Mitchell Capital Praises South Dakota Volunteers in Philippine Battle
The Mitchell Capital lauds the South Dakota volunteer regiment fighting in the Philippines, reporting a braved charge at Mariola led by Col. Frost that repulsed Aguinaldo’s forces. Four enlisted men killed, 23 wounded, and ten lives lost in the rush, with many insurgents killed or captured.
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South Dakota
Phillipines
Marilao
Washington
Otis
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Frost
Aguinaldo
Ma Olos
Lien
Adams
Morrison
Lieut
McClelland
Associated Press
South Dakota Bovs
Pell Mell
Philippines
Poison Hemlock Dangers in Spring Pastures and Orchards
Poison hemlock dangers rise each spring as people mistake its edible root and children risk hollow stalks made into whistles. Cattle suffer from marsh water contamination where the plant thrives, causing fatal poisonings. The plant resembles water hemlock and Greek poisons, grows two to seven feet tall, with white flower clusters and large fernlike leaves.
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Comntey
Young tailor Berry Receives Sharp Note From Client
A young tailor Berry who recently inherited his father’s business sent Charles Matthews an early bill. Matthews replied in a caustic note calling him a goose and saying he cares little for the bill. The exchange reflects the elder Berry’s reputed caution and remarks on character.
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Berry
Charles Matthews
Matthews
Cyclopredia of
Ostriches Enjoy Waltzing Says Popular Science Monthly
A Popular Science Monthly writer reports that ostriches display a fondness for waltzing. The piece notes the birds’ curious, rhythmic movements and suggests the behavior may reflect paradoxical agility in flightless birds.
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Popular Science Monthly
Local notices and sales in Mitchell area showcase births and prices
ADDITIONAL LOCAL. W. B. Tobey visits from Ethan. Colvin's displays rubber-tire buggies. Help wanted for general house work. Photo buttons 25 cents. Henry Koch promotes notables in garments and groceries. A hospital scare at Labinski residence ends well after a near death scare. Lectures, dances, school reports, and a public sale of Jacob Koch’s livestock and farm implements outline a busy week in Mitchell and surrounding Sanborn county.
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Colvin’s
Gro. E. Logan
Wo. M. Smith
J. Wiltle
Colvin
A. T. Wolff
Babcock
Henry Koch
Phil
Lucas
Wm. Bushnell
Ed. Nicholson
Woonsocket
Congregational Church
Bachelor’s Club
Mitchell, Rathbun
South Dakota
B. Meyera
West Fleetstreet
Duff
Ben Oleson
McGregor
Iowa
W. A. Barber
Sioux City
America
Ferguson
Jobn Cook
Mitchell
Ray Stevens
May Livingstone
Floy Stevens
Mary Hattenberg
Ernest Stevens
L. E. Stair
Kansas
R. R. Stevenson
Sioux Falle
Dix House
Geo. H. Shapiro
Minnie Kurtz
Spencer
Tripp
Sod
Charles Blanchard
Sanborn County
Kalamazoo
Mich
Destructive Battle at Marilao Kills Adjutant Lien
Special dispatches report a lethal clash at Malolos, Aguinaldo’s HQ, where the South Dakota regiment suffered heavy losses. Adjutant Jonas Lien of Sioux Falls and several officers died, with nine killed and twenty five wounded. The unit mounted a brilliant charge and repelled Aguinaldo’s troops.
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Jonas Lien
Marilao
Manila
Malolos
Aguinaldo
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
House of Representatives
Crescent Crainless chainless wheel debut in Mitchell
War between first time bicycle buyers and shoddy bikes ends with buyers choosing a chainless wheel. L. E. Stair advertises the Crescent Crainless from Mitchell, South Dakota, promising sturdier frame, aligned sprockets, and reliable rims to spare riders from mud, floods, and constant repairs.
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L. E. Stair
Crescent
Mitchell, S. Dak
Snuff Taking and Tobacco in 1845 England
Chambers' Journal recalls a time when half the population snuffed and snuff was common among bankers and workers. It notes schoolmasters carrying loose snuff, frequent pinchings after punishment, and little outdoor smoking except by laboring men. It attributes outdoor smoking growth to lucifer matches and a shift in habits.
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England
Lucifer
Chambers’ Journal
An Unexpected Call in Paris Figaro
A brief scene unfolds with a caller arriving as one leaves and reveals a pending debt. The visitor requests a delay, but the host is late and offers wine, while the conversation shifts to repayment after a stranger has recently cleared his own debt.
Righted Fuzzy-l I Hear Your Minister Is A Cologist
A quirky exchange from the New York Tribune clarifies a mishearing about a minister. The note repeats that the clergyman is Calvinist, not a cologist, correcting the rumor with a plain statement.
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Wuzzy
New York Tribune
Prank on Garland Turns Soap Caramels into Lesson
In a Cleveland era anecdote Senators Voorhees and Vest plotted a joke on Augustus H. Garland, then attorney general. They offered soap-filled caramels that Garland eagerly ate, foaming at the mouth yet insisting he would have swallowed them if they had killed him.
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Garland
Augustus H. Garland
Cleveland
Senate
Voorhees
Vest
Mr. Garland
Dan
Moorhees
New York Sun
M. A. Cosgriff
Emerado
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How to Quiet a Child From Nighttime Fears
A child often misreads dim room objects as bears or tigers in the night. Gently comfort her, illuminate the source, treat the fear as a harmless misperception, and ease her with a light joke to turn fright into laughter. Sunshine dissolves the nightmare.
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Mamma
Moat of Them Paid for a Shilling Concert Ruse
A crowd in a small country town was lured by posters for a grand sacred concert and free complimentary tickets bearing the rule no gentleman admitted unless accompanied by a lady. Ticket takers coaxed attendees to upper seating or gallery for a shilling, exploiting embarrassment to fill the theatre.
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Mitchell
Maro
Grand Opera House
Rathbun
London
Frugal Philadelphia Diet Sees One Week For Thirty Cents
A Philadelphia man proves economical eating can sustain health, living on soupgood soup baked potato cowpeas salt pork rice stale bread and cabbage. He buys day old cheese scraps at two cents a day, a method his grocer supports. twenty years of good health follow.
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Philadelphia
New York World
Salt for Small Change in Abyssinia
Describes a cryptic currency in Abyssinia where natives use a long bar of hard crystallized salt as small change. A 1780 Maria Theresa dollar equals five inches of the bar, and friends exchange a lick of their bars as a token of affection, reducing the material value of the salt.
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Abyssinia
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