Mitchell Local News Gossip and Arrivals
Local brief notes cover visits and movements in Mitchell and Yankton area. Mentions include Marie Quigley at a YWCA convention in Yankton, Allan Ladd and W. H. Markland’s city stay, Mrs. Garey and Miss Samuels of Mt. Vernon, and Doane Robinson’s business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Quigley
Yankton
Y. W.C
Allan Ladd
W. BH. Markland
H. B. Garey
Addie Samuels
Mt. Vernon
A. B. Seaton
Doane Robinson
Aberdeen Review
Monthly
South Dakotan
W. B. Mallory
Ellendale
N. D
Dakota University
Fox
Tripp Ledger
Tripp
Yankton Preas
Dakotan
George P. Dix
Mitchell
Leora Dix
W. A. Burleigh
Broadway
Atrest
Florence Folick
Mason City
Iowa
C. W. Hoon
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. J. Healey
Indiana
Burrs Self Control Shown in Hamilton Bust Incident
An anecdote from Rufus Choate and Richard H. Dana describes Aaron Burr visiting Boston years after Hamilton’s death. At the Boston Atheneum Burr calmly approached a bust of Hamilton, remarking loudly, There was the poetry, despite the memory of the duel. Hamilton was noted for a poetic mind by contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr
Aaron Burr
Rufus Choate
Richard H. Dana
Mr. Dana
Hamilton
Boston
Mr. Devereux
Salem
Boston Atheneum
Burt
Flattery From the Mirror and Its Gentle Trick
A milliner explains how to frame a mirror with white gauze to soften reflections. By wrapping the glass in draped white material, the true colors of the complexion and hair appear more harmonious. The method claims to make a mirror reflect a flattering, truer look.
Thoughts on Marriage From Irish Anecdotes
A humorous piece on matrimony contrasts a child's view of marriage as purgatory with a curate calling it purgatory and a priest’s caution. An Irishman notes courting is like dying, something one must do for oneself, from E. J. Hardy’s Concerning Marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
E. J. Hardy
Cure for Varicose Veins Via Potato Poultices
An editor’s reader shares a home remedy for varicose vein ulcers. Peel and grate a potato, apply on a white cloth over the ulcer, warm, renew at noon and night, leave overnight, and replace with new poultices each day until healing. wash the ulcer when changing poultices.
Widow warning in Pickwick sparks marriage worries
Dialogue notes a playful Pickwick scene about widows being skilled at catching husbands. A mother comments on the idea, and a child worries she may need widowhood to marry. Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Mamma
Mwan
Pickwick
Philadelphia Press
Collectors Sought for Deadbeat Debtors in Ohio Journal
A facetious note from the Ohio State Journal urges the creation of a collection agency. It mocks slow payments and exhorts readers to pursue debtors, framing the issue as a needed professional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weary Waddleton
Willie
Ohio State Journal
Telegraph Delivers Queen Victoria Speech From 1837 Opening
The first royal speech sent by telegraph conveyed Queen Victoria’s 1837 Parliament opening from London. The transmission moved at 55 words per minute, highlighting early rapid communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Dyspepsia Cure
A Boston reader reports relief from six years of dyspepsia after two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. The testimonial asserts improved appetite and digestion and urges immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Frank Fay
N. St
Boston
Mass
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OSTON
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Webb
Alfred Tiffay
Supreme Court
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Cory
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M. T. Halphide
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Sanborn
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Clark
Florence Starr
Rosena Kiebbauch
Edla Laurson
Dot Laughlin
Ethel Shepherd
Florence Carhart
Florence Phelps
Gold Corwin
Fanny McCormick
Grace Beckwith
Louise Brass
Edith Miller
Young Ladies Club
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Frank Gibbs
Chas. Ferguson
Fourth and
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Sixth
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Orrell
Geo. Kanouff
Jay A. Dundass
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Smith
Boyles
Plankinton
Él. Stevens
Plankinton Bark
Baptist Church
India
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Assam
Perrine
Eastern Star
Eudoria Z. Pettigrew
Flandreau
Queensland
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Chichester
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