DEDICATE COURT HOUSE IN WOONSOCKET SANBORN COUNTY
Sanborn county dedicated its new Woonsocket courthouse Friday afternoon attracting visitors from across the county. Judge Dick Haney spoke as principal orator with remarks from Judge Frank B. Smith and Mayor Witchcock present. After speeches the afternoon featured sports and a ball game. The building cost about 845000 and marks a long awaited permanent county seat.
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Sanborn County
Woonsocket
Dick Haney
Frank B. Smith
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Sandorn County
Witchcock
It Reached the Spot Says Omega Store Owner
It reached the spot the cough seat says Mr WH Humphrey owner of a general store at Omega Ohio and president of Adams County and Home Telephone Cos testifies Dr King s New Discovery saved his life and reached the spot when other remedies failed The medicine is sold at Diehl Brown s 650 and 1 00 with a trial bottle free.
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WH. Humphrey
Omega, O
Adams County Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Pike County
Dr. King
Diehl & Brown's
Kelsey challenges Mine to public meetings for county treasurer race
A. I. Kelsey announces as a Republican candidate for Davison county treasurer. He plans public meetings in Mt. Vernon Ethan Mitchall and Soomis to discuss campaign principles and confront foe George H. Mine amid accusations from prior campaigns. He proposes May 23 at 11 pm in Mt. Vernon and seeks other dates before June primary.
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Davison County
Mt. Vernon
Ethan
Mitchall
Soomis
George H. Mine
Tre
Ini
Lalvhbor
B. P
Nicholson
Lia Square Devin
A. i. Kelsey
Electric Bitters Promoted As Remedy For Malaria And Debility
The article notes climate related diseases vary by altitude and promotes Electric Bitters as the most effective remedy to counter lassitude malaria jaundice biliousness fever and general debility. Sold under guarantee at Diehl and Browns drug store for 50 cents.
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Diehl & Brown's
Lines Clearly Drawn in South Dakota Primary Contest
The Grafton Bugle reports two Republican tickets in the June primaries. One ticket aligns with the Resurgents and is linked to Mr. Crawford's bid to become state political boss and set South Dakota on the path to the U.S. Senate. The other ticket consists of men who believe...
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Crawford
South Dakota
United States Senate
Senator Kittredge Seeks Reelection Endorsed For Service
The statement praises Senator Kittredge for his state service and argues his reelection would reflect credit on the state and nation. It highlights his broad view of public questions and fidelity to right in his public acts.
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Kittredge
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold With Gold Value Claim
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B G Stewart praises Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming customers receive gold weight value for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold under guarantee at Diehl Brown’s drug store for 26 cents.
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B. G. Stewart
Cedar View
Miss
Dr. King
Diehl & Brown's
Richards Fails In Effort To Shift South Dakota Vote
Dick Richards seeks to back an insurgent ticket in South Dakota. John Reijerson of the Scandinavian League questions endorsing Crawford for the senate, then checks Senator Nelson’s record. Nelson notes harmony with Kit Tredge and administration, leaving Richards to devise a new vote tactic.
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Dell Rapids
Dick Richards
South Dakota
John Reijerson
Scandinavian League
Mitchell
Crawford
Senate
Nelson
Kittredge
Richards
How to Guess Any Even Number Thought Of
A simple arithmetic trick lets a person think of any even number. Triple it, halve the result, triple again, and count how many times 9 fits into the final number. Multiply that count by 2 to recover the original even number. Examples with 4 and 6 illustrate the method.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offer and Endorsement
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Internal remedies are needed to reach the disease seat. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a regular prescription from leading physicians and sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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Hall
Sailors Prefer Dying Quick To Drowning In Sea Talk
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat exchange, a sailor and a druggist discuss why shellbacks fear swimming. The sailor argues men may choose death by quick sinking over prolonged agony, suggesting sailors avoid learning to swim to spare future suffering for themselves and their sons.
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Eea
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Little Clara’s Reincarnation Theory Captures Family Chatter
In a playful exchange, Clara declares her attire once was “a paper of pins” in a past life. Her mother asks why she thinks so, and Clara quips she can still feel pins on her toes, reflecting a child’s whimsical view of rebirth.
