Mitchell notices and events span social, business and travel
Mitchell readers heard of trips to Bridgewater and Everett, a marriage in Alexandria, real estate purchases in Logan County, and a Gideon Minstrels fiasco at the Grand Opera house. Local plans include a W C T A bank proposal, school events, and forthcoming North Bros. Comedians at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Peckham
Bridgewater
Josephyne Willkomm
Chas
Seaman
Everett
Wash
Myrtle Toland
Bonesteel
Milwaukee Road
Evarts
Aberdeen
J. F. Kubns
Olive Hodge
Alexandria
Geo. Williams
Thos. M. Wallace
Gideon
Grand Opera House
Mitchell
Opera House
Audienc
North Bros. Comedians
Jack O’diamond
North
Short stories from world and local notes
Canvasback ducks remain plentiful in parts of Mexico while two Alaska coal mines begin full operation producing good steam coal. Mexico shows bias against women workers in industry and agriculture distributes pamphlets on the house fly. Oil fuels six Philadelphia mint furnaces with temps near 1000 degrees. Argentine army reviews impress observers as worthy of European standards. Dr. F B Clark to lead new European Endeavor secretary networks after nine months abroad. Two Marion Indiana men, in love with sisters, marry in 1899 and divorce after 1902 turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
New Philadelphia
Europe
F. B. Clark
Marion
Ind
Double Wedding Joy in Lisbon Township Homes
A country home near Mitchell hosted a double wedding for Miss Gertrude Smith to Claude Scholes and Miss Elsie Smith to Glen Powers. Rev. L. T. John officiated as all four were wed at once. Families tied a green and white reception with 100 guests and gifts. Scholes remains in Lisbon township while Powers moves to Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Smith
Lisbon Township
Mitchell
Grace Cornwall
Gertrude Smith
Claude C. Scholes
Elsie Smith
Glen A
E. T. Moyer
Mitchell and Grand Forks battle to a wet field tie
A Monday afternoon football clash at Grand Forks North Dakota ended in a scoreless tie. Mitchell, hampered by five new players, held its own on a slick field and escaped without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Grand Forks
N. C
Republican
Fargo
Omaha
Training ideas collide in home wrecking clash
A Chicago Post excerpt notes a humorous dispute over marriage advice with a man claiming to train a wife young, while the wife shares similar ideas for a husband, resulting in a comically tangled domestic situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Why He Objected Was It a Disgrace to Work
A rich daughter's plea to her father to allow the poor suitor she loves to marry. The father replies that the issue is not labor itself but being the one burdened to labor for others. The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes this exchange as a moral tug of class means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Widows' thoughts on remarriage and public lecture quips
Brief aphorisms reflect playful takes on marriage and public speaking. The Philadelphia Record notes a threat of a wife to take the platform, while the Atchison Globe jokes about whether a widow’s remarriage thoughts precede a story about a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeckke
Philadelphia Record
Atchison Globe
A New Sport For Women In Australian Bazaars
Women compete on a platform with hammers and nails in an Australian bazaar event. Each contestant uses timber from paving material to drive three nails into the heads. The race ends when the first woman completes all three nails. Steel sparks and splinters fly as hammers miss the nail heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Australia
London
London Chronicle
The Ocean Trip Pace and Pleasures of Sea Travel
The author notes half an hour saved on ocean crossings, comparing modern liners to historic explorers. While captains chase speed, many travelers still view the voyage as enjoyable, with pleasant society, good fare, readable material, and little seasickness, a relaxing interlude until wireless chatter resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cabot
Drake
Brooklyn
Doomed Bet on Sixes in Ten Dice Throws
The Pittsburg Gazette notes a gambler bet $1000 that six would appear on ten consecutive dice throws. An opponent hit six nine times before missing on the tenth, prompting a $470 offer to settle. A mathematician cites odds at 60,466,175 to 1 against ten consecutive sixes, suggesting a fair stake near $600,000 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer Muna Ais Yvuud
Pittsburg
A Scots Parishioner Receives Long Wagged Letter
A minister wells the old man James in church and learns he has inherited two hundred pounds from cousin Jock. The twist: the Glasca lawyer sent the letter with insufficient stamps, leaving James to pay the extra sixpence for postage. The tale blends humor with hardship.
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James
Jock
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R. P. Edson
Alderman Curtis
Sioux Reservation
Williamson Bros
Spencer
Fred Widmann
Florence
Nellie Willison
Hawarden
Towa
M. M. Doyle
North Dakota
Logan County
L. N. Keihm
Scotland
BR. Erie
Armour
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
L. Hanicker
Arthur TE. Meher
L. H. Nabinger
D. G. Wheeler
Milwaukee
Wis
A. A. Coffin
Clara A.lukins
Washington, D. C
Helen Cornell
Sioux City
J. F. Cooper
Zen Presba
Corn Palace
Cc. L. Maxwell
Opera
Gideon Minstrel
Maxwell
H.C. Tapp
Jewelry Store
H. C. Tapp
Main Street
Mitchell, D. D
Monte Carlo
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H. D. Butterfield
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