Kidney failure warning ad leads to Doan’s Pills cure claim
An old newspaper ad urges care for kidney trouble with Doan’s Kidney Pills. It explains kidneys filter blood and backache signals trouble, cites a Sioux Falls user testimony, notes the pills’ price at 50 cents and lists Foster Milburn Co as US agents.
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Dou
H. R. Main
East Twelfth
Sioux Falls
Foster-Milburn ,O
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Doan’s
Educational Notes and Local School News
Cathout ill in bed for weeks. Hoff re-elected Mitchell city schools superintendent. Japanese blot Russian history while writing their own sacred pages. Graduation exams Friday and Saturday next week in Mitchell high school. Certificates of award issued to Bessie Carpenter Susie Wittstruck Gracie Miner Helen Miner Minnie Lewis. Bramwell withdraws from county superintendent race to join his father in Mt. Vernon. Readership urged for teacher exam questions. inquiry from St Louis. Nash re-nominated for State Superintendent. Davison County urged to vote solidly. School picnic planned June 25 Tobin Park. Kansas Supreme Court allows Bible reading in schools. Minnesota and Nebraska urged to learn from the South. Julia Fletcher Carney marked eighty-first birthday in Galesburg. Tomb of Queen Hatasu unearthed in Egypt archives. Only six spring terms of school in county now. Davison County contributes to state fair and corn palace. Question of $25 donation for picnic raised. funds rely on private subscriptions. Constitution allows women to be county superintendent. office open to any resident meeting age and residency rules.
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S. GC
Cathout
F. H. Hoff
Mitchell
Bessie
Timothy Carpenter
Susie Wittstruck
Gracie
Helen Miner
Minnie Lewis
W. C. Bramwell
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
G. W. Nash
Davison County
Tobin’s Park
Supreme Court of Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Julia Fletcher Carney
Galesburg
Illinois
Queen Hatasu
Egypt
Dakota University Week Sets Busy Commencement Schedule
The June 10 to 16 program features the dedication of Century Memorial Hall and the inauguration of President Nicholson. Prominent speakers include Bishop Isaac W. Joyce, Rev. Wm. F. McDowell, Rev. Joseph F. Berry, Rev. Fayette L. Thompson, and Congressman Eben W. Martin. Events span recitals, lectures, baccalaureate, inaugurations, joint Christian meetings, and a grand concert with tickets.
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Dakota University
Nicholson
Century Memorial Hall
Isaac W. Joyce
Minneapolis
Wm. F. McDowell
New York
Board of Education of
The
Methodist Church
Joseph F. Berry
Epworth Herald
Chicago
Fayette L. Thompson
Davenport
Iowa
Eben W. Martin
Deadwood
Normal
D. D
St. John Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Nicholson
Corn Palace
Christian Associatons
College Chapel
F. N.thompson
LL. D
Board of Education
Board of Trustees
K. W. Martin
Congress
Congressman Martin
Keys
I. W. Seaman
Thomas
New Century Memorial Hall
Carn Palace
Minn
Joyce
School of Music
Acrobatic Metaphors Highlight Enthusiastic Speaker
A zealous supporter of a certain organization lost restraint and spoke in vivid analogies. He claimed with certainty that the person in question would not hesitate to slap you on the back to your face and give you a black eye behind your back.
Refined Irishwoman Avoids Brogue and Mispronounces Vesuvius
A traveler described an Irishwoman as refined and well educated. She avoided temptations to brogue and consistently mispronounced Vesuvius calling it the creature.
Hyomei promised to cure catarrh with inhaler kit
Hyomei offers a one dollar complete outfit claiming rapid relief from catarrh. The ad guarantees a full refund if not satisfied, asserting it cleanses air passages and blood with ozone and antiseptic balsam, with a risk free trial through Scallin Bros.
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Scallin Bros
Hyomei
Serb Water Habits Inspire English Traveler's Observations
An Englishwoman in Serbia reports Serbs drink vast amounts of cold water, more than an English cow would. She notes a perceived lack of activity and a contrast with alcohol use, recalling a doctor who saw water intake as natural and not wasteful.
