Wellman pole purchase eager across far north voyage plans
Mitchell Capital sketches big plans as cities apply to Walter Wellman to buy the north pole during his Arctic journey. A new line and towns would follow for pioneers once the pole is found. Harry Wentry leads Democratic defense amid unfavorable campaign conditions.
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Walter Wellman
North Pole
Far North
Mr. Wellman
Harry Wentry
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Harry
Rockefeller avoids deposition in Standard Oil case
A Cleveland telegraphic dispatch reports John D. Rockefeller will not be seen at his summer home this season. The government wants Rockefeller to testify in Standard Oil matters but has him excused to avoid an interview. Attorneys believe they can build a strong case without him.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Towns splits over Republican convention until two weeks
Geo. D. Perkins refuses to concede ground insisting harmony must emerge from the convention to secure a Republican victory in November. Local newspapers warn delegates against forcing a nomination or leadership by any faction, aiming for just settlement and clear poll outcomes.
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Republican Party
Geo. D. Perkins
Holiness Meeting Draws Crowds Despite Rain
Wednesday schedule at the holiness gathering featured sermons by Rev. G D Brown Luke 5:48 and Rev. Glasscock from 2 Corinthians and Hebrews. Prof and Mrs Ginn provided song services and many attendees came to the altar seeking pardon or purity. The association held its first business session with preliminary actions.
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M.D. Blank
G. D. Brown
Ginn
Lev. Dayoan
Ginv
Glasscock
Association
P. Tp
Slaughterhouse Conditions At Pack Centers Scrutinized
Webster July 18. Attention of the public has been drawn to sanitary conditions in killing and preparation of fresh meats in great packing house centers. The average consumer with a buy at hand is...
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Webster
Reading
State official studies slaughterhouse sanitation and calls for inspection
The state food and dairy commissioner E W Smail reports most slaughterhouses are in deplorable condition. He notes offal dumping into hog yards, decomposed grease and blood, and no prior inspection system. He seeks coop from local health boards to establish a definitive inspection and regulatory framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Smadl
Smail
Red Men at Redfield elect new officers and representative
Jos. Swift Jr returns from Redfield where the annual Red Men gathering elected officers for 1920. Great Sachem O F Froberg of Aberdeen, Great Senior Sagamore J L Koub of Redfield, Great Junior Sagamore Joseph Swift of Mitchell, and others chosen. Knapp named as U S Great Council representative. Next session set for Aberdeen.
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Jos. Swift, Jr
Redfield
Swift
Aberdeen
Sachem
O. KF
Froberg
Sagamore
J. L. Koub
Joseph Swift
Mitchell
Wampum
T. J. Dyke
Webster
J. C. Krapp
Sisseton
Mr. Knapp
Great Council of the
United States
Davison County Treasurer Candidacy Declared
R Storer announces candidacy for Davison County treasurer subject to Republican county convention decision. The statement notes the 1 percent stake and names R Storer as the proposer.
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Davison County
Republican County Convention
R. Storer
Candidate declaration for First District commissioner
H B Rovers announces candidacy for commissioner from the first district comprising the first and second wards of Mitchell subject to the will of the Republican delegates of Daxison county.
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Mitchell
Daxison County
H. B Rovers
Tiffany announces candidacy for Davison County Register of Deeds
Fred L. Tiffany states his bid for the Minnesota Davison County Register of Deeds, pending approval at the next Republican county convention.
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MN Register of Deeds
Davison County
South Dakota
Fred L. Tiffany
The Nose Decline and Its Curious Claim
A Pearson's Weekly note argues the nose is shrinking as fewer people breathe through nostrils. It claims unused muscles and bones disappear and, by extension, noses will become superfluous.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Mystery of Life Hinted By Element’s Ancient Discovery
A classroom exchange notes that oxygen is essential for all animal life and mentions its discovery a century ago as a pivotal moment, with a student asking what people used before its discovery. The dialogue emphasizes the element’s fundamental role in existence.
Riverside July 19 Social Notes and Travel
Clarence Wall spent Sunday with parents. Ralph White stayed at his Mitchell home. Mr and Mrs C J DeMott returned from Kier Visit in Nebraska. The Omabs moved their boarding car to Riverside. W L Wallis received binders twine and haying tools. Fifteen Riverside folks joined an excursion to Lake Superior last week. Epworth League meeting postponed to July 24 at the Schultz home. J S Wallis and family visited Mitchell. T Wallis and family attended a temperance lecture at city hall. John Prownsland Carl Sandrs Kielayr and W L Wallis group went to Sioux Falls on Tuesday excursion. S McCollough visits W J Wallis for a few days. Mrs Moses T Isantz of Cedar Falls, Iowa travels Wednesday evening to visit J K Wallis and family.
