Riverside and Baker News Roundup from Oct 28
Riverside notes threshing at White’s, visits from Mr Myers and Mrs Wallis family, a social by the S A S clearing nearly nine dollars, school reports and new preacher upcoming, plus Loomis race track talk. Baker reports Mrs Broadbent visiting, schools opening with Miss Emma Strand and Miss Grace Johnson teaching, local visits, and farm activity across Mt Vernon and Emsley communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Zehlke Bros
White's
Myers
Mr. Wallis
Aberdeen
Clarence
Brookings
White
Geo. Anderson
Lamont
Iowa
Fw. L. Wallis
Della Wallis
Bayley
Scholfield
J. J. Wallis
Mitchell
Marié White
D. A
Walter Clark
K. Metzger
Mt. Vernon
Titze
Hillside
Miss Johnson
Miss Strand
J. L. Bourret
Carl Knappe
William Herbert
Lida Petrie
Sioux Falls
Jas. Reynolds
C. R. Cook
Fannie Grambieler
Plankinton
H. H. Garey
J. E. Brown
J. A. Chantry
Newcastle
California
Paul Cooper
Jane Mason
Order to show cause in Olney minors guardianship sale
State of South Dakota Davison County is asked to review guardian Charles E K Olney’s petition for sale of undivided two thirds interest in Lots 9 and 10, Block 17, Railroad Addition to Mitchell. Next of kin and interested parties must appear October 31, 1903, at 10 a.m. at the County Judge’s office. Publication required weekly for three weeks in a Mitchell newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
South Dakota
Charles EK. Olney
Hazel Olney
Frederick C. Olney
City of
Mitchell
Davislon County
Davison County
Caylson County
Remembered the Pastor and a Parting Gift
Rev. T. T. Youngman and his family prepare to move to Huron as a delegation from the Methodist church presents them with silverware and hand painted china. The gift expresses the congregation’s high regard for his sermons and service. The Youngmans expect to depart soon for their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Youngman
Huron
Methodist Church
Dr. Youngman
Adultery Arrest Shocks Salem Area Family Portrait
John P. Peterson living near Canistota faces a warrant for adultery. He came to the county years ago and took a sister of his wife as a partner, creating a complex family with two sisters, an abandoned wife, and a woman using the name wife. Five children exist, including a 14 year old daughter of the real wife who has since left home and acts as a prosecuting witness. The case moves to circuit court in November.
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Salem
John P. Peterson
Canistota
Peterson
Theresa Hurley
DeLaval Baby Separator Promoted By E B VanAlstine
An advertisement from Mitchell South Dakota promotes the DeLaval Baby Separator as the best and most economical machine. It claims the separator is new, not previously shipped or used, and offers flexible payment terms. It invites farmers to try the product before buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. VanAlstine Mitchell, S. D
Just What You Need A Digestive Tonic Ad
An old advertisement promises a remedy to improve appetite cleanse and invigorate the stomach regulate liver and bowels relieve dullness after meals and bad taste in the mouth and offers price 25 cents per box with sale through druggists.
Notice to Take Deposition in Davison County
State of South Dakota Fourth Judicial Circuit case Mable Morgan v Charles Morgan directs deposition of Ephriam LaBarre at L H Van Kirk clerk Ithaca New York Tompkins County on Nov 4 1908 between 9 am and 4 pm with adjournments until complete. Deposition readings will be used at trial for the plaintiff T J Spangler attorney for plaintiff.
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State of
South Dakota
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Davison County
Mable Morgan
Charles Morgan
Ephriam LaBarre
L. H. van Kirk
Ithaca
New York
Tompkins County
T. J. Spangler
Lipton cheese ad and rise from Glasgow shop to world fame
An elderly Glasgow-born man recalls Tom Lipton starting as a green grocer in a modest street. Lipton drew attention with a playful cheese promotion that contained coins, drawing crowds and spoiling competitors. He built a lasting reputation through annual clever promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipton
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Glasgow
Tom Lipton
Tom
Eton
Thomas Lipton
Green Grocer
McKinley Photographed at Adirondacks Vacation
A New York newspaper photographer finally met President McKinley during a Adirondacks vacation. The president invited him to photograph moments with Mrs McKinley, allowing multiple poses and profits for the photographer. The piece also notes pension disputes and a court joke from Lord Justice Mathew, plus Mark Twain on American speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Iris
Tubular Dream Separator advertised with earnings claim
An advertisement touts a Tubular Dream Separator promising 100 percent annual return on investment and superior features. It claims easier operation and cleaning, lower down payment tanks, and offers a trial loaner unit with no cost if not desired.
