Nine annual South Dakota Funeral Directors Convention
Beginning Tuesday afternoon next week the ninth annual convention of the South Dakota Funeral Directors Association will meet in the city hall auditorium for three days. Lectures and demonstrations on embalming will be given by W P Hohenschuh of Town with related exhibitions including an artisans’ program and a theatre party. Officials include President W F Lumberd and secretary-treasurer L J Shaw. sessions feature addresses by Rev A Craig Bowdish and Prof W P Hohenschuh with papers on topics such as The Lady Funeral Director and Casket Priming.
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South Dakota Funeral Directors’ Association
City Hall
W. P. Hohennschule
Barnes School of Sanitary Science
Enbilwing
Widmann
W. H. Hawkins
Travelers’ Committee
Freident
W. F. Lambard
Chamberlain
L. D. Miller
Sioux Falls
W. AI. Broadbent
Mitchell
S. R. Smith
Lead
O. L. Branson
S L. Brown
Centerville
Usi. Ae
W. P. Hobenschuh
W. P. Hohenschuh
Sara Noble
C. W. Jones
E. Murray
W. Booth
H. P. Anderson
I. A. Grove
Cary Diehl
A. Craig Bowdish
L. J. Shaw
Getting Back The Old Vigor Use Of Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills
A public notice-like appraisal touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a strong tonic for nervous exhaustion. It claims richer blood stronger nerves and better digestion with improved sleep and mood. It warns neglect leads to prostration or insanity and urges early use at 50 cents a box via Buffalo NY maker.
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A. W. Chase
A.W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Med. Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr. A. W. Chase
Election of Officers and Delegates at Club Meeting
Lecture program includes Prof W P H Wobenschule and Prof W P Hohenschuh. Officers to be installed and association closed. Evening session at 7 30 with examinations for license and discussion of candidates. Travel hour and remarks urge leadership and following. Reports from resolution committee presented.
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BP. Hwohenschuh
Mitchell Commercial Club
H. A. Sasse
Henry
Biur
W. P. Wohenschuh
W. P H Wobenschule
Trump
Tricky deal by Chicago Interests may raise rail rates
Notes from the Press trace a contentious rate move by Chicago interests affecting the Great Western line. A proposed rate hike on the road is blamed for shifts in grain shipping from Council Bluffs to Omaha, enabling free hauling for Iowa and creating parity with the larger market. Chicago could face renewed railroad influence in response.
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St. Louis Republic
Chicago
Great Western
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Iowa
Pressures on the President Reach Unprecedented Levels
The text questions how long a president can resist mounting pressure and whether he should resist. It notes no president since Washington faced such a situation, signaling historic intensity and demand for a solution.
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Washington
Arbor Day Sets Planting Duty for South Dakota Schools
E J Quigley notes Arbor Day declared by Governor for April 26. Section 134 requires district officers to plant trees and shrubs at school grounds and to engage pupils in care, with emphasis on maintaining groves and school-site greenery. District officers meet April 18 19 and 20 in Mt Vernon Ethan and Mitchell to elect county text book board representatives for the next five years.
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Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Ethar
South Dakota
Ethan
Government food experiments prompt new stations
The New York Tribune notes the government is experimenting on how foods affect fat and lean. It suggests establishing human experiment stations to apply findings so men may control weight by following station bulletins.
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New York Tribune
Watch the Dirt Fly in Panama Canal Talk
Cincinnati Enquirer notes Statesmen praise Panama trip and canal progress. Hon. Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn will bid farewell to Kentucky as officials move toward Panama or Colon and wait for ships to sail through the waterway to ocean.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Panama
Colon
Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn
Kentucky
Popularity Growth Signals Unofficial Third Term Drive
The Plain Dealer notes rising public support for the president, calling the third term movement a spontaneous, nonpartisan development. It argues the effort is not organized by any single group and reflects broad popularity.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dem
License Carrying Mitch ell City Votes Quietly Despite Saloon Debate
Mitch ell held a quiet election with no major issues beyond saloon licensing. License support won by 234 votes, versus 273 last year, amid low organized opposition. Ward results favored incumbents in most races while license totals varied by ward. Weather notes mention a cold snap on April 30, 1903, and speculative notes on the lunar phase.
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Mitchell
Mitchell Gas Co
Board
April a Disagreeable Month Record
The article notes April as a troublesome month with cold and chilly weather. It cites a Tuesday morning government thermometer reading of 11 degrees above zero and no lower point shown in the records.
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Mercury
Remains of Mrs. Alta Bushnell Laid to Rest at Litchfield
Funeral services for Mrs. Alta Bushnell were held at the Litchfield home. Born in McConnelsville New York on August 5 1849 she came to Dakota in 1878 and lived near Parkston Mitchell and Parkston before joining her daughter Mrs. O T Litchfield. Survived by an older brother and sister and one daughter the family described her passing after a long illness with quiet fortitude within the Methodist faith.
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Methodist Church
East
Litchfield
Ser
You Can Rely on the Bitters Past Experience
The notice claims Bitters reliably relieve stomach liver or bowel disorders when other medicines fail, citing wide past experience as proof of effectiveness. It presents no medical claims beyond relief and urges readers to trust the remedy.
Revered Clergy Lead Funeral and Musical Tributes
The service was conducted by Rev. A. Craig Bowdish of the Congregational church assisted by Rev. T. H. Youngman. Music was provided by Mrs. H Hitchcock Miss Piiza Vermilyea Fred DeWolf and Eugene Mager with Mrs. Nichols as accompanist. Remains interred at Graceland cemetery.
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A. Craig Bowdish
Congregational Church
T. H. Youngman
H. ¥. Hitchcock
Piiza Vermilyea
Fred DeWolf
Eugene Mager
Nichols
Graceland Cemetery
Engine Vanishes From Milwaukee Yard On Night Run
A Milwaukee round house engine was left on a track then disappeared. Yardmen spot a speck on the west line three miles away and find the engine halted after drawing steam. Investigators suspect tramps boarded the locomotive and set it in motion toward the main line, risking a collision with a incoming train minutes earlier.
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Milwaukee Round House
Major Dent Bay Stallion Set for Service At Driving Park
Major Dent a standard bred bay stallion No. 38732 in the American Trotting Register under rule 1 volume 16 records 2 14 half mile. His four year race career kept money three times, with good judges predicting a 2 10 mile mark. He will stand at Driving Park Mitchell Lt D care of J L McCornish Tuesdays and Wednesdays weekly. Fee 15 dollars.
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American Trotting Register
Driving Park
Mitchell
Lt. D
J. L. McCornish
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Things Educational
E. J. Quigley
Br. A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Cran Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
T. A. Duncan
Board of Education
L. E Stair
Wm. M. Smith
Jos. Koch
L. W. Plotner
P. H Kelley
Geo. FE. Foster
License
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George Liko
Alta Busewell
Hostetter
Major Dent
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