Republican State Convention Delegates for Mitchell 1898
Davison county Republicans call a delegate convention in Mitchell on August 20 1898 at 1 p m to elect eight delegates for the state convention August 24 1898. Representation bases include Mitchell wards and surrounding towns with caucuses urged August 18 1898 at 8 p m. Stated aim to unite behind John H Seri for state auditor and promote party unity.
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Davison County
Mitchell
Lisbon
Vernon
West Side
Badger Beulah
Republican County Central Committee
S. D
H. L. Bras
C. C. Bras
Youngster Cuts His Fins and Wears Worn Glove Finger
A boy cuts his finger with a knife and endures the moment bravely. His mother cleans and dressings it with a strip of cloth, then covers it with a cut from an old kid glove for protection. The narrator recalls similar maternal care and feels younger.
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Mr. Goslington
Towic
New York Sun
Uses For Cork In Various Industrial Applications
A New York Commercial Advertiser summary notes cork waste is pressed into grip shapes for bicycle handles, outperforming cork wood. Cork slabs insulate and provide life preservers, insoles, penholders, and filler for cold storage. Cork dust coats ironwork to prevent rust and can replace asbestos on steam pipes. Cork is also used for fish pole handles, hats, gill corks, buoys, fenders, and can tops.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Theory and Time Divisions Compared Across Cultures
In a Brookly n Life style exchange, Mrs Mishaw You urges modest reticence, while Mr Mishaw notes years of quiet effort went unnoticed. A separate aside compares how the Chinese divide the day into 12 two hour periods and the Italians track 24 hours round.
Local Notes From Hanson County Mitchell Area
ADDITIONAL LOCAL Hanson county items report Blodgett from Kimball in the city. Judge Smith returns from Kansas City on the Milwaukee. Wheat cutting and good yields noted in western Hanson. Prof. Powers visits from Armour. the McCaslin family to move into Windle residence mid August. Will Harker back from Omaha expo. corn sales in Nebraska delayed for higher prices. Wm R Smith contracts with Peavey Co to buy grain. elevator to open when business starts. Mitchell post office gets a cleaning and paint update by Chas Roth. State newspaper boys meet in Sioux Falls for four days. city preparing to host. S C Michener reports rain in Brendon township and oats yield about 30-35 bu per acre. Electric light plant work advancing. half foundation laid. brick laying soon. machinery partially salvaged. A B Ellis promoted to assistant treasurer of Peavey Co. J W Beattie takes Ellis’s former duties. Hanson county Republicans hold Alexandria convention to select delegates for Aug 24 state convention. W K Stillwell chairs. delegates listed. An incident at Spooner & Nordaker’s store ends with a corset theft. Bugby arrested by Chief Reierson. settlement paid. City council grants six month liquor licenses to Widmann, Michels, Sanford, Levinger. bids on lumber awarded to Thos Wallace for lowest price. heavier lumber planned for future crossings. J B Wolgemuth returns from Black Hills insurance trip for Commercial Mutual. reports successful visit and new policy prospects.
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Blodgett
Kimball
Judge Smith
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Hanson County
E. L. Powers
Armour
John Powers
Jos. McCaslin
Mitchell
Chas. Roth
Sioux Falls
Sioux Ialls
S.C. Michener
Brendon Township
Duffie
A. B. Ellis
Peavey Co
Minnesota
Minneapolis
J. W. Beattie
Slayton
Minon
Mr. Elis
Alexandria
W. K. Stillwell
A. H. Betts
John A. Brown
L. C. Taylor
William Newman
A. H. Bagley
A. S. Cooper
F. W. Doud
Abby
Bugby
John Bugby
Iowa
Fred Widmann
John Michels
J. W. Sanford
Henry Levinger
Davis & Daniels
Thos. Wallace
J. B. Wolgemuth
Black Hills
Commercial Mutual Insurance Co
Wolgemuth
Rail link urged to balance state economies and hay prices
The speaker urges a railroad connection to the region to ease trade with Nebraska where hay sells for 10 to 12 dollars per ton, while local hay brings less than half that price. O S Stearns of Badger township is named as a strong Republican auditor candidate. Household goods for sale after noon. M B Clemenger.
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Nebraska
O. S. Stearns
Badger Township
M. B. Clemenger
Living on the Limits in a Tight Economy
A Philadelphia Press meditation on frugality contrasts government pay for soldiers and sailors with household hardship. An observant man notes how three people subsist on 80 cents daily, while an anecdote shows a family moving with a stove, bedstead, chairs, and crockery, illustrating life’s hollowness.
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Philadelphia Press
Drunken State Street clash ends with door smashed
A well known State street figure, intoxicated, battles a Back Bay residence door after mistaking the home for his own. After breaking glass and hurling curses, the owner, athletic and irascible, kicks the financier into the street. The exchange reveals a four year residence misunderstanding in a Boston Traveler item.
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State Street
Back Bay
Wazzer
Boston
What to Eat In France Coffee and meals described
The passage contrasts French eating habits with Anglo-Saxon tastes, noting temperate meals. It details a typical noon meal with bread, a three course pattern including eggs or macaroni, a stew chop, fruit and cheese, and wine diluted with water. Dinner is similar with soup and salad, ending with black coffee and cognac, and explains chicory's impact on coffee flavor.
