Things Educational by A W Courley
A county wide focus on teachers exams and appointments with Miss Ruby Allen praised as an educational jewel. Notable notes include students excelling in poetry, medical impacts on education, a January joint celebration for Washington Lincoln and McKinley, and awards granted to several teachers.
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Ruby Allen
Ruby
Edith Orswell
Loren Daggett
Felix Weimer
New York
Susie Wittstruck
State University At
Vermillion
Laura Tyler
Bar Rowley
Dondelinger
Harold Pynch
Alice Watkins
Clyde Taylor
Maude
South Dakota
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Maud Russell-Garter
Hughes County
George W. Nash
Mt. Vernon
Paul Howard
H. G. Coursey
Fannie
Herbert Watson
Alice Doyle
Flora Moses
Mattie Wittstruck
Anna Hisner
Tyler School
Prosper Township
Card of Thanks from the Janes family
The family of Mrs Geo BE Janes expresses sincere appreciation for the kind and sympathetic help given during the illness and death of their loved one.
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Geo
BE. Janes
Poultry Fanciers Plan State Show Delegation
Sioux Falls poultry fanciers met in the Minnehaha block and decided to send a strong delegation to the state poultry show in Mitchell from February 16 to 19. They aim to secure the 1905 meeting for Sioux Falls and believe the state show could be larger with Sioux Falls backing it. The Queen City show previously held here was among the best in the northwest, and local support could make the state event very significant.
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Sioux Falls
Mitchel
Queen City
Northwest
Cole's Veterinary Car bon Salve Ad
An old veterinary salve claim promises to cure sores and bruises on horses without scars and to restore hair color. Sold by druggists in 50 cents and one dollar sizes.
Salems Special Story of a Freeze Frightened Hound
Salem attorney E J H Wilson known as Tug and Dr Freyberg rode to visit a patient. A hound tracked a rabbit under a bridge then froze stiff in the same spot for hours. Tug recounts the tale with a straight face as listeners doubt his yarn.
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Tug
Cole's Carbolisalve Ad Promises Scarless Burns
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as the quick pain stopper for burns and scalds with claims of healing without scars. It stresses guaranteed results and urges purchase for 25 cents to 50 cents at all druggists.
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Cole
Sisseton Opens New Tow Mill to Aid Farmers
The Sisseton tow mill arrives and will soon start operating. The plant will supply flax straw buyers with a local market, giving farmers cash during lean seasons and reducing waste by turning flax straw into ready money.
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Sisseton
Cole's Carbolisoap Promises Luxurious Bath
The advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisoap as ideal for hard or soft water and promises a foamy perfumed bath. It urges readers to get Cole's, noting it is sold by all druggists.
Why Mitchell Should Hold State Capital Status
The Flandrean Herald argues Mitchell's central population, easier railroad access, and Milwaukee promise of a direct line to Hills crossing favor Mitchell over Pierre as the state capital. It predicts a sweeping legislature vote for capital removal on election day, citing travel times and regional reach.
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Flandrean Herald
Mitchell
Pierre
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Vierre
Cole's Cough Cure Promises Relief From Midwinter Cough
Advert removes winter cough with Cole's Cough Cure guaranteed to ease throat irritation. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, available at all druggists.
Town Topics Quote Sparks Town Speed Debate
A quoted exchange questions why speeding is not restricted as motorists shorten travel time. The witty proverb suggests a stance that harming a person is worse than damaging a vehicle, reflecting local attitudes.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promised Cure
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for head aches tiredness and dizziness with a sour stomach. Claims cure for 35 cents by Seallin Bros. The notice reads like a patent medicine promotion from a historic newspaper page.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Seallin Bros
Quick City Gossip Sparks Confusion
A terse exchange in Chicago hints at a sighting with a spouse, provoking questions about motives and recognition. The brief dialogue leaves readers unsure who was seen and what occurred, reflecting a newspaper’s penchant for juicy innuendo.
