Senator Kittredge Praised for Brain Power in South Dakota
Corsica Globe endorses Senator Kittredge as one of the senate’s brainiest figures, predicting his reelection and continued influence in Washington. The piece emphasizes his industry, ability, and character, arguing South Dakota should keep a strong representative.
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Washinton
Where Is the Conspiracy Canton News
Canton News reports long held belief in a state printing conspiracy to overcharge for public work. Gov Crawford cited it in a message, a legislature passed a printing commission bill, but after a year the commission finds the conspiracy claim was false and that no undue profits occurred while many printers suffered losses.
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Canton News
Crawford
Printing Commission
Buncombe
Press Smear Tactics Taint Senator Kittedge in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Press attacked Senator Kittredge with a faint link to the city election claiming “Saloons and Kittredge Win.” The piece argues the claim was a baseless, biased bid to prejudice voters and mislead the public, contrasting it with supposed honesty.
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Sioux Falls
Kittedge
Kittredge
Crawford
Buncombe
Illinois Democrats Weigh Bryan or Johnson for State Endorsement
Illinois party factions debate at a state convention over whether to endorse Bryan or Johnson for the national ticket. A historic rift with Roger Sullivan resurfaces as Sullivan and Bryan clash, leading to renewed tensions and a possible Johnson delegation to Denver this summer.
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Johnson
Roger Sullivan
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Nebraska
Insurgent Press Attacks Kittredge Railroading Past
The insurgent press criticizes Senator Kittredge for his former role as a railroad attorney, arguing the bias of that association. Governor Crawford, who resigned as railroad attorney before running for governor two years ago, acknowledged his past in railroads during a public address and said railroads have long employed capable attorneys.
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Senator Kittredge
Crawford
Railroads and Governor Ties Hurt Insurgent Senatorial Bid
An analysis argues the governor used influence on the state board of equalization to favor the Chicago & North Western railroad, yielding lower valuations than rivals and prompting criticism from insurgent presses. It notes Senator Kittredge resigned railroad ties and suggests anti-railroad sentiment boosts the insurgent candidate.
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Chicago & North- Western Railroad
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Local notes from Ethan and Prosper township community
A box social at Hope Chapel raised about 20 for the church society. C F Drake announced as candidate for state representative. I Damon resigns as Ethan school principal. Easter visit to Rev Stahle's program. farmers face prairie fire near town with minimal damage.
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Harmers Elevator Co
I. Damon
Ethan School
Notie
C. F. Drake
Henry Evans
Roy Oathout
Alexandria
L. A. Oathout
August Bauer
M. Js
Frank Green
Community Bits From Parkston and Nearby Areas
April 22 notes show Ed Zenphening and family visiting friends in Parkston while Charlie Lewis traveled from Mitchell to see Haley Crow. L A Oathout drove to Alexandria as Damon's resignation was reconsidered and school resumed Monday. Social and dance crowds were small and Easter services were well attended with floral decorations. thanks extended to helpers. Mrs. Frank Cile learns of niece Muatie’s death Tuesday evening.
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Ed. Zenphening
Parkston
Charlie Lewis
Mitchell
Chun
Haley Crow
L. A Oathout
Alexandria
Damon
M. E
Suni
Frank Cile
Nice
Notable Moves and Local Happenings in Sioux City Area
Stillwell visits Sioux City while Mrs. Cole heads there. Mrs. Albert Welland of Listerville visits her daughter Mrs. Henry Stopfer. Mrs. Fred Obey mourns a mother’s sister’s Iowa death. Carpenters work at the Hope Chapel Presbyterian parsonage. James Carlow resumes work at Tulare. Mr. Fleming of Iowa named manager for Farmers Elevator Co. and seeks housing. Two weddings at Jol y Trinity church last Sunday Philip Yung weds Annie Steinford Ozzie O Rourke weds Odelia Mutzize. Grand boys in new uniforms Tuesday evening. Miss Elva Klotz’s Kreeman school closes Monday April 27. she will be home for the summer.
