Local notes from Mitchell and vicinity on travels and events
Vacation plans for Rev and Mrs Burleigh. Miss Bryan and Miss Emma Harker guests and performers. homeopaths J H Smith and H C Burch return. County fairs, rains, jail vacancy, cement walks, and trampling by vagrants noted. Community events include a surprise party for Miss Bessie Thompson and an ice cream social halted by rain. Hail damages crops and windows. fish dieoff on the James River discussed by Prof Saunders. Ads and notices for property, boarding teachers, and local improvements conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Burleigh
Miss Bryan
Milwaukee
C. W. Johnston
Mitchell
J. H. Smith
Groton
H. C. Burch
Redfield
S. H. Wright
Chamberlain
Emma Harker
Misa Marie Quigley
Toronto
Canada
Epworth League
New York State
Maine Street
Main Street
Tobin
Bessie Thompson
Milwaukee South
Champeny
Mt. Vernon
Davison County
Raio
Popular excursion to Spirit Lake and Okoboji Lakes
A Sunday trip via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers a low rate excursion from Mitchell South Dakota to Spirit and Okoboji Lakes with a 5 am departure, round trip fare two dollars, concert by Smalley Grand Concert Co at Arnold's Park, admission 25 cents not included. The county commissioners named three official papers at the July meeting, Gazette and Mt Veron0 News named. a tie between The Capital and German Post to be settled next meeting. Also advertised are dress cutting lessons for six dollars and DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve advertised by L. O. Gale for skin troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Chicago, Milwaukee
Gazette
Mt. Verono News
Electric Bitters and Hood's remedies advertised
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a vegetable tonic that restores vigor by toning nerves aiding digestion liver and kidneys and purifying blood. It also promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier and Hood's Pills as a gentle reliable family laxative, urging early use to combat rheumatism malaria and tired nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scal Ia
Hood
Milwaukee excursion rates for national conventions and tours
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway announces reduced round trip fares from Mitchell South Dakota to major conventions in 1897 including the Photographers Association in Lake Chautauqua New York and Epworth League in Toronto Ontario. Also lists summer tourist routes to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Ashland Duluth and Buffalo plus a Chautauqua assembly rate from South Dakota. Details and dates provided by agent F E Clark in Mitchell SD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Meeting Photographers’ Association of America
Cleron
Lake Chautauqua
N. Y
International Convention Epworth League
Toronto
Canada
National Convention Baptist Young Peoples’ Union of America
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Convention Young Peoples’ Christian Union
Todianapolis
Ind
National Bnccampment Grand Army Republic
Buffalo
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mitchell
S. D
Chautauqua Assembly
Spirit Lake
So. Dak
Mitchell, S. D
C.M
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Ashland
Wis
Duluth
Alexander Bay
Bu‘alo
Niagara Falla
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
F. E. Clark
An old and well tried remedy Mrs Winslow’s Syrup
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers to ease teething pain. It soothes, softens gums, relieves wind colic and diarrhoea, tastes pleasant, and sells by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and take no other kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Letter A Bunch of Uncalled Mail at Mitchell Post Office
A weekly notice lists uncalled letters at Mitchell Post Office ending July 12, 1897. Names include Bloom J E Braggett M J McMahon George Mule Dolly Peter H Numinoo Way Charlie. Advertised notices must be called for within two weeks or they go to dead letter. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised by LL O Gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Bloom
J E Braggett
M J McMahon
George Mule
Dolly
Numuoo
Peter H Way
Charley
Nat
Saml. T. Green
P. M
Milton the poet born 1608 dies 1674
Birth and death dates for John Milton 1608 1674 noted. His first notable poem On the Morning of Christ's Nativity appeared in 1629 and Paradise Regain ed completed shortly before his death. His career spanned 46 years with major works amid family irritations and prodigious amanuensis support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Jis
The Dreaded Back Draft in Firefighting
An excerpt from Charles T. Hill in St Nicholas on The Perils of a Fireman s Life. A back draft is a sudden veer of flames caused by renewed draft after a portion of a burning building collapses. Firefighters press upward amid bursting heat, then face a deadly surge that can engulf them, risking injuries and singed hair as they fight to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Charles T. Hill
