Mitchell fire ordinance aims to curb unsafe construction
The piece outlines a city council draft fire ordinance detailing required outer walls of brick or stone at least eight inches thick and fireproof roofing, with allowances for certain veneered structures and small wooden buildings. Amendments include permit conditions and placement rules to clarify enforcement.
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Republican
City of
Mitchell
Lawler
Rowley
Sach
Timie
Hannett
Lawler and
Rowley Streets
Women and left right confusion sparked by theater crowd
An observer recalls a colored woman barred from testifying due to uncertainty of right from left. He notes many women, including intelligent ones, may struggle with direction, citing theater foyer experiences where ushers misdirected guests and women often hesitated before choosing the correct door.
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Pat
Pye
Tenn
Wittessly
Eseladar Prbaldimery
When Women Played Cricket in London
In a 1747 London General Advertiser notice, a Monday women's cricket match broke up mid game as players and spectators were frightened and hurt. Resumed next morning at nine, spectators with paid entries could return free, and a second match was planned in the same ground with large sums wagered between Sussex hills women in orange ribbons and Dales women in blue. Wickets were to be set by one and play to start at two.
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London General Advertiser
Sussex
Dales
Adding Insult to Injury Dictation Joke in Newspaper Style
A man studying shorthand to aid his business asks his wife to wait during a dispute. She asks why and he says he does not want to miss a chance for practice, aiming for a speed certificate as he seizes the moment to dictate.
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James iI. Beard
Dan Beard
Zachary Taylor
Glad Gadabout Visits Edith in Ohio Journal Snippet
A brief conversation shows Mrs Gadabout and Edith with a line about the mother hoping for a visit to get it over with. The fragment includes stray notes on leeches, a Parisian leech export claim, and a child asking for a quarter to see a snake, ending with a cryptic German magazine quote.
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France
Langland
Australia
Europe
America
Morocco
Traces of the Beasts in Malay Wilds Exhibit Tracks
A gallery of animal traces in Malay forests shows elephant mud rubbed trunks tiger paw marks rhinoceros scratches and deer tracks. the piece notes how these signs reveal the beasts’ movements along paths and drinking places. Blackwood's.
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Blackwood’s
Harness and farm implement offerings expand display
The shop lists Eclipse Stone Dodger Sulky and Gang Plows for youths who can drive a team, Monitor Disc Harrow, Spading and Steel Harrows, Pounder Harrows and Boss Harrows, Aermotor Wind Mills, Feed Grinders in varied styles, DeLaval Cream Separators, and Sewing Machines of various makes and prices. The harness room has been enlarged to present a more complete line than ever.
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Eclipse Stone Dodger
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Capitol
Freeman
C. Gotzian & CO
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W. B. Broadbent
J. L. Bourrett
C. A. Bower
Homeopathic Physician
Beckwith Block
Mitchell, S. D
Thomas
W. A. Praver
Davison County
D. Frazer
Aurora County
Farmer’s Shedell
WM. Fraser
Sik
Bucklen
S. H. Scallin
Halled Srom
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago Inter Ocean
Bess
Sir Horace Walpole
Elizabeth
Papa
Morris
Atchison Globe
Stanilard Ol
Trogen
Billy
Uncle Billy
L. E. Stair, Mitchell, S. D
Carlota Moyer
Corner Millinery
Ei Tam
Pr AP
Erese
Lgvertreatment
The
Addi
J.newton
Hathaway
Hisprac
Athanas
J. Newton Hathaway
M.D
Dr. Hathaway & Co
Sioux City Town
WIN Hee Coffee
Jay
Passheekinie CO
Cincinnati
C. Burnside
A.T. McGovern & Sons
van Brunt
Superior
Fuller & Johnson
Bugsy
Imperial Bicycles
E. B. van Alstine
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