Local and Personal Notices From Mitchell
Miss Edith Gardner leaves for White Lake for Christmas at home there. Meisenholder & Wright bills due by December 20. Laura Waston heads to Westing Springs after city visit. Laura Saul leaves for Redfield and Mrs C H Coxe goes to Colton S D to visit brother. Dr Raleigh Ward, inspector with federal animal husbandry, departs for Mooresville Ind. Mrs Ward already left. They will stay through holidays. Mr and Mrs A G Wagner visiting at Frank Weller’s on way to Minneapolis from Spokane. John Herman Jr returns from Grand Island bus ness college to spend holidays with father at 700 West Seventh Ave. Phil Kane, ill, granted entry to Modern Woodman sanitarium at Colorado Springs, Jan 23. Mitchell friends note marriage of Antoinette Margaret Green to George E. Scherf in New York. J J Barnett, Milwaukee conductor Mitchell to Aberdeen, gravely ill with pneumonia in Aberdeen. Midweek prayer service at Hirst Methodist tonight at 7:30. Christmas rehearsals cause postponement of Woman’s Home Missionary Society and Holiness prayer meeting. Church to observe special Christmas services with music program Sunday night.
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Raleigh Ward
Mitchell
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Mooresville
Ind
A. G. Wagner
Frank Weller
Minneapolis
Spokane
Wash
John Herman, Jr
Grand Island
Neb
Business College
West Seventh Avenue
Phil Kane
Woodman of America
Woodman of America National Sanitarium
Colorado Springs
Colo
New York City
Antoinette
Margaret Green
J. Harry Green
George E. Scherf
Mr. Green
Main Street
Isaac Spears
J. J
Jack’) Barnett
Aberdeen
Hirst Methodist Episcopal Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Holiness Prayer Meeting
Churesm
Community Notes from Perry Township social scenes
Asa Peddicord from Mitchell visited with his mother and brother over several days while Mrs Sherman Lewis visited Mrs Zard and family last week. The Ladies Social hour club met at Mrs Harry Northup's home with eleven members due to bad weather, then sewed and socialized. They plan a two course supper December 29 with Mr and Mrs John Campbell hosting. Mr Long, father of Mrs Sherman Lewis, is ill with la grippe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Peddicord
Mitchell
Sherman Lewis
Zard
Harry Northup
John Campbell
Mr. Long
la Grippe
Stiff Fingers Found Hereditary In Scotland to Virginia Line
Dr. Cushing of Harvard Medical School reports to the National Academy of Sciences that congenital stiff fingers or symphalangism show clear hereditary patterns. Studying a Scottish émigré family dating to 1700, about 25 percent of 300 descendants exhibit the malformation. When one parent is affected about half of the children are affected, and transmission can occur even when a parent shows no obvious signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
National Academy of Sciences
Cushing
Harvard Medical School
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Academy
Scotland
Virginia
Many Children Have Worms Warns on Worms and Treatment
An old health notice warns that worms affect children causing irritability and fatigue. It recommends Kickapoo Worm Killer as a treatment that kills worms acts as a laxative and expels waste. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
Mud and Rats Oppose French Argonne Troops
Special World correspondent reports in Argonne trenches that mud is the persistent foe for Poilus, worse than banners and bombardments. Rats swarm underground, as troops endure illness from damp quarters and collapsing walls, with one battalion boasting 1,580 rats slain last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonne
France
New York World
Verdun
Hindenburg
Tit
Jack Casey
Foreign Legion
Cummins the Insurgent Iowa Senator in Prohibition Spotlight
Washington reports on Albert Baird Cummins of Iowa, a reformist Republican senator and former governor noted for anti monopoly and anti booze stances. The piece highlights his insurgent image, readiness for national office, and long career from Chicago clerk to Senate leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Floyd P. Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
Cummins
Pepper
Pep
Albert Baird Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Interstate Commerce Bar
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
A. B. GC
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Madison Street
Denver
McClellan & Hodges
Boone Block
LaSalle
Madison
Washington Streets
Springfield
Des Moines
David
Hawkeye
General Assembly
Allison
Republican Party
Falls Twenty Feet to Ground in Remarkable Escape
Webster S D Jack Wagner fell twenty feet from a scaffold while building a house for his mother at Roslyn. He landed on his feet and walked away believing he was uninjured, then found both ankles broken. His fall involved several somersaults, and a head impact could have been fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
S. D
Jack Wagner
Roslyn
Meat Dangers to Kidneys Warned by Expert
A noted authority links heavy meat intake to uric acid buildup harming kidneys. Overwork leads to sluggish elimination, blood poisoning and systemic symptoms such as back pain, cloudy urine, nocturnal urges, and headaches.
Jad Salts Promises Kidney Relief For Everyday Ailments
The advertisement urges readers to take four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to flush and stimulate the kidneys. It claims the salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, neutralize urine acids and end urinary disorders, presenting it as inexpensive and safe for regular use as a pleasant effervescent drink.
Swine Slump and Cattle Prices From Midwest Markets
Market reports from Union Stock Yards Chicago and Sioux City detail declines in hog prices with hogs mostly $6.05 to $6.55 while top bids reach $6.65. Cattle and sheep also show softer trends. native sheep range $6.10 to $6.75, lambs $6.85 to $9.45, and western cattle $6.20 to $8.20. Receipts for today and tomorrow run high across regions amid weak prospects and holiday trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Ill
Sioux City
Hearish
Teachers Fail in State Exam Examination Results
In Pierre South Dakota at the state and first grade certificates exam 199 applicants took the test but only 78 certificates were granted. Among those failing were many teachers with varied credentials.
Dowling Mitchell Triumphs In Three Against Plankinton
In a tense match the visiting Dowling Mitchell defeated Plankinton after dropping the first game. Mitchell won the final two games, with a three straight finish for Hthan over Mitchell the night prior. Team scores show mixed totals for Plankinton and opponents, including players Furdhner Sullivan De Pen Auld Anderson and Wells in various frame totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Plankinton
Hthan
Furdhner
Sullivan
de Pen
Auld
Anderson
Branson
Young
Wells
Nolt
H. G. Shon
Marlow Town Closes as Auctions End Last Businesses
Veblen reports Marlow, once thriving, now shuts due to decline. Two remaining stores auction off stock and retire from business, signaling the town’s dissolution after today.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edith Gardner
White Lake
Meisenholder & Wright
Laura Waston
Wessington Springs
Laura Saul
Redfield
C. H. Coxe
Colton, S. D
J. HE
Colton
Coxe
Perry Township
Harvard
Tlice
Rats
Polly
Webster Man
Butterfield
The
Marlow
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