Republican State Convention Call and Delegates Named
The notice outlines the Republican State Convention to be held in Mitchell on August 24. It lists delegate representation by county, names party officials, and notes endorsements from several counties for various statewide offices. The article also covers the ongoing Spanish siege developments, with Gen. Toral surrendering and Shafter preparing renewed action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakon
Overnor
Republic
State of
South
Dakomela
Mitchell
Weny
A. C. Rin
Cin
Aupodi Seeree
Lincoln Dele Ole
Yman
Bon Homme
Marshil Fi
McCook
Brookings
Brown
Brule
Butalo
J. D. Reeves
Beadle
John H. Pyle
Ben Homme
Major Dollard
One More Creamery Started In Plano Township
ianson County farmers start a new cooperative creamery in Plano township northeast of the city about ten miles away. Milk received on opening day totalled 2400 pounds with 5000 expected by week’s end. Officers include A J Gilbert president A B Rowley secretary George J Lukins treasurer. Directors are Gilbert Rowley Ayer Walker and Jewett. The creamery, bought from A H Wheaton for 2500, will serve a productive country and attract farmer patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ianson County
Plano Township
A. J. Gilbert
A. B. Rowley
George J. Lukins
W. B. Rowley
J. W. Ayer
Chas. W. Walker
S. P. Jewett
Weather of a Week From Government Station Range
A government local station reports the week’s temperature span observed, detailing daily highs and lows across the period. The forecast notes general trends and notable extremes, with emphasis on deviations from seasonal norms and any recorded record values.
Willful Misunderstanding and Busy Scenes at Sellup’s
The Cincinnati Enquirer features a witty miscommunication about a sale at Sellup's with Mr. Ferry noting the house needs only a coat of paint. A humorous exchange in Our Baby section shows a parent asking a nurse why the baby yells, the nurse replying he is cutting teeth, and a quip about losing his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Harlen Lite
Local items and people gathered from the week
Jos Levinger and C C Fawhide returned from Chicago while Frank Craft from Watertown arrived. Miss Ruby Rolph will teach in Oakland Neb. The post office front is being brightened with paint and interior improvements planned. Several locals travel for work, crops show promise, and a jailed self proclaimed physician from Duluth is held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Levinger
Chicago
C. C. Fawhide
Ruby Rolph
Oakland, Neb
Miss Rolph
Mt. Vernon
SANTIAGO GIVES UP TO AMERICAN FORCES
Special from Washington reports Gen Toral surrender of Santiago and eastern Cuba to United States forces at noon today. Troops moved into the city by 3 PM. Under terms of surrender 30,000 Spanish troops in the city are to be returned to Spain by the U S government.
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Santiago
Genshafter
Torsal
Shafter
Lattor
Gen. Toral
Washington
Toral
Cuba
Spain
Change in Presiding Elders at Mitchell District Methodist
Rev. A. R. Boggs has relinquished his post as presiding elder after months of illness. Bishop McCable appointed Rev. C. E. Hager to succeed him, with Hager set to begin duties as soon as the Madison Chautauqua ends. Hager previously led Vermillion church and has worked with the anti saloon league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Boggs
Methodist Church of
Mitchell District
Boggs
Michigan
South Dakota
Yanktoo
Howard
Redfield
Mitchell
Methodist Church
Mr. Clark
McCable
Sevres Ware Records and Czarina Commissioned Service
At a Saveton sale in London a Sevres ware service was sold for 5000 dollars with certificates of authenticity issued by the French government. The most valuable Sevres piece set from 1778 was for Catherine II of Russia, totaling 745 pieces costing 65630 dollars. Sevres ware is light colored and floral or figurative in design, with good porcelain texture but modest compared with English pottery. Decorated pieces show pictorial panels on white, framed by gilt scrolls. the works copy Chinese and Japanese models today rather than expanding their historic fame.
