Riverside and surrounding notes and almanac items
Local notices report a rainy weekend in Riverside, visits among residents, upcoming moves to Virginia and the Pacific coast, and agricultural notes on threshing, wheat yields, and a new elevator between Letcher and Mitchell. Community events include an aid society meeting and farm activity near Miller. Newport architecture commentary contrasts American tastes with European influences in a Smart Set excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Perry
Reeves
Wessington Springs
H. J. Timm
Miller
Blindauer
Washington
Pacific Coast
Belle
Maggie ‘Waugh
Aid Society
Henry Boltman
Letcher
Mitchell
Matt Ford
Newport
United States
Mediterranean
Normandy
Spain
Italy
Scotland
England
Seville
Welbeck
Florence
Falaise
Venice
Antwerp
Dr King's New Discovery Tops Davis Ky Drugstore Sales
Davis Kentucky druggist C F Smith reports Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as fastest selling item in six years of sales. He says it cures and has saved throat and lung patients where doctors failed. Mothers rely on it and physicians prescribe it, with S H Scallin guaranteeing satisfaction or refund. Regular size bottle 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Fr. Smith
Davis
Dr. King
S. H. Scallin
Births, deaths, and local notes from Badger area
Oct 28 local notes report a son born to Mr and Mrs J E Watkins on Oct 24 and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Mart Ford with the mother dying after birth. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm. Mrs Ford eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs C Lindsay. Also mentions residents moving, sales prices at N D Smith, elevator business, a trip to North Dakota, a wedding rumor, illnesses, and travel from Wessington Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadger
J. E. Watkins
Mart Ford
Ford
C. Lindsay
George Street
Cox House
Vic. Smith
N. D. Smith
Lewis
George Wescott
North Dakota
Larry Byrnes
Lambert
Wessington Springs
M. B. Smith
Iowa
Peck School
Wilbur Sweet
Massachusetts
V. Stearns
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Clearer Skin
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions blotches and sores claiming it makes the face glow and heals eczema salt rheum sore lips chapped hands and chilblains with piles relief at 25 cents from S H Scallin's drug store.
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S. H. Scallin
Death of Xavier Bichat and His Final Regret
One century after the famed physician and anatomist Xavier Bichat died. The article recalls his prolific dissections and his quip that he would rather dissect two dead bodies than kill a chicken. On his deathbed he muttered of a single regret the inability to dissect his own body for further discoveries.
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Bichat
Xavier Bichat
Aullor
L’anatomie Generale
Hstory
Lam
Klondike Demographics and Distant Ventures Highlight Era
The piece notes 70 percent US origin in Klondike populations and Alaska mysteries. It records a California wine cistern of 1.5 million quarts, Peoria German carp shipments to New York valued over 1 million, and Alaska Indians claiming petrified ships 1500 miles from Port Yukon. It mentions a Mexican volcano for sulphur deposits, elk herds in Jackson Hole dropping from 60 000 to under 10 000, and Chinese in the US estimated at 300 000 with two thirds evading exclusion laws. It also cites a Chile Argentina treaty path to arbitration via Britain or Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
United States
California
Peoria
New York
Illinois
Porcupine River
Yukon
Popocatepet
Jackson Hole County
Wyo
Treasury Department
Chile
Argentina
Horses and Drivers in Regional Trotting News
La Ferne 2:17 placed in Harry Stokes stable at Springfield. Brash wins Joliet 2:16 trot. brother to Chain Shot 2:06Y4. Locanda by Allerton. first 2:10 from Alcyone dam. Trainer Jack Flynn exits Charles Weiland. Road Drivers’ assoc Philadelphia to parade Oct 4. Effie Powers sets Erie track record 2:10%4. Prince Albert aimed for mile. Mart Demarest clocked 2:05. Direct Joe in Mart Demarest stable won’t race this year. Eula Mac 2:1714 sold to J. S. Tranter. target 2:10. Five thousand dollar gold cup to club winning thrice. races must be on Memphis track.
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la Ferne
Harry Stokes
Springfield
O. Brash
Joliet, Ill
Locanda
Allerton
Alcyone
Jack Flynn
Charles Weiland
New York
Road Drivers’ Association of Philadelphia
Effie Powers
Erie
Prince Albert
Mart Demarest
Direct Joe
Direct
Joe Paichen
Mr. Streuber
Eula Mac
McKinney
J. 5
Tranter
C. K. G. Billings
Memphis
Plankinton Congregational Association Adopts Resolutions
The Plankinton Association of Congregational churches adopted resolutions praising Mitchell citizens and local editors for support, noting new churches, ministers, and licensed workers, urging aid to Ward Academy, and calling for united resistance to saloon influence. Rev. L. C. Camfield, Mrs. J. A. Derome, and Rev. C. F. DeGroff signed as committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plankinton Association of Congregational Churches
Plankinton Association
Mitchell
Congregational Church
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ward Academy
L. C. Camfield
J. A. Derome
C. F. DeGroff
Kodol touted as cure for indigestion in old ad copy
The text promotes Kodol as a digestant that cleanses the stomach and converts food into blood. Mrs. Cranfill of Troy I T claims years of indigestion and dyspepsia ended after four bottles, and endorses the product. L O Gale recommends taking a dose after meals.
