Mitchell area notes social and civic updates
Mrs. M Jacquemai returns from Indiana trip while S H Scallin is bedridden with grip and a boy requires surgery for a pistol bullet in his foot from Thanksgiving incident. Carrie Nation plans Sioux Falls revival. Freeland Extension mine drill installed. Barbers Union reorganizes with new pay tweaks including a neck shave add on. Mitchell society scenes include weddings, shop hours before Christmas, and a theater show A Foxy Boy at Grand Opera House.
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Bertha McClary
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wingfield-Connelly Business College
Nina Melcher
Crow Lake
Philip Butler
Boston
S. H. Melcher
Sioux Falls
Carrie Nation
Odd Fellows Hall
Mieres
R. C. Warne
Wilson
Freeland Extension Mine
Freeland Extension
Sylvan Winter
Chamberlain
Winter
George Bear
Barbers Union
Wm. Bush
Elmer Allen
Clyde Vernon
Rufus Loyns
Geo. Collett
Fred Widmann
Minneapolis
Williamson Bros
Williamson
Jasper
Widmann
Five Poland China male pigs for sale near city limits
Farm adjoining the city limits on the south offers five Poland China male pigs for sale by G. H. Johnson. On another page the Capital features a half page holiday announcement for Chas Ferguson noting his enhanced holiday stock and preparations.
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Poland
G. H. Johnson
Chas, Ferguson
Call to settle South Dakota capital location at once
Aberdeen Daily News argues for a fixed capital site choice among Redfield Huron Mitchell or Pierre. It says permanent fireproof state buildings and secure records depend on voter decision, and urges resubmission of the capital question in the coming session to end ad hoc uncertainty.
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Aberdeen Daily News
South Dakota
Supreme Court Library
Pierre
Redfield
Huron
Mitchell
Peruvian J W Merrill Praised by Indiana Musicians
Noted cornet soloist J W Merrill of Phinney's United States Band, home in Peru Indiana, earned high praise for tone and technique. He joined Phinney after being introduced by C G Conn and performed at the Coliseum dedication to wide acclaim with 66 000 in attendance.
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Mitchell
J. W. Merrill
Conn's Truth
Indianapolis
Phinney
United States Band
Indiana
Peru
Ind
Merrill
The Youth of Today vivid dialogue in Philadelphia Press
A brief dialogue sketch contrasts a cautious young visitor with a merchant. The visitor’s air of knowledge unsettles the merchant as they trade small talk in a Philadelphia Press style excerpt.
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Philadelphia Press
Pirate Chief Warns Times Have Changed
Pirate chief laments the pirate life as a lieutenant jokes about the small treasure buried. the exchange appears in the New York Herald illustrating a wry, period tone about dwindling fortunes.
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New York Herald
Ghost beliefs questioned by Mr Rastus Pinkley
An institution repudilated features Mr Rastus Pinkley who dismisses belief in ghosts saying he would do away with them if he could. The Washington Star caption captures a sharp exchange on superstition.
The Only Way Clergyman Argument at Hotel Bar
In a Brooklyn Life cartoon episode a clergyman laments liquor sales inside a hotel while a hotel clerk retorts that sales would stop if customers stopped buying. The exchange highlights moral tension and commercial vice in urban life.
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Brooklyn
One Kind of an Egotist Quips in Chicago Post
A humorous quote from the Chicago Post defines an egotist as a man who minds his own business with such persistence that it annoys you. The wry remark contrasts self interest with public intrusion.
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Chicago Post
Average longevity and industry metrics in early 1900s United States
Data show life expectancy around 35.2 years in 1900. Annual corset expenditures reach about 50 million dollars. Ohio confirms water charges by meter. February 1902 brick streets total near 1300 miles. Ashcroft borax soap mine produces by the ton. Hay yield 1.45 tons per acre. Oregon tops crop, Pennsylvania lowest. Pune to Chilaya Lake Titicaca route cited as world’s loftiest. Fiscal year end saw 657 vessels launched in the United States versus 1709 in 1901, mostly sailing vessels and canal boats.
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United States
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pune
Chilaya
Peru
Lake Titicaca
Mount Washington
Horses and Horsesmen
Rhythmic has regained confidence and speed reports. Six of Kremlin offspring listed this season at 2.07 percent. Jere L. Tarlton sells Peacherina to O. J. Carney for Lowell, Mass. Louise Me transfers to Harry Darlington, Pittsburg for amateur harness racing. Rigby Park, Portland, Me., to reopen next year. John R. Gentry set a 2 00%4 record at this fast track.
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Rhythmic
Kremlin
Tim Murnane
Crescens
Ki. A. Colburn
Denver
C. K. G. Billings
Frank Rockefeller
Glenville
Cleveland
Jere L. Tarlton
Lexington
O. J. Carney
Lowell
Mass
Peacherina
Betterton
Alcyone
A. BK. Gwathmey
Louise Me
Harry Darlington
Pittsburg
Rigby Park
Portland
John R. Gentry
Jewelry Jottings Fresh colored gems and clever broochs
The Jewelers' Circular Weekly notes coral colors return in jewelry. A ruby eyed goldfish brooch holds a pearl, emerald and ruby rings showcase new fashion, and a yellow gold bracelet weaves hair like braids with clasped ends.
Perhaps It Was Revenge in a Drama Club Tale
Dan Hart recalled a farm fence episode during a dinner of the American Dramatists Club. He described an Irish father and his son on a Wilkes-Barre hillside when a Hungarian miner nearby fired a revolver, prompting the father to quip that the shooter might have seen one of Dan Hart's plays.
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American Dramatists’ Club
Dan Hart
Wilkesbarre
Dan
Mather
Two Weddings Held by Baptist Pastor Drewett
Pastor Drewett officiated two weddings on a Wednesday afternoon and evening. George Kennedy and Mamie Betchel of Baever township Miner county wed at the pastor's home after obtaining a license. Later, John Walton and Annie May Vandenburg were married at The Waverly with a small ceremony. Walton works as a chef at The Waverly and the couple will reside there.
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Drewett
Baptist Church
George Kennedy
Mamie Betchel
Baever Township
Miner County
the Waverly
Mr. Drewett
John Walton
Annie May Vandenburg
M. J. Vandenburg
Muscatine
Towa
Rent for storeroom near Herald Square to become feature ticket office
A railroad will rent a storeroom 25 by 110 feet near Herald Square New York starting May 1 1903 for three years paying 37000 annually. Architects plan to convert the space into what is claimed to be the finest ticket office in the United States.
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Herald Square
New York City
United States
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertised in Winchester
Local ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure stomach and liver troubles and constipation. The testimonial notes a wife helped by good physicians, while M. M. Austin from Winchester, Indiana vouches for the pills sold by S. H. Scallin’s drug store for 25 cents.
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M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
Dr. King
S. H. Scallin
School Money to Loan in Davison County
Davison county offers a ten thousand dollar loan from the permanent school fund. Inquiries may be made at the office of the County Auditor in Mitchell South Dakota. Dated December 8 1902. H. B. Anderson County Auditor.
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Davison County
Mitchell South Dakota
H. B. Anderson
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Silas Pearson
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Cal
J. Moore
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Pearson
Ramsey
Woonsocket
Brooks
James Rogan
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Minneapolis Journal
Milwaukee Road
Eldridge
Hand County
Grand Opera House
Gilhooley
Peaches
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Wims
John Fields
Alphonse Gastonario
Miss Whalen
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Capitol Building
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