Mitchell notes and society items parade through region
Local visits span Plankinton to Mt. Vernon and Yankton with Thanksgiving plans and weddings. A W C Stevenson to Mitchell for eye ear nose throat care. theatre opening in Aberdeen. bell ringer concert, street hats sale. Dec 3 wedding at Lakefield. Moore events including a Quiet wedding in Mitchell and a charity benefit in early December.
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Thos. ‘Taubman
Plankinton
EE. O. McEwen
Mt. Vernon
Marie Quigley
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Virgil Boyles
Mary
Yankton
George Potter
Redfield
Anna Kogel
Stevenson
Sinux Falls
Mitchell
Mitchell House
Larry Bryne
Miss Murphy
Badger Township
Battle Creek
Mich
Maxwell
H. P. Beckwith
Elk Point
Mable Riley
Lakefield
Minn
D. L. Riley
Beckwith
Miss
C. F. DeGroff
Letcher
Minnie Lewis
Fred Bock
Devy
S. W. O. Hart
J. H. Scriven
Spencer
W. E. Crane
Menominee
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Henry McConkey
Noble Theatre Co
J. R. Franklin
Agt
Main St
Mitchell S. D. K
S. Christensen
Minneapolis
Bailey & Christensen
W. E. Spink
Seattle
Wash
Mitchell Emerges as Choice in Capital Removal Trio
Representatives from Huron Mitchell and Redfield met at Redfield to form a coalition aimed at moving the state capital from Pierre. The group argues the move is essential, and while Mitchell is favored, voters would accept Huron or Redfield as the new capital.
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Oliver
Huron
Mitchell
Redfield
Pierre
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Advertised Remedy
An advertising pitch promises bilious relief with DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. The pills are said to move the bowels gently cleanse the liver and provide lasting strength to the glands to prevent a recurrence of the disorder.
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DeWitt
L. O. Gale
Fortune In Elks Teeth Found In Idaho Grave
Philadelphia curio hunter Zimmerman unearthed about 400 elks teeth from a buried Indian chief along the Snake river above Lewiston Idaho. He packed the teeth in a tunic and shipped them to Philadelphia while keeping the discovery quiet. A Lewiston man offered ten dollars each for the entire cache.
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Philadelphia
Zimmerman
Lake River
San Francisco
Snake River
Lewiston
Ida
Bitters Promote Digestion and Health Benefits
Nonsensical OCR fragment discusses digestion and health, claiming bitters before meals aid digestion by stimulating stomach secretions and noting claimed cures for biliousness malaria fever and ague.
Young Women Conventions at Huron Promote Selflessness
The state Y W C A convention in Huron November 21 to 23 drew delegates from six of seven colleges with Mitchell supplying the largest group. Florence Starr led the opening events and Elizabeth Avery shared insights from the Switzerland convention. 268 members attended, 118 in Bible study, 71 in mission study, six volunteers for foreign missions, and nearly 380 pledged for next year.
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Young Woman’s Association
Huron
Mitchell
Florence Starr
Gold Corwin
S. ©. Hall
Vina Baker
Mildred Baker
Gertrude Chappell
Charlotte Carhart
Edna Shearer
Edna Laurson
Evelyn Dilley
Margie Smith
Association
Elizabeth Avery
Redfield College
Switzerland
South Dakota
Elizabeth Jones
Sioux City
Miss Jones
Huron Association
Miss Starr
Presbyterian Church
S. E. Hall
Presbyterians Prosper in Scotland Synod Report
Dr H P Carson stated clerk of the Presbyterian Synod released the nineteenth annual session report showing 106 organizations and 97 houses of worship across the state. The church lists 6 156 communicants and 7 800 Sunday School members with over 11 000 in home and international mission funding and 51 000 spent on equipment and running costs. A $200 000 endowment drive for Huron College is planned as the church expands buildings and evangelistic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Presbyterian Snyod
Huron
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures fever sore and more
Luck in thirteen miles west of Walton Furnace Vermont, William Spivey, earned a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve that wholly cured a horrible fever sore on his leg. The ad claims it cures bruises, felons, warts, eruptions, boils, burns, corns and piles for 25 cents guaranteed by Scallin druggist.
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Spivey
Walton Furnace
Scallin
Mortar Tossers in Japan Rework Masonry Practice
In Japan native builders mix mortar on the street and form six pound balls tossed to a ladder worker who catches and raises it to a roof worker. The method, viewed as play by onlookers, would fail for skyscrapers.
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Japan
What Botanists Do Not Know About Sap Ascension
The article notes that how water or sap travels from roots to the treetop and evaporates remains unresolved. It states ascent occurs mainly through sapwood cavities while heartwood and bark serve other roles, and that beyond this are conjectures and unconfirmed theories.
The Foundry Encounter and Linen Fashion Note
A youth questions a foundry proprietor about casting in iron and is told it is the business. The page also markets a Paris linen coat and skirt trimmed with white braid and linen embroidery, illustrating contemporary fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brooklyn Eagle
Stiller & Sons
Tips Discouraged In China Execution Stops Nuisance
A recent execution outside Tai Yuan-Fu gates ended a tipping nuisance. A decapitated telegraph messenger’s life had earned tips from prominent merchants using the telegraph office. The provincial governor intervened promptly to suppress the practice.
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China
Tai Yuan-Fu
Indigestion Relief Ad Promotes Kodol Cure
An old advertisement explains Thanksgiving over eating causes indigestion and stomach inflammation. It claims Kodol relieves inflammation protects nerves and cures catarrh, diagnosing indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles by cleansing and sweetening glands. L. O. Gale.
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L. O. Gale
Reform ballot leads to firings in Australia style election
The Chicago Tribune quotes a speaker recalling a reform ticket victory that quickly produced mass layoffs, calling it a boomerang election. The remark blames the Australian ballot for the outcome, illustrating political backlash after reform.
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Reform
George
Chicago Tribune
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E. Stanley Nichols
Opera House
Nichols
Carrie Smith
Smith
Sioux Falls
Celer
State
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Nottingham
H. D. Butterfield
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