Arbor Day observances and school news in Mt Vernon area
Educational column notes Arbor Day tree planting under Prof Browne in Mt Vernon schools. Reports on Baker township term closure, first census clerk report, new library board formation, and superintendent activities. Mentions District Institutes, terminal report statistics, and a picnic plan.Updates on Prosper and Badger townships schools, smallpox closures, and Hendrickson school closure. County association meeting at Mitchell drew solid turnout despite weather and smallpox fears.
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Mt. Vernon
Browne
Gussie Wagner
Baker Township
G. Mabbett
Mt. Vernon No. 4
H. B. Anderson
H. FE. Hichcock
E. J. Quigley
O. E. Browne
Wm. Durkee
Hanson County
Seymour
Prosper Township
3. C. Cathout
Maude Grace
Belle Spirk
Badger Township
Green River
Bryant
Longfellow and Inn
Whittier
Hendrickson
Gertie Bramwell
County Association
Mitchell
Davison County Teachers Hold Inspiring Institute Session
Teachers from Davison County gathered for a county normal institute with a scholarly address by Prof. E J Quigley and music by Miss White and Miss Youngman. Resolutions praised the new superintendent, encouraged visiting schools, and authorized new rules for county and district associations.
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Roark
W. E. Rowley
Mitchell
Edith Earl
Mt. Vernon
Henry McConkey
Ethan
E. J. Quigley
Myrtle Lee
Davison County
O. W. Coursey
County Normal Institute
City School Board
South Dakotas
Family praise for Foley's Honey and Tar relief
Miss Mamie Smith of Middlesboro Kentucky writes that her little sister suffered a severe episode but was instantly relieved after taking Foley's Honey and Tar. She credits the remedy with saving her sister's life.
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Mamie Smith
Middlesboro
Foley
H. Scallin
Brown's Business College eyed for Mitchell campus
Prof G W Brown of Brown's Business College Sioux City Iowa visited Mitchell to establish a new business college. He aims to open by Sept 1 with experienced staff and rooms secured, offering same curriculum and promising good positions for graduates to boost local education and business opportunities.
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G. W. Brown
Brown
Business College
Sioux City
Iowa
Mitchell
South Dakota
Wonder Man C F Collier Recovers Full Health
Cherokee Iowa man C F Collier was bedridden with chronic kidney trouble and back pain before using Electric Bitters. After three bottles he was totally cured and regained vigor, with relief from backache nervousness and loss of appetite. Sold for 50 cents at S H Scallin's drug store.
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C. F. Collier
Cherokee
Iowa
S. H. Scallin
Humor of the Hour and Social Quips Across Pages
A collage of light vignettes and quips about genealogy society and domestic pretensions. The pieces poke fun at manners money and gossip with exchanges about family trees rough hands and a sly jab at social climbers.
Frantic Editors Troll Poking Fun At Sketch Critiques
In a witty exchange a magazine editor complains sketches of slum life fail to meet standards while a police scene is not labeled burly. A sultan named Abdul Azziz is noted in a joke about posthumous naming, with quips from rival editors about editorial missteps.
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Klis
Scott
Chicago Post
Morocco
Abdul Azziz
Abdul As
Pittsburg
Microbian Humor and Literary Fragments Across Papers
A collage of quirky exchanges appears from diverse papers including Detroit Prep Press, Baltimore American, Brooklyn Eagle, and Richmond Dispatch. Snippets reference microbe talk, literary pieces by Hzra Hawkins, family literary lineage, and a wary street scene with a dollar gift.
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Detroit Prep Press
Hocor
Hzra Hawkins
Meddergrass
Baltimore American
Wasps Stings Deaths and Idiosyncrasy Cited
A Chicago Chronicle note discusses two fatal wasp sting cases from a British medical journal. A 27 year old girl fainted after a neck sting then died minutes after a second sting. another 22 year old died 15 minutes after a jaw sting. An idiosyncrasy is proposed as the cause.
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Thora
Chicago Chronicle
Noon Hour Stopping Pair of Clever Horses Impress Crowd
A pair of intelligent horses attached to a heavy fire wagon halted on a steep Nas sau street grade when the noon whistle blew. They planted their hind feet, stopped the wagon without help, then rubbed off their bridles and enjoyed a midday oats snack while the driver watched proudly.
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Nassau Street
Cedar Street
Malden Lane
New York Sun
Roguish Ravens In Corsica Chronicle
An English traveler reports bold ravens in Corsica resembling crows. A youth employed to fetch wood lost his dinner and later had his cap stolen by a raven, which carried it to a high crag and nested with straw. The tale underscores the birds’ reputed thievish boldness.
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Europe
Corsica
A Chiropodist Advises Smoothing Callous Feet
A chiropodist says foot comfort improves when callous places are kept smooth. Use a wet pumice stone daily after the bath to rub hardened areas, then lightly rub the spots afterward to prevent recurrence.
Invalid excuse foiled in classroom dispute
In a Chicago Tribune report a doctor declines to vote saying he is unwell. The professor counters that illness is not a valid excuse, provoking a sharp exchange about civic duty. The incident highlights tensions over participation and responsibility.
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Chicago Tribune
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Noble’s Theatre Co
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Slade
Parshall
Syracuse
Tobin No. 18
Mary Suchy
Business
Brown’s Business College
Wonder
Humor OF the Hour
John
Ile
Indianapolis Press
Vedi
George
Pete
Richmond Dispatch
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