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Mrs. Cranfill
Troy
I. T
L. O. Gale
Comedian Tom Seabrooke Delayed for Shave At Marlborough Barbers
Tom Seabrooke, the Seabrooke In Real Comedy star, visited a Marlborough barber shop when detained from home. With chairs full, he waited and paced the shop in his characteristic, nervous manner before the barber returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrooke
Tom Seabrooke
Marlborough
Barber Shop Mischief Sparks Laughter in New York
In a New York barber shop a man entering the shop and another man both reach for chairs and ask each other in humorous fashion if the other is the barber. The comical exchange unfolds as patrons laugh at the mix up indicating a simple, light moment in city life.
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Seabrooke
New York Picea
Lawyer in Brooklyn Writes Latin Tho Useless Ad Dress
A Brooklyn lawyer used Latin phrasing in a business letter. He signed as John Langdon address ut supra. The client replied addressed to John Langdon Ut Supra N Y causing confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
John Langdon
Ut Supra
N. Y
Grandmother Pettingill Refuses Further Shrubville Centennials
After attending Shrubville’s hundredth settlement centennial Grandmother Pettingill declares she will never attend another Shrubville centennial. She asserts she has seen enough noise bands frightened horses crying children and speeches and plans to stay home in the future regardless of circumstances or requests.
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Grandmother Pettingill
Shrubville
Maidens Sold by Auction on Easter Monday at St Goar
For four centuries in towns on the lower Rhine the custom endures. On Easter Monday the town crier of St Goar calls all young people to a public auction where the privilege to dance with the chosen girl for the year is bid. Fees go to the public poor box.
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Lower Rhine
St. Goar
Publisher condemns idea theft and ad man poaching
A Washington Star remark quips on authors losing ideas to others. The publisher denounces the theft as serious, noting rivals seek to steal the man who writes their advertisements.
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Washington Star
Conscience in a Bohemian bargain sparks a moral clash
A Punch dialogue recalls a scene where two Bohemians haggle over paying a tailor. One argues the cost should be kept low to spare the poor man, while the other admits a conscience and seeks to minimize the tailor’s loss. The exchange highlights practical ethics in a humorous vignette.
The Democratic Ticket for County Officials
The Capital prints the Democratic slate listing candidates for county offices. Senator Abraham Boynton. Representative John Colvin. Sheriff L. J. Byrne. Treasurer Alfred Carlson. Register of Deeds F. P. Stearns. Clerk of Courts George Kanouff. Auditor W. J. Craig. States Attorney H. B E Hitchcock. County Judge E. S. Johnston. Surveyor Israel Greene. Coroner Dr E E King. County Commissioners Joseph Koch. George Dougherty. F. D. Tyler. James Kimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Abraham Boynton
John Colvin
L. J. Bryne
Alfred Carlson
Register of Deeds
F. P. Stearns
George Kanouff
W. J. Craig
H. B E. Hitchcock
E. S. Johnston
Israel Greene
Child Repents After Sermon Confusion About Hell
A mother scolds seven year old for blurting the devil and punishes harshly. Illness keeps her home as the child recalls the minister’s sermon about Jesus ascending the mountain and being tempted by the keeper of hell.
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Hell
Francis E. Wadleigh
Lippincott’s
One Indian Stands Apart In Abstinence And Endurance
A passage praises an indigenous man for total abstinence from alcohol despite hardship and illness. It lauds his bodily prowess, hardihood and endurance, calling him a rare example among aboriginal tribes and noting his virtue in the eyes of a white observer.
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South America
Hardihood
Their Fate at the Lawyer’s Office
The article recalls Dr Talmage visiting his lawyer when two parishioners appeared on private business. The lawyer asks if they are black sheep or white, and Talmage quips that whether they stay or go they will be fleeced.
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Dr. Talmage
Talmage
Robbery Attempt Foiled At Gann Valley Bank
A Tuesday night bank raid at the Gann Valley bank in Buffalo county failed when robbers could not breach the steel chest. A posse pursued them until the trail went cold a few miles south of town. The incident stirred local fear as residents expected a sizeable cash haul was possible. An unrelated ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as a quick, safe remedy for colds and croup.
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Gann Valley
Buffalo County
F.s.mcmahon
Hampton
Out of Deaths Jaws Best Pills at 25 Cents
A Durham North Carolina reader credits D Kings New Life Pills with saving his life after years of stomach and liver trouble. The ad praises the pills as best on earth and priced at 25 cents at S H Scallins drug store. It also promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers for fever biliousness and liver disorders. The pills are described as mild yet effective with tonic benefits.
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P. Muse
Durham
N. C
D. King
S. H. Scallin
DeWitt
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Riverside
Jay Whitney
Will Johnson
W. Sholes
W. L. Wailis
E. J. Sanders
H. R. Schltz
Agno
Clark
Pearl O’ Neal
D. A
Maude
Lottie Schultz
John Castor
Thos. Ong
Virginia
Everett White
Mr. Arrows
America
Gann Valley Institution
Vermilyea
C. E. Vermilyer
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