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Saveton
London
F. Vizetelly
Godey’s
Sevres
Catherine II
Russia
Hard Reggar and Heady Talk City Job Ambitions
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet shows Hard Reggar claiming a future city position with little duty beyond appearing dignified, while the other speaker expresses hope he can fill the role. The exchange hints at municipal hiring attitudes and job prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggar
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tobogganing as Transit in 1765 Alps Described
Chambers' Journal notes Smollett's March 1765 ascent from Nice to Turin via the Piedmont slope Col di Tenda. He rode a leze, a two-wood sledge, guided by courants with one conductor behind and one ahead. The fog limited visibility as they descended, reaching Simon after an hour, then waiting two hours for mules along the common road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smollett
France
Italy
Nice
Maritime Alps
Turin
Col di Tenda
Cuneo
Courants
Simon
Alps
Chambers’ Journal
Bears Show Grizzly Strength in Remarkable Feats
A Chicago Inter Ocean account describes grizzly bears performing extraordinary feats of strength. A bear reportedly hauled a 200 pound cow carcass for miles across rugged terrain, lifting 1000 plus pounds, and carrying meat to its cubs, with observers noting the bear’s power and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast
Monterey County
Rocky Mountain
Heast
Chicago
Honest portrait of General Irvin McDowell by Sir W H Russell
In a North American Review memoir, Sir William H Russell recalls General Irvin McDowell, praising his honesty and soldierly bearing. He notes McDowell’s reflective mood after the Civil War when they met in Vienna and later in San Francisco. The piece contrasts McDowell’s humility with his famed Bull Run moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin McDowell
Vienna
United States
San Francisco
Barry
The Great Screamer Of the Palefaces
Lachlan Mc Donald, a Scot from Strathspey, travels to Lake Winnipeg with his hagpipe. While felling trees he is menaced by a violent party of natives, who retreat after he blasts a shrill bagpipe cry that earns him the title the great screamer of the palefaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachlan McDonald
Strathspey
Scotland
Lake Winnipeg
Tuttine
Let It Leak Mrs Rousem in Morning Gas Scare
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American depicts an early morning scene where Mrs Rousem shouts for John about escaping hotel gas. John responds he does not mind the scent and claims he does not have to pay for it.
Animal Drunkards Spoiling Monkeys and Elephants
An antiquated note explains that many higher animals including monkeys elephants bears and horses crave alcohol and suffer from it as humans do. It cites management practices in zoos and notes natives in Africa use beer to trap monkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Lippincott’s
Impertinence of a Naval Officer Over Paint Theme
Fifty years ago in the British navy paint was scarce and officers paid for upkeep. Sir John Phillimore painted parts of his yellow frigate and printed No more paint on one side. The navy board complained. he replied in turn as Your affectionate friend John Phillimore. The board noted the signature and he retorted I am no longer your affectionate friend John Phillimore. His frigate kept its yellow and the board’s reprimand stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Board
John Phillimore
Sir John
Navy
Needle and Splinter Care for Children Tales
A physician told a women’s club how to treat childrens bruises and splinters with a sterilized needle. He described passing the needle through an alcohol flame or boiling water and using it without touching the point. He advised carrying gutta percha tissue in a mother’s medicine chest to cover moist dressings and keep dressings dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
An Old View of the Spaniard in the eighteenth century
The passage quotes Francois de la Mothe le Vayer describing Spaniards as melancholy, treacherous, hospitable yet merciless, and superb soldiers who endure war’s hardships by wit and stratagem. It notes their courtesy at first but brutal leave taking, as the Boston Journal reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois de la Mothe le Vayer
Boston Journal
The Perils of a Critic and Southey’s Anonymity
Robert Southey avoided danger from his critic’s role by staying anonymous. He once harshly reviewed an Irish native’s book and faced an enraged author who vowed vengeance. The giant Irishman threatened the critic and declared he would hate the culprit if he knew who he was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Southey
Emerald Isles
Office Boy Protests Dinner Delay in Pearson’s Weekly
A short comic exchange shows an office boy pleading for dinner as he complains of hunger after a long morning spent licking envelopes and postage straps. The employer chaply teases him about greed, highlighting office life humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Heroic kindness ends debt cycle in Western business office
An officer came to attach wages for a debt of about 1000 dollars. A well known Western businessman asked how long the man had been in debt and learned twenty years. He paid the debt himself and warned against future borrowing. The man reformed, learned to live within means, and stayed out of debt. A lesson from Youth's Companion advocates paying as you go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Champlin
Union Township
Sceallin
Deemer
Tye
Sailing on Fresh Water and Fooled the Foreman
A Pittsburger recalls Charles W. Gridley of the Olympia and a fresh water drill on the Michigan with water jokes, then a Liverpool Mercury recounts a foreman trick in an English iron works where a barrow man coolly replies and delays quitting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gridley
England
Barrow
Liverpool Mercury
The Man That Knows Quote From New York Sun
The piece quotes Mr Staybolt praising men with unwavering judgment. It says such individuals possess unerring discernment and calm certainty, remaining unfazed by storms and doubts. People admire those who know the right course and lead others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Staybolt
New York Sun
Killed His Sentiment in Atbara Camp
A battle dispatch from Atbara recalls a Seaforth Highlander and his comrade sharing a rueful nightime sentiment. The pair pause to consider loved ones back home while a somber camp settles for sleep before the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atbara
Seaforth
Tam
Sandy
Ruskin quote on luxury and suffering
A paraphrase of John Ruskin contrasts present luxury with global suffering. It argues luxury could be shared in the future through collective effort, but today only the ignorant enjoy excess while the cruelly blind feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ruskin
Impossible. Pruya Why gowns of latest style?
A Brooklyn Life gossip quips about punctuality and fashion, featuring Brorbs on a remark about a wife's gowns and her habit of arriving late. The exchange highlights social snubs and wardrobe confidence in a humorous column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruya
Brobson
Brooklyn
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