Editorial convention opens with editor entertainment in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls meeting of the State Retail Merchants association plans a theater party and social at the hall for visiting editors on January 21 22. Merchants invite 800 press members to New Theatre entertainment followed by music and dancing and seek a bold advertiser talk from an editorial member.
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Sioux Falls
New Theatre
Editorial Association
The Attar Djihan: Old Persian Rose Perfume Origin
The famous attar of roses is mainly produced in Bulgaria with red roses for petals and white roses for hedges. Rose trees are grown with nine foot wide alleys for oxen era passage, yielding oil from petals stalks and leaves. Discovery occurred three centuries ago when Nour Djihan and Prince Ijilanguyr found an oily layer in rose basins revealing the perfume.
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Otto
Attar
Bulgaria
Wasanlik
Nour Djihan
Culture and Riches and German Army Decadence
The article discusses the relative value of culture among different social classes noting that wealth over generations cultivates culture while sudden wealth yields cruder tastes. It cites Gunton's Magazine on gentility in the south and New England versus newly rich in cities. It also reports Gil Blas on German army decadence and labor unrest spreading to the military, with youths resisting service and officers seen as indifferent.
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Carlyle
West
East
South
New England
New York
Chicago
Gunton's Magazine
Paris
Gil Blas
Babies in Arabia describe harsh early infant care practices
A traveler recounts Arabian infant rites: brown powder and eyelid painting at birth, tight calico wrapping, hooded headgear with blue beads to ward off the evil eye, and six week hair weighing with gifts to the poor. Cradles are date-stick rockers causing seasick motion. charms and verses are used as medicine.
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Guy
Revord
Adam and the Ass Skin Tent Origins of Civilization
A medieval tale recounts Adam facing exile in Shinar and using a thorn bush and an ass skin to make shade. After slaying the animal, he wraps himself and hangs the skin over the bush, inventing shelter and thereby starting civilization. The story notes the beast spoke as in ancient days and the sun's heat spurred innovation.
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Hardi
Paradise
Shinar
Adam
Wrath
Mrs Stanton Prefers Bad Children
Elizabeth Cady Stanton admired bad children and explained her stance in Boston. A young boy disrupted her visit by hair pulling and kicks. When asked if he was a bad boy the mother confessed the boy was bad, and Stanton replied she preferred bad children because they are usually sent out of the room.
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Mrs. Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Boston
Chicago Record-Herald
Longevity of Animals Across Major Species
Longevity estimates show wide variation among animals. Horses and donkeys reach about 35 years, horned cattle about 50, dogs 25, and sheep goats pigs and cats around 15 years. Birds vary greatly from 12 years for ducks hens and turkeys to 30 for geese and 100 for crows. Elephants and parrots often surpass a century, with swans and eagles also long lived.
Twelve Miles an Hour and the Fears of Travel
At the start of the last century Bavarian physicians sought to curb steam rail travel claiming it would cause delirium and drive spectators mad. An English quarterly warned against trusting people to a locomotive moving at twelve miles an hour.
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Mural College of Bavarian Physicians
Congreve
Why They Broke Off Engagement Says Cartoonist
Yonkers Statesman reports a broken engagement cited by a reader. He claimed while at work his fiancée’s face haunted him and the reason given is that he is a cartoonist.
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Yonkers Statesman
Knowledge Brings Happiness, Life To All in This Age
A schoolmaster proclaims that knowledge equals life and happiness, regardless of wealth. Ignorance brings neither life nor joy, and every person in the age should pursue learning to live fully.
Time Never Dragged For Those Forever Working And Growing
A motivational maxim from Maxwell's Talisman on continual effort and self-improvement. The quote emphasizes constant work, thought, and learning as a cure for monotony.
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Maxwell
Talisman
Health Rules and Historic Attitudes Toward Diet
The New York Tribune notes that Victorian readers ignored many health fashions such as no breakfast, vegetarianism, or cold baths. It argues that preferences arise from guidance, not nature, and cautions readers against blindly following today’s multitude of health prescriptions.
