Lutherans Consider New College Site in Mitchell South Dakota
The Lutheran Synod contemplates building a new college in Mitchell to serve Clinton Iowa prep school graduates. The plan envisions a 400 student capacity at opening, placing Mitchell near central South Dakota population and German farming communities, with Dr. Sprechers active promotion and Commercial Club input.
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South
Clinton College
Sioux Falls
Aberdeen
Eureka
S. Sprecher
Tripp
Mitchell
Lutheran Church
Luthern Synod
Sprecher
Ness
Commercial Club
Lutheran Synod
Gents' Furnishings Store to Open in Webber Building
W B Anderson has leased the Webber building formerly home to the McArthur Piano Co and will establish a gents furnishings shop with remodeling of the interior. He brings a broad stock and expertise from Chicago and will announce opening dates after completing work in Mission wood.
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Anderson
Webber
McArthur
Theihehass
Twin Cities
Mitchell
Chicago
Salem Railroad Tragedy Claims Life After Leg Loss
A man identified as Ramey was fatally injured Tuesday night near Salem when he fell from a moving passenger train and was dragged under its wheels. He underwent emergency amputation below the knee at Mitchell and died later that night from shock and complications. Coroner Dundas is investigating and the body was turned over to an undertaker.
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Salem
Pierre
Mitchell
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Ramey
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Freyberg
Dundas
Broadbent
Auctioneers Postpone Sixth Annual Association Meeting
Ten or twelve auctioneers met in city hall for the sixth annual convention led by President Doyle of Delmont and Secretary Merritt of Parker. Business was sparse as many members reported they could not attend. The group postponed the meeting to January 5 6 7 1909 with plans for a larger turnout in the same city.
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Association
Doyle
Delmont
Merritt
Parker
Col
E. T. Furbush
Redfield
Baneline
Col. E. S. Kean
Alexandria
Bon Homme County Exhibit Funds Sought for Mitchell Fair
Springfield Times reports Bon Homme County officials aim to staff and fund a county exhibit at Mitchell. W F Rugers of Avon will lead, with Geo W Snow and local real estate firms pledging support to grow a 200 dollar goal into substantial display funds. Farmers encouraged to contribute samples for a strong showing.
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Springfield
Board
W. F. Rugers
Avon
Bon Homme County
Mitchell
Hygers
Geo. W. Snow
Eggers
Snow
Main Street
Sprinzfield
Wommue County
Picture Perfect Pose Debate
A playful exchange on photography poses between Smithers and Browning. Smithers asks which pose flatters him best for a portrait while Browning jokes about back views and thinning hair, venturing humorous guidance.
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Smithers
Browning
Boston Transcript
Tantamount Exchange Reveals Hidden Motives
In a terse exchange, one character questions the depth of affection while another recalls a clipped response about life insurance. The dialogue hints at unspoken motives and underlying tensions shaping their relationship.
Man Seeks Help From Trombone Player to Learn Brass
A Washington Post tale recalls Biggs, a man with lung trouble who, after listening to a trombone lesson in a Biergarten, asks for tutoring on brass instruments. The exchange spirals into explanations of clefs, horns, and transpositions, ending with an odd resolve to buy an accordion.
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Biggs
Washington Post
No Longer a Secret Voiced in Philadelphia Press Quote
A fragmentary exchange about a famed inventor’s death and his lost secrets, cited by the Philadelphia Press. The dialogue touches on transmitting knowledge to a spouse before death and the value of having a model to imitate beyond oneself.
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Philadelphia Press
Jimmy and Jane pledge unlikely union after river rescue
Jimmy Bradford a lifelong misanthrope saves Miss Jane Green from drowning after her boat swamps in a river eddy. She survives with a display of grit, and he calls her plucky before they walk home together. a month later they wed a man who dislikes women. Also notes on how Mrs Kangaroo carries her young in a pocket and hurls them when pursued to aid escape.
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Jimmy
James Bradford
Jane
Jane Green
Ned Brown
Frere
Jimmy Bradford
Miss Jane
Jenny
Kangaroo
Chicago News
No Cause For Gloating
A fragment quotes a Philadelphia Press line where a woman says she is merry to Mr. Green, and a friend responds with cold indifference noting the lack of knowledge or grudge.
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Mr. Green
Mr Green
Philadelphia Press
Circle Game Describe Grimm and Wonderland Characters
Children sit in a circle and pass describing a fairy tale or literary character until others guess it. If guessed, the describer continues. if not, the guesser exits. The game ends when all but the wrong guessers are out. A separate menagerie hoax uses a sliding partition to surprise a boy and girl with an imagined animal.
No grammatical error in grammar say scholars
The Chicago News quotes scholars who argue the phrase grammatical error is incorrect. They state the adjective is active or subjective and means in accordance with grammar rules, so an error cannot be grammatical. The proper expression is an error in grammar.
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Chicago News
A Mighty Key From Temple Church Door
A seven pound key dated among the oldest locksmiths curiosities hangs on Temple church in Fleet street London. The 18 inch long key was crafted for the lock rather than the lock for the key, making it a unique mastery of its craft.
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Temple Church
Fleet Street
London
Memory Test Names Bible Books In Order
A memory test challenges readers to list the books of the Bible in their proper sequence, noting many struggle with recalling all divisions and maintaining regular order.
A Few Riddles From A Sailor Letter Joke
A playful set of riddles presented as brief witticisms. It asks when a sailor is not a sailor aboard a ship, and pairs puns about cheese halves a date fruit placed in a letter and the London part London letter n.
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London
France
Ages of Father and Child Solve a Classic Riddle
A child asks his father his age. The father says he is six times the child’s age. In twenty four years the child will be half the father’s age. Solving gives the child six years old and the father thirty six.
A Shoe Song and Roly Poly Men Bedtime Rhyme
A fragmented nursery verse describes twenty small beds and twenty rolly poly men. A naughty black man hides before being found, leaving an empty space as the nurse notes more similar figures.
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Tve
Nurse
Bedouin's Iron Woman Quips at New Locomotive
The Jaffa to Jerusalem railway owes its start to Philadelphia locomotives bought for a Central American road unable to pay. The first engine arrived August 20, 1892, drawing crowds including a Bedouin who called it a “big iron woman” that screeches before it runs, a description that spread through Moab.
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Jaffa
Jerusalem
Philadelphia
H. W. Dunning
Palestine
Central America
Jaffa-Jerusalem
Jordan
Moab
The Lion and the Child Playfully Interact Near Vryheld
A Dutch farmer and family witnessed a lion playing with their child as the boy gathered flowers. The lion dodged shouts and teased the youngster while a lioness concealed in grass watched. The pair wandered off and the hunt failed to locate them.
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Vryheld
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A.W Chase
Scallin Bros. Druggists
Goldsmith
Black Man
eAraan
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Scallin Bros. Drugzgists
Lot At
Winter Bros
James E. Judge and
H. B. Kirkendall
James E. Judge
Ethan
S. D
H.B. Kirkersdall, Mitchell
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