A. B. Hager
C. W. Downey
Thos. Fullerton
Ed. Leehan
John O. Walrath
L. Beckwith
Emil Becker
Geo. H. Rew
E. F. Winsor
Geo. A. Johnston
Smith
Gillespie
Fred
Gillespis
Father Ahern
Hills and
Eastern
Wyoming
Catholic Church
Hill City
Edgemont
Cambria
Keystone
Ite
Davison County
Mount Vernon
Creamery
de Smet
Yankton County
C. L. McKinley
Agricultural Bulletins
Ings College
Mitchell People
Hot Springs
Fred Gillespie
Watertown
N. Y
J. C
Odwin and
the Dude
JNO
Walrath
O. L. Branson
Geo. E. Logan
H. P. Beckwith
Aas
T Cash
First National Bank
Mitchell, South Dakota
D. T. Gilman
John D. Wood
J.S. Daniels
A. A. Boynton
C. M Swan
I. W. Seaman
Etla Sturgis Lawler
J. O. Walrath
Wales
Elder & Gole
Champeny Block
L. O. Gale
Express
LL. OO. Galbh’s
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