Local notes and social visits across towns
Miss Craig left Friday for Milton Wisconsin to visit relatives. Geo BE Logan returned Monday from Minneapolis business trip. Mrs Jos Paullin and children left Monday for Akron Iowa. Mrs D C Sneller returned Monday from Scotland where she spent Sunday with her husband Editor Frad of the Gazette. Mrs Frad returned Tuesday from a brief trip to Minneapolis. Mrs Geo Meuters visited relatives and returned to Emery Friday. Father Shea went to Chamberlain then returned Friday morning. Mrs Chas Lowrie left Tuesday for Chicago and Joliet to spend the summer with relatives. Mrs M A Reeves returned Friday from a district W C T U meeting. Mr B Miller returned Tuesday from a farm trip in erauld county. he noted fine stops. Mr and Mrs C T Chandler and children returned to Spirit Lake Iowa after visiting Sid W Smith. Various advertisements for remedies appear, including Riverside nerve tonics and Berg’s Sweet Luxative Chips. Sheriff Kintigh and family drove to Pierre to visit relatives. he has two brothers nearby. Kidney tonic ads warn of delayed treatment. Mrs RP Smith returned to Mason City Iowa after six weeks with her parents. P H Kelley confined to house then recovered from typhoid fever. Virgil Boyles passed through the county on route to Yankton after plans not to return to Indiana. he testified in a referee case. C J Chandler of Spirit Lake arrived and stayed with Sid W Smith. noted growth of the city in recent years. A hot ball game between Alexandria and Cantons ended 6-4 for Alexandria. Niivins played for Alexandria. Preliminary exam of Mrs Voien held. charged with attempted burglary on Widmann saloon. Bond set at $200. defendant showed remorse in court. wife present.
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Geo. Meuters
Emery
Father Shea
Chamerlain
Chas. Lowrie
Ivesay
Chicago
Joliet
Inl
Elatives
M. A. Reeves
Imball
B. Miller
Tuesay
Erauld County
L. O
Gale
RP. Smith
Rs. C. A. Beebe
Mason City
Iowa
iVirvil Boyles
Plakinton
Yankton
Indiana
Plankinton
C.J. Chandler
Spirit Lake
Sid W. Smith
Rs. Chandler
Mr. Candler
Itcell
Alexandria
Aon
Canton
Alexania
Cornell Bluffs
Itchell
Oscar Niivins
Rs. Voien
Kinley Inday
Voien
Ed Widmann
Briggs
Messrs. Widmann
Sulles
Hitchcock
Presitor
Volen
Eston
Tes
Chrig Ien
Beed
Ingenious Burglar Opens Safe With Nail Tactics
A thief opens a hotel iron safe using only a fingernail. He pressed his exposed finger into the lock, felt tumbler movements for over an hour, and finally clicked the door open. Detectives caught him as he started to pocket papers, and he was taken to prison. London Tit-Bits reports.
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London
Danger In Home Remedies and Ancient Menu Cards
A physician warns against self medicating in a public dis pensary noting patients overdose on common remedies like cholera mixture paregoric and ammonia after magazine advice. The piece then discusses the old form of the menu card its size and the lack of a fixed course sequence in medieval dinners.
Persian tale of a king and a fatal astrology warning
A Persian tale depicts a king told by an astrologer he has ten years left. The despondent king falls ill, and his vizier tests the seer by asking his own remaining years, hearing twenty. The vizier orders the astrologer executed immediately, leading the king to praise the vizier for his shrewdness and abandon the astrologer’s forecast.
Eyes and Fairies from a Tribune Reader
A Tribune writer recalls Irish ancestry and a family superstition about breaking eggshells to stop fairies from crossing water. He notes both good and bad fairies in northern Ireland and claims breaking their boats hampers their tricks.
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Chicago Tribune
Ireland
Poetical Concession on Ellen Douglass Lady of the Lake
The New York Tribune recalls Sir Walter Scott’s remark when asked why Ellen Douglass was made the lady of the lake. He said making her the lady of the river might have caused a run on the bank.
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Sir Walter Scott
Ellen Douglass
New York Tribune
The Absurdity of St Mrs Skrapp It Seems to Me to Be So
The Philadelphia Press quotes a humorous debate between Mr and Mrs Skrapp about referring to a tugboat as she. Mrs Skrapp argues tugboats puff and blow and accomplish good in the world while Mr Skrapp agrees.
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Mrs. Skrapp
Mr. Skrapp
Under Water Stock Struggle in a Brimming Company
A brief exchange hints at a man’s inability to swim, linking it to entering a waterlogged company with stock that was all water. The dialogue underscores financial peril and hollow investments.
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Exchange
Nova Scotia Ship Kept Afloat Despite Mutinous Crew
A Nova Scotia vessel docked at Santos with a near mutinous crew due to strict rations. Officers hired crimps to form a new crew under threat, forcing twenty men aboard. The ship sailed to Sydney Yokohama San Francisco Valparaiso Lisbon and finally Grande do Sul, with many mutineers returning home in other ships years earlier.
