Pettigrew Parcels Post Debate Stirring National Mail Talk
Senator Pettigrew introduced a parcels post bill amid mixed reaction from business groups and retailers. Support came from Minneapolis and Chicago mail order houses while South Dakota retailers protested to Congress. Economists warned of railroad fees and higher postal losses, leaving Pettigrew explaining the measure as being by request and awaiting committee action.
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Sioux City
Pettigrew
Mather
Minneapolis
Chicago
South Dakota
South Dakota Retail Dealers’ Association
Congress
Wme Orgamists
New York
San Francisco
Manilla
Committee On Post Offices
South Dakota Emerges as Major Wealth Producer
The Railroad Gazette cites South Dakota as a leading wealth producer per capita with diverse income sources. It ranks high in gold and wheat, strong in flax and barley, dairy, wool, and livestock, and even notes natural gas at Vierre. The article argues the state’s 400,000 residents support a large wealth capacity with further development potential.
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South Dakota
Railroad Gazette
Sind
Stanai
Union
Vierre
Pew
Elocution Contest Draws Choir of Performers at Dako ta
A full chapel crowd at Dako ta University witnessed the annual elocution contest with Miss Stwart and Stewart performing a piano duet. Contestants like M. Colton Miss Trornby and Miss Howard delivered pieces to praise. Judges awarded top honors to Miss Miller and Miss Hornby with adjustments due to scoring confusion. the event highlighted student talent and director Mr. Whittaker.
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Dakota University
Stwart
Stewart
M. Colton
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Mises Trornby
Whitmire
Jee
Noble
Corwin
Goldberg
O. C. Johnson
Belsbazzi
Dore
Vashti
Ahazuerus
Miss Howard
L. Miller
Walker
Connor
Laughlin
Whittaker
Mr. Johnson
Miss Miller
Miss Hornby
Mr. Miller
Galloway cattle touted as top beef stock in county
M. I. Day moved from the north part of the state and promotes Galloway cattle as the best on earth. Reports from Fort Worth and Chicago show Galloways commanding top prices, beating Herefords and Shorthorns in competitions and dressage yields with record high percentages and substantial beef sales.
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M. I. Day
England
United States
Chicago
Omaha
Journal
Stockman
Stockmandon Stockyards
Frankenstein of the Modern Prometheus The Uncanny Novel Explained
A compact history and critique of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein detailing its creation in 1816 near Geneva with Mary Godwin, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron. It covers the plot of the Swiss youth scientist, the creation of a living being, its pursuit of companionship, and the monster’s revenge leading to tragedy, with Sir Walter Scott’s cautious praise in The Quarterly Chronicle.
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Frankenstein
Charles Summer
Sumner
Mary
Isa
Byron
Shelley
London
University of Ingolstadt
Tie
Jong
Russia
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Walter Scott
the Quarterly
Chicago
Domestic Sarcasm in Early Fire Report
A breakfast exchange recasts a block fire as an incendiary act accused by newspapers. The husband reacts with concern while the wife mocks the idea, suggesting the blaze reflects not actions but perception in Chicago News dialogue.
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Chicago News
A Perfectly Natural Question from Harper's Bazar
A fragment from Harper's Bazar notes a quirky exchange about not putting a knife in the mouth and a whimsical reference to flowers as terrestrial stars guiding thoughts from earth to heaven. The excerpt blends playful dialogue with literary imagery.
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Pan
Pat
Harper’s Bazar
Earth
Heaven
Mining Camp Tricks and a Rainy Day Romance
Readable fragments describe mining scheming to steal ore with guards and disguises, plus a New York brief about a man offering umbrella aid to a woman. Anagrams list ends with a series of wordplay examples.
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Samel Mott
Boise City
Ida
Calthoush
Johnny
Pyle
Tyler
Dia
New York
Stood the Test and Raised by Grandparents in Philly
Necler-Smith tops the heap and can have anything he wants in town if he stays unspoiled. Wheeler Flo and Wheeler-Vell are praised as good fellows not spoiled, raised by their grandparents in Philadelphia.
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Necler—Smith
Wheeler Flo
Heeler
Wheeler—Vell
Philadelphia Press
Treats feminine nervousness with Dr. Pierce remedies
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for hysteria and female weakness, claiming it prevents crying spells and restores health. It cites personal testimonials, promotes the medicine and offers a medical adviser booklet for mailing costs.
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Dr. Pierce
Local farm equipment dealer announces broad line of gear
The firm lists Eclipse Stone Dodger sulky and gang plows for youths, Monitor Disc Harrow and other harrows, grain drills by Van Brunt and Superior, Eleven Foot and Wagon Box Seeders, Old Reliable Fuller Johnson corn planter, Check Rower, Aermotor wind mills, feed grinders, DeLaval cream separa tors, sewing machines, and a enlarged harness room. Bicycle and buggy departments will be complete with Imperial Bicycles leading again this year.
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van Brunt
Superior
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Mitchell Capital
Pettigrew's Parcel Post
South Dakota Products
Audi Terealis
University Chapel
Sadie Miller
Shiloh
S. A. Seallin
Wer Tlome
Condeviicut Avenue
Willie
Wilfe
Laura Jean
Washington Post
Tim
Parsons
Uneeda
Cme
National Biscuit Company
Mitchell
The
Gillis Shoe Co
Eclipse Stone Dodger
Fuller & Johnson
Imperial Bicycles
E. B. van Alstine
Mitchell, 8. D
T. Pe
Mitchell, S.p
Alex Dumas
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