Minor notices of births and arrivals in Mitchell
Numerous brief items glimpse local life with names like Mrs Fetch Friday morning child, Gen Sturgis in St Paul, Seallie from Scotland, Parker, Mrs Jono Brown from Oda, Os Grotewell, Smith & Conyes, MacFride from Sioux City, James Smith from Faribault, Walter H Cobben in town, and many more arrivals, visits, and small movements around Mitchell and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghter
Fetch
Sturgis
St. Paul
Seallie
Scotland
Rippde
Warkswen
Parker
Jono Lrown
Oda
Janes Smith
Faribault
iMinn
Walter H. Cobben
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Abraham Boynton
Mitchell Dry Goods Co
State Juvenile Band Concert Draws Small Crowd
The State Juvenile band performed at the courthouse on Wednesday evening with a fair audience. The boys, once unable to play, showed remarkable progress and may become a crack musical group with continued practice. Leader Mr. Brown and soloists Nat Bennett and Walter Broad bent earned praise for their performances.
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Mr. Brown
Nat Bennett
Walter Broadbent
Marty
Mitchell
Rathbun Twins
New Year Festivities Light Up Mitchell Streets
Mitchell residents enjoyed holiday socials as Miss Mae Prescott hosted a noon to five reception with a guest list of Frankie Miner and others. The Myworth League opened the M E church for a 4 30 to 7 reception for about 100 attendees. A Sanborn Iowa transplant returned home after tumor removal by Dr Crane.
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Haney
Badfger Township
T. J. Spangler
Dr. Bobb
W Security
Hammer’s Corner
Christian Reading Circle
Y. M. GC. A. Ty Oms
Bidwell
Fellows
Messrs
Anett and
Wagner
Me Ryan
Hent
Ryad
A. R. Post
0. P. Grahabs
Ed. Phelps
Hull
Geo. Bryan
Saborn
Iowa
Walker
National
Ethane
Owjing
Uni
Uiversity
Vacati
Rsity
Miss Cooley
Chneteria Mitchel
Geo. W. Ley
Niobrara
Neb
Mitchell
Butikofer
Nachrichten
Sioux Falls
W&s
Times
Ayer
F. E. Hubbard
Accng
R.T. Robinson
A. M. de Putten Gliddomuday
London
Gliddon
Sioux Falla
Paul
New Jerer
Wilkes
Jersey
Yakton Press
Yankton
Mitwell
Board of Trade
Sfora Residences
Novem- Beresford
Universityt
Mitchell, gave a fine concert at@C and Army hall
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ville Ballarr
Tha F Art House
Mrg Ballarr
Derson
Fee Prescott
Eta
Will T
Davis
Attorn
Crow
Gondy
McKinley’s Court
A. H. Hoffman
Parkston
W. H. Knowles
Hopkin
J. A. Baker
Ethel
St. Louis
Prorence Gregory
Morticello
Mies Mae Prescont
Frankie Miner
Lillian Teall
Mabel Riley
Blanche Rowley
Gertrude Becker
Pearl Harker
Emily Bras
Grace Welton
Mary Windle
Mae Prescott
Susie Ralston
Miss Prescott
Myworth League
M. E
Boys
Bradford
Ralston
James Barr
Abbie Gilfillan
Sanborn
Crane
Garr
Hints of a Lost Punchline at a Paris Inn
The piece cites misread lines from Charles Lamb and an overheard tale in a French restaurant about a tan coat envoy boasting of sights in the state. A hotel sign reading Please Walk In prompts snickers as locals note the irony of the Dew Drop Inn’s grandiose but awkward branding.
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Charles Lamb
Dew Drop Inn
New York Herald
Snobbishness in Dogs Sparks Debate
A dog fancier challenged Huxley on claims that dogs show snobbish regard for external respectability. He argued that only dogs of well dressed owners react to well dressed people, while dogs with ragged owners bark at sharply dressed individuals, not beggars.
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Huxley
Chicago Chronicle
Kentuckians Decide Whisky’s Age After Carpet Tack Discovery
Blackburn and Carlisle tasted a 19 year old Bourbon with a leather and metal flavor debate. A host offered the whisky from Bourbon county and checked the age in the cellar, where the seals confirmed Carlisle’s estimate and a carpet tack with a leather washer ended the dispute.
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Blackburn
Carlisle
Joe C
John G. Carlisle
Mr. Carlisle
Cincinnati Tribune
End of Mankind and Amusing Empress Anecdote
A brief overview of fringe "end of humanity" theories argues humans will vanish by about 4000 AD as stats show apparent declines in height across centuries. The second item recounts Empress Eugenie inspecting a diminutive page, mistaking a 20 year old for a child, provoking collective amusement.
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St. Louis Republic
Eugenie
Sunlight and Fire Beliefs Misconceptions Cited
The New York Times notes that many poorly educated people think sunlight can extinguish fires, a sun worship relic. It argues the sun has no role in burning combustibles and calls this a deeply rooted but feasible error to correct.
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New York Times
Card on grave recalls Fridays at home remark
In a Lancashire churchyard I noticed several flower wreaths on fresh graves. One card read "With Mrs. -'s deep sympathy," and printed in the corner "At home on Fridays." The London Spectator notes this small human detail amid mourning.
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Lancashire
London Spectator
Modern Body Armor Shows Up In Navy and Army Gear
The Boston Post reports on continuing use and development of protective wear across militaries. Leather tunics with thin chains and leather armor lines are common for officers on foreign duty, with variants featuring woven steel wire for added defense. A London gunsmith notes high demand and bespoke patterns, including exemptions sold to Japan.
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Richard Burton
London
Japan
Boston Post
The Watchful Chamois
A wary eldest buck hides in rock shadows, feeds at dawn and dusk, and resists disturbance at meals. The narrative by Blackyoad's Magazine notes watchful sentinels that alert the herd, scattering stalkers with shrill alarms and sharp vigilance.
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Buck
Jean Baptiste Perruquet
Perruquet
Braid Plains
Blackyoad
A World Without a Sabbath and Egyptian Crocodile Beliefs
A Beecher quote on a Sabbath free world contrasts with a note about Egyptian beliefs that crocodiles cry and moan to lure prey. The text mixes moral reflection with folkloric animal lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Egypt
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Masgic
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King
J. J. McDougall
TH. CG
pClark
H. R. Kibbee
W. Abbeys
Paul Pfeifer
Sioux Malls
Thhe Nachrichten
Feifer
E. C. Huyck
Shields
Tennessee
Miss Hall
Sioux City
C. L. Downey
Otis Duncan
Earl Brown
Chicago
Lee
Mary Kkins
Geo. Meuters
Ielandpa
Omaha
D. A. Mizener
Pierre
Republican State Central Committee
West
Aberdeen
State Association
D. K. Austin
Beresford
Milton Flanders
Austin
Sid W. Smith
H. A. Barker
South Dakota
Towa
Rev. L. Bradford
TH. A. Oson
Claus Grimm
Prof. Wheaton
Brookings Agricultural College
Wheaton
Fk. C. Buyer
L. O. Gale
Chamberlain
Ida
Free Methodists
Mr. Donahue
China
M. E. Church
Robert Rawls
Hollands
L.O. Gale
Judge Abbey
Charles HH. Kluth
Emma Meinck
Douglas County
Rly
Main Street
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Mary Con- Rigan
Cedar St
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