Sioux Falls and Mitchell festival crowds feud over state shows
The Sioux Falls paper flags Mitchell crowds at corn palace events while Sioux Falls struggles to lure attendees to Innes band concerts. The Milwaukee Road runs fourteen special trains to Mitchell as both cities tout attendance, with critics noting Mitchell's longer success and Sioux Falls ambitions.
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Sioux Falls
Queen City
Republican
Innes
Argus Leader
Innes Band
Mitchell
Corn Palace
Argus
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee Company
Argus-weader
A. A. DeGood
Boston Cafe
Huron
South _Dakota
Hard Times in Kansas Grasp Past to Present Cure Tale
Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recalls severe coughing and exhaustion before finding relief with Dr. King's New Discovery. He states one bottle cured him and touts the remedy as a trusted cough and cold cure. Trial bottle offered free at Diehl & Brown's drug store with full price options.
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Kansas
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Dr. King
Diehl. & Brown
State land sale to clear Capitol lands east of river
The state land department pushes to clear Capitol lands east of the river this fall. Dealers negotiate for remaining tracts as part of the sale effort.
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Pieree Free Press
State Land Department
Capitol
Dear Old Mother Benefits From Electric Bitters
An elderly Florida reader reports his eighty three year old mother thrives on Electric Bitters after two years use. The note claims strong appetite good sleep and overall strength. The ad asserts benefits for female weakness general debility and for weak children with stomach liver and kidney support.
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W. B. Brunson
Dublin
Dieh & Brown
Fenced Cemetery Improves Graceland Grounds With New Gate
Graceland cemetery gains a neat wire fence enclosing all grounds under J M Elion. An iron gate with pedestrian side entrances at the entrance enhances the look. Alderman Keeves notes a $700 cost and Sexton Quinn’s care keeps grass cut and grounds tidy. The Ladies Cemetery Association receives praise for ongoing improvements.
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Graceland Cemetery
J. M. Elion
Hkeeves
Sexton Quinn
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Bucksen’s Arnica Salve Promises Fast Healing
An old saying claims Bucksen’s Arnica Salve makes sores burns and wounds vanish from sight and mind. The advertisement asserts relief for piles and chilblains and guarantees the product through Diehln Brown druggist.
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Diehl Wn Brown Druggist
Bran New World of Texas Lecture at City Hall
Gilbert McClure spoke under Congregational Endeavor Society auspices at city hall on Texas history and current growth. He described missions battles and Alamo San Jacinto, then outlined industrial development and agriculture with stereoptical views and moving pictures of Panhandle crops Trinity Brazos El Paso timber and rice and cotton near Houston.
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City Hall
Congregational Endeavor Society
Gilbert McClure
Texas
McClurg
Atlantic
Alamo
San Jacinto
Panhandle
Trinity
Brazoo Valley
el Paso
Houston
Not Even Still A Man Convinced Against His Will
A wry aphorism on stubborn belief and persuasion, noting that coercion fails to change mind despite effort. The line contrasts a man and a maid, both resistant to external move, and ends with a dismissive jab at the judge.
Mayor Emrick Aids Mitchell Exhibit At Corn Palace
Rapid City Journal lauds Mayor Emrick for rescuing the Black Hills mineral exhibit in Mitchell. He labeled and classed ores to guide visitors, turning a potential setback into a crowd drawing feature. The mayor and wife traveled home via Milwaukee road, praising the scenery through the Bad Lands.
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Emrick
Mitchell
Rapid City Journal
Corn Palace
Black Hills
Huron
Milwaukee Road
Chamberlain
Kadoka
Milwaukee
Deafness Cure Promoted By Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement proclaims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often due to catarrh, and offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents.
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Hall
EF. J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bosses Tomorrow and the Cost of Arrogance
A tale of John Smith a conceited factory worker who mocks coworkers and loses his jobs while former subordinates rise. The piece argues today’s lowly ranked workers may be tomorrow's executives and warns against belittling others.
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John Smith
Smith
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad
An old fashioned drug ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills to regulate the liver prevent appendicitis and establish regular bowels. It notes a 25 cent price and Diehl and Browns drug store as the point of sale.
From Office Boy to Manager By Kind Assistant’s Help
A tall country youth starts as an office boy in a mercantile house. He endures harsh mockery until one supportive clerk, now assistant manager, helps him rise. Today the youth is the manager earning about five thousand dollars a year, due largely to that early friendship.
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Smith
Chicago
Mitchell Republican coverage of corn palace festival
The Alexandria Herald lauds editor Downey and the Mitchell Republican for concise complete daily accounts of the corn palace festival last week. Readers sidelined from the event found the reports especially engaging and informative.
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Alexandria
Downey
Mitchell Republican
The Power to Please in Workplace Charm
A guide on how a pleasant face and genuine interest win friends and influence others. It stresses maintaining sunshine, avoiding self centered talk, and showing real concern to attract people, noting even judges respond to a charming personality.
University Notes on Kingsberys and Incoming Students
Albert and Howard Kingsbery renew acquaintances around the college dorms. Howard holds a claim west of the river near Kennebec. Walter J. Smith elected secretary treasurer of the State Oratorical Association at the Student Association meeting. New student enrollment rises while prep department numbers drop. D W's entrance requirements for freshmen are higher than other state schools. Julia Kennison and Lottie Steninver visited dorm friends. Philo Mathean society hosted a reception for new girls with decorated lunch. Football game Monday Redfield vs D W expected crowd.
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Walter J. Smith
State
D. W
Kreshman
Julia Kennison
Lottie Steninver
Philomathean Society
Redfield
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