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Riverside
Clarence Wallis
Ralph White
Mitchell
C. J. DeMott
Kier
Nebraska
Omabs
W. L. Wallis
Lake Superior
Epworth League
Silenry Schultz
J. S. Wallis
N. T
Wallis
City
John Prownsland
Carl
Sandrs Kielayr
Sioux Halls
S. McCollough
Moses T.]. Isantz
Cedaralls
Iowa
J. Kk. Wallis
Loomis
Sholes
William Allen
M. Nelson
Artesian
U. S
Fred Lolshier
A. Darmer
Will Clark
R. WH. Packman
Ira Kraser
Presho
Dad Evans
John Lockhart
John Olson
Loomis News Sketches Local Happenings and Tensions
July events in Loomis include harvest prep by VPom Dormer and Rev Geo Kilbon's return, stirrings over moving the Gilfillan schoolhouse, and a Loomis baseball victory. Sheriff’s deputy searches in Mitchell for murder suspects, local meetings elect officers, and multiple visits and medical updates among residents.
Town Notes and Local Movements Reach Across County
July 14 items report residents traveling to Parkston for dental work and visits, with others heading to Lake Superior and Lyman county. Names include Mrs Klotz, Hiva, Mrs Eastman, Gerald, Grace Tobin, Olive Blackman, Carpenter families, Lena Fosterman, Helen Lammon, Donahu’s dog bite incident, James Crampton return from railroad work, and Mrs Mike Bracha with husband. A robbery at Schurz’s saloon remains unsolved, and a heavy rain lifts local spirits while dogs are muzzled after two bites.
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Ethan
Klotz
Hiva
Eastman
Gerald
Parkston
Grace Tobin
Olive Blackman
Tobin Township
Cutts
Bert Dupey
Lena Fosterman
Lake Superior
Helen Lammon
Donahu
Everett Daller
Fred Rapp
Milton Bummell
Lyman County
James Crampton
Mike Bracha
Mitchell
Con. Schurz
Births and social notices from local events
Ethan born July 18 to Mr and Mrs E E graves a daughter July 16. Loevinger couple announce a daughter born July 14. Mr and Mrs S J Wilson returned Monday from Letcher after visiting friends since Saturday. Reception planned by Mr and Mrs W W M Oatbout on Saturday July 21.
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Ethan
E. E
S. J. Wilson
Letcher
WW. M. Oatbout
Early Man and the Primitive Fear of Darkness
A nineteenth century reflection links modern vigilance in lonely places to ancestral survival. The essay describes bodily cues like clenched hands and bared teeth when anger rises, and notes how the nose quivers at offensive carrion, revealing primal sensory memory.
Learning a Foreign Language Through Writing Practice
Carl Schurz argues that writing practice best builds language ability more than conversation alone. He emphasizes precise written expression over spoken vagueness and notes the need for a teacher who combines grammar instruction with engaging, meaningful topics to stimulate active interest.
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Carl Schurz
McClure
Sailors Strike For Higher Pay In 1797 Mutiny Events
The London Telegraph recalls a 1797 incident where English sailors demanded higher wages, mutinied aboard the London, fired on by marines, leading to imprisonment of Admiral Colpoys and his captain. A May 10 act granted the pay increase and the king pardoned the mutineers.
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Admiralty
London
Admiral Colpoys
London Telegraph
Natural spectacles of animals and bears
The article notes the third eyelid seen in birds and explains its function. It mentions the spectacled bear of Chile, Ursus ornatus, describing its black coat and pale eye rings that resemble goggles.
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Chile
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ten Good Things List of Timeless Virtues
A compact aphorism recounts ten virtues no one regrets practicing: kindness to others, refraining from malice, listening before judging, thinking before speaking, restraining anger, aiding the distressed, offering pardons for wrongs, patience toward all, ignoring talebearers, and disbelieving most gossip.
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Wspect Slaughter Houses
Food Commissioner
Council of War
Mitchell Market Report
E. R. Storer
Leslie A
Nina Wb
Jones
Imarshall
Dan Sullivan
Frank Cole
Fred Pobey
Sbsaan
Jonas Nelson and Son
Rock Rapids
Max Burg
Ile
Art. Vierce
Tom Donahue
Joe Weiland
Eugenis Giraves
Joseph Gallacher
Chas
Donk
Maik
Willie Sesiech
Hi fFrow
Wallace Gleason
Geddes
Sailors
Gillis
Goodyear Welt
Sorosis
Waterbury & Klousia
Oxfords
M. R. Linc
Fargo
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