Fearful South Dakota land sales lure cautious buyers
State Treasurer Collins recounts a Groton farmer's trip to South Dakota where booming crops and high prices tempt investment yet raise concerns of overstatement. The farmer fears being "gold bricked" if land proves mismatched to expectations, noting oats flax corn and prairies that glow with potential while warning others to weigh the risk.
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Aberdeen
Collins
Groton
South Dakota
Yeb Tannot
Mr. Collins
Buster Brown and Tige Draw Crowd at Shoe Store
Hundreds of children gathered in front of Waterbury & Klousia's shoe store this morning to see Buster Brown and Tige in person. The children recalled the comic strip pictures and rushed to witness the live appearance, filling the storefront area.
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Waterbury & Klousia
Buster Brown
Vige
Childre
Buster
Tige
Town visit spurs buyers with talk of land values and toys
The visitor notes high farm wealth and impressive property values in a rural area, contrasting land prices with crops and taxes. Vigo sits listening as Major Ray and a traveling circus figure named Buster entertain local children, with Buster promoting Brown Shoe Co products and gifting souvenir buttons to eager youngsters.
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Cynosure
Vigo
Buster
Major Ray
Brown Shoe Co
Make Hay While the Sun Shines Warns Thrifty Households
A 19th or early 20th century promotional note urges thrift for households and advises keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand to treat dysentery diarrhoea and cholera morbus promptly, claiming delay can be fatal and that the medicine is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Miraculous Escape At Los Angeles Theatre Building
L A Gale narrowly avoided injury when a loosened brace caused an 18 inch wall section to collapse, bricks showering around him as bystanders shouted. The facade remains dangerous with signs and railings in place, urging pedestrians to stay clear and use the street.
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L. A
Mr. Gale
Gale
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Warning on Mercury dangers
An old advertisement warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. It claims no mercury and urges buyers to ensure genuineness with testimonials free and sales through druggists for 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Con
The Old Scotch Songs At Corn Palace
The Sulites will render Scottish melodies highlighting Loch Lomond Annie Laurie and Maxwelton Braes with legend and pathos. They perform Sept 24 209 at the Corn Palace and invite fans of Auld Scotia to hear history and tale in song.
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Loch Lomond
Scotland
Carlisle
Annie Laurie
Wallace
Maxwelton
Annie
Bonnie Annie Laurie
Corn Palace
Mitchell Hosts The Northwest Fall Event
Mitchell invites the public to a major northwest fall event, promising a showcase of regional talent, crafts, and community activities highlighted by local organizations and vendors.
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Mitchell
Summer Diarrhoea in Children Remedy Use
In hot weather the first signs of a child’s loose bowels require prompt care to prevent complications. A few doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil cleanses the system. Rev M C Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children.
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M. C. Stockland
First M. WW. Church
Little Kalls
Minn
Chamberlain
Waterloo convention highlights South Dakota girls in white
Mitchell young ladies who attended the YWCA convention at Waterloo returned home after representing the University and high school. The Waterloo Reporter praised Dakota delegates, noting 400 women in white dresses with state colors and wheat motifs, forming a striking prairie group amid 14 states.
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Mitchell
South Dakota
Y W.C. A
Waterloo
Wateloo Reporter
Dakota
Unmarked Graves Prompt Local Monument Pitch
A local advertiser urges readers to stop procrastinating on grave markers. The notice promotes a wide stock of headstones from ten dollars to five hundred dollars and offers home visits with samples and designs to finalize purchases promptly.
Country Homes Plumbing and Heating Offers Complete Systems
I provide full plumbing and heating installations for country homes with modern conveniences. I handle Standard Sanitary Co. enamelled ware, pipes, well casing, stove repairs, and offer depot savings by delivering materials to your home. Barnes opposite the post office.
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Standard Sanitary Co
Barnes
Vermillion Regents Tender Presidency to Merica
The State Board of Regents has tendered the university presidency to Professor Charles O. Merica of Appleton Wisconsin. Merica once led Dakota Wesleyan University at Mitchell and later served with Lawrence University. He is renowned as an instructor and a continent‑wide platform speaker. The report is unconfirmed and may be a rumor.
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Vermillion Republican
State Board of Regents
Charles O. Merica
Appleton
Wisconsin
Merica
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
Lawrence University
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