Capital removal debate stirs South Dakota voters in Pierre
In a heated letter to the State Register John Hipple argues removalists seek to shift capital from Pierre. Critics accuse Hipple of fabricating scenarios about relocating state institutions to frighten counties. Supporters say a central location better serves the population and access remains key.
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John Hippie
State Register
Pierre
John Hipple
Hipple
State University
Vermillion
Normal School
Springfield
Redfield
Hippie
Far East
Commonwealth
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
An old remedy promoted for teething soothe and pain relief for infants. Claims to cure wind colic and diarrhoea. Says it has sold for sixty years to mothers worldwide and costs twenty five cents a bottle.
Can One Murder a Dead Man A Curious Legal Quandary
A Kansas City Journal excerpt recounts Jim Younger, sick in a Minnesota prison, marrying a deputy warden’s daughter. The law, it notes, deems him dead for license purposes, unless pardoned, making marriage legally impossible. A southern Missouri paper wonders if Younger could be charged with grave robbery.
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Jim Younger
Minnesota
Jim
Missouri
Kansas City Journal
The Old Square Piano Remnants Of Its Glory
A nostalgic meditation on an aged square piano with yellowed keys and worn cushions,evoking memories of past players and lovers. The piece blends reflections from Chicago Record Herald and a joke from New York World about an anxious wife and a doctor’s rest prescription.
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Chicago Record-Herald
cNew York World
A Valid Excuse For Admission To The Museum
A countryman and two women sought entry to the British Museum on a holiday. The attendant refused, citing a closed day. The man argued it was public property, but the museum planned to bury a mummy that had died recently. The party withdrew.
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John
London
He Must Be Turning Out Better Work Lately
A plain Glasgow man with a pretty daughter muses on creation while she looks in a mirror. She asks if God made them both and concludes that God must be turning out better work lately after seeing their reflections.
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Glasgow
Telegraphist’s chase leads to witty exchange
A man in a distant office telegraphs repeatedly to a lady operator, finally sending I have been trying to catch you for the last half hour. She replies that a young man has pursued her for two years without success, offering a humorous retort.
Trouble at the Zoo
A Washington Times item describes chaos as a giraffe and a flamingo tango to a syncopated rag tune. Patrons fear the animals will be untangled or harmed as staff scramble to restore order and prevent further embarrassment.
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Washington Times
Wish for a Shake spearean show begs a fortune
A dialogue quotes Mr Stormington Barnes preferring a £1,000,000 windfall to avoid staging Shakespeare. The Washington Star vignette contrasts a US million pounds with a desire to skip the theatrical burden.
Detained girl Nar cissus cited as witness in Detroit case
Detroit Free Press notes a girl witness detained by police is named Nar cissus and described as very dark skinned. The report focuses on naming and the status of the witness rather than the investigation details.
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Narcissus
Detroit Free Press
Short Rations and the Optimist at the Boarding House
A humorous contrast frames a boarding house’s meals with the Optimist praising the lack of hash and the Pessimist noting there’s never leftovers to repurpose. The joke appears in the New York Journal style column.
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New York Journal
Neutral capital relocation debate fuels South Dakota interest
In Minnehaha County, legislators plan to vote neutral on relocating the state capital, splitting support between and against the move as Mitchell, Huron, and Redfield proponents fight to submit the issue again at the next general election in Pierre. A personal testimonial ends the piece with an unrelated drug ad.
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Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Huron
Redfield
Pierre
Minnehaha
Kittridge
United States Senate
Minnehaha County
Railroad to the Missouri River Planned for Black Hills
William T. Coad president of the Federal Railroad company reports a Berlin syndicate has purchased 5 million dollars of 6 percent preferred stock. Proceeds fund ties rails bridges stations and equipment for a line from Oacoma to Rapid City in 1903 with further extensions toward a transcontinental link with Chicago Milwaukee St Paul. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup advised as household remedy for coughs and colds.
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South Dakota
Black Hills
Missouri River
William T. Coad
Federal Railroad Company
Berlin
Germany
Pre-Inventory Sale Before New Year Closure Announcement
Jno L Arney announces a pre inventory sale to close out items before year end. The list includes men and boys overcoats bargains shoes underwear felts and felt rubbers with a claim of a nice line of Xmas presents in town.
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Jno
L. Arney
Dyspepsia inspiration from Eugene Field ad
An old advertising blurb cites Eugene Field noting dyspepsia as a hindrance to ambition. It promotes Kodol digestion aid from E. C. DeWi rre Co Chicago, claiming rest helps the stomach regain tone and promising strengthening invigoration in a bottle.
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Eugene Field
Field
E. C. DeWirré Co
Chicago
L. O. Gale
Beecher's Call to Greeting and Aid at Sea
A Beecher quotation compares sea meetings to human encounters, urging that men should greet each other and offer supplies when needed before parting. The passage frames kindness as essential to distant, transient interactions among people.
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Beecher
Henry Ware Beecher
Indian Girl Orchestra Fosters Carnival Tension
At the Atchison Kansas carnival an Indian girl orchestra from an Arizona government school performs. Some performers are full bloods others half breeds, sparking a dispute when one girl asserts equality with whites.
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Atchison, Kaz
Arizona
The Human Tooth Tubes Pierce Dentine
The article notes that the tubes in the human tooth measure about 1 4500th of an inch in diameter and they pierce the dentine beneath the enamel.
Waltz Origin Traced to French Court in 1178 Surprise
A historical note reports the waltz originated at the French court on November 9 1178 when a French courtier named it Volta. Previously many believed the dance began near the Danube region.
Want Children Taught Irish
South Dublin guardians express anxiety over the schooling of children under their care and urge that Irish be taught in local schools.
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South Dublin
Can We Recover Corelli Warns of America’s Trajectory
Corelli warns that the United States faces repeated trials and looming disaster as she travels across America, urging readers to confront an inevitable peril facing every American.
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United States
Corelli
America
Instinct of Birds Reveals Migratory Route Patterns
The article notes how birds navigate using natural history principles, showing geographic instinct as they travel between seas and oceans and along river valleys. It emphasizes major routes and the instinct guiding feathered bipeds during migration.
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