Capital relocation debate centers on Mitchell choice
The Dell Rapids Tribune argues for moving the South Dakota state capital from Pierre to Mitchell. It asserts Mitchell’s central location, strong railroad links, and accessibility, claiming the move best serves the state and its population. the article commends the legislature’s selection of Mitchell and urges voters to approve the change in November.
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Dell Rapids
South Dakota
Pierre
Mitchell
Huron
Redfield
Tribune
Northwestern
Black Hills
Commonwealth
Capital debate in South Dakota hinterland shapes state progress
In a regional exchange, Mitchell advocates argue for moving the capital to Mitchell while Pierre would suffer. the broader point emphasizes developing the unsettled areas along the Jim River valley and Missouri river country, with John Longstaff accused of shifting focus for political gain. The letter argues that state interests trump city interests and cites long-standing positions on capital relocation.
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Mitchell
Pierre
Upper
Jim River
Missouri River
South Dakota
John Longstaff
John
Longstaff
Brer
Huron
Ifuron
Cipital
Teachers' meeting and school notices share updates
A summary of local teacher activities includes Miss Bessie Avery and others hosting entertainments to raise funds for a flag, resignations and appointments in district No. 20, No. 5, and Beulah, and preparations for Reading Circle displays in St Louis. Also reports on school closings, purchases, raise totals, and a statewide exam instruction with dismissal for exam purposes.
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Bessie Avery
Marie Colltin
F. B. Barnard
No. 20
Barnard
Asa Tyler
Beulah No. 5
Vida Shane
Mae Lewis
Badger Township
G. Coursey
Lisbon No. 20
Jessie Herman
Beulah No. 25
Washington
Lincoln
Grace Johnson
Edith Orswell
Scholes
Earl Rowley
Edith Beall
Emma Wittstruck
Susie Wittstruck
R. F. Carpenter
G. G. Harrison
Tobin No. 18
Burton
H. G. Coursey
Mara Schrader
Mark Schuster
Mary Herman
Joseph Graff
George Washington
Official Notice of Teachers Exami Mitchell Exami 1904
Official notice announces a regular teacher's examination to be held at the west side school in Mitchell on Friday and Saturday March 18 and 19 1904 Applicants may seek state first second or third grade certificates State certificates require nine months teaching experience first and second grades six months Examination fee 5 00 for state certificates 2 00 for other grades payment in advance Examinations begin Friday at 9 00 a m distance applicants must come the day before to Mitchell
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West Side
Mitchell
Davison County
The Candle Nut Use And Taste In Pacific Isles
The candle nut native to Pacific islands yields oil rich kernels used as candles when dried. In Hawaii roasted nuts are ground into pepper salted paste, noted as appetizing. Husks and tree resin have medicinal value, while burnt kukuJ shells make indelible ink for tattoos.
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Pacific Islands
Hawaii
Trollister Rocky Mountain Tea Tonic Ends Winter Impurities
Reconstructed from a damaged ad, Seallin Bros promote ITrollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a family tonic that rebuilds the body, cleanses impurities, and adds rich red blood. The product is offered for 35 cents in tea or tablet form.
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Itrollister
Seallin Bros
Modesty Prize Won by Paris Village Maiden
Paris Journal notes a young village maiden receiving the modesty prize with wry remark that she could have won other prizes too. A Parisian lady addresses the girl about being the most modest in the parish and the girl replies with humorous self awareness.
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Paris Journal
Nerve Building Tea Promoted by Scallin Bros
Spring remedy claim for WHollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to cleanse and reconstruct nerve centers and energies. Available as tea or tablets for 35 cents. Scallin Bros.
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Whollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
Scallin Bros
A Hard Proposition Joke From The New York Press
A late night club returner tries to explain to his wife why a good cure for sore throat is worth keeping his collar on. The New York Press frames the gag with a playful domestic mishap.
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New York Press
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for strength health vitality and steady nerves claiming improved digestion and red blood cells through regular use.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
No Consolation in Brookly n Eagle Quote
The Brookly n Eagle quotes a friend offering consolation to a heartbroken girl who fears water, remarking there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught. The passage captures a brief moment of reassurance amid loss.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Cole's Carboni Salve for Itching Piles Cure
The advertisement claims Cole's Carboni salve quickly stops itching and will cure piles. It asserts it has cured more cases than all other remedies combined and guarantees results. Sold for 25 and 40 cents by all druggists.
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Cole
Stolen Treasures of a Painter and a Palace Keeper
The article recalls M. Gerome's artistic treasures with a Constantinople tale of a palace keeper who sold exquisite objects at low prices. He was later exposed for robbing imperial cabinets and was executed by impalement.
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M. Gerome
Constantinople
Cough Remedy Ad Warns of Pneumonia Risks
An advertisement urges readers not to neglect coughs warning pneumonia risks and promotes Cole's Cough Remedy with guaranteed cure for coughs and lung troubles. Priced at 25 and 50 cents at druggists.
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Cole
Dividing the Sexes in a Separate Chapel
The London Standard notes a chapel near Ruthin on the Wrexham road where men and women worship in separate arms of a right angled building. Endowed by a misogynist of the Stuart era, it was built to avoid distraction by the opposite sex and to favor male posterity in his deed of endowment.
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Ruthin
Wrexham
London Standard
Cole's Carbolisalve advertisement
An advert promises relief for chilblains chapped hands and cracked fingertips with Cole's Carbolisalve. The copy claims a cure after a few nights use and guarantees quality, priced at 25 and 50 cents from all druggists.
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Cole
Common Liberia Vegetables Include Cassava Yam and Sweet Potato
The article notes Liberia’s staple vegetables are the sweet potato cassava yam and tania. Cassava roots range three to eight inches in length and circumference and taste similar to fresh chestnut when cooked. Cassava, widely cultivated with rice, yields tapioca from its fecula.
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Liberia
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