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France
Vienna
Munich
Is By Jingo Basque or English borrowed phrase
A note on whether the battle cry “By Jingo” derives from Basque Bai Jinko meaning Yes God rather than a direct God or Dieu. The piece cites Prince L. L. Bonaparte and a Souletin Basque usage observed by travelers and tied to Rabelais in Notes and Queries.
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L. L. Bonaparte
Lorraina
Soule
Bai Jinko
Rabelais
Polite Obstacle in Tokyo Road Incident
An American cyclist in Tokyo accidentally knocked down a venerable native who, in a display of remarkable courtesy, approached the rider and humbly begged pardon for being in his honorable way. The incident highlights cross cultural politeness in Japan.
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Japan
Tokyo
Man Craves Free Goods Takes Glassware Curse
A Diamond Street restaurant worker damaged a glass and swapped it with a smooth edge one, claiming it for the customer. The upset patron then sought free glassware for jelly use, led to an armed hoard of broken glass and china, with 18 barrels delivered, worth $4.75, later trash removal charged $2. The man’s greed ended by losing patronage.
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Diamond Street
Pittsburg
Questioning as Conversation: Critique of Interrogation
A collection of quotes condemns constant questioning in dialogue. Walpole recalls an aunt who interrogated him nightly, dreaming of endless who, why, when, and what questions. Johnson argues questioning shows superiority and is unsuitable for gentlemen in conversation.
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Horace Walpole
Houghton
Sir Horace Mann
Presence of Mind in a Mother's Quick Action
A mother demonstrates remarkable presence of mind when she shakes her ailing boy’s medicine bottle after realizing she forgot to shake it. The child Johnnie endures a vigorous shake and is reassured that the mixture should be well mixed now. The anecdote, attributed to Pearson's Weekly, highlights practical quick thinking.
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Johnnie
Pearson’s Weekly
Leaf Cutter Bee Creates Leafed Cells in Sand Bank
A writer describes the leaf cutter bee drilling a 10 inch deep sand bank hole half an inch wide and dividing it into about a dozen leaf made cells. Rose and sweet pea leaves figure among favorites as the bee cuts shapes with jaws and six legs guiding motion. Each cut takes about 20 seconds before the piece is delivered to the sand bank.
The Highly Gifted Cow Font Found in Village
A Yorkshire farmer bought a cattle trough that all his stock drank from except one cow. An antiquary examined it and declared the trough a font from the village church. The font has been recovered and replaced.
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Tickton
Yorkshire
English Country Newspaper
Remarkable differences in reaction to the same thing
Senator Sorggum comments on how differently people are affected by the same issue. A speaker jokes that a speech kept him awake four nights yet lulled others to sleep, while readers in the Washington Star react with amusement and reflection.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Revenge on the Rubber: A Judge in a Prizefight Tale
A Harper's Magazine excerpt recalls a judge who, lacking bath experience, endures a brutal prizefight initiation by a rubber referee. The confused scene features slaps, punches, and taunting dialogue as the judge questions the purpose of the brutal test and recalls past discipline.
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Harper’s Magazine
Guns for Battleships and the Fleet Balance
Lieutenant EK W Eberle argues in Cassier's Magazine that navies favor fewer yet larger guns with broader fire arcs. He contends ships endure battle losses, so the vessel with more guns and a ready reserve crew below decks will win, as smaller arc guns may prove decisive when bigger guns go down.
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United States
EK. W. Eberle
Cassier
The Elephant as a Worker in Southeast Asia
The Siamese and Lao elephant populations include about 1,000 and 2,500 domesticated animals respectively. Elephants breed in captivity while many spend time in jungle holidays. Mahouts leave them in forest to rest with a rattan hobble and wooden bell to locate them for monthly visits and bananas.
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Siam
Geographical Journal
Chinese Ad Notice Shows English Advertising Efforts
A Chinese newspaper ad in a district with many English residents highlights progress in English usage. The notice lists ponies Cavendish Tag Sally and a white Griffin for private sale without reserve. The ponies are hacks able to carry a lady, and a dinghy with mast sails and oars is included.
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Cavendish
Tag
Sally
A Sorcerer Elected in Guadeloupe Parliament
A satirical portrait of M. Legitimus, a Socialist deputy from Guadeloupe, described as a negro who dresses fashionably in silk hat and frock coat. It claims he owes his election to defeating the devil by dancing and shouting in a cemetery, convincing electors he would safeguard their interests.
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M. Legitimus
Guadeloupe
His Pointed Query on Dessert Spoons at Hamilton Palace
A rough country squire dining at Hamilton Palace, one of Scotland’s first great houses, receives a dessert spoon with a sweet course. He inspects it, then asks the servant in blunt Scots, Why did ye gie me this fir, ye d d fule, do ye think ma mooth has got any smaller since Ah lappit op ma soup, revealing social humor and dining etiquette of the era.
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Hamilton Palace
Scotland
Postel Precaution in Detrit Free Press Excerpt
The Detrit Free Press quotes a tense exchange about marital trust and communications with a husband promising to send letters to another man’s email, prompting questions about presumed privacy and fidelity. The fragment hints at domestic tension and journalistic reporting on personal conduct.
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