South Dakota Expo Commission Named by Governor
Governor Herried appoints S W Russell L T Boucher and W B Saunders to lead the South Dakota building at the St Louis exposition with a $35 000 state representation. The group will oversee erection and exhibit for the state. A toy pistol problem on the Fourth of July raises calls to ban such firearms to prevent lockjaw and death. Col E T Cressey leaves lecturing to head printing at Plankinton reform school, guiding young inmates with a longtime printing career. The Watertown Public Opinion urges homegrown college leadership to replace outside presidents and faculty, while Vermillion’s Vermillion state college heads face and survive board of regents exoneration against charges against President Droppers, hoping for smoother operation.
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South Dakota
S. W. Russell
Deadwood
L.tf. Boucher
Eureka
W. B. Saunders
Milbank
E. T. Cressey
Reform School
Plankinton
Col. Cressey
Nebraska
Vermillion
State Board of Regents
Board of Regents
The
State University
Western teachers blamed for skipping talks in Boston session
A Boston correspondent to the World rails at young western lady teachers who attended the National Educational Association. He says they paid little heed to meetings, rushed to the seashore and sights around Boston, preferring social events and excursions over lengthy educational discussions. The piece laments perceived lack of intellectual focus among the western school ma’ams.
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Boston
New York World
National Educational Association
G A R seeks Memorial Day shift to first Sunday in June
The New York G A R state department moves toward making Memorial Day a quiet solemn occasion by designating the first Sunday in June. The change aims to curb sports and general holiday use, arguing reverence for soldiers should be observed especially in smaller communities.
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State Department
New York
East
South Dakota Wheat Prospects Point to Record Harvest
The coming week or ten days should see the wheat crop ready for harvest with rye and barley already cut. Heads are long and full, signaling a heavy yield. Ideal weather has aided grain filling, cooling enough to avoid shrinkage, boosting South Dakota's reputation for large crops and challenging eastern notions of steady shortages in other states.
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South Dakota
Bismarck Ends Austrian Smoking Privilege at Conference
At his first conference as Prussia’s representative, Bismarck began puffing as soon as the Austrian diplomat lit up. His act compelled others to smoke, overturning Austria’s claimed supremacy and signaling a shift toward equal smoking in the meeting.
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Bismarck
Austria
Prussia
Cuticura Soap Ointment Promote Skin Relief For Babies
Advert shows Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills marketed as the fastest safest skin cure for babies and all ages. Claims instant relief sleep and emollient baths with Cuticura products and states pills help severe cases. Promotes worldwide sale and widespread recommendations from women for various irritations scalp and skin conditions.
No Pity Shown Fer Years Fate Follow Me
F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama recalls a long lasting ailment described as piles with 24 tumors. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed him, praised as effective for burps and pains. An ad-like note accompanies a quote urging readers to read less but think more, and to train concentration to express thoughts clearly.
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F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Scallin Bros
Leas
John
New Life Pills Claim Health Boost by Dr King
Advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills turn weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. Benefits include mental power and overall health. Sold by Scallin Bros at 25 cents per box.
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Dr. King
Scallin Bros
The Retort Courteous and the Smart Passenger
A Baltimore American note recalls a witty exchange between a passenger and conductor. The passenger admits trying to outsmart the railway, but the conductor crossly scolds the attempt while offering a moment of irony.
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Conductor
Baltimore American
Night Was Her Terror and Cough Cure Story
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana suffered nightly coughing fits and blood spit from consumptive illness. After trying other medicines she used three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery at one dollar each, gaining 58 pounds and claiming a complete cure. Trial bottles free at Scallin Bros drug store.
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Scallin Bros
The Road to Success for Young Farmers and Professionals
A Reckford Register piece advises that finishing education as a skilled farmer stockman or fruit grower offers many well paid opportunities, while ministers lawyers or doctors may struggle to find steady work and good pay. It emphasizes practical vocational paths over traditional professions.
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Reckford Register
Electric Bitters Cured Rheumatism Says Colusa Man
Joe Golobick of Colusa California writes that after 15 years of relentless rheumatism pain he found relief and cure with Electric Bitters. He claims the medicine also benefits liver and kidney troubles and general debility. Sold by Scallin Bros at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Joe Golobick
Colusa
Calif
Scallin Bros
One Woman Poet Reads Proof to Edge of Error
A New York poet spent two days refining a touching poem. The pivotal line read My soul is a lighthouse keeper. The printer changed it to My soul is a lighthousekeeper, altering the meaning and rhythm of the verse.
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New York
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
A vintage promotional item for Mother Grays Sweet Powders used in Children’s Home New York. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Available at druggists for 25 cents or samples mailed free to Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen, Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Hagendorf Typhoid Link Traced By Green Water Test
In Hagendorf Switzerland a typhoid outbreak was traced to a single house area after fluorescin colored the town water supply green nine hours after a drainage test. The experiment confirmed a fatal connection between the house and the wider epidemic.
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Hagendorf
Plainly Evident in a Literary Woman Question
A brief dialogue snippet features Mrs Scribble asking Bridget why she is called a literary woman. Bridget, a menial, responds with a despairing, syllable laden reply. The exchange appears in the Houston Post.
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Bridget
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