School officers reshuffled as Castor resigns treasurer post
SUPT C W Coursey announces Castor resigns as treasurer of Rome School District No 12 Alfred Dodd named to vacancy. board to settle with Castor at July meeting. Mrs Marie Castor named principal at Davis S D. Institute closes week. total enrollment 128. Bernice Browne earns third straight certificate. many staff changes and upcoming graduation ceremonies planned at the county institute.
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J. R. Castor
Rome
Alfred Dodd
Castor
Marie Castor
Davis
Maude Grace
Mt. Vernon
Warner
Bernice. Browne
Lewis Wright
Loraine Owens
Barnard Browne
Oral
Bromwell
Bernice Brown
Bertha Grieve
Geon ‘Daggett
Charlie Boisen
Letta, Hattie
Oscar Bumpus
George Hubbard
Jimmie Campbell
Maggie Campbell
Edna Daniels
Ezra Nearhood
Zoa Annis
Mabel Dodd
Peter Anderson
Nathan Cook
Clifford Grieve
Ralph Bramwell
Josephine Oppedahl
Alfred Halverson
Bessie Boyden
Idna Welch
Alice Sheahen
Bennie Clapham
Iva McLeod
Laura Tyler
Caroline Hendrickson
Emma
Court House
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Sold Worldwide
An old remedy touted for teething pain, claiming sixty years of use by millions of mothers. It soothes gum pain, relieves wind colic and diarrhoea, is pleasant to taste, and sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle.
For Sale Near Platte South of White Lake Property Stated
Real estate listing offers farm land in section near Platte seven miles south of White Lake priced at 10.06 per acre with cash options and annual balance terms. Listing notes quick sale by Frank Van Wagenen Mitchell South Dakota and mentions unrelated or garbled ad lines about Rocky Mountain Tea and H Scallin.
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N. W
Platte
White Lake
Frank van Wagenen
Mitchell
Rocky Mountain
Ridsilife
H. Scallin
A Summer Waist and Tub Gown Highlight Fashion
The article praises summer waists with separate bodices, lace and tucked lawn for cool weather. It describes a cream lace waist over pale yellow or green, fastened at the back, and a pink chambray tub gown with box plaits, plaid bands, and a lace trimmed yoke.
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New York Mail and Express
Fan fashions and a pet portrait a new craze in lace
The piece highlights costly fans featuring paillettes lace gauze silk and hand painted scenes from Louis XVI to empire styles. It notes a pet portrait fan craze with life size heads of terriers or kittens, plus a blue gray silk blouse with contrasting plaits lace edged details and crystal buttons described in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dainty Hair Ornaments and Veil Trends of the Season
The piece notes dainty hair ornaments featuring lace butterflies roses and poppies with rhinestones, plus feather flowers recalling grandmotherly styles. Veils grow finer with spotty chenille or black velvet options and a new wide chenille spot with tiny woven cobweb patterns.
Luncheon Fight over Fried Bass Ends in Odd Dispute
Chicago Stock Exchange members shared two fried bass in a restaurant. A financier kept the larger fish, sparking a witty exchange about fairness. The other man claimed the smaller portion was a mean trick, while the server sided with giving the larger bass to the customer.
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Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Chronicle
Sacred Kangxi Coin and the Lohan Cash Tradition
The article describes a rare Kangxi era coin known as Le han cash used in Buddhist contexts by the eighteen Lohan attendants. It notes a legend that the emperor, once linked with European missionaries, rid Buddhism by ordering eighteen brass Lohan images cast into cash. The brass is said to contain gold, increasing its value.
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Kanghi
Buddha
Ghd
Misunderstood Doctor Orders Lead to Colorful Confusion
A small colored girl goes to a drug store asking for the “handsomest dye” because the doctor said she must dye her stomach from misery. The clerk questions the request and the joke unfolds as the girl explains the ailment and the needed dye.
The Force of Example in Life Stories
Reading life stories invites readers to empathize and share in the experiences of others. Their difficulties and triumphs become personal lessons that broaden our understanding and guide decisions in moments of important choice.
How a Spaniard Smokes Description of Spanish smoking style
An observer describes Spaniards as expert smokers noting a man who takes a heavy cigarette inhale then drinks half a pint from a wine skin held a foot away, sighs, and releases smoke through nose and mouth in clouds. He then inhales again, chats calmly, and blows out smoke.
