Fifty Years of Married Life for Downeys of Ashton
The Downeys of Ashton South Dakota celebrate fifty years of marriage at home with children and grandchildren present. Clark L. Downey, born in Springfield Ohio, once of Atlanta Illinois, served on Illinois fairs and moved to Dakota. Mrs Downey, born in Yorkshire England, came to the U.S. in 1844 and later to Illinois and Dakota. Their daughter A L Johnston of Edgar Nebraska and son C W Downey of Ashton join in the family anniversary along with Dr J E Downey of Clinton Illinois, and other relatives. The couple will host a reception by the Order of the Western Star and remain active in local civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark L. Downey
Ashton
S. D
The
Republican
A. L. Johnston
Edgar, Neb
C. W. Downey
Mitchell
Lynn Stoddard
Pawnee City
Neb
Irc
Downey
Spink County
Illinois
Mr. Downey
Springfield
Ohio
California
Caves Horn
Atlanta
Iil
Masonic Lodge
Modern Woodmen of America
Ashton Lodge
Cleckheaton
Yorkshire
Kouland
United States
New York State
Hoosaic Falls
Ill
Clark
L. Downey
J. EB. Downey
Clinton
First Presbyterian Church of Mitchell Reports Debt Reduction
Annual congregational meeting closes fiscal year with near elimination of debt. Attendance high despite weather. M. L Boke chairs, W. E. Fonken secretary. Reports show net balance, new members, and strong activity across Ladies Aid, Sunday school, Christian Endeavor, E. and Men’s clubs. Total congregational contributions reach 3027. social hour follows. New firm expands traveling wells. Dunlap may stay in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
Mitchell
M. Lboke
W. E. Fonken
John N. Isell
Ladies’ Aid Society
McDonald
Treasury
Lena Fonken
Christian Endeavor Society
Eva Rickman
E. Society
Young People’s Society
Ernest Just
Order and Regulation Echoes in Ancient Proverb
A fragment discusses the idea that order precedes all governance. It claims creation required order before rules could be applied and notes that time and again rule and regulation have followed the establishment of order under the supreme deity.
Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality
An advertisement touts Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea as invigorating and strengthening for body and mind. The copy notes a price of 35 cents and offers Tea or Tab lets, credited to Scallin Bros.
Revival Meetings at Methodist Church Draw Crowd
The Methodist Church hosts revival meetings led by Mr. Smith who speaks on sins of disposition and the battle to remove them. The well filled auditorium heard that the process may be painful but pays, as many express resolve to pursue the higher life. A large chorus choir under Mr. S. E. Morris provides music, signaling growing interest and effort from Sabbath school members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Smith
S. £. Morris
Change in Fruit Firm Haley Lang Co Takes Mitchell Firm
Haley Lang Co of Sioux City now controls Palmer Co business in Mitchell. The firm operates in Omaha Sioux Falls Huron and Aberdeen with FE M Chaney named local manager in Mitchell as a Haley Lang traveling man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Palmer & Co
Mitchell
Haley & Lang Co
Sioux City
Omaha
Sioux Falls
Huron
Aberdeen
FE. M. Chaney
Haley & Lang
Chaney
Kidney Liver and Bowels For Sale
For Sale by Scallin Bros. Listed items include kidney liver and bowels. Sale advertisement notes medical specimens available. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scallin Bros
Hollister Tea Promises Strength Against Spring Ills
An ad highlights Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventative for seasonal listlessness headaches and spring disorders. It promotes tea or tablets for 35 cents and credits Scallin Bros. for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Scallin Bros
Painting the Town Red at the Yale Theatre
A Tuesday Yale Theatre show titled Painting the Town Red provides a night of laughter and entertainment. Headlined by Leonard and Halliday with Miss Mazie King the program features swift repartee lively dances and vivid costumes supported by a large chorus and synchronized scenery enhancing the overall amusement.
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Yale
Leonard
Halliday
Mazie King
Terpsichore
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Sold at Scallin Bros
A vintage ad notes a life enhancing tonic Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea available from Scallin Bros for 35 cents, offered as tea or tablets with a gentle warming effect described as life giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Scallin Bros
Railroad Commission Weighs New West of Missouri Freight Rates
At a recent meeting the railroad commissioners devoted time to a proposed schedule of rates for new western lines. Shippers say current freight rates are too high. The board plans a just and equitable distance tariff and will proceed cautiously in light of recent U S Supreme Court rulings on state rate making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commissioners
Missouri River
Supreme Court of the United States
State Boards of Railroad Commissioners
Seed Wheat for Sale No. 1 Blue Stem Pedigreed
J P Carlson offers 2000 bushels of pedigreed No 1 blue stem seed wheat for sale at one dollar per bushel. Contact via rural line number five.
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J. P. Carlson
Bonaparte as a Deadhead in Paris Theatre
Frederic Febvre cites a Gaulois document from the Théâtre Français archives showing young Napoleon Bonaparte asking to be admitted to a performance of Manlius with Talma. Febvre also recounts Talma whispering to the future ruler about Vienna and a fanfare as a playful anecdote from Talma’s son.
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Bonaparte
Frederic Febvre
Paris ‘Gaulois
Theatre Francais
Manilus
Talma
Napoleon
M. Febvre
France
When the Earth Dies and Eternity Fills with Suns
Camille Flammarion muses on a dead Earth and a frozen cosmos where no time exists yet eternity endures. He envisions successive universes rising and fading, with future civilizations replacing those lost, until a final center of gravity forms a vast solar system.
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Earth
Mach Globe
Neptune
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Assyria
Solar System
Milky Way
Camille Flammarion
Wellington Ends Interview After Brief Academic Check
The Duke of Wellington asked Dr. Hutton about a young officer's science training. The doctor answered in person and proposed a meeting. Wellington then cut the appointment short, noting time is scarce for both.
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Duke of Wellington
Hutton
Wellington
Dr. Hutton
Wellngton
Adversity Reveals Strength of Character
The quote declares that difficult occasions reveal virtue and strength rather than creating it, suggesting trials measure a person’s true nature and resilience.
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Mrs. C. L. Downey
Cele
Commonwealth
Folk
Missouri
Cloiest
M Jeffers
Congregational Meeting
of the Presbyterians Reports
History of Church
A. W. Chase
Ygei
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sohn Auer
East Std St
Marysville
Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea
A. VW. Ghase
S. B. Kolden
Cass Ave
Grand Rapids
Mich
A. W Chase
Buffalo, N. Y
Yale Amusement Co
Wwillions
DIOS
N.W. Hide & Fur CO
SEN Minneapoli
Soo Line
I.T. Vail
Minneapolis
International Vailograph Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Panama Canal
Culebra
Gatun
San Pablo
Atlantic
Pedro Miguel
Sta Boca
Pacific
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