Mitchell and Vicinity Happenings Weekly Roundup
Local notes from Mitchell and surrounding areas highlight visits by J C Trang to First National Bank and various residents traveling to Pierre and Chamberlain. Distinct items cover sales, meetings, church services, and railroad schedule changes impacting daily life in the region.
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J. C. Trang
First National Bank
Atenar Spher
J. C. Calder
Piankir
W. H Tipton
Armour
H. B. Rogers
Edward Ericson
Parker
F. B. Erie
H. D. Butterfield
Sioux City Journal
Mitchell
Emery Gould
Carlson
Omaha
Hanson County Auditor Rejected Again Local Version
The report states H. P. Benjamin, auditor of Hanson County, visited from Alexandria on Monday. Benjamin was rejected again last year and Hanson County is noted as one of the best auditors counties.
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H. P. Benjamin
Hanson County
Alexandria
Electric Bitters Featured In Personal Health Testimony
A reader from Peterson Iowa praises Electric Bitters for curing a long kidney trouble and a painful back. She claims the remedy restored her strength enabling her to do housework at age 73. The product is advertised to relieve backache headaches nervousness sleeplessness and digestion issues and costs 50 cents at S A Seall's drug store.
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Phebe Charley
Peterson
Iowa
S. A. Seall
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer for sale by J. H. Ferris
Pain relief product advertised for internal or external use. Stated for home use or portable carry. Price 25c. Seller named J. H. Ferris.
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Mull
J. H. Ferris
Holmes Jr. deduces a man’s life from clues
In a Chicago Times Herald snippet Sherlock Holmes Jr. analyzes a left handed man, noting a skinned knuckle and a dark cuff. He infers the man lives in a flat, is married, and relies on a hired girl to manage the furnace, showcasing his keen perceptive skills.
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Sherlock Holmes, Jr
Mr. Holmes
Chicago Times-Herald
Noon Gazette and Daily Register plan 1780 edition
The Noon Gazette will publish daily at twelve o'clock and compile news from the Nine Morning Papers. It promises careful guard against misinformation and delivers authenticated intelligence with a postscript for important morning updates.
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Noon Gazette
Daily Register
Ink and a Shirt A London Doctor at Sea Fishes
A London doctor aboard a sea voyage joins an amateur fishing attempt. He ignores warnings about gaffing risks and is struck by an ink charge during a dramatic moment, stunningly blackening his white shirt as the cattle is caught and the scene ends.
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Modern Brotherhood of America
C. W. Downey
Lulu Eckert
Miss Moyer
Mound City
J. E. Horton
Linton
N. D
Mies Eckert
Earl Brown
Republican News Room
Elk Point
Courier
Brown
Mr. Brown
Roy Boggs
Vernon
London
Famous Gamblers in Louis XV Era
The passage notes Mme. du Barry as a famed gambler of Louis XV’s era, mainly a pastime, while Mme. Pompadour played to win. It records her enormous winnings, including a single game that drained 25,000 louis d or from the king, about $125,000.
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Mme. du Barry
Louis XV
Mme. Pompadour
Off His Mind and The Borrowed X Riddle
A playful dialogue questions memory of a borrowed item as a pun on mental relief. A note mentions the Targiaran alphabet containing 202 letters, claimed as the world’s longest, including symbols for braces and emotions.
Intuition and the Hidden Sign of Summer’s End
Aides a poem excerpt by Henry Cleveland Wood in Ainslee's Magazine explores how intuition reads the season’s shift. It contrasts lazy August days with a cricket’s shrill warning that signal autumn’s arrival and the world’s gradual blaze.
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Earth
Henry Cleveland Wood
Ainslee
Imitation at Lunch Counters Sparks Shared Orders
At Chicago Inter Ocean, waiters note patrons imitate the end seaters, copying meals like ham sandwiches pumpkin pie and milk. The pattern can cause shortages when many choose the same items, with oysters becoming a runaway trend and crowds following a single lead.
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Chicaeo Inter Ocean
Fire loss in Cambridge ends with pocketbook misfortune
An occupant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, mourns the loss of her purse after a house fire. Firefighters search for the missing pocketbook but fail to recover it. The fire chief questions the amount of money, eliciting a disappointed reaction when she says fifty cents.
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Cambridge
Mass
Gentleman seeks rainwear that flatters in wet weather
A man asks for a waterproof that makes a woman look better dressed in rain. The dealer asks the type, and the gentleman cannot recall the exact name, remarking it should enhance her appearance in wet weather.
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New York Weekly
Get Thin and Stay Strong with Scott’s Emulsion
Advice on weight loss and digestion promotes Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a balancing aid for overwork and under-digestion. The ad claims thinness is harmful only if persistent, urges activity, and offers a free sample with a promise of a pleasant taste. Prices: 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne Chemists
Pearl Street
New York
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Frank Fox
Howard
Mr. Waite
Lee Kreidler
Wentworth
Lee
Edna Gould
Dakota University
Harney
Firat and
Kimwali
Gottlieb Scheuerenbrand
W. W. Havens
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Jim River
Geo. E. Logan
Omsha Road
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Mr. Logan
Geo.a. Johnston
H. H. McLain
Jay McLain
Round House
Frank McLain
J.L. Hannett
Sioux Falls
Transaestoma
Federal Court
J.T. Rees
Rashfield
Rees
Jesse Cattrell
S. Cattrell
Spencer
Henry Swindler
State Sheriff's Association
Swindler
Pearl Maughan
T. H. Youngman
Methodist
A. E. Carhart
A. D. Walpole
R. D. Prescott
W. G. Smith
Leed
Will Harrisr
Will
F. H. Putnam
Salem
Putnam
McCook State Bank
Mrs. Putnam
Round Table
A. E. Hitchcock
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Court of St. James
Owen
Miles Standish
Mra. Branson
H. E. Hitchcock
Dundass
VanAlatine
C. W. Ainsworth
J. D. Bartow
B. H. Sullivan
Plankinton
Col. Ainsworth
Reform School
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St. Paul
Jen M. Pease
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L.o.gale
Gillis Shoe CO
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J. E. Turner & Son
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