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Spain
South America
Doing as He Was Told
A boy named Johnny sits on a horse to write a composition for school. He complains the horse keeps moving, making the assignment difficult. His father asks why he is not at school, and the boy explains the teacher assigned the horse as the subject.
One Wife's Cautious Claim
A Washington Star item notes a cautious remark from Mr. Meekton about his wife Henrietta. He says she is unassuming and only claims she has done her best, countering a question about influencing her husband.
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Mr. Meekton
Henriettta
Washington
Train of Thought Joke Teases Father and Son
A New York Herald line imagines a father asking for a conclusion and the son suggesting a train as a pun on a train of thought. The exchange ends with a simple reminder to go to bed.
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New York Herald
Move Up There? Manager Fears New Conductor
Town and Country reports a manager doubts the new conductor will succeed, arguing the hire is too considerate of passengers. The superintendent probes the concerns, highlighting tension between leadership views and frontline service.
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Manpager
When the Sorin Turned
A shiftless husband faces a stark turn in a small town. After years of idleness his wife tires of his behavior and confronts him, but he remains passive. He returns from the village store to find their home emptied and all furniture gone, leaving only a white mug inscribed Think of me at the center of the floor.
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Sorin
Alice
Mother Hubbard
Why Americans Think Quicker in Daily Reading
The passage claims Americans think faster due to newspaper reading, noting that reading fuels energy, ambition, and rapid judgment. It argues books and magazines build later refinement, while the newspaper press sets the initial pace and spreads drive through daily work.
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New York
Booklovers’ Bulletin
Extinct Labrador Ducks In Museum Glass Case
A visitor questions the value of two Labrador ducks priced at $1,000 while the attendant explains they are notable extinct specimens. The birds were shot in 1851 and 1856, prompting remarks about odor and historical interest, as recorded by the Chicago Tribune.
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Labrador
Chicago Tribune
Two Strong Reasons For A Highland Parish Sermon Offer
A West Highland Scotch minister has never allowed a stranger to preach in his pulpit. An Edinburgh divinity student stayed at the manse and asked to preach next day. The minister warned if the youth delivers a superior sermon the parish members would be dissatisfied with him.
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West Highland
Edinburgh Divinity
His Open Eye
A man visiting a Boston dentist for a tooth extraction inhaled anesthesia and kept one eye open throughout. The doctor pressed for silence and more gas, but the patient kept the eye open, revealing that the eye was made of glass.
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Boston
To Color Mahogany with Madder and Rastic Mix
Directions describe darkening light mahogany using a heated blend of water madder and rastic. Apply hot and streak grain with black while wet to imitate aged wood coloring.
Precocious Youth and the Parlor Maid Remark
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis News notes a child named Willie resembling his father and overheard by the boy. A separate line reports Pilcher leaving for health reasons described as every complaint known to man, humorous in tone as the rental agent joke.
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Jane
Willie
Pilcher
Indianapolis News
South Dakota Wins Western League Oratory Contest
South Dakota again takes first in the Western League of Oratory contest spanning North and South Dakota. Mr Hardy of Mitchell University won the state contest at Huron and took overall honors, establishing a high standard likely unmatched for years.
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Brookings Press
South Dakota
Western League of Oratory
North
Hardy
Mitchell
Huron, S
Fake Fortune Tellers In Town Warned
A couple of Italian or Gypsy fortune tellers operated Monday and Tuesday offering to tell fortunes for two pieces of silver placed in the palm. They visited stores, collected coins, then failed to disclose fortunes and left town after brief success. In most cases patrons retrieved their money as onlookers spotted the scam.
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Kimball
Anatomical Riddle From a Milwaukee Sentinel Snippet
A classroom exchange asks about the office of the lungs and yields a playful answer about the chest. The teacher notes the pupil’s response was close, then mentions the lung organs indeed operate within the chest cavity.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
A Matter of Age in a New York Tinea Cartoon
Captioned dialogue shows Grace remarking the photo makes her appear older while Gladys Yea defends it as an old picture, highlighting a humorous wartime era exchange and social tone.
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Grace
Gladys Yea
New York
Tinea
The Poor Talor and a Home Button Snafu
The Atchison Globe quotes Ian Atchison on a weary tailor as a wife complains of sewing on a third button. A lighthearted quip contrasts the idea of every baby being the sweetest with aging looks, noting how beauty may fade.
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Talor
Ian Atchison
Atchison
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