Midsummer Festival Opens in Sioux City With Big Acts
Sioux City will host a large scale Midsummer Festival the week of June 29 to July 4 featuring three tents and a grand open air stage with one admission of 50 cents. Acts include DaComas five acrobats Carl Dammen troupe Dunbar trio and more plus a Night in Japan spectacle and Japanese village. Rail excursions offered and a note inviting all ladies and children.
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Sioux City
Iowa
America
Carl Damnen
Dunbar
Madame Liljens
Davenport
Arena
Japan
Mlle =Rose-Edyth
Paris
Notice Bridge Building
Notice is hereby given that bids will be received up to June 30 1903 for the building of a 24 foot pile ridge between sections 21 and 22 in Isbon township County commissioners reserve the right to reject all bids O D Stearns County Auditor
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Isbon Township
O. D. Stearns
County Buildings for Sale by County Auditor Bid Notice
County buildings for sale. Bids received at the county auditor's office until June 30 1903. Bids must specify the item and cash terms. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. O D Stearns County Auditor.
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County Audit ’S
Court House
Wilding
Ems
O. D. Stearns
County Auditor
Notice of Bids for Road Grading
Notice states bids to Office up to June 30 1903 for grading down hill between sections and Gin Rome township Specifications on file at county auditor s office as to amount of grading works County commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids A D Stearns County Auditor
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County Auditt
Rome
Nice
A. D. Stearns
Fragmented romance sketch hints at Bohemia scene
An Indianapolis Journal snippet alludes to Miss Romantique and painter Lott in a Bohemian setting with playful reference to many bills and common names like Tom and Dick, implying a crowded arts scene and social buzz.
Oriental squatters and chair use in eastern nations
The piece notes contrasting sitting customs across Asia and beyond. It highlights cross legged, kneeling, and floor-sitting postures among Hindoo and Turkish peoples, contrasts chairs in China, and questions why Chinese prefer chairs while many other eastern peoples do not. The author evokes travel and cultural habit as a puzzle.
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Turkey
China
Japan
East
How Romans Took Their Food
Romans reclined at banquets on couches and ate with their fingers from central dishes. They used napkins and occasional knives, but keeping hands clean was nearly impossible. The couch dining faded in the dark ages, though finger food from a common dish persisted for over a thousand years.
Untold Injury to Mitchell People and Back Ailments
Fergus Falls citizen W. J. Leach describes back and kidney trouble from heavy pipe lifting. After using Deans Kidney Pills he reports full relief and urges others to take the remedy. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. at 50 cents.
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Bright
Fergus Falls
W. J. Leach
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
M. Y
United States
Professional Confidences in a Barber Shop Exchange
In the Yon kera Statesman dialogue a Broker asks if it is easier to share some men than others and the Barber replies yes, noting the subtle selectivity in professional confidences within a social setting.
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Yonkera
Ideal Road Quip Highlights Road Comfort Debate
A Philadelphia Press quip frames a road quality debate between an expert motorist and a beginner. The expert notes the irony of wanting a road that is hard when you drive yet soft when you sit, illustrating public sentiment on road improvements.
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Philadelphia Press
Starling Evidence Claims King Discovery Superior
Fresh testimony floods in praising Dr. King's Discovery for consumption and coughs with a Benterville Virginia endorsement from T J McFarland. He claims three years of bronchitis cured by a few bottles. Litigation mentions trials and generous free samples from Scallin Bros. druggists.
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Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Benterville
Ty Scallin Bros
Covered Dishes and the Medieval Fear of Poison
The article traces how food was served uncovered in the Middle Ages due to fears of poison. It explains that coverings emerged later to keep food warm, and that servants initially tasted or touched dishes with objects viewed as poison preservatives. It notes the social hierarchy in serving and the shift to coverings before meals.
Barry the Persuasive and the Theatre Debts
Barry the Persuasive tells of a Dublin theater proprietor crippled by debt to actors and crew. A master carpenter, owed £100, demands payment. Barry, ill and at the stairs, invites a talk upstairs but the carpenter refuses, warning the debt will swell to £200.
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Barry
Dublin
Too Angelic Pastor Delivers Funeral Sermon Tale
In Maine a new minister on his first charge preached at a woman's funeral and overpraised her. He described heavenward hosts welcoming “one of the very best of all women,” prompting the grieving husband to shout, “Not quite that! She’s only ’bout middlin’.”
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Maine
God
Out of Society A Victorian Salon Folly
A pretentious Victorian dame aims to host a literary salon. A whispered question about Dean Swift leads to the punchline that Swift died about a hundred years earlier, shutting him out of society.
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Bulwer
Dean Swift
Lady Bulwer
The Meek and Lowly Editor
A terse rural reflection on editors and private citizens, noting that editors face public exposure for mistakes while private individuals are spared, yet moral balance shifts when editors die.
The Black Cap Symbol in Judicial Dress
The Black Cap has no special link to hanging criminals. Its ominous aura stems from color and the judge's habit of wearing it when sentencing. In fact it is simply part of a judge's full dress, not a symbol of punishable intent.
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South Dakota
Genealogical Magazine
Rich One The Visitor Exchanges On Wealth And Charity
A short dialogue features a mother and child discussing the visitor. The child aims to mold him into a philanthropist, noting many philanthropists are rich, while the mother questions the practicality of wealth for such a role.
Forgetful Bronson Lapses Again in Daily Hustle
A wry quip notes Bronson’s memory ailing as he must consult a directory nightly to find his own address after work. The tale contrasts public reputations with their quick withering, citing Macaulay on reputations that bloom and fade.
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Bronson
Foiled their friends wedding joins Dix and Sickler in marriage
Dr Alfred J. Dix and Miss Maude L Sickler were secretly wed and then surprised friends by appearing at the Omaha depot for departure to Minneapolis. The ceremony occurred around 7 o clock at the bride's mother residence with Rev D R Tomlin officiating. The couple will reside in the Koch apartment house once ready.
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Alfred J. Dix
Maude L. Sickler
O. J. Sickler
Dr. Dix
Omaha
Minneapolis
D. R. Tomlin
West Seventh Street
Dix
Mitchell
Koch
Advertised Letters at Mitchel Post Office 1903 List
The list of uncalled letters at Mitchel post office as of June 10 1903 includes Bailey J N Charles H A Errding Henry Evans John Hazen Bert Knutson Charley Laurence A W Lenards Johnny Liggitt C B McCardy Jim Peterson Peter Ryan John A Shipman Miss Susie Spray J S Van Neuman M F Wilson Mrs H E When calling please say advertised letters not called for within two weeks will go to the dead letter office H L Bras P M vay
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Mitchel
Bailey
J. N. Charles
H. A. Errding
Henry Evans
John Hazen
Bert Knutson
Charley Laurence
A. W. Lenards
Johnny Liggitt
C. B. McCardy
Jim Peterson
Peter Ryan
John A. Shipman
Susie Spray
J. S. van Neuman
M. F
Mt Vernon Old Settlers Prepare for June 24 Holiday
Mt Vernon plans a community Old Settlers day on Wednesday June 24 with committees formed and activities arranged. The event aims to please readers especially younger folks and invites all residents to bring the children for a festive summer celebration.
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Mt. Vernon
Baptism Decision In Presbyterian Family Sparks Quick Consent
A Washington Presbyterian family faces a baptism dilemma when a seven year old boy defies delay and insists on immediate baptism after his grandmother criticizes the plan. The child compares baptism to past injuries, asking for chloroform to endure the procedure without fear.
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Washington
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