Senator Kittredge Wins Six Year Term Amid South Carolina Tensions
The article notes Senator Kittredge's six year election and acclaim from Republicans for wisdom in office. It recalls editor Gonzales's burial in Columbia after a fatal shooting, condemns anti Negro sentiment, and discusses state home and foreign insurance firms opposing a value policy bill aimed at standard companies and mutual insurers.
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Painter Turner Holds Price On Carthage Portrait
Sir Robert and the painter Turner quarrel over valuing a Carthage portrait. Turner refuses to sell, declaring it his winding sheet. Turner later keeps the piece in his cellar and it ends up in a gallery until his death, then left to the nation.
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Forcing the Pace Ends in a Vexed Will Scene
An old miser Georgy Gordon nears death as a minister and lawyer pressure a illegible will. The dying man writes partial signature but a relative asserts the final letter believing it completes the name. The old man retorts angrily, declaring the will not yet signed.
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Literary Evening Distilled From Mixed Fragments
A fragmented item notes a literary evening titled How tt yom enjoy with Mrs Thingum and others. It mentions two guests, three marriages, and an act by Anstey Elise, with scattered names and phrases that hint at a staged program and social gathering.
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Fragmentary narrative scene with lights and Moon
A fragmented passage describes a night scene with a dim light, a gaze toward the moon, and a character noting the skies over trees. The dialogue hints at a light yet to appear as a child character observes the Nile motif and a imagined glow.
Heirloom Contests Sparked by Will In Chicago
A senior partner questions how to pursue a claim as a young lawyer explains a plot to leverage a rich uncle's illness and a will. The debate hints at forthcoming contests over inheritance and control as told by the Chicago Suning Poet.
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Hartlopp Compliments Mise Elderleich Over Gold Teeth
The exchange shows Hartlopp asking Mise Elderleich for her teeth while a fortyish maiden reacts to the compliment. Hartlopp insists there are eight worth of gold in them, revealing a playful, rustic tone from Cab bago Post.
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Cabbago Post
Quite Exceptional May Day at the Races
A lively note on horse racing fascination with Louise and her friend who attends the races nearly every day, showing keen interest in the horses over fashion. The passage captures social amusement and the era's racecourse culture.
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Well Trained Dogs and Damp Night Exchanges
Witty snippets describe a canine trained by a burglar and a comical exchange over a mince pie. A New York Journal quip about a dog trained by a thief contrasts with a Chicago Tribune pun about a mince pie as its owner reflects on the night.
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New York Journal
One Version of It Rooster Mocking Hen Over Egg
The rooster mocks a hen who hatched a duck egg, insisting the hen is wise to know her own egg while the distressed hen maintains her error, reflecting a humorous animal fable tone from the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Making the Best of the Coal Famine
A Cleveland Plaindealer humor piece notes household adjustments in response to coal shortages. The writer jokes about home improvements and welcoming forthcoming company as winter ends, reflecting daily life during energy scarcities.
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Strictly Private Chicago News Exchange
A terse dialogue hints at private affection amid public restraint. The Chicago News notes a conversation where one character questions public display of love and the other affirms discretion.
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Chicago News
Tempting Figures Jaggles What Bargain Sale Attracts Women
The judge remarks on bargain footwear drawing women, noting shoes marked down two or three sizes as a likely lure. The exchange suggests a retail sales tactic aimed at female shoppers.
Correcting Him Gabbleton in Effucively
Dialog fragment shows Gabbleton and Grimshaw in a tense exchange as they greet and address each other. The piece includes a note about a meal and a caller mentioning a wife, reflecting a slice of daily-life dialogue.
Notes on State Board exams and local teaching awards
The item describes a February 7 gathering at the Railroad school house for State Board exams and teacher certificate awards. Names among the recipients include William Beasley Gertrude Scholes and H G Coursey with various students named. It praises writing improvement and reports a Beulah No. 27 term start and a Mt. Vernon artist pupil. It highlights teachers meetings boosting practical pedagogy and urges regular attendance.
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Eversteds
William Beasley
Gertrude Scholes
Lloyd Seoville
Floy Stevens
Hattie Goodwin
Estella Hofstetter
Rose Schenb
Maud Hofstetter
Dorothy
Lilah Wittstruck
Alex
Willie Danning
H. G. Coursey
William Darling
Clara A. Bartow
Beulah No
Martin Johnson
Mt. Vernon
Dora Williams
Normal Institute
Bcohan
For sale exchange 160 acres near Mitchell for horses
Short notice advertisement by S J Dunlap of Shannon City Iowa offering 160 acres northeast of Mitchell for exchange or sale in return for horses suitable for cattle use.
