Local notices and ads from the week’s front page
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Peterson arrived home from Chicago Wednesday afternoon. Lou Peterson came from Minneapolis to take a barber shop job with Chas. Priest. For sale Jewell gasoline stove four burners good condition three years used $5. Weather changes bring first frost and rain. Rev. B. W. Burleigh visited Yankton with his mother. Evangelist Reables at Baptist church each evening with song and sermon pictures. DeVitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised for tissues surfaces and skin cures. L. O. Gaile and Rev. W. L. Utley arrived from Hartley Iowa to lecture at Grand Opera House. Conductor John Webber noted a large fire in Redfield business district. State fair officials Byrnes and Kelly in city predicting a grand fair. School coal contracts let to Thos. Fullerton 50 tons at $3.60 and Peavy Elevator Co. soft coal at $4.65. Old Settlers’ Association to reunite at Plankinton on Aug 23 with ball game, trap shooting, horse racing. Rev. P. E. Holp to deliver oration. Ely Brothers advertisement for Cream Balm 25 cents per box plus mail offer. testimonials from Frederick Fries and Ely Bros.
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Lou Peterson
Minneapolis
Chas
B. W. Burleigh
Yankton
C. S. Burleigh
Baptist Church
L. O. Gaile
W. L. Utley
Hartley
Towa
Grand Opera House
Utley
John Webber
Milwaukee
Redfield
F. M. Byrnes
M. H. Kelly
State Fair Association
Thos. Fullerton
Peavy Elevator Co
Old Settlers’ Association of
Aurora County
Plankinton
Wessington Springs
Plankinton Clubs
P. E. Holp
Chicago
A Humorous Duel Tale From Harper's Round Table
An English peer accepted a duel challenge from a politician. After the duel, the peer gave his honest coachman a guinea for the return trip home, remarking the payment was for bringing him back, not for taking him out. The driver had questioned the large gift, noting his simple honesty.
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Harper’s Round Table
Telephone Nausea Report Sparks Medical Interest
A St Louis man reports a new ailment he calls telephone nausea after using a telephone. He describes pale face, lip twitching and stomach pain lasting an hour or more. A friend notes a similar reaction to telephones, while editors use the tale as a humorous caution.
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St. Louis
New York Tribune
Fusion Failed in Populists and Democrats Conventions
Late last night both parties held meetings naming a single candidate after factions failed to agree on fusion. The Populists and Democrats could not align, and each convention announced their own nominee.
Populists and Democrats Fail to Fuse for Circuit Judge Nomination
At the courthouse a fusion effort collapsed after hours of talks. Goodykoontz won the populist backing while Fellows led the democrats, with both sides eventually opting for separate candidates as relations soured and adjournments followed a late-night spillover.
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Court House
S. A. Brosson
Howard
J. W. Peckham
Alexandria
Goodykoontz
Fellows
Martin
Mohr
Cook
Aurora County
Depew
Stewart
Brulecounty
Davison County
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Corn Palace
Winslow Abbey
Thos. Taubman
S. H. Wright
Chamberlain
H. F. Yellows
Plankinton
H. &. Fellows
McMaanus
Dowdell
de King
Hanson
Torey
Wickhem
BH. PF. Pellows
M. Goodykoontz
Imperial Bank of Germany roots and reach
The Imperial Bank of Germany began in 1876 and now operates 276 branch offices. Mexico's orange groves yield about 1000 oranges per tree annually.
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The
Imperial Bank of Germany
Mexico
Beginning of His Riches From a Lake Shore Gambit
An elderly Detroit resident recalls how hard knocks built his wealth and a later windfall from a lake shore raft dispute. He billed eastern owners 800 dollars for dockage, paid 300 to settle, and learned the raft was 40 feet off his land, a misstep that did not derail his rise.
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Lake Shore
Origin of friction matches in Connecticut valley Chicopee street
The Springfield Republican notes that the first large scale friction match factory in America operated on Chicopee street in the Connecticut valley, with origins traced to John Walker in England and its spread after 1829. It mentions early development in Vienna and rapid adoption in Europe and the United States while crediting Yankee minds for advancement.
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America
Connecticut Valley
Chicopee Street
Europe
John Walker
England
Stockton on-Tees
Michael Faraday
Vienna
Springfield Republican
Cipher Writing and Substitutes For Glass
A review of ancient cipher writing credited to Polybius and Athens, noting Frederic II’s opposition and Trithemius’s works. It then discusses German substitutes for glass such as tectorium and hornales, including durability, heat sensitivity, and cost, from the New York Tribune. It ends with brief anecdotes about a Jersey train conductor and a jeweler's profit via repairs.
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Polybius
Athens
Frederic II
Trithemius
Spanheim
Boville
Poissevin
Frederic
Harper’s Round Table
Germany
New York Tribune
Donut Holes and Fair Proposition Exchange
A humorous 1920s exchange between a baker and his new wife centers on the holes in doughnuts. The wife questions the holes, and the baker jokingly offers a liberal lease on future holes in return for eating the doughnuts.
Melbourne Banking in the English Style
The Melbourne banks operate on open accounts and overdrafts with note issuance and discounting between colonies. They maintain large cash reserves and extend customer advances. most residents hold accounts and overdraw, a system akin to the English trading model.
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Hivhtas
Melbourne
America
Ireland's Coast Cliffs Feature High Atlantic Scenery
The London Standard praises Donegal coast from Slieve League to Croghan cliffs. It notes Slieve League rises nearly 2000 feet within half a mile of the sea and the Achill Head cliffs at Croghan reach about 8000 feet, highlighting Ireland's dramatic sea cliffs.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Donegal
Slieve League
Glen Columbkille
Achill
Croghan
Achill Head
London Standard
Sol Miller Remembered by Harmon Wilson in Atchison Globe
Harmon D. Wilson recalls Sol Miller from the Troy Chief era in a two column Atchison Globe piece. Miller never let anyone touch the mailing forms, wore an old apron to set type, and rang a press whistle to signal news readers to collect papers and sign a list.
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Harmon D. Wilson
Troy
Sol Miller
Atchison Globe
Sol
Wilson
Kansas City Journal
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Foley
L. O. Gale
Mitchell, South Dakota
C. W. Adams
W. Adams
Gale's
Mitchell
Becker
Mrs
A. H. Peterson
S. H. Scallin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ely Bros
Ely
Hart St
Elyy Bross
Warren St
City
Harrisburg
Fusion
Mittees
Populists
Didate
Pop
Ulists
Democratic Party
Elizabeth
Jersey
New York Times
Jeweler
Boston Traveler
Hobbs
Dr. Hobbs
W.H. Braner
East St
Jacksonville
Hobbs Sparagus
Hobbs Remedy CO
Calcaca
Gro
Layton
Dayton
Ohio
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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