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Queen Victoria
New York Tribune
Man Returns Hatpin After Comical Market of Mistaken Identity
In a theater a man in the front row spots a large amber topped hatpin on the floor. He offers it to two women and escorts, then to another pair, all while courting curiosity. His wife retrieves it finally, questioning the display as he explains it was hers.
Tons and Electrons: New Conceptions in Matter and Force
The article argues that atoms may be discarded in favor of ions as matter and electrons as force, proposing matter and electricity as two forms of the same substance. It cites Professor Menning, noting that electricity cannot exist without corpuscles and momentum cannot exist without matter.
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Menning
Train Pictures Aid Passengers Find Carriages In France
A French railway experiment uses window pictures on end compartments to help passengers locate their cars. Each carriage displays a different image such as a windmill, a soldier, or a horse, making recognition easier. The system parallels the way names on American parlor cars guide conductors and travelers.
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England
Continent
France
Doctor Doyle Probes A Man’s Painful Headache
A typochondrinc visiting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when he was a practicing physician complains of a very bad side and describes a sharp pain when touching his head above the waist line. The exchange unfolds in witty, dry humor as Doyle questions the patient.
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Wonan Doyle
London Chronicle
Dr. Doyle
Gladstone’s Oxford Exam and the Dean’s Laconic Gift
A Morley biography anecdote recounts Gladstone’s youthful Oxford exam when an examiner tried to skip theology. Gladstone refused and continued a new explanation. The dean Gaisford, known for sharp brevity, lacked time to pass on such laconic talent.
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John Morley
Gladstone
Oxford University
Mr. Morley
Oldest Fire Engine Preserved at Dartmouth Parish Church
The original first of its kind fire engine is preserved in the old parish church at Dartmouth England. It measures four feet in length and four feet six inches high. The model rests on four small wheels with a hose attached to the top. A rear lever powers the machine and drives a small water stream with limited efficiency.
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Dartmouth
England
Careless Comment Sparks Light Mockery in Star Report
A young woman with glasses recalls saying she admired Bacon and asks if she offended a Shakespearean student. The remark is traced to a Chicago pork packer who coolly states he does not want to talk shop.
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Chicago
Washington Star
Bat babies and the blubber debate
A witty exchange presents a scientist declaring baby bats unhealthy due to excess blubber. The father counters that his baby isn’t fat, yet sleepless nights persist from the perceived blubber issue.
Physiognomy lecturer links eye color to impulsive traits
A lecturer on physiognomy describes brilliant and impulsive people as having black eyes or likely to develop them if they lack dark eyes. The remark frames personality in physical traits as a sign of temperament.
Calvert Jr and Baby Moore Spar Over Jury Duty
A brief exchange titled Calvert Jr and Baby Moore notes a debate over jury service. Calvert asks what uncle is doing now while Baby Moore mentions jury duty and cites Baltimore American as source.
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Calvert, Jr
Baby Moore
Baltimore
Diggins Worth $500 Before He Dies Said
A Washington Star quote features Diggins declaring he will be worth $500 before demise. A skeptical man retorts he may have money yet lacks merit and will be worth little.
Fast-Talking Heiress Echoes Father’s Silence
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes a daughter’s rapid chatter as she presses a point, her father’s response blending with the crowd of words. The remark underlines a scene of brisk talk and mutual avoidance of a clear answer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mme Roland and Jonah Echo Inward Reflections
Readable fragments describe Jonah recounting a biblically themed exchange about a whale tale and a wife’s belief. A note mentions Mme Roland on the scaffold asking for pen and paper to capture thoughts at life’s end, contrasted with a calm, tranquil mind.
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Mme
Roland
Goethe
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A. W. Courley
NTV
Dr. Freyberg Vouchess
Story
Sisseton’s
Dyer
Deddun
Arabia
DR. Fenner
F. Fenner
Allen-Clark Drugco
Akron
L. O
H. Ferris
Bidwell Land and Loan CO
Main ST
Mitchell, SO. Dak
Jonah
Harper’s Bazar
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