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Nova Scotia
Nova
Crimps
Sydney
Yokohama
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Lisbon
Grande Do Sul
Cicero and His Daughter A Father’s Enduring Love
The article recounts Cicero’s profound grief after the death of his daughter Tullia. It notes her high attainments and close companionship, describing how political affairs and even Brutus and Caesar could not lift his melancholy. Cicero lamented that with her loss life itself seemed broken and his cares could not be dropped anymore.
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Cicero
Tullia
Brutus
Caesar
Atticus
Exclusive Elevator for Supreme Court Privilege
The Washington Star notes a Capitol elevator reserved for eleven people: the nine Supreme Court justices, the court clerk, and the marshal. The small elevator runs from ground to the main floor where the court sits, and, with its conductor, accommodates three of the justices at a time in its latest electric design.
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Capitol
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court
Washington Star
Superstitions About Glass Clinking and Signs
The piece describes beliefs that two people lifting glasses together predict a friend’s return from abroad, bubbles in coffee or a dropped soap signal visitors, a flickering fire or tall candle wick foretell a guest’s arrival, and sharing a drink reveals secrets of the partner.
Mighty Cheerful Dorothy Requests Play Time
A child named Dorothy pleads to go out despite wet weather. Her mother remains calm and firm, noting Dorothy’s persistent mood as she denies the request in a gentle, affectionate exchange.
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Mamma
Dorothy
New York Times
Bureau of Publicity becomes a writing desk joke
Mrs. Nagguss questions an odd item asking if it is a chiffonier or bookcase. Mrs. Borus replies it is her husband’s writing desk and humorously calls it a bureau of publicity in a Chicago Tribune item.
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Bureau of Publicity
Nagguss
Borus
Chicago Tribune
The Doctor and Professor Exchange Crank Remark
A dialogue exchange has the Doctor asking how society is viewed as a machine and what part he plays. The Professor dismisses him as a crank in a terse, witty repartee.
Jilted Lover Rebuffs Suit in Odd Exchange
A Princeton Tiger item notes a jilted man recounting a curious scene where the beloved returned his love and instructed him to give it to another girl. The oddly paired anecdote adds a note of humor to campus happenings.
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Princeton Tiger
Household Jewel Turns to Dishonesty in Philadelphia Ledger
A southern city family hires a woman they call a household jewel. She performs well at first, then the Irishman declares she is not honest after he catches her taking his pocketbook. The wife protests the value of the servant, but the husband insists she has stolen.
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John
Philadelphia Ledger
First Steam Car Journey in England
In July 1829 Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, a Marylebone surgeon, rode a steam carriage from London to Bath and back at about fifteen miles per hour. A crowd at Melksham attacked the machine, injuring the stoker, marking the first English example of steam locomotion.
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George Stephenson
Goldsworthy Gurney
London
Bath
Gurney
Marylebone
Albany Street
Melksham
England
Glasglow City Corporation Buys Whistler Portrait
The Glasgow corporation sought to acquire the Carlyle portrait by Whistler for 1000 guineas. Whistler questioned the high price but the city admitted they knew it. After a brief exchange, the deal closed and they secured the painting with a Glaswegian bargain.
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Glasgow
Whistler
Carlyle
Mr. Whistler
Corporation
Noncorrosive ink quip inspires a longer pen life
An impatient book keeper laments corrosive ink that rots pens and promises quick wear. A Dill collector offers a method to neutralize the acid by placing rusty iron nails in the ink well, arguing the nails absorb the acid and extend pen life from a day to about a week.
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Philadelphia
Hospitality Pays in City Publicities
The Day ton Herald discusses how cities spend large sums on hosting conventions and gatherings. It argues hospitality always pays, not in dollars alone but by broadening brotherhood and goodwill, as visitors leave with lasting positive impressions.
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Brotherhood of Man
Dayton Herald
First magazine submission earns four dollars
The Chicago Tribune quotes a literary celebrity recalling his bold start. A young person asks if the first contribution to a magazine was accepted. The reply: yes, four dollars for a year’s subscription.
The Newed Couple Praise Their New Cook
Mrs. Newed extols their new cook as a perfect gem noting the kitchen now looks like a parlor. Mr. Newed wonders if they are expecting company tonight in a light Town and Country item.
Perfectly Reckless Exchange at the Drugstore
A druggist declares he will fire a careless clerk after a wild eyed woman was sold a poison dose and the clerk accepted payment. The exchange highlights the unsafe handling and trust missteps in a local shop.
Mrs Flint and Soiled Spooner Dialogue Snippet
A brief comic exchange shows Mrs Flint questioning Wandering, while Soiled Spooner answers calmly that places do not wander to him. The fragment conveys a humorous street-corner banter vibe with Attic charm.
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Mrs. Flint
Spooner
Puck
Flinty Heart and Fire From Flint Quotation Note
Citation from Cleveland Plain Dealer reflects a proverb on persistence and resilience. It juxtaposes a flinty heart with the idea that a determined person can spark achievement. The quote echoes steadfast character and the power of perseverance.
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Flinty
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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P. H. Kelley
L. O. Gale
Jack
Jim Dumps
Jim
A. Granger
Riverside Department Store
Riverside
Sporting Goods
Goldsmith
Morgan &Wright
W. L. Wallis
Abiddaameabess
Nti
ID. W. Collins, Mitchell, So. Dak
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