Where White Ants Are Useful in Western Australia
The article notes white ants and their nests in Western Australia serve practical uses. Aborigines sometimes eat the ants though not as a widespread habit, while some residents try them for novelty. Prospector ovens are built from the nests and nests provide a cementlike floor in huts. Derby residents roll them as a road top layer.
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Western Australia
Resolutions and a Wellington marriage
A century ago in London a lady recalls making three early resolutions never to marry a soldier, an Irishman, or be long engaged. She breaks all three by marrying the Duke of Wellington after a lengthy engagement. The union proves unhappy and they largely live apart.
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London
Duke of Wellington
Katherine Pakenham
Japanese proverb duel card game entertains players
A hundred proverbs split into two halves are used in a game where the host reads halves aloud and players with the matching second halves discard or seize cards. Keen players outpace others, prompting laughter and light sarcasm as the rapid exchanges unfold.
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Westminster Gazette
Hard to Move In Russia At St Petersburg Hotel
An American traveler at the Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg wishes to move to a smaller hotel but is barred from leaving or registering elsewhere until the passport is obtained from the police, a process that will take a day and a night.
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Russia
Europe
St. Petersburg
Aristocracy of Birth Fails in America and Colonies
Higginson argues aristocratic birth waned due to arithmetic limits on ancestor lines and physiological deterioration from intermarriage. He compares European royal dynasties to racehorses with too much blood, needing replenishment from common stock, challenging hereditary privilege.
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America
Mark Twain
Europe
What the Japs Call Japan
A Philadelphia resident recalls a Japanese acquaintance explaining that Nippon means Sun Origin and Dai Nippon means Great Nippon. He notes the irony of distant islands boasting defiant identities as Dai Nippon and Great Britain.
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Japan
Philadelphia
Sun
Nippon
Dai Nippon
Great Britain
Philadelphia Press
Crofter’s Rent Reduction Tale Comes Before Glasgow Commission
An old crofter told a Glasgow meeting he sought rent relief. Sheriff Brand pressed him about cattle numbers, the crofter dubbed the herd as lean as Pharaoh’s kine and added they were only edible in a vision, sparking a sharp exchange.
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Glasgow
Sherif Brand
Satyrion Plant Linked to Love Lore in Antiquity
Chambers' Journal recounts belief from Roman times that satyrion roots fed satyrs and caused lustful excess. Whitcher tells of a youth made lovesick whenever he passed a garden corner overgrown with satyrion. The odor allegedly sparked romantic craving.
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Whitcher
Chambers’ Journal
The Orchid and Its Odd Odor Mimicry
The orchid is a peculiar plant with no distinct odor. It imitates many flowers in scent and appearance, resembling butterflies and other creatures, and may not look the same twice in succession.
Photography origins and the need for rest in work
Daguerre observed a sunbeam in his attic that vividly captured street scenes inspiring photography as an art. The piece also notes that steady work benefits from regular rest and proper nutrition, a public utility worth wider adoption.
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Daguerre
London Lancet
Midnight Oil Reference in Domestic Exchange
A humorous exchange features Mrs Simple Newlywed asking for a gallon of midnight oil, a phrase her mother-in-law supposedly praised for husbands. The grocer responds with confusion over the term, highlighting a domestic stereotype in Brooklyn life.
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Brooklyn
Aunt Jane and Niece Discuss Hard Water
A brief household exchange notes water hardness. The niece tests a lamp chimney with water splatter, causing the lamp to break into pieces. The dialogue frames a domestic moment about practical effects of hard water.
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Jane
Tommy Gets Rash
Comic dialogue notes a teacher asking if students have seen an elephant's skin and a pupil replying he has seen it on the elephant, in a classroom joke with a bright boy.
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Tommy
Teacher
Bright Boy
Alr
Curtain and Linen Sale At Yard Showroom
Per Yard 8c double fold percale 36 inch curtains, 10c dressing gowns, 0c pretty lace curtains ranging from $2.00 to $2.50, $1.50 and $1.79 the pair. Pure white table linens 39c per yard. Hosiery advertised as best line in the city with many buyers already.
City votes on the vision with a new plan
A fragmented note suggests a civic meeting on city vision and a vote timing. Readable details indicate involvement by local officials and residents seeking a plan guidance.
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