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Farmer's Elevator Co
Joly Trinity Church
Philip Yung
Annie Steinford
Ozzie O’ Rourke
Odelia Mutzize
Elva Klotz
Kreeman
Iomme
Riverside Notes and Local Movements in Mitchell Area
Riverside items report J S Daniels of Mitchell visiting town Aurelia Johnson in Alexandria John Tromsland to Hulton Tuesday Carson treated friends to ice cream Easter Sunday Miss Nina Ellsworth clerks for Mr Woodruff at his store L A Gardner and family at church Wm Koch offers hardware Varties seeks hardware buyers L M Carson and Geo Wallis move items to Midland Wallis and Albee extend dining room Corcoran of Mitchell handles work
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Riverside
J.S Daniels
Mitchell
Aurelia Johnson
Alexandria
John Tromsland
Hulton
Mr. Carson
Gramophone
J.L. Skruupp
Midland
Nina Ellsworth
Magnetic Experiment Teaches North Pole Magnetism
Chicago News explains a simple at home experiment using a poker a hampton needle and a pan of water. Point the poker north at thirty degrees and strike its upper end to induce faint magnetism. A dry needle floats on water and can be attracted then repelled by the magnetized poker.
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Chicago News
Bookbinder A Game Among Children
An old circle game called bookbinder involves players sitting with books on their fists while one tries to tap another’s knuckles. If tapped, the tapped player becomes the new bookbinder. if the hand pulls away and the book falls, a swap occurs.
Japanese kettles that sing when water boils
The passage notes how Japanese crafts include iron kettles that emit a musical note as water boils. The toy-like feature is described as an added charm to everyday life, though the tune is not perfectly melodic. The description emphasizes cultural habit of embedding small pleasures in daily objects.
Singing kettles produce music from steam bubbles
The article notes that some kettles make harmonious sounds as steam bubbles escape from between tightly spaced sheets near the kettle bottom. It explains that fire regulation affects the tone and that the sound varies with kettle shape. These singing kettles have a long history.
How to compute day length from sunrise and sunset
The article explains that the length of the day equals twice the sunset time and the length of the night equals twice the sunrise time. Example: sunset 7 30 yields 15 hours of day, sunrise 4 30 yields 9 hours of night, totaling 24 hours.
Peanut growth and origins debated in botany
The peanut forms underground nuts after a short stalk from the ground flower develops downward. Botany experts split on its native country, Africa or America, while noting it thrives in tropical and subtropical regions, especially the southern United States.
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Africa
America
Oldest and youngest solve a math riddle
A father says I am six times as old as you and in 24 years you will be half as old as I. The solution: child six years old and father thirty six. A woodpecker and a peck measure differ in what they hold or do: one holds a peck, the other pecks a hole.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Nuts to Crack in Autumn for Young Minds
Poem describes enjoying nuts by a nursery fire and compares real edible nuts to challenging mental nuts like geography arithmetic spelling history and grammar. The playful verse highlights learning as tasty harder to crack but rewarding nourishment for children.
Yale Wooden Spoon Honor and Notable Spoon Men
For nearly a century Yale’s Wooden Spoon honored the class member chosen by peers as the “woor m…” The top nine seniors, called “coachs” or spoon men, voted one man to receive the spoon then staged a public Wooden Spoon Exhibition. The last spoon man was Robert Rae of Nashville, class of 1871, who died years ago in Paris.
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Hartford
Robert Bae
Nashville, Tenn
Paris
Tricky Maoris At Public Hall In Taranaki Village
Europeans flocked to a village public hall as Maoris offered change schemes in the opening day. The crowd traded larger coins for smaller ones and savored a meal before a collection gathered, with none carrying coins smaller than two shillings.
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Taranaki
Lotton For Freckles Freckle Remover Formula
A home remedy is described using one dram of sal ammoniac two drams eau de cologne and eight ounces distilled water. The mixture is to be mixed and applied with a soft cloth twice daily.
When the Soup Is Salty You Add Potatoes
A kitchen tip suggests adding raw potato slices to over salted soup and cooking longer. The potato supposedly absorbs excess salt.
Why Should The Blue Jay Be Land Bearer To Satan
A column discusses a superstition that blue jays vanish on Fridays to serve Satan by carrying sand for his caldron. It argues the tale lacks basis, citing the blue jay as a meticulous builder of substantial nests, and describes his upbringing of a strong, healthy brood before returning to lighthearted field life.
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Satan
Four weights to weigh any half pound to twenty pounds
Gateway Magazine explains a shopkeeper must use four weights only to weigh items up to twenty pounds in half pound steps. The suggested weights are ½, 1 ½, 4 ½, and 13 ½ pounds, enabling any half pound to twenty pounds by combination.
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Gateway Magazine
How to Be Strong
Not a news article. No identifiable people or organizations. A philosophical quote about strength through unity and peace, urging firmness, courage, discipline, and restraint.
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Comte de Mirabeau
Quote from Cowper on compassion toward worms
A brief reflective note quoting Cowper about not befriending a man who hurts a worm, emphasizing kindness to living creatures and a stance toward cruelty.
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