Trip Through the State Promotes Dakota University Building Drive
Jy Mills and Dr Graham tour South Dakota advocating a major appeal for a new Dakota University building. They spoke in Mitchell Watertown and Redfield, meeting district ministers and church members who showed strong support. Mills plans May campaigning reaching strategic points, while Graham canvasses across the conference aiming to start spring construction.
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Graham
Mills
New York
Dakota University
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Mitchell
Watertown
Mille
Dr. Graham
Dr. Mills
Legal setback for M. B. A. case in Tipton Iowa
Judge Treichler dismissed the plaintiff's main appeal in the M. B. A. case, overruling the demurrer and sustaining the injunction. The plaintiffs may amend by the 19th and the final hearing is set for the 22nd with Elliott expected to resume duties. Also notes an urgent health ad for One Minute Cough Cure by S. H. Scalin.
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Tipton
Iowa
Elliott
Treichler
Thompson
Order
A Remarkable Machine Harness Issue
Harness maker Fred Wedehase has bought Landis hard wax lock stitch harness machine for 3300.06. After ten years of tinkering by the inventor, the machine entered market seven years ago and has since been perfected, offering stronger stitches waterproofed with more wax and new thread for each stitch, distinguishing it from factory-made harness.
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Fred Wedehase
Landis
How Niagara Wears the Rock
The Horseshoe fall at Niagara wears rock by washing away soft shale beneath a limestone ledge. Water boiles and erodes the shale, leaving shelllike limestone projecting, causing the crest to recede over centuries. The process repeats as long as the falls exist.
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Niagara
Goat Island
New York
American
Horseshoe Falls
Philadelphia
De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve Warned Against Fakes
S H Scallin warns buyers to avoid counterfeit versions of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve. He asserts the original salve cures piles eczema cuts scalds burns sores and skin diseases.
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de Witt
DeWitt
S. H. Scallin
Habit In Horse's Work
A retiree recalls selling a drum work horse named Jerry to a Harlem grocer. The buyer later reports Jerry alternates short advances with lifting his feet high before moving on, a habit from hoist work. The grocer then sells him to a contractor for higher hoisting price.
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Jerry
Harlem
New York Sun
How He Got It Tale From Chauncey M Depew
In a Depew story a Union soldier recounts his facial wound from Bull Run. He explains he was struck after running a mile and turning to look back, illustrating a humorous misperception of battle injuries.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Bull Run
Sulphur As Fire Suppressant Advised In Letters
A letter to the editor argues that sulfur thrown into a stove or chimney fire will instantly extinguish it. The author suggests keeping a small 3 to 4 ounce bag of sulfur handy to use when needed, warning it could save property and possibly lives.
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New York Times
Rejected lover taunts with name defiance in Chicago Tribune
A dramatic exchange ends in sharp taunt as the rejected lover vows to make the name a hissing, while the proud beauty defends Della Miller’s name with cold, regal contempt.
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Della Miller
Chicago Tribune
The Grand Schemer Defeats a Creditor Yet Again
Major Crofoot fends off a determined visitor Mr Shine who demands $10 from a past loan. Crofoot boasts of future riches from a new venture the Great American Combination Baby Carriage company and offers stock and top salaries to entice repayment. Shine leaves frustrated after a long standoff.
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Major Crofoot
Shine
Mr. Shine
Crofcot
Great American Combination Baby Carriage Company
The Sunday School and Bible Knowledge Gaps
An essay from the Boston Transcript notes that many graduates and educated readers show great ignorance of the Bible despite long Sunday school training. It cites a university class where none could locate Palestine and urges deeper biblical study beyond common schooling.
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Palestine
Boston Transcript
Restful Workload From a Busy Massachusetts Grandfather
A Massachusetts shop owner, one of the town’s oldest residents, is famed for his tireless energy. His grandson John assists in the small grocery, while a visitor recalls the grandfather’s noon talk and his plan to fetch kerosene, deliver wood, and later have John draft a few bills as time allows before the next fast.
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Massachusetts
John
Johny
Helping the Enemy Coal Heaver Mixes Up Load in London Suburbs
A London coal heaver misloads coal while shouting at a disheveled man at a neighboring house. The man claims the worker is putting the coat down the wrong hole, insisting his wife’s relatives live there, in a London Tit-Bits item.
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London
Culture and antiques spark a wary traveler’s confession
In a short exchange quoted from the Washington Star, Mr Com rox jokes about progress toward culture while confessing he may never master antique discernment. The piece contrasts light humor with a note on language shifts like opportune meaning to be at port. It also cites Russia’s vast forested expanse, noting about 500 million acres and one third of the country as forest.
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Mr. Shine
Crofcot
M. Quan
Russia
Europe
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Dr Graham
Uni
Wedehase
Proceedings
C. B. Lewis
City Jeweler
General Music Dealer
XINAS
H. G. Nichols
Mitchell National Bank
U. S
W.G. Davison
N. L. Davison
E. J. Quigley
W.M. Smith
Commercial Savings Bank
Mitchell, South Dakota
Wori
T. Morro
Shredder
Keystone
Standard
Wheeler & Wilson
Milwaukee Depot
E. B. van Alstine
J. W. Broadbent & Co
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