Mitchell Local News Highlights and Village Happenings
Mitchell South Dakota area notices include plumbing firm activity, district court visits, Royal Arcanum initiation, new residents, theatre reviews, school board notes, and social events. Local rail conductors reassigned, Miss Nellie Saul bicycle feats praised, Miss Gertrude Becker commended for recital.
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Salem
Geo. Kunzman
Mitchell
City
Estelle Litsey
Minneapolis
Leslie
M. E. Chapin
Dell Rapids
Presbyterian Church
Sproul
Aberdeen
Risenbark
Watertown
Dobson
Sioux Falls
Hager
Mr. Simmons
Huron
Pierre
F. R. McDonald
Royal Arcanum
McDonald
Arcanum
H.a.williams
Yale
Iowa
Noble Theatre Co
Mr. Slocum
Chicago
A.B. Seaton
W. B. Dodson
Mr. Siocum
Elton McKinley
Angell
Mies Mann
The
Aberdeen News
Jumper
Nellie Saul
South Dakota
Davison County
Man Discovers Finger Bowl Use at Dinner
A traveler from a frontier district at a hotel dining earlier learns the finger bowl is for washing hands. He remarks in surprise that he wishes he had known about it before starting his meal, reflecting on advanced fashions. This quip appears in Mrs. B. Harrison's Good Americans.
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Frontier District
American Humor Compared by English Comedian George Grossmith
The English comedian George Grossmith contrasts American humor with British wit. He recalls an exchange with a New York gentleman over pronunciation and a bank joke about brandy and sandwiches. He also describes a Hartford state house incident when asked if a hotel uses the European plan.
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George Grossmith
New York
Bank of England
America
Statehouse
Hartford
Dark hotel bellhop recalls blind mug mystery tale
A New Orleans bellboy recounts an odd 1 am call on the fortieth floor. The room was pitch dark as a man requested mail for a letter while the bellboy heard a pen scratching. The man turns on the light and reveals a blind mug.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Perplexing Lesson On A Thousand Dollar Ring
A New Orleans Times-Democrat anecdote recounts a husband teaching his wife the value of $1,000 by sending it in coins. The sight of stacked money made her realize the ring’s true cost, revealing how perspective changes spending choices and led her to abandon the purchase.
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Susan B. Webb
Cassopolis
Mich
Uhas. Ferguson
James Murphy
Omaha
Neil Whallon
Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Couldn't Quit Gambling Drives Young Ex Captain to Lose £80,000
A Yorkshire-born former army captain, now a London cab driver, squandered £80,000 inherited under a will that voided the legatee if he gambled again. A detective tracked him to a club where he lost £300, forfeiting the fortune before claiming it.
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London
Yorkshire
Barret
Italy's Poor Pay Grudge Economy In Food Reuse
The article describes a harsh cycle in Italy where the poor sustain themselves by reclaiming kitchen byproducts. Coffee grounds and used oil from wealthier households are recycled and sold to the poor, illustrating a frugal, survival driven practice across multiple meals.
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Italy
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Mitchell and Vicinity
Mitchell Plumbing Co
Callon
Wm. Koch
J. E. Greene
Lisbon
Weekly
Capital
Chicago Inter Ocean
J. C. Russell
Jerauld County
Fr. H. Winsor
Alexandria
A. Walpole
J. P. Jenkins
Vermillion
Henry Koch
Geo. Mentera
Charles Abraham
Jessie Abraham
Ohio
Pierre Free Press
Clyde A. McVay
Manilla
Miller
Co. A
W. S. Shepherd
A. C. Shepherd
Madison
Mt. Vernon
Geo. H. Johnson
Mabel Shields
Twin Brooks
S. D
Dix House
Judge Abbey
Frank Peterson
Spencer
Knight Templars
F. N. Dow
de Smet
Estern
Board of Education
Jolley
Parkston
C. E. Hager
Babe
James Spears
James Griffith
Grand Opera House
Griffith
Tompkins
Noble
Ethel Simmons
Mer. Lawler
Pather
Bert Miner
Gale's
Hood
Inter-Ocean
Inter Ocean
Anna Hopkins
Chas. Ferguson
Webster’s
W. H. Webster
Spooner & Nordaker
Armour
Reuben Glue
Mr. Noble
Ben Oleson
Andy Solon
Milwaukee
Sanborn
Chamberlain
McGregor
McCullen
Burns
Mitcehll
Olaf Nelson
Rome
Ida M. Johnson
Tobin Township
Jos, Koch
Frank Sands
John P. Carlson
American Island
Gertrude Becker
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bank of Health
Pierce
J. W. Barnhart
de Witt Street
Buffalo, N. Y
the Insurance
Mitchell Iron Works
Geo. H. Summers
L. O.gale
Eth
W. W. Kimball Co
Cal Goods and Musical Line
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