Mitchell Gazette Editor Arrested for Criminal Libel
W T LaFollette editor of the Mitchell Gazette was arrested on a criminal libel warrant issued by Joe Kirby of Sioux Falls. The case follows Kirby’s dispute over editor J A Ross and related articles, with LaFollette bond set at 300 dollars and a court appearance scheduled for April in Sioux Falls.
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W. T. LaFollette
Mitchell Gazette
Joe Kirby
Sioux Falls
Gazete
LaFollette
J. A. Ross
Soo
Kirby
Kauffman
Ross
Mitchell
Hurst
Mr. LaFollette
Milwaukee
la Follette
Sioux Falls Harassment Trial Report Detained Suspect
A local report says Mr. La Follette was harassed by a group in Sioux Falls before bail could be posted, with some individuals allegedly spending an hour or two in jail.
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Mr. la Follette
Sioux Falls
Electric Bitters Cited as Cure for Kidney Trouble
Beck Tenn resident J R Blankenship touts Electric Bitters as a sure cure for lame buck and kidney trouble. He reports relief after the first bottle and full cure after several, endorsing the product sold under guarantee at Diehl Brown's drug store for 50 cents.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Diehl & Brown’s
Crushed by Falling Wall Injures San Francisco Visitor
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand received a telegram from San Francisco informing that his son William was seriously injured yesterday when a brick wall fell on him while at work. The telegram said recovery chances were very small. the family plans to travel if he survives. William had gone to San Francisco for the winter and hoped to work through the season but planned to return in spring.
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Gottlieb Scheurenbrand
San Francisco
Cal
William
Mr. Scheurenbrand
Schueren
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold At Local Store
The overseer of the poor at Fort Madison Iowa touts Dr King’s New Life Pills, claiming they act more effectively than other laxatives and cure biliousness and constipation. Available for 25 cents at Dieb y Brown’s drug store.
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7August Sherpe
Fort Madison
Mitchell Market Report Prices for Cattle and Sugar
Market report notes steers at 5.60 to 5.75 per unit and cattle at 3.00 to 3.75. Sugar prices shown from 3.00 to 3.50 in the same column, reflecting regional commodity prices. The figures indicate fluctuating ranges for livestock and sugar in the Mitchell market.
How to Cure Chilblains
John Kemp of Otisfield Maine recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve for chilblains and salt rheum. The article notes its.guar anteed effectiveness on fever sores indolent ulcers piles burns wounds frost bites and skin diseases. Sold for 25 cents at Diehl Brown's drug store.
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John Kemp
Ast
Otisfield
Bucklen
Mave
Diehl & Brown
The Short Lived Dog And The Seven Year Rule
The Westminster Gazette argues dogs age about seven human years per canine year. A one year old dog is like a seven year old child, two years like a fourteen year old, three like a twenty one year old, and so on. Ten canine years roughly equate to seventy human years, with dogs rarely reaching beyond heavy old age.
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Westminster Gazette
Laugh at me I do not know what electricity is
A student at Columbia recounts a joke about a friend who confessed ignorance of electricity. The professor replies that he does not know either, prompting shared amusement and a nod to unsolved mysteries in science. The exchange highlights curiosity over final answers in physics.
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Columbia
Substitute Purchaser Turns seller with Pedigree Joke
The anecdote features a buyer asking for a dog's pedigree and an itinerant vendor replying he has none but offers a chain and collar. The exchange, styled as London Tit-Bits humor, reflects a playful misunderstanding over dog ownership terms.
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London
Honest face and typographical slips noted in Philly Inquirer
A brief exchange mocks Tubbs I and Grubb Well er yes with suggested allowances for errors. The Philadelphia Inquirer prints the humorous quip about honesty evident on a face.
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Tubbs
Grubb
Philadelphia Inquirer
Miss Hannebuth Returns from Chicago Ordeal
Miss Anna S Hannebuth arrived in Sioux City after a bitter experience with Fred Harrington. She described his religious pretenses and a staged illness to win trust. He lied about family arrivals and a planned New Year wedding in South Dakota while she supported him in Chicago.
