Wheat and farm notes from Aug 30 regional column
Beulah notes report wheat yields 13 to 14 bushels per acre on local farms. Signs warn against hunting on quarter sections. Lightning damaged wheat stacks. Asa Tyler joins American Express Co in Omaha. Badger updates list teachers hired for districts and local travel. Ethan reports shops selling, elevators near completion, and community events with various residents.
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Beulah
Cheney
Williams
Austin Clark
Mr. Williams
Letcher
Peter Kelmyr
Badger
Badger Township
Tillie Weeks
Peck
Minnie Grace
Cox
Rogan
Tyler
J. A. Kipp
Janesville
Wic
E. D
J. E. Watkins
Ohio
J. E
Harvest notes and travels across West Perry and MT Vernon
Aug 30 West Perry reports Sabbath school at 10 am and farmers buying corn harvesters. Dan Lilly, Jimmie Campbell, Clyde Lockhart threshing with steam outfits and occasional horse power. Wm. Jackson from Ripon visits J. D. Jackson. MT Vernon items note J B Hoppock buys Theo Oswald’s place and various visits, elevator near completion, and trips to Mitchell and Chicago for cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Perry
Dan Lilly
Sanborn County
Louis Merriman
Jimmie Campbell
Clyde Lockhart
Wm. Jackson
Ripon
Wis
J. D. Jackson
Mt, Vernon
J. B. Hoppock
Theo
Oswald
E. J. Haynes
Emma Haynes
Mitchel
Jas. Newell
Geo. Arland
John Momsen
Leroy Boggs
Will Klevana
Faust
Mitchell
Ethel Huyck
Lila Ewart
J. ¥. Reynolds
H. L. Bras
Mitch” Jell
Manliness Vigour Health Novel Book By Hathaway
A new book titled Manliness Vigour Health by Dr J Newton Hathaway a leading specialist is issued. Special arrangements offer a free copy to readers who send name and full address immediately to Hathaway at 25 Commercial Block Sioux City Iowa.
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J. Newton Hathaway
J. .Newton Hathaway
Commercial Block
Sioux City
Iowa
Not the Advice Expected Milk Cream Joke from a Pastor
A city merchant buys a dairy ranch and seeks farming guidance from his pastor Rev Dr Stebbins who boasts vast reading. The preacher pauses then declares the best milk knowledge is cream, delivering a humorous punch line about urban farming education.
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Stebbins
San Francisco
The Tail of a Cat and Its Tail Movements
The article notes that a dog's tail wag signals friendship and peace, while a tomcat's tail waving often precedes an attack. Dr. W Main suggests the peaceful tail motion may have inspired accusations of treachery against cats, despite differing meanings.
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W. Main
Main
Sergeant O W Coursey Returns Home From Manila
Sergeant O W Coursey of Company G First South Dakota arrives in Aberdeen on the way to Alpena after service in Manila. He describes injuries and illness, notes fighting by Nebraska and Minnesota units, and predicts Major Warne’s likely court martial. He urges continued enlistment and reflects on Otis and policy in the Philippines.
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O. W. Coursey
Alpena
Manila
J. H. Nolt
Coursey
Aberdeen
Company G
South Dakota
San Francisco
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Luzon
Nebraska Regiment
Minnesotas
Warne
Major Warne
Frost
Otis
Stover
Philippines
Japan
Frisco
Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea in Virginia Editor
A Virginia editor recovered from long diarrhoea after using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The Times Hillside Virginia editorial recounts his near despair and eventual cure, praising the remedy and noting sales by L O Gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Chamberlain
Times
Hillside
O. R. Moore
L. O. Gale
Beggs' Little Giant Pills Ad Says Drugstore Laughs
An old advertisement urges readers not to accept substitutes for Beggs' Little Giant Pills. It notes a druggist at sale by L. O. Gale and claims the druggist laughs at customers who do not insist on Beggs' product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Gale
Golden wedding surprise for Mr and Mrs Volney Spink
A surprise anniversary party at Dr and Mrs B A Bobbs home celebrated fifty years of marriage for Volney Spink and his wife. Rev A C Stevens blessed the couple as guests, gifts were presented, and well wishes followed for another fifty years of happiness.
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B. A. Bobb
Volney Spink
Madison
Wisconsin
Mrs. Doty
Mrs. Spink
No Sign of Hard Times in South Dakota Assessments
A seasoned observer argues that state board assessments understate wealth in South Dakota. With a 400000 population, the $400 per capita figure misrepresents true value, as the real wealth is believed to be nearly double the assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
State Board
Euch
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Refund
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., testifies in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason notarizes December 8, 1896. Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists. testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Asid
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Lie, Hail
Beggs' German Salve Remedy Promoted
An old German salve popular with German housewives is advertised as guaranteeing cure for scalds burns sores cuts and bruises and claims to heal without scarring.
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L. O. Gale
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al Hillman
W. L. Wallis
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Mt. Vernon
Harry Conklin
Oscar Hegge
A.H. Hubbard
F. L. Rowley
Washington
Ethan
Ole Rosenquist
Gross
California
Maggie Sexton
Huntting
Betts
Levi Brown
Tobey
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E. W. Crandall
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Alexandria
C. Bares
Tripp
Bares
Artie
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Callidiu
Monial Sea
Bears
Uneeda
H.R. Kibbee
J.T. Morrow
Geo. H. Rew
Beye
Samuel Pitcher Plan Sead
Rochetté
Anise Sead
Apetec
LIV Files
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Mitchell, South Dakota
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