Mitchell Happenings Cross State Lines in 1902
Mitchell notes include visits to Alexandria Vermillion Yankton Yankton college and Vermilion events. Residents, teachers, and workers travel to Ethan Sioux Falls and other towns for education, work, or leisure. Local society, business meetings, and the opening of the Children’s Home in Sioux Falls are reported along with road and railroad developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Gaul
Alexandria
Florence Dickson
Emma Haynes
Vermillion
State University
Burt Hatch
Hartford
A. A. Triax
Bridgewater
J. H
George Slater
Ethan
E. M. Welton
Sidney Smith
Mr. Welton
Peoria
M. Keith
H. J. Mohr
Milwaukee Road
Northwestern
J. M. Devers
Washingon
Devers
Bismarck
Leona Dix
Geo. P. Dix
Yankton
Mitchell
Dix
Sioux Falls
Shertard
Davison County
John Z. Lewis
Cree Publishing Co
Minneapolis
Lewis
J. W. Mizener
Port Clinton
Ohio
Nancy Wolf
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Sarah Dean
Grand Meadow
Minn
TD. A. Mizener
Myrtle Wells
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Vermilyea
Cloak and Suit
Martin
Board of Education
H. H. Posey
Albert A. Boynton
R. R. Bowdle
E. J. Quigley
Coursey
State Educational Association
Quigley
Y. C.A
GC. W. Williams
J. Dpd. Evans
Lee McVay
Harry Weak
O. W. Johnston
E. £. Gust
Guy VanAltsine
Geo. Sine
Philip Laurson
Ralph Shearer
John Auckland
Earl Rowley
Harry Waterbury
IH. L. Hitchcock
Paul Brown
Walter Seaman
Roy Baker
Harland Gregory
Ethan T. Colton
Mr Colton
Northwest
The
Y. M. OC. A. Work
Bright Pupils and Nets of Nonsense in Grammar
A Brooklyn grammar school teacher recalls how bright children err with peculiar mistakes on language topics. The pieces show how misreading and miswriting reveal gaps in instruction and judgment. The article also warns that excessive smoking harms health, detailing nicotine and empyreumatic oils as dangerous poisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Tindson River
New York Tribune
Baltimore Sun
Railroading Terms Across England and America
The article contrasts railway jargon in England and America. It notes British terms like shunting station and booking office contrast with American switching goods trains and depots. It highlights how traveling railway workers must learn a new set of phrases when crossing the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
A Chameleon Bite Reveals Its Gentle Dental Mark
A naturalist recounts provoking a chameleon to bite for study. The chameleon leaves indentations but does not draw blood. One rare squeeze between tender skin only caused momentary pain before help freed the finger. The teeth make fine, red, triangular marks for minutes.
Marble cake or granite cake mystery at Shiney Patches
A playful quip from Shiney Patches about a cake the lady gave, with Weary Willie joking that it is marble cake but the reply declares it is granite, in the style of the New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Mrs De Sneere and Her Friends Slan dering Remark
A clipped quote from the San Francisco Bulletin notes that Mrs De Sneere never slanders her friends, while contrasting a supposed lack of slander with the remark about her behavior.
How To Gain Fresh How To Gain Fresh
People have reportedly gained weight by taking Scott's Emulsion the ounce triggering daily pounds as it boosts digestion and absorption. The text claims it helps those lacking flesh to restore health by consuming the product regularly.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Salt Rheum Says Patient
Mrs. Ida E. Ward of Cove Point Maryland reports that Hood's Sarsaparilla cleared her salt rheum itching in two days and she was soon cured with no recurrence of skin disease since. The note warns against delaying treatment and suggests cleansing humors to prevent return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida E. Ward
Cove Point
Hood
Sapolio
Head's Sarsaparilla Promise Cures Eruptions
An advertisement extols Head's Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for all skin eruptions and assures readers it fulfills its claim. The copy urges immediate use and sells confidence in the remedy's effectiveness.
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O Gale
Wei
Reese
Bliss & Arney’s
Cash Department Store
J.T Morrow
Geo. H. Rew
H.R. Kibbee
D. T. GitmMan
J.S. DaNrels
G. L. Branson
J. Welch
Ashier
D. T. Gitman
J. D. Newcomer
J. S. Daniels
T. A. Duncan O. L. Branson
Slade & Parshall
Hamilton, Elgis and Waltham
Peal Med! CO
Cleveland
L. O. Gale
Mitchell and Vicinity
F. E. Edwards
Geo. E. Foster
Mrs. Edwards
Missouri
Geo. D. Cole
Wheeler
Cole
State Fair Association
Charlotte Duncan
Big Stone City
Mr. Jones
Business Mens’ ‘League
Court Loase
A. E.itchcock
A. A. Boynton
Messrs. Hitchcock
Anna Reed
Mt. Vernon
Virgil Boyles
Frank L. Dean
Watertown
Henry W. Dein
Aberdeen
D. A. Mizener
Chas. Webber
Chichester
Jackson County
Iowa
Germania Land Co
Auro Ya County
Reynolds
Aurora County
Congregational Church
G A. KR. Hall
Jackson & Rolston
Brown's
Business College
J. L. Wingfield
J. B. Reeves
East Fifth Street
Wingfiel
Gcokt’s
Scott & Bowne
New York
the Doctor
Doctor Brown
Lean
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg
Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Ill
L. E. Stair
Mitchell, South Dakota
Mitchell Steam Laundry
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