Social Tea Honors Miss Maude Hager Before Wedding
Miss Maude Hager’s approaching nuptials were celebrated with a five o clock tea hosted by Mrs. Thomas Ball and Mrs. William M. Herbert at Ball residence. Guests enjoyed four courses, hand painted place cards, and a unique bouquet presentation with roses and verses on backings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ball
William M. Herbert
Maude Hager
Morgia Becker
Florence Winsor
Roxena Butterfield
Miss Hager
Jessie Walrath
New Discovery Cough Remedy Praised by Naples Man
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine claims Dr King s New Discovery saved his life in a letter. He says it’s a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints and would not be without it. The product, a throat and lung remedy, has stood for about forty years and is sold under guarantee at Diehl Brown s drug store with trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
Diehl & Brown's
State education chief accused over automobile bias and funds
A Sioux Falls dispatch reports scrutiny of the state superintendent’s office, nicknamed the automobile department, for neglect of duties and overspending. Investigators reveal insufficient county reports, excess funds beyond 1906 appropriation, and salaries for a multi-person office staff alongside examiners and clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Electric Bitters Praised as Grand Family Medicine
A New York man named Frank Conlan commends Electric Bitters for dyspepsia liver issues and general debility. The advertisement cites benefits for digestion blood purification and renewed vigor with Brown's drug store selling it for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Diehl & Brown’s
Civic Federation Endorses Lauritz Miller for States Attorney
At a May 25 1908 meeting of the Civic Federation of Mitchell the body unanimously endorsed Lauritz Miller for States Attorney of Davison County SD and pledged active support through the June primaries. The resolution praises Miller for enforcing laws without fear or favor and ensuring justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Federation of Mitchell
Lauritz Miller
Davison County
South Dakota
W. A. Barber
Federation
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Offer
An old ad offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio plus endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. It claims the medicine works on blood and mucous surfaces and sells for 70 cents a bottle with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Lectures by Major Schoof in Mitchell
Major Gustav Winrich Schoof spoke three times in Mitchell on Congo Free State troubles, British-Boer wars, and missionary work seen by a soldier in Africa. A 12 year old parade incident with a silver armor costume and a runaway horse highlighted his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Winrich Schoof
Africa
Mitchell
Methodist Church
Congo Free State
University
Major
Main Street
Free Silver
Brookings Wins Track Meet In Wet Conditions
Brookings College captured the championship with 59 points as Vermillion and Huron followed. Nordgren of Vermillion set a pole vault record at 10 feet 8 3/4 inches, while Driesback and Van Alstine of Vermillion won the tennis doubles title in straight sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
J. B. Modisette
R. M. Dott
Sioux City
Brookings College
Vermillion
Huron
Mitchell
Yankton
Redfelt
Nordgren
Coughlin
Brookings
Felber
Rowley
Luron
Kelber
Hardy
Stolana
Meharge
Huntimer
Old Ri Oe
Steland
Vermilion
Turney
Dryden
Stoland
Sperb
Paso Mitchell
Small
York
Chilcott
Swanson
Driesback
van Alstine
Wetzel
Kingsberg
King
Redfield
Dr King's New Life Pills Praised by Ingleside Shopper
Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina reports after fifteen years of chronic indigestion and spending more than two hundred dollars that Dr Kings New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. He endorses them at Brown's drug store. 265c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Ingleside
N. C
Diehl & Brown
Crug
Decoration Day Obstructions Halt Mitchell Parade
Inclement weather left Mitchell residents unable to observe Decoration Day as planned. Muddy roads blocked the parade and cemetery procession, preventing many from honoring private graves this morning. a small number of old soldiers persisted at the cemetery.
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Mitchell
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Proves Effective Cure
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Georgia reports a bad instep sore healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He used less than half of a 25 cent box and achieved a perfect cure. The product is sold under guarantee at Diehl and Brown's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Cochran
Bucklen
Diehl & Brown
Old Settlers Day Celebrations Planned in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon residents prepare for the Old Settlers Day on June 11 featuring a parade, tent exercises, gun shoot, and a daylong program. Highlights include a ball game White Lake versus Chamberlain Indian School for a 50 dollar purse, multiple horse and foot races, and an Alexandria Mitchell ball game in the afternoon. A special train will depart Mt Vernon at 8 p.m. with excursion rates offered for nearby distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernoon
Mitchell
Alexandria
Plankinton
White Lake
Chamberlain Indian School
Main Street
Mt Vernon
Chamberlain
W. W. Davis
G. Ed. Helgerson
Mitchell High School Commencement Concert at City Hall
The Mitchell high school closing concert occurred Saturday evening in city hall. About sixty boys and girls formed the glee club directed by Miss Jessie M. Walrath with Leona Doyle Helen Powers and Delpha Henton as accompanists. The chorus Hail the Glorious Dawn opened with swing and precision. The girls glee club and senior chorus performed well with refined presentation led by Rachel Doyle on obligato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell High School
Glee Club
Jessie M. Walrath
Leona Doyle
Helen Powers
Delpha Henton
Carl Stair
Fred Porter
Clayton Doane
Brewster White
Rachel Doyle
Notable Evening Choir Concert At Vermillion
The program featured The Rosary and Tripping Thro the Rye by a double quartet and soloists. Florence Walrath received praise for winning the Vermillion inter scholastic meet recitation The Wreck of the Hesperus and Zion Awake closed the concert with the chorus delivering a fine performance. Walrath, in her first year as supervisor, earned acclaim for guiding the chorus and achieving an excellent concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Scntt
Trenton
Mellenry
Walrath
Messrs
Ruth, Bras
Jensen
Sheeks
Dennis Coughlin
Chester Ruth
George Winsor
Rachel Doyle
Anna Scott
Florence Walrath
Vermillion
Miss Walrath
Ier
A Triumph of Science on the Farm
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt notes cinema moving pictures capturing life on a farm. A farmer remarks on catching the hired man in motion, praising science for its reach and capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
A Popular Act at the Pathfinder Encore
Mr Grampus presents ten dollars as a gift and seeks applause. Mrs G responds with a witty remark about earning an encore. This short exchange reflects light stage humor from a Pathfinder production.
Pa What is a cult In its infancy
A compact print caption from the Chicago Record Herald defines cult as a craze in its infancy with dialogue between a child and father. The line frames a public curiosity about new movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Landseer's Persisters and a Wedding Day Haunt
Charles Landseer endured extraordinary persecution from an obsessed woman who sent lavish love letters and hid to trap him. She invited him to a staged wedding with breakfast and a grand cake, arriving in a carriage as a would be bride. Friends removed her, and Landseer remained a bachelor until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landseer
Charles Landseer
Edwin Vaud
Telves
Mr. Landseer
Doan's Kidney Pills Promise Backed by Veterans Testimony
An advertisement extols kidney health citing kidney work as filtering blood every three minutes and describes symptoms from poor function. A veteran, Paul Stowell of Mitchell South Dakota, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his back pain dizziness and general weakness after army service. Sold at Diehl Brown drug store. price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stowell
E. Seventh Street
Mitchell
S. D
Dean
Diehl & Brown
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Herbert
Miss Maude
Hager
State ‘‘Automobile Department
Ustrud
Major Schoof
Grand Army
Relief Corps
Purdy
Marshal Wolgemuth
Gregory
Colvin
Tournier
Seaman
Butterfield
Cattrell
Department of South Dakota
Ernest Just
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Col. S. E. Young
State Training School
Diers
The
Arnica Salve
Golimar Bros
Ise
Joinay Jun
Pany
Zion
Oli
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