High School Notes and Staffing in Spring Term
Enrollment gains appear across grades with several new pupils. Dr. Willits lecture cited as a success and the high school netted about twenty dollars. Faculty for the coming year listed along with recent visitor reports and accreditation status. students and staff active in clubs and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stross
Dr. Willits
Harvey Rundell
Burley
DeWitt Norton
Josie Krenkiron
Howard
Alice M. Conkils
Alice M. Thurston
Mary G. Windle
Mary Comin
Woonsocket
Wivur High School
Misa Warrier Maney
Pierre
Minnie Grace-Rolston
Wheat Treated for Smut by Formaldehyde Method
Agriculture notes formaldehyde treatment for seed wheat oats and barley to prevent smut. Mix one pound of 40 percent formaldehyde with 45 gallons water enough to treat 50 to 75 bushels. Spread seed moisten evenly then cover with blankets for two to three hours turn regularly and allow to dry before sowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wheeler
South Dakota
Ladies Library Association meeting and May fund drive
The Ladies Library Association held a regular meeting in their newly decorated room. A Wrip Around the World fundraiser is planned for the first of May to benefit the library, aided by a Thos Fullerton gift that funds a new clock. March reports show 3039 books circulated for the month, with 67 new patrons joining.
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Ladies Library Association
Library Association
Thos. Fullerton
Litera
Prohibition Meetings Promised at City Hall Rallies
A movement to end liquor traffic grows as Mitchell residents pledge to oppose saloons. City Hall hosts three evenings of talks from local and college figures plus farmers and clergy with music and a stereopticon show to persuade all ages to attend.
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Mitchell
Nicholson
Seaton
Jayne
Stout
A. &. Carhart
MISS BUTLER'S RECITAL AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A large audience at the Congregational church Monday heard Miss Dora Butler in a piano recital assisted by Miss Fannie McCormick, with high praise for Butler's technique and interpretation and McCormick's contralto singing. The program included works by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Chopin, Rae, and others. Also notice: land seekers west of the Missouri river to contact W. M. Lewis in Stanley, S. D., for relinquishments and locating.
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Congregational Church
Dora Butler
Fannie McCormick
Miss Butler
Rachminoff
Schubert
Hartwell Jones
Miss McCormick
Wilson G. Smith
Kenneth Rae
al Chopin
Moskowski
Chopin
Missouri River
W. M. Lewis
Stearns P. O
Stanley Up
S. D
Allsodo
Mitchell Citizens Convention Names L O Branson for Mayor
The Mitchell Citizens convention held in city hall discussed city progress and nominated Wen O L Branson for mayor amid applause. The ticket also included H R Kibbee for treasurer C W Walrath for assessor Raymond Thompson for justice and Q T Litchfield for board of education with Merbert McKinley contesting police justice before adjournment.
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Sctiven
Citizens’ Convention
Thier
Court House
Scriven
R.K. Dundas
L. J. Welch
Messrs. Gosche
Daniels. Quigley
Hannett
Chir
Fullerton
I. J. Purdy
Mitchell
Purdy
Nen Wen
O. L. Branson
Branon
Branson
H. R. Kibbee
C. W. Walrath
Raymond Thompson
City Justic
Q. T. Litchfield
Board of Education
W. M. Merbert
James MckKinley
Mr. Herbert
McKinley
Storm Ravages on Sea
The winter brings extreme sea conditions with heavy shipping losses in the North Atlantic. Marine insurance firms report substantial claims around four million dollars, though exact totals are not yet disclosed.
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Springfield Republican
North Atlantic Ocean
The American Invasion In Europe By Cars Attacked
The Philadelphia Record notes American cars invade Europe with an attorney in Paris representing drivers who clash with locals. It argues the Automobile Club of America should curb member recklessness to prevent incidents and potential manslaughter defenses.
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Philadelphia
Europe
Paris
Automobile Club of America
America
Noth Coast
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Puget Sound
Alaska
How Are the Crops and Our Prosperity Tied
Frank Fayant argues in Success Magazine that crop prospects drive national wealth. Early knowledge of corn and wheat yields affects railways steel makers bankers and manufacturers who depend on crop fortunes for demand capital and pricing power across the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fayant
Success Magazine
Call for fair play in New Mexico statehood debate
The Albuquerque Mining Journal argues most residents are of Spanish descent born under the American flag and educated in American schools. It warns against labeling them as Mexicans and urges fair treatment and square deal in the statehood discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Albuquerque Mining Journal
Theodore Roosevelt
Holland
Maurice Barres Early Career At Trench Academy
Maurice Barres, elected to the Trench academy at twenty four, began his literary path with his own magazine Iles Taches d Encre. The issue drew attention for audacious advertising and featured early signs of promise for the future novelist and essayist. Jules Clarette, director of the French National theater, predicted Barres would become celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Barres
Trench Academy
Iles Taches d’Encre
Spots of Inix
Jules Clarette
National Theater
Les Taches d
His Hand a Sundial in Newport Maine
Walter Nason of Newport Maine possesses a claimed time-keeping ability by reading his hand like a sundial. He cannot explain the method and skeptics have become believers after personal observation and tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nason
Newport
Thurston
Flying Machine Aims at $10,000 Helicopterer Prize
Santos-Dumont has built a flying machine he expects to win the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize for heavier-than-air flight. The device is described as a helicopterer or screw flier that will rise sustain and propel itself using horizontal and vertical propellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santos-Dumont
Deutsch-Archdeacon
A Bad Bargain Reverses Bodleian Folio Loss
Forty years after the Bodleian Library at Oxford discarded the first folio Shakespeare for 120 dollars the library now has a chance to repurchase the same volume for 15009 dollars. The tale highlights a costly misstep and a costly rebound in literary curio ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Bodleian
Is Disease a Crime The Editorial View
A historic period editorial argues disease should not be criminalized. While some illnesses stem from self indulgence, many arise from contagion, environmental hazards, or unavoidable factors. The piece uses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription to discuss women’s health and urges rest, ventilation, and prudent care to prevent sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Uffair
N. Y
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