News from the Correspondents in Emmster and Nearby
Local items report social visits in Emmster and Plano, Mitchell convention attendance, transport news from Manila, Dakota settlement reflections, prairie fire threats, school appointments, and community updates across Badger Blendon and surrounding areas with multiple residents noted by name and events dated Aug 29–Sept 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Carlow
Institute
Emeley
Eliza Loughead
Edith Beall
Jas. P. Carlow
D. S. Teneycke
E. A. Pratt
Mitchell
Ben Barnard
Rio de Janeiro
Manila
Philippine Islands
Jay Parsons
Fred
Jack Tobin
Fred C. Hazleton
Chas. Atkinson
West Perry
Wm. Saul
Alex Lockhart
Wo. Ferrier
Ontaro
Dakota
John Berry
A.C. Berry
Wm. Herbert, Jr
Taylor
Ladies Aid Society
Grimm
Jno. Gleason, Jr
Martin Gleason
Hope
Louis Merriman
Sanborn County
Removing rust from iron by zinc immersion in sulfuric acid
A method to remove rust from iron items using zinc in contact with iron immersed in water with added sulfuric acid. Leave for several days to a week, adjusting for heavy rust, and reconnect zinc if needed. After rust removal wash dry and oil, warming slightly to aid oil uptake. The zinc must maintain good electrical contact with the iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Grant's Court Suit and Indian Portraits in Press
A New York Times snippet recounts Grant ordering a full dress uniform before his world trip, praising a fitting method to suit his build. A Detroit Free Press piece offers vivid plains Indian portraits, noting dress, adornments, and distinctive head coverings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Philadelphia
Ardson
New York Times
Plains
Detroit Free Press
He Complied Mr Transcient Butter Illusion at Back Fence
Dialogue from a Boston Courier excerpt shows Mr Transcient pressing Mrs Caterer about butter supply. Mrs Caterer insists the stock is exhausted and laments limits. Transcient throws butter from a window toward a back fence, claiming the fence prevented further use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transcient
Left Handed Wheelbarrow Venture Sparks Skepticism
In a terse Boston Transcript exchange Green, Gray, and Black discuss a risky scheme promoting left handed wheelbarrows. Green accuses Gray of profiting, Black doubts recovery of funds, while Green notes Gray does not own stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Gray
Black
Boston Transcript
Sudden Death of L McCurdy Shocks Community
L McCurdy died suddenly at 57 from heart failure after a night experience in his home. His wife and son Roy mourn his loss. funeral services were held at the residence with G A R honor guard and graveside rites at Grace land cemetery. Relatives traveled from Jacksonville Illinois and Dickens Jonas for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. McCurdy
Mr. McCurdy
Bobb
Mrs. McCurdy
Roy
Milwaukee
J. A. Kennedy
Jacksonville
West Third Street
B. W. Burleigh
Congregational Church
Graceland Cemetery
French Local Papers Misprint Laden Rags Stir Debate
London Graphic notes that Riviera papers spread wild claims about political figures and royals. It cites errors claiming Jamesson’s raid, Lady Killarny royal ties, and Lord Balfour imprisoned by Sir Gladstone, illustrating sensational local media blur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Riviera
Jamesson
M. Johannes Burg
Transvaal Republic
Jamieson
Lord Balfour
Liberator Club
Lord Salisbury
Sir Gladstone
Tower of London
London Graphic
London church bears Washington and Dartsmouth coats
The Spectator notes Little Trinity in the Minories houses the stars and stripes and the eagle as family emblems of the Dartmouth and Washington lineages. The Washingtons and Dartmouths united by marriage before the Americans left England, linking coats of arms to a later flag symbol. A lodging ad from the Indianapolis Journal references a clerk bed with bath at 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Little Trinity
Dartmouths
Washingtons
England
Little Trinity Church
Dartsmouths
Atlantic
Spectator
Lodging House
Watkins
Indianapolis
Davison County Teachers Institute Concludes Its Session
Hot two weeks of weather did not deter attendance as Supt Browne led the Davison County teachers institute at the Grand opera house. Thirty graduates received diplomas after four years of study with instructors Dukes Quigley Maguire Grace Wedshass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers Institute
Browne
Edwin Dukes
E. J. Quigley
J. A. Maguire
Geo. H. Grace
Clara Wedshass
Grand Opera House
Misser Goodykoontz
Bras, Kintigh
Litsey
Dukes
Florence Gregory
Supt. Brown
Laura McDowell Holmes
M. Isabelle Tyler
Margaret V. Maguire
Anns E.T. Maguire
Alice A. Saul
Minnie P. Grace
Maude Grace
Olive Lethaoe
Blanche van de Bogart
Ella Kipp
Lottie Duncan
Emma Haynes
Esther Brink
J. M. Teesdale
Blanche Turneaure
Rosa M. Lyle
Millie Atthen
Effie Drake
Will Bramwell
Ethel LaFortune
Eliza Loughead
Mary Windle
Edith Clapham
Lizzie Hall
Beatrice DeWolf
J. D. Dougherty
W. J. Craig
Clyde Bobb
Mia
Helen Welch
Marie White
Institute
Cretaceous Sea Serpents In Inland Ocean History
A Popular Science reflection describes a vast inland Cretaceous ocean that covered much of the land, hosting gigantic reptiles fishes and shells. It notes how land uplift drained the sea, leaving survivors to perish as waters freshened and reefs perished while asking how much of that ancient sea remains in today’s oceans.
Notable Bets in Derby and Racing History
The text recalls historic wagers involving Derby entries in 1896 with Davis staking 500000 against three Clark horses and Lord Glasgow and Lord George Bentinck wagering 450000 to 150000, plus a 1885 bet on St Simon where a young lord bet 15000 to 150 on a two horse race. It also notes the origin of the name Cuba as native in origin with Haiti meaning mountainous country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Davis
England
Clark
Lord Glasgow
George Bentinck
St. Simon
St Simon
Lord
Chicago Tribune
Cuba
Haiti
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Emmster
Eunice Thompson
Lucy
Beulah
Beutlab
Chas. Stevens
Sioux City
W. V. Miner
D. G. Cool
Plano
S. P. Jewett
Cole
Pierre
Annie Limbo
Plotner
Frank Rowley
A. H. Bayley
I. N. Shoemaker
Myrtle
Luta Lindsey
Sanborn
Ethel Jewett
Badger
A. M. Logan
Jobo Beddoes
Alta Swartout
Gano Valley
Matilda Weeks
Will Smith
Peck House
Ed Wilson
E. D. Watkins
Hatch Bros
John Wilson
Blendon
Daniel Hardman
E. M. Wilson
Wm. Smith
Peter Wellring
S. C. Michael
W. H. Dean
Illinois
H.W. Smith
Ed Brennan
Steele
J. E. Wilson
Brendon
Alfred Kelsey
O. Weetbo
Geo
Wernie Schlund
Chamberlain
Cduse McCurdy
Davison County Teachers
Schlimgen
Maine Street
A. B. Hager
Champeny
Mitchell, South Dakota
Dakota Universe
Mitchell Sodak
TEE
W. Graham
SO. Dak
Dodger
Fuller & Johnson Stone
E. B. van Alstine
Mitchell, 8. D
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