Schools Opened Monday After Long Vacation In Town
After a three month break the town's school year began Monday with a large turnout at the high school opening. Superintendent Hott spoke along with Prof Fry Miss Noble Miss Haynes and Prof Quigley and Miss Windle. Enrollment on the west side lists many teachers and grades while the east side adds Edith Hathaway Lizzie Brown Augusta Marie Clare Nobis and Cora Miner among others. Music education is expanding with last year’s trial continued and more students to sing in coming years. School adjourned at noon for a local holiday. exact enrollment will be announced later.
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Fry
Noble
Haynes
Quigley
Windle
Hott
Ao Grammar
He High School
Quigtey
High School
Foil. Hott
Geo. A iv
Ruth Noble
Emma Hayne
BE. J. Quinley
Minnie Trace
Lillian Tatterson
Blanche Vandeliogart
Hilda Reiersau
Pearl Jackson
Lizzie Brown
Augusta Malire
Clare Nobis
Bard
South Side
Cora Miner
Mary Windle
Board of Education
Schoos
Holy Family Convent Opens Fall Term
The Holy Family Convent opened its fall term with 65 enrollments on the first day, expected to rise to about 1000 by week’s end. About 20 boarding scholars were present, with Sisters Prieta, Alphones, Atreta, Lawrence, and Aloysia guiding teaching and music as the key feature of the curriculum.
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Holy Pauly
Peean Sion
Prieta
Alphonsus
Attraeta
Lawrence
Aloysia
Tina
Ian Educat
Onal
Rei
Purgative claim for DeWitt's Little Early Risers
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a purgative pill that cleanses the liver and purges the system without griping or weakening. It features testimonial from W. H. Howell of Houston, Texas, praising the product for constipation and sick headache. Sold by L. O. Gale.
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DeWitt
W. H. Howell
Mouston
Tes
L. O. Gale
PUPILS PIANO RECITAL AND NEW HOME GUARDIANS LODGE FORMED
The Mitchell Club rooms hosted a pupil piano recital with 19 short numbers by young students under Mrs. Nichols. Guest soloists Miss Klee and Miss Tillotson received praise, and Grace Goodykoontz’s pupils also showcased talent. J.C. Milne and Willis Power established a local Home Guardians lodge with officers led by R. S. Vessey and Frank G. Vessey. The lodge opened with over forty charter members and plans a future musical program and refreshments at the next meeting.
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Maude Silshy-Nichols
Mitchell Club
Margery Foster
Ruth Turney
Inez Creighton
Harold Burright
Helen Powers
Hazel Wheeler
Pearl Perry
Nichols
Miss Klee
Walker
Tillotson
Roth
Grace Goodykoontz
Wessington Springs
J.C. Milne
Huron
Willis ¢. Power
Mitchell
Order of Home Guardians
Jacobs
Bower
Order
Letter to State Auditor Triggers Audit Question
A Pierre Journal item notes a letter received at the state auditor's office addressed to State Auditor Mitchell. The writer implies the letter has been heated with criticism and contends that any addressed letter will be forwarded, suggesting ongoing scrutiny or commentary on auditing.
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Pierre
State Auditor's Office
Mitchell
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Easy Digestion
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the remedy digests what you eat, sweetens the stomach, and helps assimilate nutrients, with sales mentions L. O. Gale as the seller.
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L. O. Gale
Deadly Spirit at Featherstone House Mystery
A fragmentary claim questions a haunted Featherstone residence while joking about a tailor, hinting at superstition and local lore surrounding a possibly deadly spirit. No clear facts, but tension suggests a haunted house motif in the scene.
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Featherstone
Dictionary Hanvit reveals quirks of husband language
A humorous dialogue shows a wife correcting her husband’s speech noting he uses multiple dictionaries and pronounces words in varied ways. The exchange highlights quirks and playful banter about language.
Belief in the Unknown Changes Our Trust Says Joli on
The fragment reflects a skeptical view that many people we hardly know have not deceived us, implying trust is formed or broken by limited, intimate experience rather than broad judgments. The terse remark highlights uncertainty about strangers and reliability.
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Joli
Familiar QuoitM Pope and Burns by the authors of more
A compact sampling of Pope quotes and aphorisms attributed to the poets, listing well known lines such as Shoot folly as she flies, Hope springs eternal, Man never is but always to be blessed, Whatever is, is right, The proper study of mankind is man, and many more reflecting on wisdom, virtue, and human folly.
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Pope
Baron Nowth and the Rat Tale From the Howth Line
A centuries old legend tells of Baron Nowth whose family refused to kill a rat. In 1750 at a banquet the rat sought protection but later a Marseilles hotel scene led Lord Howth to dash the rat’s brains with a poker and die from the shock.