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Mitchell
S. J. Dunlap
Shannon City
Caution Urged After Poisoning Deaths
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments repeated child deaths from poisons left accessible. It urges constant care and taked steps to store poisons out of reach, warning that familiarity breeds contempt and accidents persist without stricter precautions.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
An Old English Superstition Reflected in Essex Case
The Essex assizes heard a stabbing case that cited rural English folklore. A knife used in the wound was smeared with grease and placed on the bed to prevent rust and supposed infection. Folk belief also held oiling a knife could heal burns and prevent mortification.
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Essex Assizes
Marriages and dances frame Ethan events in January
James Carlow and Fred Kline visited Parkston Tuesday afternoon. Notices announce the marriage of Annie Weiland to Peter Mohr of Ethan. The M W A Z dance drew about sixty couples with Mitchell charity attendees. A masquerade ball is planned for Tobey's hall January 30 with LeGregor and A A Grant providing music and costumes from Sioux City. Sollie Nolt has taken Burns lumber yard. A fur robe raffle benefited a widow and orphan, Sammie Cutts winning.
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James Carlow
Fred Kline
Parkston
Annie Weiland
Peter Mohr
Tobey’s Hall
Sammie Cutts
Local Notes and Business Snapshots from Badger Area
Birth announced in Badger Jan 15 a son to Mr and Mrs C Butts. Loomis lumber yard sold to Davis and Daniels. Candy pull at W Clark's drawn in local youth. Miss Pearce reportedly resigning then staying at old stand. Miss Phoebe Weeks visiting Nebraska and California. Trompsland's wagon stuck in drift near Loomis, hogs overturned, pork and snow mixed, rescued by Vict Smith. C P Taylor bought several fine birds at last week’s poultry show.
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C. P. Taylor
Snowstorm Benefits Local Sleighing Activity
Emsley January 19. The Sunday snowstorm aided sleighing. Fred Barnard and family spent the day with his brother B. E. Barnard.
Local notes about ranch activity and community events
Wm. Harker attends ranch interests in fine shape. A S Jenks and Bert Stevens sold hogs in Ethan. E V Greene trip to Alexandria. Young people dance at Mr Nicholson's with good time reported. Fred Moses had a snowbank accident but no damage beyond him, a cow, and two calves. Several neighbors helped. Sampson's baby remains ill. Hogs sold in Mitchell by John Hattenberg. Allman works on Harker ranch. Wm Davis and wife at Ed Cropsy's. Henry Heckle works for Sampson. A local 60 mile dance trip hints at business. Clarence Welch family visited E W Green. G E Jenks and wife in Mitchell. Higgins drilled a coal seam near Lesian well. Coal mine speculation for Davison county. Gardner and Davis broncho trade. both nets £25. Mary Cropsy visits Ed Cropsy. Earl Jenks hauls wheat for Ed Cropsy. Miscellaneous London directions and notes on the thrush song and seven. Street notes reflect local life and rural economy.
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Wm. Harker
AS. A. Jenks
Bert Stevens
Ethan
E. V. Greene
Alexandria
Mr. Nicholson
Fred Moses
Fred
L. M. Sampson
John Hattenberg
Mitchell
John Allman
Harker Ranch
Wm. Davis
Ed. Cropsy
Clarence Welch
E. W. Green
G. E. Jenks
W. Higgins
East Emsley
Davison County
Seed gifts and giant pumps mark agricultural feat
The United States allocates seeds to farmers valued at 160000 dollars annually. Utah Lake hosts the world’s largest pumping plant, irrigating the Great Salt Lake valley with about 65000000 gallons per day. Southern California yields 22000000 pounds of lima beans yearly, three fourths of global production, with one ranch spanning 1500 acres. A memorial window for Admiral Sloat, Commodore Stockton and Admiral Farragut will be installed at St Peter’s chapel Mare Island Navy Yard. Wheat yields about 13 bushels per acre and Indian corn about 27 bushels.
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Commodore Stockton
Admiral Farragut
St. Peter's Chapel
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Be True to a Life’s a Crucible
A concise meditation on facing life’s trials and forging character through effort and resilience. The fragment suggests introspection on endurance and self-discovery amid hardship.
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