Local News Briefs from Mitchell and Surrounding Towns
Charley Lewis moves to Hatch farm north of town as families move in. various residents visit Mitchell and Sanborn counties. schools close for scarlet fever. confectionery planned by George Clark. a wedding in Mitchell. Will Klevins leaves for Minnesota store venture. Farwell notes farm sowing and organizational activity. multiple obituaries and community notices from Bethel and EMSLEY areas. church events and officers elected.
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Charley Lewis
Hatch Farm
Schneider
Hatch
Johnston
J. M Pease
Mitchell
C. Conacan
Eileen
H. Holmes
Letcher
Plankton
P. Owens
George Clark
O. EK. Browne
Maine Street
Geo. Shearer
Mis
Marie Momsen
Geo. Dougherty
H. L. Bras
A. Dean
Fr. S. Johnston
Annie Haynes
Jessie Samuels
John Haynes
Acdie Samuels
Plankinton
Local Notes and Social Updates From Letcher and Mitchell
Mrs Teneyck and Mrs Wilkins are reported very sick in Mitchell with Emsley friends hoping for a speedy recovery. A. A Teneyck and Mrs Hart welcomed a March 8 birth. Arthur Gardner and Nellie Davis wed at the groom’s mother home in a ceremony led by Reverend DeGroff. Letcher foresees a spring building boom as Cunningham, Holland, and Gordimier begin foundations. Charley Lindsey and others trade horses for mules while Ray McCurdy injures a finger. farmers settle in. J B Davis buys driving horse from Leonard Hathway. Jake Stemler visits Plankinton. Jerdeau plans to write on crutch use after an ankle mishap.
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Rav. DeGroff
Letcher. Am
J.B Davis
Leonard Hathway
Jake Stemler
Plankinton
Seve Jerdeau
Adger
Ude
Deafness Cure Promoted By Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers 100 dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available.
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Hall
BP. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Educational column notes Mt Vernon events and school awards
The piece lists upcoming school entertainments at Mt Vernon and Union No 3, names teachers receiving summer and rank in class certificates, and notes a division vote in Mitchell township for four independent districts. It also covers attendance calculations, a May pole Maypole exercise, and a recent Ethan school program under Miss Lora Cathout.
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Mt. Vernons
Union No
Bulab
Laura Kk
Lewis
Myrtle Holshhire
Union Township
Martha Dexbiemer
Alice Cooper
Rome
Gertrude Porteous
Anon Ortman
Perry
Laura Hubbard
Mitchell
Pearl Pratt
E. E. Collins
Grace Jordan
Mitchell Township
Linbon
Susie
Mary
Lillian Cook
Mollie Tobin
Misa Nellie Cook
Union
Claude Butterfield
Misa Alice Butterfield
Baker
Mae Buros
Gussie Wagner
Tobin
Lily Grady
Burtie Fuller
Henry McConkey
Beulah
Raymond J
Norman G. Meitzel
Laura J. Lewis
Jack
George Hubbard
James
Maggie Campbell
Etta Smith
Byron Streeter
Ralph Clark
Maggie Waugh
Mae Lewis
Prosper
Fannie Watson
Winifred Seymour
Mr. Vernon
Mary P. Cook
Bernice L. Brown
Badger
Edward and
Sadie Watkine
Fred Clark
Leore Pooley
Mise
Maude Grace
Ethan School
Lora Cathout
Closing day at Mitchell school marked by surprise gift
The winter term closed with a Teachers' Association event at Mitchell. Miss Alice Cooper's pupils staged a picnic inside the schoolhouse, a large crowd gathered, and the teacher was honored with a glove box and a handkerchief box in recognition of her service.
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Mitchell
Alice Cooper
Mull's Pioneer Liver Cure Advertisement Offer
A historic ad claims a liver cure by Mull's Pioneer Liver Cure to purify blood. It promises a one dollar bank draft in each box and a money back if no benefit, stating trust in its curative power and easy purchasing through J A Ferris.
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Mull
J A. Ferris
Death of Little Boy in Oleson Family
Obituary from The North McGregor Times reports Clayton Pen Flatt aged one year six months died at his uncle Ben Oleson’s in McGregor Iowa on March 22 1901 after a 48 hour illness of bowel obstruction He and his twin Clifton were adopted by the Olesons whose kinship ties and community friends mourn the infant’s loss Funeral services were held at the Oleson home and the body sent to Clinton Wisconsin for burial with floral tributes from the Eastern Star Chapter and friends.
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A. Williamson
J. A. Swift
G. Young
Mise Neva Potter
Mrs. Ayers
Sam Martin
J. Swift
Lyle Washburn
Geo. Stonecipher
LaRue
Pianos Township
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Farwell Church
Rev
Kratz
John Mooner
Ben Oleson
Cr. Flatt
Little Clayton
Elk River
Mion
Clifton
C.J. Flatt
Babes
Mr. Oleson
Blood Purifier Ad and Farm Goods Sale Notice
An 1870s style classified ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a superior blood purifier, priced at 25 cents with free samples. It also lists farm stock for sale including cattle and chickens, and advertising eggs from Buff Cochins and Barred Plymouth Rocks. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for skin troubles.
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Chamberlain
DeWitt
DeWitt’s. S. A
Pure Seed Potatoes and Liver Health Ads
An advertisement for Pure Seed Potatoes sold by A. B. Seaton mentions Cascarine available at druggists and a 50 cent price with a money back offer if Biliousness constipation or dyspepsia persists. Also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a cleansing remedy with a local contact S. B. Scallin.
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Rea Bros. & Co
Minneaspolis
Minn
DeWitt
S. B. Scallin
A Girl With a Grit Promoted Cure for Womanly Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for womanly diseases claiming it regulates cycles, heals inflammation, and makes weak women strong. It cites testimonials from Annie Stephens of Belleville West Virginia and notes private free consultations and a medical adviser booklet available by mail from Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Annie Stephens
Belleville, Wood Co
West Va
World’s Highest Cross Tower With Elevator Access
A towering cross on a mountain stands 120 feet tall atop a peak 1,751 feet above sea level. A 260-step stair climbs to the summit, with an optional elevator for those who wish to skip the ascent. The text also advertises Muan’s Lightning Pain Killer, 25c, sold by J. A. Perris.
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Muan
J. A. Perris
Unreliable Irish travel anecdote and ancient water tale
A London Outlook item describes a nervous August tourist asking a station master if the express had passed, then the engine driver decides to risk it. It then recalls ancient methods of boiling drinking water as warned by Herodotus and Pliny the Elder, noting Cyrus and Nero used boiled water stored in silver vessels and cooled in snow.
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Ireland
Tim
London
Herodotus
Cyrus
Pliny the Elder
Nero
Greatest women in the world riddle at Burlington House
Tennyson posed a conundrum asking guests who the greatest women in the world were, naming Miss Ouri and the Misses Ippi and Sara Gossa. A separate jab mocks a man buried alive and the grave remark in the State Journal.
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Tennyson
Burlington House
Miss Ouri
Ippi
Sara Gossa
Ohbio State Journal
Trafalgar Hats and Royal Favors in 1805 Remembrances
The 1805 Trafalgar victory is linked to extravagant hats named for Nelson, described as wide and plumed. Queen Victoria’s favors toward Dickens and Tennyson are noted, including a Windsor castle dinner and a fly leaf inscription praising Dickens.
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Victoria
Dickens
Queen Victoria
Charles Dickens
Windsor Castle
Jie
Highlands
England
Lord Tennyson
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