Local notes include sick Ed Nicholson and new residents
Ed Nicholson is reported quite ill with a fever. C E Vermilyea drove to Gilbert to check his affairs. Mrs E H Wilson arrived from Salem and stays with Dr and Mrs F W Freyberg. Mrs W O Maton visited relatives and returned home. Several items cover recitals, relocations, business changes, and social gatherings across Mitchell and nearby towns.
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Ed. Nicholson
C. E. Vermilyea
Gilbert
Chas. Mix County
E. H. Wilson
Salem
F. W. Freyberg
W. O. Maton
Running Water
Celeste Coghlan
St. Paul
Eugene Foley
Watertown
Wis
Mitchell
F. B. Elca
Armour Wedneday
Johnson Bros
Slade & Parshall
A Japanese Secret for Miniature Oak Trees
The article explains a method used by Japanese gardeners to grow tiny oaks by placing an acorn inside a hollowed orange filled with mold. After daily watering a shoot appears, roots emerge through the orange skin, and the roots are clipped as the tree grows to about five inches. The orange is sealed in a pot, and the plant is shaped and trained over time.
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Occidental
New York Times
Ingersoll and Brooks Church Visit Faith Question
The tale recounts Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll visiting Rev. Phillips Brooks on sermon day. Brooks admitted the skeptic while denying home members, explaining that he would meet his own church members again, here or in heaven, but must consider Ingersoll's belief.
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Joseph B. Bradley
Milwaukee
Mr. Bradley
Kate Sickler
Grand Opera House
W.W. Mannix
C. E. Nevin
Plankinton Standard
Col. C. W. Ainsworth
Reform School
Plankinton
H. G. Nichols
Dallas
Texas
Roy Avery
Sioux Falls
Nichols
Galveston
San Antonio
S. H. Scallin
Philippine Islands
Warne
Cyrus Warne
Col
Melvin Grigsby
J. D. Elliot
Tyndall
Sanborn County
Spokane Falls
Wash
Chambers
Board of Education
First Ward
O. J. Fairfield
Hartford Conn
Spokane
Robert G. Ingersoll
Phillips Brooks
Brooks
Dr. Brooks
Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
Made a Slight Mistake in Dinner Hospitality
After an afternoon service in a Scottish village a stranger preacher accepted dinner with an elder’s family. The wife, seeing her husband at the family sink, struck him with the Bible thinking he was welcoming hungry preachers. Both realized the error when the joke and confusion became clear.
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Scotland
An Unexpected Answer in Sudan Story Told by Doctor Doyle
In an address Dr. Conan Doyle recounted a Sudan anecdote about a black soldier. When asked whom he worshiped the soldier replied I worship my colonel. The remark hints at the man being a Mohammedan according to historical lessons and Sherlock Holmes perspective.
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Conan Doyle
Sudan
Only One Fault in the Aspiring Actor’s Comedy
A dramatic critic tells the young actor there is one fault in his comedy, calling it tragic. The exchange highlights a chessboard of performance critique and ambition in a reflective newspaper voice.
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Chicago Post
Tax payments rise under Treasurer Kelsey’s drive
The article credits Treasurer Kelsey for higher back-tax payments in September and October 1899 compared with 1898 under Goodykoontz. It highlights substantial increases in delinquent tax collections across years, noting Kelsey’s aggressive methods reduced long-standing back taxes and boosted county revenue.
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Kelsey
Goody Koontz
Goodykoontz
Gouykoontz
Ion
Goodykoonatz
A Library as Dictionary and a Lesson in Books
A Pittsburg Dispatch anecdote shows a scholar convincing a reluctant benefactor that a library is a dictionary and worth funding. It recounts four great conquerors who died violently or tragically, then notes short quips from Dick Miss Wing, a remark about listening when pearls are mentioned, and a knotty adage about borrowed trouble.
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Pittsburg
Alexander
Hannibal
Rome
Alps
Caesar
Bonaparte
Atlantic Ocean
Swiped Expressed as Political Quip in Washington Post
In a Chicago hotel office a man seeks a strong line to describe a failed aldermanic bid. After suggesting avalanches and landslides, he settles on “swiped off the face of the earth” to convey a crushed, landslide-defeated outcome with vivid, euphonious rhythm.
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Washington Post
A Baby's Death Tossed Aside in the Press Room
A veteran editor prompts a copy cutter as reporters rush and telegraphs clatter. Amid crowding news, a small item titled A Baby's Death is set aside on the floor, sparking reflection on what deserves coverage in the newspaper.
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Telegraph
Josiah Carter
Atlanta Journal
Wonderful Development in Touch for the Blind
The Indianapolis Journal notes a surprising growth in tactile sense among the blind. Gotrox claims personal skill, saying he can identify a borrower two blocks away by touch.
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Watts
Gotrox
Indianapolis Journal
Its Drawback and the Goose That Got Away
A minister delivered an unusually long sermon and later sought a critic’s view. The gentleman replied that it was good but had “gnailed a goose worth two of it,” implying merit but relative value. The remark reflects a playful, rustic critique in a moral tale tone.
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R. R. Bowdle
C. Burnside
Wm. Koch
J. N. Hathaway
Sioux City
Mahanna & Johnston
India’s
Frank Simpson
Manitoba
Davison County
Mr. Simpson
South Dakota
Kansas City Star
Mitchell National Bank
Chicago
Ash
Scott
Scott’ & Bowne
New York
Capes, Etc
Jackson
Harker Brothers
A. T. McGovern & Sons
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