Educational column covers county schools and awards
The April 11 1902 educational column notes letters from county pupils praise teachers and recent resignations. Miss Lizzie Sherman leaves No 14 for Ashton, a new school journal debuts, and Miss Nellie Hannett and Miss Vida Shane plan entertainments. Awards go to Harry Boyts Merle Brady and Miss Lizzie Arland. flag-raising at Tyler school draws 140 attendees. county teachers group meets April 19 with speeches and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Brown
No. 13
Lisbon No
Tobin
Lizzie Sherman
No. 14
Ashton
Louise
Educator Co
Nellie Hannett
Vida Shane
Emsley
Mamie Ward
Prosper Township
County Normal Institute
Badger Township
Tyler
Mattie Craig
Arthur
Walter Hart
Fluton
Harry Boyts
Merle Brady
Lizzie Arland
Alice Doyle
Victor
Tyler School
Oathout
Lora Oathout
Henry Wendrickson
Nature
Zephyr
County Teachers’ Association
A. BE. Hitchcock
Isabelle Lawrence
J. E. Johnson
Henry Hendrickson
Best Way to Cure Backache and Kidney Disorder
An advertised remedy claims backache stems from kidney disorder and promotes Woley's Kidney Cure as the cure. The ad urges using this product and warns to avoid substitutes, citing S. H. Scallin as the contact.
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Woley
H. Scallin
Harness World Notes on 1962 Season Plans and Sold Horses
The grand circuit reports 1962 activity with Lord Derby shipped to Louisville at 2.06%4 and Silversign to Leadville, Col. for a 1962 season. Oakland Baron at 15700 tops public sale prices since 1896. Hattie Smith, now three, in Lee Darnaby’s stable. Norval trotting 33% seconds at age twenty. Miss Whitney entered in 2:12 stake at Brighton Beach and 15000 Massachusetts. Gerst plans to sell Electioneer and replace with a younger sire. Jay Critchfield praises Egozen as his finest horse by Constantine and Wilkes Boy lineage.
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George Spear
Lord Derby
Louisville
Silversign
Leadville
Colo
Oakland
John R. Gentry
Hattie Smith
Trial
Lee Darnaby
Norval
Miss Whitney
Brighton Beach
Massachusetts
William Gerst
Jay Critchfield
Columbus
Egozen
Constantine
Wilkes Boy
Global notes from across continents and conflicts
France maintains ten regiments in Africa while Berlin forms an association to aid Boer widows and children. Glasgow builds an underground telephony network for 20 000 subscribers. Australia plans an Australasian navy as an addendum to British sea power. A Malay peninsula government cultivates gutta percha trees without cutting them. A York and Lancaster private at Charlestown was blinded by lightning twice, regaining sight after the second strike. A subterranean, ancient hall was found in Orkney under the Marquis of Zetland estate.
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France
Africa
Berlin
Glasgow
Australia
Zetland
Orkney
Malay Peninsula
York and Lancaster Regiment
Charlestown
England
Fashions Highlight White Suede Gloves and Black Jet Accessories
The New York Tribune notes white suede gloves are popular and white remains the leading shade for the season. It calls the complexion veil a likely replacement for chiffon as milder weather returns. Black jet chains accessorize facial pocketbooks while embroidered collars and trim decorates satin and silk neckwear. Short spring jackets feature loose fronts and white trimming with passementerie and velvet. The leaf motif boa uses petal shaped silk or chiffon pieces with long front streamers.
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New York Tribune
Cynicisms and social hustle in everyday life
A humorous Atchison Globe excerpt notes social pretensions in women and men. It mocks ambition in wives, the hired girl labeled as maid, and the idea of literary status from lounging by a fireplace with a book. It also jokes about the social price of courting and soda water gifts.
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Atchison Globe
Railway Ties and Innovations Across Nations
Japan acquires the American dining car system in a rump setup. Experts from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers note express and limited trains raise locomotive running costs per mile by nearly 100 percent. The London and North Western runs a 200 mile nonstop service to Riverside Liverpool. The Chicago and Alton plans to place a surgeon’s chest on every passenger car with tools for basic medical care before hospital transfer.
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Japan
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
England
London and Northwestern Railway
Riverside
Liverpool
Chicago
Alton
Nourishment by Bathing
A nurse asserts skin absorption provides nourishment and cites a beef tea bath for a dying infant with bowel troubles. She also favors warm olive oil rubbing for delicate persons as a tonic and suggests oil baths for puny babies to preserve natural body oils and cleansing effects.
Siberian Camels Endure Extreme Siberian Climate
The article notes native camels in Siberia and on the Mongolian plateau endure extreme temps from 40 degrees below zero to 40 degrees above, with camels walking blithely through freezing cold and scorching heat on the Geld Desert.
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Siberia
Mongolian
Geld Desert
Mohammed and the Will
A historical saying attributed to Lord Bacon tells how Mohammed announced that if the hill would not come to him he would go to the hill. The tale reflects on belief, fate, and human initiative in converting doctrine into action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed
Mohamme
Lord Bacon
Dominion of Canada Fire Insurance Figures Filed in South Dakota
The Western Assurance Company of Toronto filed a sworn statement for the year ending December 31, 1901, with assets and risks listed. Officials J. J. Kenny and C. C. Foster sworn to the statement, certifying capital and proper ownership of real estate and securities. The state issued a certificate of authority valid until December 31, 1902, with formal attestations by H. C. Shober, Commissioner of Insurance.
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Western Assurance Company of Toronto
Dominion of Canada
Fotcam
Atlas Sones
South Dakota
Province of Ontario
County of York
J. J. Kenny
C. C. Foster
The
Insurance Company
United States
Co. C. Foster
Department of Insurance
Western Assurance Company
Dominoin of Canada
I. H. C. Shoter
A. D
Pierre
H. C. Shober
Commissioner of Insurance
State OF South Dakota
Insurance Department
Misleading Senate Gift Request Sparks Noted Cheekiness
The New York Times recounts an episode after Congress opened a session when Senator X pressed a new member for a $250 wedding present for Anson G. McCook, prompting another senator to exclaim that a selfish request for his cook’s wedding gift was beyond belief.
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Congress
Anson G. McCook
Senate
Senator X
Senator Blank
McCook
Blank
New York Times
The Tall Gentleman and a Russian Emperor Joke
A French visitor in St Petersburg asks a light. A Russian officer hands him a cigar and reveals the tall gentleman in uniform is the emperor, who is his father. The anecdote satirizes realism in drama and religious charity in quick, witty exchanges.
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St. Petersburg
Toulouse
Russia
Notice to creditors in Ramsbottom estate
Notice is hereby given by W. B. Tobey administrator of the estate of Samuel H. Ramsbottom deceased to creditors and all others with claims against the estate. Present vouchers within six months after the first publication to W. B. Tobey at his Ethan South Dakota business place. Dated March 24 1902.
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Samuel H. Ramsbottom
W. B. Tobey
Ethan
Davison
S. D
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