Missionary Hope and Heroic Christianity Voice
A preliminary meeting of the Methodist Educational convention drew a modest Sioux Falls and Mitchell district attendance. Presiding Elder Hager and E P Hall of Aberdeen urged mission work, described heroic Christianity, and warned on immigration and future threats while calling for funds to support Christian outreach.
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Methodist Educational Convention
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Hager
E. P. Hall
Aberdeen
Mr. Hall
Russia
China
Hall
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted For Urinary Ailments
An 1898 testimonial from Fergus Falls Minnesota by John Hyatt, city street commissioner, praises Dean's Kidney Pills curing backache and kidney derangement in Mrs Hyatt. Adams price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Buffalo NY agents. Also notes May June July excursion rail fares by C St P M O Ky to western states with specific multi‑state routes and $2 extra or $4 extra pricing.
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Dean
John Hyatt
Fergus Falls
Minn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean*s
M Are a Fails Ah Syrup Tastes G
A fragmentary item notes a syrup flavor remark with a cryptic line about fails and tastes. The readable portion provides little concrete context or names to identify a full event or subject.
Hall of Fame items cite long service and feats
General Lew Wallace may organize a Ben Hur style chariot race for Indiana state fair. John H. Benton marks forty years in the United States Bureau of Pensions. Mrs Jennie Busineau of Lancaster Mass claims eight of fourteen children died of old age at age 105.
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Lew Wallace
John H. Benton
United States Bureau of Pensions
Jennie Busineau
Lancaster
Mass
Frederick C. Howe
Cleveland
Porto Rico
Hunt
Nathan Ballinger
Newcastle
Ind
Miles
Joseph Downey
Chicago
Plays and Players Offer New Theater Ventures
A charity benefit for Janauschek is proposed. Lulu Glaser tours the south in Dolly Varden and enjoys success. J H Stoddard will appear in Halifax next season, his first there since 1856. Miss Suzanne Sheldon to support Charles Richman in Victor Mapes new play. Robert Hilliard debuts Number 973 co written with Edwin Holland. Mrs Brown Potter secures Tristan und Isolde platform version from Louis N. Parker for next season. Beerbohm Tree to present The Darling of the Gods in London with a special company. Harry Connor Viola Cumstedt and Stella Hammerstein join Blanche Ring’s company.
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Janauschek
Lulu Glaser
Dolly Varden
J. H. Stoddard
Halifax
Suzanne Sheldon
Charles Richman
Victor Mapes
Robert Hilliard
Himself
Edwin Holland
Mrs. Brown Potter
Louis N. Parker
Beerbohi Tree
London
Mr. Tree
Harry Conor
Viola Cumstedt
Stella Hammerstein
George W. Lederer
Blanche Ring
Editorial Flings and Snippets of Public Gossip
A New York policeman files for bankruptcy while a Birmingham News wishfully hopes foreign opinions won’t judge Americans by postage stamp depictions. Clerical satire notes Carrie Nation vs Kansas, Beecher’s spirit and rent anxiety. Union musicians seek shorter hours as young pianists join. Lexington presbytery condemns team sports including football and baseball. pingpong and golf are briefly deemed safe.
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New York
Cleveland
Birmingham News
Kansas
Carrie Nation
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Henry Ward Beecher
Sioux City Tribune
Indianapolis Sentinel
Lexington
Milwaukee Sentinel
Cynicisms in Social Speech From an Old Globe Column
The Atchison Globe commentary notes how friends influence romance talk and proposals, with a view that compliments open doors, and that old fashions return except for Sabbath keeping and corkscrew curls. It wryly observes social habits and the timing of dinners and proposals.
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Atchison Globe
Dakota University Notes Strenuous Life at Campus
The article notes a busy campus with praise for seniors and sophomores. It mentions the freshmen feeling small after being scored on by seniors and sophomores, and records a 4-3 victory by the second team over the kommercialites. It describes events to draw a crowd for Huron and a local athletic contest among freshmen seniors preps and scrubs.
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Kommersilites
Huron
High School Alumni Urges United Support for Banquet
The High School Alumni notes ongoing activity gaps in the Alumni Association and plans renewed effort. Two winter benefit entertainments failed due to inertia, but hopes rise for next year. The June banquet gathers graduates over 17 years under one roof, yet attendance remains uneven. An Earnest Member urges all alumni to attend the preliminary meeting and reception.
Mrs C E Roberts Endorses Rocky Mountain Tea
Mrs C E Roberts of San Francisco California praises Rocky Mountain Tea as a great family remedy that keeps them well. Scallin Bros. endorses the product.
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C. E. Roberts
San Francisco
Cal
Scallin Bros
Time for a Change at Lonesomehurst Office
A Lonesomehurst resident jokes about replacing staff after quips about smoking transfers. The remark frames a playful critique of town office dynamics and a light call for a new office boy.
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Lonesomehurst
To Mothers in This Town
Mothers urged to use Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children easy relief for feverish cross kids. Purported to cleanse stomach act on liver and expel worms. Sold by druggists 5c. Sample free address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Fitted With Celluloid Nose At London Hospital
A damaged footballer received a celluloid nose fitting at a London hospital. The procedure was described as a dip in the fountain of youth with youth lingering on the face of age. Scallin Bros. advertises Rocky Mountain Tea for 35 cents.
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London
Rocky Mountain Tea
Scallin Bros
Pleads for Industrial School for Mexican Americans
The Rev Edward S Tead secretary of the Congregational Educational society says there is urgent demand for an industrial school for Spanish speaking Mexicans in New Mexico similar to Tuskegee and Hampton. Allen's Foot Ease powder relieves foot pain and is sold for 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores.
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Edward S. Tead
Congregational Educational Society
New Mexico
Tuskegee
Hampton
Allen
Struggling Merchant Feuds Over Partnership Claim
A comic exchange shows a merchant threatening to cut income in half while a chief clerk muses about partnership. The dialogue, labeled Stray Stories, claims Rocky Mountain Tea offers spice to life and boosts confidence. Seallin Bros. promotes the product.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Seallin Bros
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