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Clara
Discovery of iron first found by emelt tale
A classroom exchange hints iron’s discovery by heating ore. Johnny recalls his father saying it was melted, suggesting early smelting as the origin of ironworking. The anecdote captures a child’s interpretation of ancient metalmaking origins.
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Johnny
Johnny—Yees
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Mitchell Reader
A Mitchell citizen Mrs. Leo Hofstetter praises Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain dizziness and urinary issues. She describes relief after trying multiple remedies and purchasing at Diehl & Brown's Drug Store. Wester Milburn Co Buffalo NY is named as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Mitchell
Leo Hofstetter
First St
Mitchell, S. D
Diehl & Brown
Doan
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doans
Black Cap Verdict Flub Exposed by Jovial Jury
A pompous judge in a state presided over a murder trial and, donning a black cap, urged a verdict of not guilty. The jury, swayed by the moment, agreed with the foreman who admitted the defendant’s guilt but felt bound to follow the judge’s dramatic ritual.
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New York Sun
Graveyard Neighbors Prompt Cemetery Sales Question
An agent touting a cemetery lot faces a prospective buyer who cites prominent families owning nearby plots. She refuses the distance and hints at preferring a closer, better neighborhood. The agent concedes the point and faints.
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Teirs
New York Sun
Californian’s Luck Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Itching Piles
Charles F Budahn of Tracy California praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve noting two 25 cent boxes cured his years long itching piles after other treatments failed. Sold under store.
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Bucklen
Charles F. Budahn
Tracy
California
Diehl & Brown
The Moral of Playing Cards Through History
London Saturday Review notes that playing cards carried moral and educational aims across eras. Whitman cites 18th century Italian decks with Old Testament scenes, German fables, French packs teaching geography, and Elizabethan English cards serving political purposes.
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Blenheim Club
London
Alfred Whitman
Italy
Germany
Louis XIV
England
Elizabeth
France
London Saturday Review
Javelle water cleaning fluid for white fabrics
The guide promotes Javelle water as a cheap stain killer for white clothes. Mix one pound of wash soda in hot water with the clear fluid from dissolving half a pound of chlorine lime in two quarts of water. Store tightly in a dark place and do not use on colored fabrics. To whiten, add two to three tablespoons to the boiling water.
Domestic Uses of Turpentine
Turpentine prevents moths by a few drops in drawers trunks and cupboards. It repels ants from closets and store rooms and drives bedbugs away when applied to bedstead joints. It harms neither clothing nor furniture. A tablespoonful in warm water cleans paint.
Apple Butter Without Cider Recipe Instructions
A home canning method describes making apple butter from a half bushel of apples. Peel, boil peels separately, strain juice, cook with water, and pass through a colander. Sweeten with 59 cents worth of dark brown sugar, simmer two hours until thick, yielding about two gallons.
Handy Egg Poacher Designed for Two Eggs
A Georgia inventor presents an egg poaching pan with perforated side walls made from a continuous sheet metal strip to poach two eggs simultaneously. The pan features a sliding bottom and an upright handle. after poaching the egg is released onto toast by sliding the bottom out, allowing water circulation for thorough cooking.
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Georgia
Cleaning Wooden Floors With Fuller's Earth
The article advises removing stubborn grease spots from wooden floors using Fuller's earth. Mix dry Fuller's earth with hot water to a thick paste, let it cool, apply thickly to the stain, and leave overnight or several hours before scraping off with cold water. If spots are deep, repeat the process.
How to Clean Shirt Waists With Cornstarch
A simple method uses a large heavy bag and cornstarch. Place the item inside, rub thoroughly, seal, and leave for several days while shaking daily. For badly soiled areas rub by hand, then shake out starch and press with a warm iron for a clean waist at little cost.
Tips for Nail Care in Children
For children who bite nails apply arnica or a harmless bitter lotion to fingertips. Painful hangnails are common. cut with sharp nail scissors and rub with vaseline or cold cream to soothe and heal.
Easy Window Washing Technique with Chamois
A window cleaning tip urges using a damp chamois skin wrung of clean water to wash the glass. It states drying and polishing are unnecessary because the chamois leaves no streaks on the window.