Power on Swans Wing in Zoo Tale
A zoo official touts the breath of a swan's wing noting its power to injure. A doctor recalls a Arkansas Swan Lake accident where a huntsman was struck and his forearm bones broken, illustrating how a swan could break a leg with a directed blow.
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Zoo
Jake
Arkansas
Swan Lake
Philadelphia
Toil on Toads and Therapies in Curious Tales
A humorous sketch shows a toad enjoying back scratching as its back is teased by a twig. A doctor calmly treats a patient who believes his head is twisted, using feigned care and a mirror reveal to win the patient’s trust. A rough aside notes a lethal pawther from islanders and a deadly drop on a tongue.
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London
A Clever Exchange on Fortune and Wit
A compilation of quips and literary anecdotes. A jokey Cleveland remark about rich fathers contrasts with Samuel Smiles on fortune and blindness. Isobel Strong teases Stevenson about mannerisms until he reveals his habit of inscribing flawless lines. the night sky image recurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isobel Strong
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Doubt and certainty quoted by Chicago Post
A brief quotation from the Chicago Post features exchange about alcohol and certainty. One speaker asserts a man in doubt on the subject has no room for doubt, while the other acknowledges possible excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Smell and Taste Sensory Differences
The article explains that smell and taste are linked but rely on different senses. It notes that taste requires dissolution of a substance, while smell depends on volatile particles entering the olfactory system as a vapor or cloud from odoriferous matter.
Burial and Prayer Reflections by Emelie Russell Gurney
A quoted snippet from Emelie Russell Gurney contrasts burial with funeral and prays for selflessness. The passage emphasizes burial as the fulfillment of devotion, praising selflessness and sacredness over lingering pettiness.
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Emelie Russell Gurney
Sporting Blood and a Yacht Race Tragedy
Report describes Bilgewater's yacht accident during a race. Witnesses note the drowning occurred during a high tension moment in competition. The chatter questions motive but confirms no clear personal crisis intent.
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Blizzer
Braggsby and Waggsby Debate a Purple Peony Poem
In Baltimore a literary debate centers on Braggsby and Waggsby discussing a Purple Peony poem. Braggsby praises its current, praised as a swell work from a literary standpoint. Waggsby asks for the contributor’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braggsby
Waggsby
Baltimore
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Loomis
Will Clark
Ralph
Irma Raffenberger
C. C. Young
Peck School
L. E. Eager
C. EB. Perry
Truax & Betts
Florence Sramerz
Jacobs
Prosper
A. Wittstruck
Frank Scheick
John Crosby
Mr Wood
A. N. Hoffman
Parkston
F. C. Hoffman
Mr. Wood
Hendrickson’s
Strand
Conrad Schurz
Byron Jones
Margie
Freda Hoffman
Hilda Carlson
Donald Hoffman
Minnie Hoffman
Gertrude Hoffman
Agnes Scheick
Regina Scheick
Blanche Jones
Ethel Jones
Ruth Hoffman
Nsazel Lewis
Tina Fagen
Gertrude Schurz
Amanda Carlson
Mary Schurz
John Moyer
J. K. Smith
Stevens
Gardner
Art
Hiram Stevenson
Wm. Markla
Wm. Bray
Emsley
W. Aubry
Cattrell
Youngman
Chamberlain
McKkinley
Adirondacks
Thither
New York State
Hitchcock
Ware
New York Tribune
Justice Mathew
Court of Appeal
King’s
Westminster Gazette
Mark Twain
J. Es. Geneeee
Dakota
Mitchell, South Dakota
O'Bull
Curios
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Samuel
Grand Opera House
Trey
Goodyear Rubber Co
Saint Paul
St. Paul, Minn
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