Storm Destruction Rolls Through Mitchell on Tuesday
A severe wind and rainstorm battered Mitchell Tuesday afternoon and evening. Property damage included a barn wrecked, porch roof blown off, a car pushed nine miles, and multiple structures at the fairgrounds damaged. Electric and telephone lines suffered widespread outages. A Hartford elevator burned after a lightning strike, with insurance covering the loss. A man named Alexander pleaded guilty to a charge in court, receiving a year in the penitentiary.
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Mitchell
M. EF. Wiedegrann
United States Express Co
John Powers
I. M. White
Fair Grondes
Driving Park Association
Electric Light Company
Telephone Company
A. A. Truax
Hartford
Omaha
Man Pleads Guilty Over Horse Theft Case
Judge Smith presided at a brief circuit court in Plunkinton on Tuesday. Charles Alexander faced charges from States Attorney Treat alleging he stole a pacing horse from Adam Foss of White Lake. Alexander claimed a later trade with a stranger and bringing the horse to Mitchell. Foss recovered the animal and Alexander was jailed in Plunkinton awaiting further proceedings.
Larger Wheat Acreage Foreseen in Minnesota and Dakota
The Minneapolis Daily Market Record reports wheat acreage in Minnesota and the Dakotas will rise this year. Minnesota increases about 12 percent from last year, South Dakota shows mixed results with some counties down eight percent, and North Dakota is projected up eight percent. Government figures for last year list Minnesota 5,339,394 acres, North Dakota 4,567,204 acres, and South Dakota 3,287,057 acres, implying nearly 1,000,000 more acres may be sown in the trio this year.
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Minneapolis Daily Market Record
Minnesota
Dakotas
South Dakota
North Dakota
Hot Weather Piles Warn of Season Dangers
Public notice warns that heat and tainted water worsen piles and urges treatment with DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the cure. The genuine product bears the name B. C. DeWitt & Co. and L. O. Gale is linked to the notice.
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DeWitt
B. C. DeWitt & Co
L. O. Gale
Music in the Schools Advocated in Mitchell Republican
Miss Myrtle S. Lee writes a two column piece in the Mitchell Republican urging public school music programs. She argues music education builds artistic sense relieves dull school life stimulates home music aids physical health and lung development.
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Sioux Falls
City Faces Heavy School Costs and Partial Teaching
The article notes that city schools are burdened by high expenditures and a proposed plan to hire a part time music teacher for each room to provide more study time. It mentions six city buildings to be visited by trustees and argues for expanding in reach and time, even if it requires full time commitment from teachers.
Catarrhal Troubles Ahead This Spring
Catarrhal troubles rise in spring with sudden changes. Hyomei offers a simple six minute daily treatment using twenty drops in a pocket inhaler. A complete outfit costs one dollar with long lasting inhaler and extra bottles available. Scallin Bros. advertise a strong guarantee.
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Scallin Bros
Medieval Dining and Feudal Summons in Castles
The text describes dinner service and lordly privilege in the dark ages, noting horn summons for guests and vassals, later evolving to bells for calling people. It includes a joke about Naighbob and Jor asking to marry his daughter, saying he would see the suitor hanged first.
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Naighbob
Jor
Beekeeping customs and Japanese music rites in historic notes
The article recounts old customs such as bells to calm swarming bees tracing to Alfred the Great, a humorous exchange about wedding plans, and a description of Japanese court music where performers suppress sound for unworthy ears. It also mentions Havana cigar wrappings called yasuas and the Cuban ban on exporting yaguan leaves.
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Alfred the Great
Japan
Havana
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Charles Alexander
Catatreal
Pavalent
Nike Pott
Apul
Gildys
Gladys
Bells and
Uncle Sam
Minneapolis Cereal Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Painiess
Tasegh
Bradfield Regulator Co
W.H. Conyes
Fa Qa Acoian
W.h.conyes
Ero Rasearar
Rarada
Sale
Savings Bank
Joseph Winter
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