Mitchell city notes prompt a weekend of events and travel
Local items report A. J. Parshall in Mitchell to Sunday return. Mrs. Laidlaw visits Alexandria. Mrs. Richardson leaves for Milton Wis. C J Shattuck connected with Chicago firm tied to Platte Bank matter. promises of a Shakespearean show by Sanford Dodge company next Saturday.
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A. J. Parshall
Parketon Courier
John Laidlaw
Alexandria
R. Richardson
C. W. Walrath
Milton
Wis
C. J. Shatuck
Chicago
Shattuck
Fx Commission
Plankinton Bank
Lee Finlayson
Sharp
Aberdeen
Charley Clouse
Mitchell
Sanford Dodge
Gale
R. M. Spink
Lead
Geo. H. Ball
Mr. Ball
Dix House
D. E Case
Sioux Falla
H.J. Mohr
Frank B. Smith
Chas. Palmer
Salem
C. C. Lowe
Geo. A. Johnston
Sioux City
Col. M. M. Price
Sanborn County
City
John Q. Anderson
Sioux Reservation
I. B. Fice
Scotland
Ebe
Erie
C. W. Downey
U.c
Honest Policy Tricky Credit Tale From Wholesale Desk
A Boston wholesale grocer denies credit to one retailer offering 75 cents and gives unlimited goods to another offering five cents. The scene ends with a quip about the proverb honesty is the best policy as the first retailer departs. The tale is credited to the New York Observer.
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Boston
New York Observer
Persian Legend Plaque Displays Baharam V Tale At London Museum
A Persian plaque in the South Kensington museum blends legend and history about Baharam V of the Sassanian dynasty. It recounts his famed archery during a hunt and a wife’s sharp quip that leads to a dramatic fate and eventual restoration after a village lodging and a public display of perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Kensington Museum
London
Baharam V
Baharam
Habit and Moral Parables in Historical Commentary
The passage discusses habit's vast grip on the mind, citing a miser who cheats himself and keeps a hoard. It notes straw manufacture as a key German industry supporting thousands, and claims a baby becomes human between three and four teeth, attributed to the New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Hard labor aboard a cattle steamer to Europe
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a boy who shipped as a deck boy on a cattle steamer to Europe to save fare. He details waking at 4 30 to wash endless dishes in the pantry for 60 passengers and six meals daily, describing the endless cycle of washing and the sheer volume of dishes.
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Europe
Detroit Free Press
Four Week Plan Keeps Big Bills Out of Envelopes
In a Chicago Tribune item a clothing department manager complains about receiving three $20 bills, and a reader suggests a four week plan to save the larger notes by withholding one $20 bill per week from a colleague's envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miggs
Whackham
Chicago Tribune
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W. A. Prather
School Land Commissioner’s Office
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Prather
L. H. Nabinger
Central House
John Parker
Parker
Iowa
Mr. Parker
Jake Schmidt
Fair Ground
Thos. Edleman
South Dakota
Alpena Journal
Dn Mitchell
Harry Gunderson
Merce
Harry
Jeraul
Bachelor Club
the Mitchell
St. Paul
Hood
Butterfield
J. W. Beattie
Mankato
Mina
Omaha
Jack
Crown
Florence
Wheeler & Wilson
L. E. Stair
Thompson
L. Indra
Della M. Stair
G. C. of
St. Lawrence
Dakotas
N.P Johnson
Sisseton
Chamberlain
Nels Jensen
S. X. Presba
Mr. Jensen
Harry Harmon
Afton
Wdo
Wellington Springs
Harmon
Tenn
J. H. McLean
W.T. Massa
S. H. Scallin
Weather Bureau
N. S. Waterman
Waterman
Ainsworth
Plankinton Mail
Epset
Will Scallin
William Kent
Sac County
Mr. Kent
Chas. Jerguson
J. A. Gheen
Mr. Gheen
D. B. Thayer
Minneapolis
Capital
FP. M. Sinclair
Davison County
Germany
Coustin
Mabel
Bele
Philadelphia Press
Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
Owsha
Eat
Eis
Avent
Ep Omer
Wee
Mani
L. J. Clark
Orange Courthouse
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, Ga
C., M. & St. P. Railway
A. H. Pearson, Mitchell, S. D
Clothiers
Baldwins
Greenings
Harker Bros
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