New York Fire Department
Hill Baye
Axen
Mind Reader Delays Train At City Depot Window
A woman quarrels with a ticket agent over clock time saying her 10:15 train has vanished by the depot clock. The agent notes trains run on schedule while the woman discovers her watch is dead after wind and a lighthearted exchange ends with both joking about time and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ii.nois General
Chicago Tribune
Madagascar spider silk: new method yields vast thread output
French naturalist Cambelle reports Madagascar spiders can produce over 100 yards of silk per hour, rising to 150 yards. The thread reportedly matches the strength of silkworm silk. A small machine winds the thread onto bobbins as it exits the spider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cambelle
Madagascar
New York Sun
Would you marry a one eyed man
Merritt asks Cora to marry a one eyed man and she declines with a witty retort. The exchange appears in London Tit-Bits as a humorous cartoon caption or epigram highlighting social attitudes and clever wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ueving
Merritt
Cora
London
Silver Fork Etiquette at New York Hotels in Summer
The New York Morning Herald notes that Silver forks are to be used at Rockaway and West Point hotels during the coming summer. The brief item signals a shift in tableware standards for travelers and guests, reflecting hotel service norms of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockaway
West Point
New York Morning Herald
Clever forger trapped by bank after overreach
A smooth talking con artist passes a $100 check with certified indorsement and later a $900 check from a known firm. The bank teller investigates, verifies the firm, and discovers no checks issued that morning. The crook had used a forged signature from the first check to imitate the firm’s signature on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. D. Lanier
Scribner's
Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills Gain Noted Attention
Reports show a growing number of responders claiming relief from kidney and related ailments after using Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills. Letters from users across towns indicate widespread interest and belief in a new cure promoted by Michel newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robus Syarivuy Kidoes
Mitchell
Holy
Michel
Dr. Hobbs
Ben
Dr Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills Claim Power of Asparagus
Advertisement describes asparagus extract as a potent kidney and blood purifier. It claims the extract from asparagus roots stems and berries, combined with six other medicines, forms a remedy for Bright’s disease rheumatism bladder troubles back pain and other kidney disorders. Sold by dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Hobbs Sparagus
Bright
Red Mark in Mandalay Palace Echoes A Murderous Past
A New York Commercial anecdote describes Mandalay palace rooms now an up to date club with a golden audience chamber converted for ladies. A red blood mark on the wall remains from a murder when Theebaw’s wife stabbed a young Mongolian attendant in the court before the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Theebaw
Mandalay
Walla
New York Commercial
Manuscript Pay Frustrates Southern Writer Nada
A southern author, whose manuscript was accepted by a northern periodical that pays on publication, travels north in hardship. He confronts the editor, is arrested after sending a threatening note, and in jail sends a plea to pay his fine and take the manuscript security. The editor replies they will pay the fine only upon publication, upholding office rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Beheaded turtles find their way home, study notes
Detroit Free Press quotes a quip on pessimism and human nature while a science brief reports beheaded turtles navigating back to their watery home, illustrating surprising animal resilience amid odd observations.
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Aberdeen
John Weber
Aberdeen News
James
Saunders
State Agricultural College
Brookings
Pers
Banke
Huron
A. L. C. Hillman
Omaha
Cs. L. McKinley
Sutomer Institute
O. E. Browne
Boos Champlin
Union Township
Chas. Burnside
West Fifth Street
Burnside
Maanchester
Town
Ensigo Hill
Salvation Army
Kansas
Cycioe
Ensigo
Salvation Army Hall
Ensign Hill
Army
Western Union Company
Manro Street
Fred Widmann
K. B. Greeve
Chilhowie
Dr. King
Scallin’s
Okoboji
Paul
A. A. Coffin
L. O. Gale
Polota
Congress
Washington Post
Navy
Grand Army
Secretary of the Navy
Fat Man
Adonis
Apollo
Rome
Herodotus
Etruria
Tuscany
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Kip
L.O. Gale
L. O. Gal
Mitchell, So.dak
Detroit Free Press
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