State Fair of 1908 Opens With Aviation Flight and Militia Guard
The South Dakota State Fair opens on September 8 1908 with plans for Strobel's aeroonauts to perform the first air ship flights in the state amid 125 000 spectators. Gov. John A Johnson will speak and special railroad trains will run. The fair features a large livestock and poultry exhibits and a strong militia guard under Adjutant Engels with a 30 piece band. A touching train incident follows as a girl’s father’s badge helps seven strangers aid her on the journey.
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Strobel
Aeroonauts
Toledo
Ohio
St. Louis
Kink
Coon Town
State Fair Board
Engelsby
Brown, Spink
Clark
Coddington
Brookings
Kingsbury
Beadle
Mand
Hyde
Hughes
Stanley
Butte
Sanborn
McCook
Hanson
Livestock Department
South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Agriculture
Wrice CG N. MclIivaine
Huron
Why James Lee Got Well
Mrs Mary Lee of rural route 8 Zanesville Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her husband James Lee from consumption by restoring his health after severe lung illness. The ad notes relief for coughs and colds and offers 60c 1.00 price with a trial bottle free at Diehl and Browns drug store.
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Zanesville
Mary Lee
James Lee
Dr. King
Diehl & Brown's
Train Protects Abandoned Girl After Wisconsin Accident
Mt Pleasant Times recounts an eight year old girl left alone on a train after a Wisconsin accident. A guard of seven large men surrounded her and ensured every need was met as she traveled to Monroeville. The story underscores loss and the kindness shown by strangers.
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Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Times
Wisconsin
Monroe Noavins Mt. Pleasant
White House
Lincoln
Grant
Mrs. Chas. B. Smith Endorses Dr. King’s Pills in Maine
Mrs. Chas. B. Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr King’s New Life Pills as a family laxative because they are effective and cause no fuss. The purifiers are sold at Diehl & Brown’s drug store for 25 cents.
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Chas. B. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Diehl & Brown’s
A Few Useful Items from the Toledo Advertiser
Practical tips include lemon juice removing stains and rust, lemon in water as a tooth wash, lemon peel as kindling, and a rust remover for linens. Also cold rainwater and soap remove machine grease, plus a nursery powder recipe. An Ohio state affidavit advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a humorous buyback pledge.
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Osceola Mills
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
The Submarine Crew’s Unseen Discipline
A St Nicholas discussion on submarine crews notes the extreme drill and relentless practice required to transform sailors into a unit as precise as clockwork. It describes how months of preparation are needed before such teams can operate in real war conditions, with each sea sortie treated as if the vessel were sinking an enemy.
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Navy Department
St. Nicholas
Detective Testifies In Bizarre Shoplifter Case
A detective recounts arresting a woman in her home and notes she swallowed a purse six suits of milk underwear a silver candle stick and a chafing dish before he says she swallowed the pawn tickets. The magistrate interrupts calling the claim rubbish.
Cure for Hog Cholera discussed at Ames conference
Dr E L Moore head of the veterinary department reports on a new immunity method for hog cholera. Immunized hogs show 3 percent infection versus 82 percent in non immunized groups. Iowa demonstrations may lead to state funding and broader farm adoption. James Wilson secretary of agriculture attended and supported the effort.
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Brookings
E. L. Moore
Veterinary Department
State College
Ames
State Experiment‘ Stations
Bureau of Animal Industry
Moore
Iowa
James Wilson
Aves
Electric Bitters Endorsed By Local Resident
Mrs M M Davison of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a superior general remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowels torpor and urges others seeking relief to try it. Sold under guarantee at Diehl Brown’s drug store for fifty cents.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Diehl & Brown’s
Mitchell hires Mabel Meighen as seventh grade teacher
Scotland objecting citizen reports that Miss Mabel Meighen accepted a teaching post in Mitchell schools seventh grade. The note hints at promotion avenues for Scotland teachers and lists other teachers who have moved to Mitchell, suggesting the board may value remaining strong staff.
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Scotland
Mitchell
Mabel Meighen
Stallin
Misa Writzell
Thurston
Manthey
Meizhen
Mitchell Board
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed for Sore Feet and More
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sore feet and a range of skin injuries including burns sores cuts and abrasions It is also useful for piles The product carries a guarantee and is sold at Dick Brown's drug store for 26 cents
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Bucklen
Mr. W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
Dick & Brown's
Converted Brother Praises Ebenzer Experience in Sincere Testimony
A recently converted brother shares a heartfelt witness at Ebenezer chapel describing his past sins and awakening. He urges others not to let temptation molest his faith as he speaks with fellow Believers about the experience.
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Ebenezer Chapel
Bradder Newcome
Puck
The Prize Puppy Mad Daughter Quarrel Over Pedigreed Pup
May Roxley vents anger at her father over a wish to buy a puppy with a great pedigree. Miss Gaddie and Miss Ascum recall the scene as readers question who should pay for the dog. Catholic Standard and Times.
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Miss Gaddie
May Roxley
Miss Ascum
Catholic Standard and Times
King in Need Demands Money in Sore Straits
In the tale Sore Straits the king of Maritana laments dire finances shouting that someone must pay. The guardian of the treasury, once a court jester, sighs that all coffers are empty as a judge weighs the plea.
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Maritana
Stand for Something in Business and Life
A call to young men to build on character and honesty rather than cunning and trickery. The piece extols Theodore Roosevelt and other leaders as models, warns against inferiority and graft, and urges citizens to uphold integrity in all work and public service.
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Nathan Straus
Carl Schurz
William the First
Germany
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
London Times
United Kingdom
Endorsed by Mitchell Citizen for Dean's Kidney Pills
Clausen W. Downey of Mitchell South Dakota testifies that after years of kidney trouble Dean's Kidney Pills gave noticeable relief. He reports back pain disappeared and urges others to try the product sold by Diehl Brown's Drug Store. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Mitchell
Clausen W. Downey
E. Fifth Ave
Mitchell, S. D
Dean
Diehl Brown
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffal N
Plain Juror’s Rule: Guilty If No Crime Apparently
A juror explains his method: he notes the defendant’s presence in court and decides guilt only if the man in the docks seems to have done nothing. He claims to be a plain, reasoning man not swayed by lawyers witnesses or judge. The anecdote appears in the Christian Register.
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Christian Register
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Thewenty
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F J. Cheney &Co
Sease
Eliot
Harvard University
iPhillips
Brooks
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Mayor Low
Courts of Justice
Justice
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