Mitchell Local News Highlights From Happenings in Town
Local notes cover Mitchell and surroundings with visits, arrivals, and property moves. Mentions include Broadbent flour price, Mrs. A C Oathout’s city passage, Vermilyea buying Gannon’s shoe stores, and several residents returning from travels. Court cases and public events such as lectures and lodge gatherings are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Oathout
E City
Minneapo
Alexandria
C. &. Vermilyea
A. Gannon
M. J. Roberts
Ith
I. Windle
Chicago
Lawton
Scotland
City
Redfield
E. B. Bracy
J. W. Beattie
Slayton
Mine
Orning
Disappearing guns and the disappearing carriage tests
Collier's Weekly reports on disappearing gun mountings tested in 1585 at Portland. A sand shield hides the gun, which raises and fires before retracting. The Hercules battery with 800 yard range faced many misfires and mishits, while a fixed gun bore broad hits under similar tests.
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Portland
Collier’s Weekly
Three Beef Tongues Mix Up Housekeeper and Butcher
A Buffalo Express tale shows a young housekeeper asking for three whole beef tongues thinking they are small like her own tongue. The butcher offers guidance, she hides her ignorance, and plans to buy tomorrow despite fears of bankruptcy or future shopping.
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Buffalo Express
Kaisers Wardrobe at Berlin Castle Rooms
The Kaiser's wardrobe occupies five oak rooms in the old Berlin castle with a sixth room for repairs. A tailor is permanently employed to repair clothes worn by Kaiser Wilhelm and about 18 pairs of white gloves are regularly kept and serviced. Orders and decorations are kept in an iron safe valued around 1.5 million marks.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Pall Mall Gazette
Growing Leg Mystery and the Absent Treatment
A Chicago Chronicle tale tells of a man whose leg length varied after a botched fracture. A book canvasser claimed Christian Science could cure it via absent treatment, and over weeks his short leg lengthened to near matches, then the well leg grew longer. The healer vanished, leaving the man unsure who she was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Stevens
Salem
Boggs
Aberdeen
Ball
Third
Sanborn Streets
A. B. Seaton
Seaton
Henry Baumgardner
Baker Township
S. Alberti
Masonic Hall
Eastern Star Chapter
Russia
Siberia
Miss Rose Cloud
Egan
S. D
National Training School
Washington
Miss Cloud
W. H. Blosa
M. Halphide
Sioux Falls
Rebekahs
The
Odd Fellows
W.H. Jordan
Huron
Omaha
Jordan
Rogers Park
Chicago Chronicle
Coffin-shaped coal hole on South Clark street
A coffinlike coal hole on the west side of South Clark Street near Madison drew attention after a sidewalk stone enlargement and iron cover replaced the original hexagonal lid. Reporters note the odd shape affects pedestrians, with men avoiding and women edging away, amid chatter of the "evil eye."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Street
Madison
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Flour Ring Mystery Helps Merchant Boost Business
A Kansas City Journal item recounts a Edgar flour merchant who lost a $150 diamond ring in his flour bin. He publicly lamented the loss then claimed it would turn up, sparking unexpected boom as customers rushed to buy sacks just in case. The tale ends with the merchant quietly enjoying the extra sales.
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Kansas City Journal
Edgar
Fnan
Not a Miracle Worker Chicago News Dialogue
A mother asks a professor if he can make a musician of her daughter. The professor replies that at fifty five he has only fifteen years left, and thus the task is unlikely to succeed.
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Chicago News
Health as a bank of womanhood urges care and Pierce’s Prescription
An exhortation that a woman must protect her health like a bank account to avoid illness and early death. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for maternity health, relief of pain and inflammation, and suggests it strengthens organs involved in conception and pregnancy. It touts testimonials and warns against inferior substitutes.
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Bank of Health
Maken
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Mitchell and Vicinity
Keith
First National Bank
Mitchell
Lawler Wa
Casper Hanson
John Chantry
Mt. Vernon
Hanson
Abbey
Smith
Gustave Teitze
Paul Teitze
Baker
Horee
H. Winger
Oodykoontz
Helwig
Anna M. Williams
Clara L. Lukens
Grandh Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Frind Lodge
Jennie Bradley
Hot Springs
Geo. “ Snow
Springfield
Indies
Grand Lodge
A. F. Grimm
Parkston
Mets
de Smet
A.C. Stevens
Hood
Champeny
Prosper Township
J. L. Hannett
Olivet
Hutchinson County
Milwaukee Railroad
Eugene Foley
Plano Manufacturing Co
R. F. Dundass
Albany
N. Y
Jay
W. F. Irwin
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Geo. Fischer
J. Fischer & Bro
Bible House
New York
John Hasley
Mr. Hasley
Milwaukee’s
Champeney
Prosper
Ben Oleson
Chamberlain
White Lake
Ole Kjelmyr
Peter
West Third Street
Mr. Kjelmyr
L. A. Roberts
Co. F
Northville
Brookings
Gen
Silsby
Graham
Colton
Warne
J. W. Ottman
Ethan McKnay
Dickens
Turgenef
Neshdanoff
Bazarof
Mr. Pickwick
Cheeryble Brothers
Roudine
Mr. Micawber
Mr. Birtell
A. “D. Quiller-Couch
Hauselt
Oxford
P.T. McGovern
J. Thompson and Son
Parry
West
Grace WM. Koch
Main and
First Street
Mitchell, S. D
Follerton Lumber CO
Mitchell Iron Works
Geo. H. Summers
J.W. Broadbent & CO
South Main Street
F.L. Moyer
A. B. Hager
Insurance
California
New Orleans
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Co
Pacific Coast
Sunset
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central R. R
Florida
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Holly Springs
Birmingham
Homeseeker’s Excursions
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Williams
Janesville
Iowa
Lyle
Central
Sovnet
J. F. Merry
Manchester
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