Nation Visit Feared in Sioux City and Library Offer
Sioux City officials bar Mrs Carrie Nation from saloons as she plans a visit to the city and warns she will press on with reform. Andrew Carnegie offers Sioux Falls $25000 for a library if the city agrees to $2500 yearly maintenance. In state news, populists demand a neutral probe of penal institutions, while Republicans press for a funded investigation. A populist senator tried to attach a $10000 expense appropriation to the inquiry, showing the party’s mixed commitment to the investigation.
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Sioux City
Carrie Nation
Lee
Senate
Legislature Hangs On To One Month More To Work
The legislature has about one month left to complete its duties. Republicans aim to keep appropriation bills lean to build a favorable party record. While public belief spread that two thirds of state funds go to institutions, talks with lawmakers suggest many institutions may face smaller maintenance appropriations for the next two years.
Mrs Nation and the saloon clash across the plains
The passage notes Mrs Nation’s growing spread and daily newspaper reports of new apostles striking at saloons in Kansas. It states Nation remains undaunted as officers clash with her, and speculates South Dakota women might act similarly though laws here are stricter against saloons than in Kansas and Iowa.
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Mrs. Nation
Kansas
South Dakota
Iowa
Citizens consider rejecting Carnegie library gift in Sioux Falls
Leading citizens urge the city council not to accept the $25,000 Carnegie donation for a public library. They argue a previously donated fine building by former residents would be relinquished if the Carnegie gift is accepted, a step the citizens oppose.
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Sioux Alls
Carnegie
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad Opens With Trusted Claim
For over fifty years this remedy claims to calm teething pain in children. It soothes, softens gums, and treats wind colic and diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
Land office cases grow with Hutchinson county contest
Hitchinson county men completed testimony in a land contest case for 40 acres in Hutchinson county. Andras Wallman versus Andrew Haney involved 16 witnesses and over 400 pages of typewritten copy. Judge Halphide of Olivet and L Q Hardesty represented the parties.
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Hitchinson County
Hutchinson County
Andras Wallman
Andrew Haney
Halphide
Olivet
Wallman
L. Q Hardesty
Haney
Robinson Vs. Nicholson
A. E. Hitchcock
J. W. Lindsay
Geddes
Charles Mix County
Pioneer Liver Cure Ad Offer
An old advertisement touts Liver Cure with a money back draft in each box. It claims liver trouble and impure blood cause misery and promises purification of blood. Sold by J. H W. Ferris for 25 cents and 1 dollar with a one-dollar draft included.
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J. H W. Ferris
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office 1901
The list of uncalled letters at the Mitchell post office for the week ending February 4 1901 includes Grant L A Jensen Anna MacKay John Miran Mies Stella Quanberg J Smart Mies Emma Truman Jno C Woodward Mrs Ema. Callers should say advertised. If not collected within two weeks the letters will be forwarded to the dead letter office.
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Mitchell
H.C. Clark
P. M
BASE BALL IN MITCHELL READY FOR SEASON
Mitchell will field a first class baseball team as Dr. Sneller returns with players from La Crosse Wisconsin and Iowa towns. Homerun Daley will pitch and be a key bat. Sioux City magnate Beall envisions a circuit including Sioux Falls Flandreau Madison Aber deen Mitchell and Rock Rapids Iowa to boost games and travel.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Sneller
East
Republican
la Crosse
Wis
Daley
Wisconsin
Snelter
Sioux City
A. B. Beall
Mr. Beall
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Flandreau
Madison
Aberdeen
Rock Rapids
Minneapolis
Snellee
Beall
Milwaukee Road
Yankton College to Stage May Intercollegiate Debate
Yankton College and Dakota University plan a joint debate in early May after weeks of correspondence. Location unsettled, could be in Mitchell Yankton or on neutral ground, sparking student enthusiasm and friendly rivalry ahead of the intercollegiate contest. One Minute Cough Cure is endorsed for grippe recovery by S H Scallin.
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Yankton College
Dakota Uniiersity
Mitchell
Yanktor
Grippe
S. H. Scallin
S.H. Scallin
Fragmented note on medieval theater and knighthood vows
A partial sentence notes that the actors room is tied to Shakespearean times and green rushes, and that medieval knights swore not to spare an enemy. The text blends theater history with chivalric oath, but details are unclear and fragments obscure full meaning.
Favorite Prescription and Medical Adviser Endorsed by User
A testimonial endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for nervousness, cravings, and female weakness, claiming it calms nerves, restores appetite, and aids sleep. It asserts benefits before and after maternity and promotes a healthier pregnancy, urging readers to accept no substitutes. The ad also mentions Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail order.
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Pierce
Flora Ann
Dallas, Jackson Co
Crowned and Uncrowned Kings and Queens lecture at university
Hervey Smith McCowan delivered the fourth lecture in the university’s lect ure and concert course titled Kings and Queens Crowned and Unscrowned. The room was full and audiences praised his vivid character drawings and ideas on wealth and humanitarian benefactors. He urged combining brain with work and noted the value of nonmaterial achievements.
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Hervey Smith McCowan
Ava Feld
Mr. McCowan
McCowan
University
Mae ()Isrtet
William Hickey Smith
Durno- Emmet, Combination
John B. Destor
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Pittsburg
Land Office
W. H. Webster & Co
South Main Street
W.H. Webster & Co
Mull
J. B H. Ferris
Yankton
Dakota University
W. B. Tobey
Ethan
Touraday
Fuller & Johnson Gang
Ohio
Fuller & Johnson
McCormick
J.O Loote
DeWitt
C. Burnside
Ment
Fort Wayne Drug CO
Fort Wayne, Ind
United States
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