Washing Delicate Fabrics With Potato Water
A vintage tip advises washing delicate fabrics with a mixture of raw potatoes and water. Use two medium potatoes to one quart of warm water for cleaning and care.
No Place Like Home In Masson's Puck Piece
A humorous tale on visiting friends and the vanity of new homes. The narrator endures a lengthy house tour ending with the wish to return to humble apartments and the line there’s no place like home. Published as a Puck contribution by T L Masson.
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T. L. Masson
Puck
They Prayed Running Bull Prank Ends With Thanks
A Sunday school outing ends in a comic near-marrow escape as Harry and Ethel flee a charging bull. With the danger imminent, Harry offers to pray while Ethel pleads, and he recites a humorously titled prayer asking for thanks for what they are about to receive as the bull closes in.
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Harry
Ethel
Success Magazine
Painting of a goddess symbolizing matrimony mentioned by Miss Passay
Miss Passay comments on a painting she saw describing a goddess of matrimony. Mr. Timmid admits uncertainty as the exchange unfolds in a light, coy dialogue reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Miss Passay
Mr. Timmid
Philadelphia Press
Ripping Times at Hall Game Spars with Umpire
Chicago reports a chaotic hall game where players clashed with the umpire after a tense afternoon of play. The scene featured aggressive exchanges and onlookers reacting to the heated moments.
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Gunner
Guyer
Chicago News
Co-operating With Reform Opened Conversation
A quoted humorous exchange from the Washington Star features a reform discussion and a quip by a gambler about horses wanting to stop, reflecting attitudes toward change and betting culture.
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Washington Star
A Lung Developer. Liftman No Smoking Ban
Dialogue from Tatler humor sketch shows a liftman chastising a navvy for smoking and the navvy insisting his puff is just a lung developer not a cigar. The exchange captures period slang and playful social commentary.
FOR THE CHILDREN Queer Mrs Kangaroo
The article describes Mrs Kangaroo carrying her joeys in a pouch and, when pursued, tossing one joey away to distract the hunter. The Chicago News notes the strategy lightens her load and, though dramatic, does not injure the young.
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Kangaroo
Chicago News
Character Guessing Game Among Fairy Tale Friends
Children sit in a circle and take turns describing a familiar character from Grimm or Alice in Wonderland. The first to guess sits aside and continues, moving on if correct or is dismissed if wrong. Play continues until only those who guessed wrong remain.
Menagerie A Jolly Hoax
A prank uses a long open box with a sliding center partition to stage a pretend menagerie. A boy and girl are seated at opposite ends and told to look inside as the partition is drawn, revealing the other’s reflection to create a hoax for spectators.
Error In Grammar Debate Cited By Chicago News
The Chicago News argues that the phrase grammatical error is invalid since grammatical is active and subjective, while an error in grammar is the correct form. It notes there cannot be a grammatical error as error implies failure to follow rules.
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Chicago News
A Mighty Key to Temple Church Door Baffles Visitors
A seven pound eighteen inch key, unlike others, was made for its lock and remains attached to Temple church on Wel street in London. The unusual stocksmith artifact draws interest as one of the oldest samples of its art.
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Temple Church
Wleet Street
London
Memory Test Names Bible Books In Order
Readers are challenged to write the books of the Bible in their proper order noting that many fail to recall all divisions and maintain a regular sequence across the entire canon. The exercise highlights memory limits and the difficulty of accurate listing.
A Few Riddles From a Sailor to London
A playful set of riddles noting a sailor aboard changes identity, half a cheese mirrors its pair, a date is a fruit placed in a letter, and a London district appears as the letter n within France. The wordplay hinges on puns and letter tricks.
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London
France
Riddle of Ages: Father and Child Solve By Fractions
A father says he is six times as old as his child now and in 24 years the child will be half his age. Solving yields the child is 6 years old now and the father 36 years old.
A Shoe Song From Washington Star
A fragment from the Washington Star describes a nursery rhyme about twenty little beds and nineteen rolling black men in shoes. The narrator chides a missing “black man” who runs away and notes a spare bed and replacements among the others.
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Black Man
Washington Star
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