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Baron Nowth
Lord Towth
Jie
Marseilles
Lord Howth
London
A Toad In a Hole and a Teething Tale
A garden note explains the phrase toad in a hole tied to a toad’s backward burrowing habit. The piece then shifts to a brief street encounter where two new mothers discuss their babies’ teeth, exposing a clash over timing as they exchange sharp quips before parting.
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Detroit Free Press
Two Chronic Crazes and the High Society Race
A New York Press opinion notes two endless crazes: society and political office. It argues that spending vast sums on glamor like tan bark and turf fails to grant true entry to the haut monde, and that even another half million will not change that reality.
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New York Press
No Place For Cheap Charity On Bongtong Square
A beggar seeks aid from a passerby on Bongtong square but is offered only a nickel. He rejects the gift, insisting he will not accept less than a dime on a fashionable street. The Philadelphia Press source note frames this as a sharp social vignette on charity.
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Bongtong Square
Promennader
Philadelphia Press
Health and Wealth say Health First for Wealth
A Baltimore American quotation notes the modern businessman wastes health to gain wealth and then spends wealth to regain health. It frames the cycle as a comparison where restoring health is harder than acquiring wealth.
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Baltimore American
Indian child naming puzzled classroom
A classroom exchange notes a racially charged joke about Indian children. The pupil suggests “squawker” for a baby, prompting a teacher correction, reflecting dated prejudice in the Boston Christian Register quotation.
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Boston Christian Register
Barber Announces Fourth Shaver at Home
A Baltimore American excerpt shows a barber proudly announcing a new boy at his house during a shave. The lathered customer notes they are all little shavers, reflecting a humorous domestic scene.
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Baltimore American
Fragmented Boston quotes on dentistry and homesickness
A collection of stray quotations from Boston papers. The Boston Transcript jokes about a man needing a tooth pulled and an asylum, while the Boston Globe from Chicago notes homesickness as the worst feeling.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
A Boy's Wild Ride for Life
A rural Indiana tale tells of a boy racing 18 miles with his family by his side to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. W H Brown of Jeffersonville endured asthma attacks but reports instant relief and eventual cure, praising the medicine as a remedy for consumption pneumonia bronchitis coughs colds and grip. Trial bottles are free at Scallin Bros. drug store with guaranteed bottles priced at 50c and $1.00.
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Scallin Bros
Her Nightly Habit
A humorous dialogue between The Doctor and Mr Stubb about their wives sleep habits. The Doctor asks if Stubb’s wife sleeps quickly and Stubb replies she does so once she touches his vest pocket.
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Stubb
Fearful Odds Against Him. Bedridden Soldier Recovers
An old soldier, J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio, bedridden with kidney disease, found relief after using Electric Lithters. He reports rapid improvement and pursues recovery, praising the remedy as best for liver kidney and stomach ailments. Available for 40 cents with a guaranteed satisfaction from Scallins druggists.
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J. J. Havens
Versailles
Scallinros
What Did He Mean A Rogues Gallery In Congress
A witty exchange notes the ladies gallery the men’s gallery and the press gallery while joking that the rogues gallery would hold the congressmen on the main floor, parodying parliamentary seats and press access.
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Rogues
Baltimore Herald
Life Pill Ad Promises Quick Health Fix
An old advert proclaims Dr. Gising's New Life Pills restore balance to the body by correcting irregular living. It claims quick relief from constipation and liver trouble, noting the pills are available for 245e at Seallin Bros drug store.
Lucky or Not in Cincinnati Gossip
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune snippet has Mrs Henpeque and Mr Henpeque debating Eve’s luck. He says Eve was lucky not to have female critics of her clothes. She counters that Eve lacked rivals to envy her first gowns, highlighting social envy and wit.
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Eve
Mr. Henpeque
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Crowds Kindred Cures
World wide fame for marvelous cures. Supposedly surpasses all salves for cuts burns boils sores felons ulcers tetter salt rheum fever sores chapped hands skin eruptions and piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents at Seallin Bros druggists.
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Bucklen
Seallin’ Bros
Patience and Patients in a Stark Conversation
A physician storms out after accusing a patient of wasting his patience by not taking the prescribed medicine. The patient replies that continued use might cost another of the doctor's patients, highlighting a tense, grim exchange. The situation ends with the physician abandoning the doomed case.
Genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve vs Counterfeits
A Shreveport man endorses DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve after failing to benefit from other remedies. The ad claims the product cures blind, bleeding and itching piles, calling it superior to counterfeit substitutes sold by L. O. Gale.
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DeWitt
W. S. Ledbetter
Shreveport
L. O. Gale
Margins in X Y and Z Trade Quoted in Chicago Note
A brief cryptic exchange from the Chicago American shows a shopper asking for ten cents worth of margins in X Y and Z preferred stocks. The remark reflects market chatter and investor terminology of the era.
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Chicago
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