Local Display Invitation Declines Fall corn palace exhibit
J K Smith invited Pierre to exhibit at the corn palace but Pierre declines due to preparations for a new auditorium and other attractions September 17 to 20. The reply notes enthusiasm for future cooperation and the value of state resources while declining travel this year.
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J. K. Smith
Corn Palace
Pierre
Mr. Smith
J. K Smith
Mitchell
John J. Newell
Accorn Palace
Regica
T’he Banda Rossa
Corm Palace
A. Anderson
The Charming Woman and a Lesson in Speech
An essay extols inner charm over beauty and promotes Electric Bitters for women. A brief anecdote follows of a young negro mother teaching her child to speak clearly, joking about the mispronunciation molasses.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in Toledo 1836
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Wall's Catarrh Cure touted as an internal remedy with testimonials promised. Also mentions KF J. Cheney & Co Toledo sole by druggists and Wake Hall's family pills for constipation.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Wall
J. Choney & Uv
Toledo O
Wake Halls
Absence of Log Roller Causes Delay in Mitchell Event
An article notes disappointment at a log rolling event due to a miscommunication with Washburn Wisconsin. George Glazier and his associate were to attend, but only one ticket arrived, leaving Glazier to compete alone after misdirected telegrams.
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Republican
Washburn
Wisconsin
George Glazier
Mr. Glazier
New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lungs Says Local Resident
Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as a rapid relief for coughs and colds. The advertisement claims it cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and offers a guarantee with 50 cents and one dollar bottles and a free trial bottle.
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America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Diehl & Brown Druggists
Old Man Confuses Pneumatic Tube System With Music Box
An elderly man visiting the News office in Baltimore mistook the pneumatic tube stations at the editors’ desks for a music box. He questioned what the devices were, expressing disappointment and bewilderment before the telegraph editor explained their purpose.
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City and Telegraph
Telegraph
Baltimore News
Saved His Comrade's Life With A Remedy Claim
A comrade from Elgin Illinois fell ill with cholera morbus after returning from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington City. J S Noughland of Eldon Town credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life, noting ten years of immigration work and frequent use. Sold by all druggists.
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Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
J. S.noughland
Eldon
Chamberlain
Notice to Bridge Builders for Davi son County
Sealed proposals for multiple bridges in Davi son County will be received until August 12, 1907. Projects include a 60 foot steel bridge on enemy creek in Prosper township and several A truss pile and steeper bridges across Firesteel and in Tobin, Rome, Badger, Jenrth, and Baker townships. A 145 percent certified check is required. bids may be rejected. Dated July 8, 1907 by County Auditor I. B. Anderson.
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Davison County
Enemy Creek
Prosper
Rome Township
Union Township
Jenrth
Firesteel
Badger Township
Tobin Township
Baker Township
Anderson
Need Larger Sewer On Main Street To Relieve Flooded Basements
The article argues for enlarging Mitchell’s main Main Street sewer after repeated heavy rains. Basements of businesses flooded and losses reported, despite prior cloudburst repairs. Calls for immediate council action to install relief works and prevent further burden on merchants.
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Main Street
Mitchell
Modest Claims and Confidence in a Remedy
Maxim the gun inventor overstated carrying power before judges and was surprised by the result. The same pattern applies to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy makers who avoid boasting and rely on user statements, claiming it will positively cure diarrhoea dysentery stomach pains and bowels and has never failed.
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Maxim
Chamberlain
Davison County Summer School and Teacher Examinations
The Davison County Institute in Mitchell runs July 29 for two weeks with eight teachers. Non residents who do not teach in Davison County pay a one dollar fee under a new law effective July 1. Examinations at Mitchell on August 15–16, September 12–13, October 17–18, and November 21–22 cover various certificates. a one dollar state fee applies. Drawing tests and South Dakota history questions are included. experience not required for second grade. U J Quigley, County Superintendent.
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Davison
South Dakota
U. J. Quigley
Bids Open for Coal Supply to Davison County
Notice announces bids to furnish coal for the Davison County court house and county poor. Bids due August 12, 1907, with hard coal and Best Stocking Valley coal delivered to the court house bin in Mitchell. Best Hocking Valley coal to be kept in bidder’s coal bin. County commissioners may reject any or all bids. Dated July 9, 1907, HW. B. Anderson.
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Davison County
Court House
County Poor
City of Mitchel
HW. B. Anderson
Premature Burial Crisis Stuns Liangyang Community
A Liangyang district tale reports a man buried alive after typhus. A horse uncovers the coffin sending crowds to witness the ghost who eats rice soup and wine before proving his living status and being confined in a temple.
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Liangfu
China
North China
Tzi Lung
Liangyang
Tai Lung
Leoring
Chicago News
Seward's Prophecy Realized on Alaska Annexation
The piece notes Seward's 1867 purchase of Alaska for 7.2 million dollars and his prophecy that its value would be understood only after decades. It recalls opposition calling Alaska Seward's Folly and cites Leslie's Weekly praising the annexation as time proved his vision.
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Seward
William H. Seward
Alaska
House of Representatives
Russia
Annexation
Leslie
The Oldest Text Book at Oxford Falls from Euclid
The London Spectator notes a revolution at Oxford as Euclid's Elements is discarded as a textbook. Euclid has been inseparable from geometry since B C 23 85 and is as identified with his science as Aristotle with logic or Adam Smith with political economy.
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Oxford
Lord Curzon
Lord Rosebery
Euclid
Ptolemy
B. C
Aristotle
Adam Smith
London Spectator
Stairway of Concrete A Novel Interior Feature
A Philadelphia Ledger note describes a hanging concrete stairway using no traditional structural framing. It relies on small channel bars and expanded metal lathing, with falsework removed after two weeks. The stairway bears 7,500 pounds of marble plus 2,000 pounds of load without deflection.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dentist Gas Exchange Leads to Odd Demand
A wild man rushes in asking for gas and sleep to be knocked out during a dental visit. The dentist explains inhaled gas causes short temporary insensibility and asks him to sit for a tooth treatment. The man then says he wants a porous plaster pulled from his back.
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Tion
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the King
Teachers’ Institute and Examinations
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Mitchell, South Dakota
United States
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Wm. M. Sintthre EY. Gurgli
D, B. Miler
F. Patton
C, A. Davison
J. J. Lahey
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A. B. Seaton
W.G. Davison
J. H. Ferris
Wm. Shakespeare, Jr., Co
Courtney Desien
Courtney Design
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