Editorial clash over capital location and press duty in South Dakota
The Huronite editor Kimball Graphic questions Mitchell's capital campaign and accuses no newspaper of venality, arguing the press should inform readers on capital location if state needs. The piece defends journalism's duty over partisan influence, noting public convenience outweighs party interests. John Longstaff questioned on motive.
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Huroanite
Clare Tinan
Mitchell
Capital Campaign
Tinan
Kimball Graphic
Huronice
South Dakota
John Longstaff
Commonwealth
Lost Lenore
South Daota
John
Weather Service Compiles Global Temperature Charts
The British weather service gathers reports from the North Arctic and Mediterranean on observed temperatures by shipping observers. These reports are processed into charts to show the extent of the warming and related atmospheric patterns.
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British Weather Service
Arctic
Mediterranean
Mitchell High School Holds Eighteenth Graduation Exercises
Eighteenth annual Mitchell High School graduation draws large crowd in the corn palace building. Class colors, floral decorations, and the motto No crown without labor frame a program featuring speeches, debates, orations, and diplomas.
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Corn Palace
Mitchell High School
Fred A. Rubin
Rathbun
D. R. Tomlin
Congregational Church
Mary Pratt
Alumni Association
Mae Welch
Mothers of Men
Gethsemane
Haseen
J. Lulu Stoughton
Grace Beckwith
Miss Beckwith
Paul Hart
Elmer Loomer
Marke Cofin
Norway
He Spoke. I Met Your Friend Biff This Morning
Yonkers Statesman notes a brief downtown encounter this morning with a referenced friend Biff. The speaker reports questions and an implied reaction to something said. The fragmentary record preserves minimal dialogue and no further details.
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Biff
Yonkers Statesman
No Sentiment Over Lost Roof And Hearth
A Cleveland Palladium Dealer item notes a man leaving an old roof and domestic hearth amid complaints that the chimney smoked and the roof leaked, with little sentiment attached to his departure. The snippet preserves a terse public tone and local color from the period.
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Cleveland
Ready For Easter Descon Dobbs-William Riddle
A Chicago newspaper puzzle presents a household riddle about money and a hat. If a father should have ten dollars and someone adds three, the answer implies the father would have nothing while the mother would gain a new hat.
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Descon Dobbs
William
Wiliam
Chicapo News
Weighty Reason in Yeast And Crimsonbeak Debate
A Yonkers Statesman page fragment notes a saying that weighs on men born under a weighty fate. The dialogue references heavy monuments placed over certain individuals revealing a social or political undercurrent in the era.
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Crimsonbeak
Idex Man Ideals Marriage Delayed Until Ideal Found
Gertrude vows not to marry until she meets her ideal man. Her ideal is simply any man who will ask her. The remark appeared in the Kanses City Journal style satire.
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Gertrude
Kanses City
Which Side Spertacus Debated on Self Destruction
The Baltimore American quotes Spertacus arguing for the justifiability of self destruction while Smarticus counters that death by one’s own action is self harm. The exchange centers on whether ending one’s life can be justified in debate.
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Spertacus
Gloomster
Smarticus
Baltimore American
The Theater: Marguerite and Figaro in a Noirish Tale
A fragment from a theater page questions a tale about Marguerite and a women’s story linked to Figaro. The text hints at stage discussions and intermission mood, contrasting grand opera themes with local performance notes.
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Marguerite
Nure
Figaro
Caticurs Resolvent Pills Marketed As Hair and Skin Remedy
An advertisement touts Caticurs Resolvent Pills as the result of 25 years of laboratory work for skin scalp and blood disorders. It claims superiority over other remedies and liquid blood purifiers, noting higher cost but avoiding alcohol and excessive expenses while offering curative properties.
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Mitchell Schools
John Jones
Maud Betts
Alexander Hamlton
Maniltep
Aaron Burr
Damilton
Betts
Grace Smith
Roosevelt
White House
Plains
A. Louise McGovern
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Miss Pratt
Miss Grace Smith
Miss Smith
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Mary Windie
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