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Anna S. Wanneruth
Sioux City
Chicago
Fred Harrington
Sioux City Tribune
Hannebuth
Reinhart Hotel
Harrington
Minneapolis Y. M. C. A
the Tribune
Markham
Miss Hanbeath
South Dakota
Miss
Toronto
Canada
England
Milwaukee Avenue
North Riverside
Glenn, S. D
Jong
Nervous Exhaustion and Dr Chase Nerve Pills Ad
Nervous exhaustion symptoms listed include nerve tension scalp spine headaches tinnitus sleeplessness dyspepsia and debility. Cure promoted with Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills claiming weight gain and firmer muscle, 50 cents a box six for 2 50 from Buffalo New York dealers with doctor’s portrait on each box.
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A. W. Chase
Dr. A
Letter From Daughter Sent To Mother's Crookston Note
A single sentence fragment notes a daughter writing one letter to his mother at Crookston Canada. The readable text places personal correspondence between family members in Canada.
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Crookston
Canada
The Grip Promises Relief With Chamberlain Cough Remedy
The article details grip suffering and asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia and ensures recovery. It claims many users have avoided severe illness and emphasizes prompt use. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Cropp Platform Work Promotes Voter Representation Lecture
The Republican highlights Prof J B Cropp former University of here and two year Colorado State University faculty member. His Chautauqua lecture The People Represented urges voter participation and protests apathy toward representative government with original engaging delivery.
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J. B. Cropp
Jamaican Lady Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs Micheal Hart wife of the Cart Service superintendent in Kingston Jamaica testifies Chamberlains Cough Remedy eases coughs croup and whooping cough. She trusts it and keeps a bottle at home. Sold by all druggists.
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Micheal Hart
Cart Service
Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies Islands
Fraternity Gold Mining & Milling Company Meeting Notice
Notice to directors and stockholders for the annual meeting to be held at the secretary's office in Mitchell on January 16 1907 at 2 o clock p m. O C Bras secretary.
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Fraternity Gold Mining & Milling Company
Mitchell
O. C. Bras
French Postal Reform and Theatre Charity in 20th Century
Facts from France note stamp books adopted by the post office and a theater gift of 15 million dollars yearly to the poor. Parisians nickname touring actresses in car coats as the little bears of the boulevards. The chamber ordered two ministerial speeches placarded nationwide at 20 thousand dollars per speech paid by taxpayers.
The Rain In the Woods Laments Forest Loss
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues forests prevent floods and soil drying by evaporating and transpiring most rainfall. It notes forests act as moisture screens, moderating climates and snowmelt, and that deforestation worsens floods and droughts across civilized nations.
Cock Crowers An Extinct Trade
An antiquary notes that cock crowers once earned good pay by crowing the rising hour in town houses. The craft trained boys from childhood, sometimes with throat operations for a crow like delivery, and they often worked all night during Lent.
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London Graphic
Study for Sculptors Describes a Graceful Discus Thrower
A New York Press account observes Martin J. Sheridan exhibiting discus throwing with a poised, muscular athlete whose slow setup and rapid twists evoke a sculpture poised to leap. The spectator notes the potential for sculptors to capture the elegance of sport in bronze, comparing the thrower to classical figures.
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New York Press
Passenger carriage per rail line in 1904 USA varies widely
The Railway World reports U S average passengers per train rose to 50.25 in 1804 from 39 in 1898, but abroad higher. 212 000 miles of track carried 104 193 passengers on average in 1904. Germany 71 per train in 1898. India 189. France 288. Austria 214. Britain data unavailable.
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United States
Germany
India
France
Austria
Great Britain
Paris Schoolboy's Absinthe Habit Revealed
A seven year old pupil in a Paris school displayed fits of delirium after 10 o clock each morning. He would thump others and shriek, then roll on the floor. He carried a small absinthe bottle, filled by his mother, and drank it during class breaks.
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Paris
A Deer and a Man in Westboro Me
Percy M. Arnold met a deer in Westboro Maine and attempted to embrace it. The deer dashed through bushes and over walls, dragging Arnold along until it struck a tree and collapsed him. He must buy new clothes once doctors release him.
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Westboro
Percy M. Arnold
Arnold
Bottle Making Machine Creator Rebuilds Industry
Claude Boucher of Cognac France, forced to close his factory after strikes, invented a bottle making machine now in use nationwide. It turns out a quarter million bottles daily, with one machine producing 35 000 bottles in 24 hours. Operation takes a week to learn, and bottles are stronger and better looking than traditional blowers.
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Claude Boucher
Cognac
France
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William Scheurenbrand
Mitchell Market Report
E. R. Storer
Electricity
Miss Hannebuth
Martin J. Sheridan
Diana
Angel
Sherman
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