Doctor Gets His Money After Smallpox Case Verdict
Canton September 14 A jury in the Rogers versus Keen case awarded Dr. A T Rogers compensation for treating Keen during a smallpox illness. The verdict favored the doctor but reduced the requested sum from 450 to 250 dollars due to objections from local physicians. The case sets a potential precedent for charges in contagious disease treatments.
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Canton
A. TH. Rogers
James Keen
Mitchell
Rogers
Keen
A Purgative Pleasure for Constipation Relief
DeWitt's 2 Little Early Risers are praised as a purgative that cleanses the liver and rid the system of bile without causing griping or weakness. A Houston, Texas user, W. H. Howell, endorses them for constipation and sick headaches. Sold by L. Gale.
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DeWitt
W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
L. ©. Gale
Mitchell Corn Palace Opens With Magic Key in 1903
The 1903 Corn Palace in Mitchell opens with grand exhibits and a magic-key reveal. L. O. Gale, president, promises new features, county displays, and products from Black Hills mines along with bands and free street shows to attract visitors from nearby states.
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Mitchell's Palace
L. O. Gale
Black Hills
South Dakota
Banda Rossa
Mitchell
West
Mitchellites
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Advertising copy promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure by L. O. Gale, claiming it digests what you eat and cures indigestion and related stomach ailments. It asserts improved taste and full nutrient absorption through the bloodstream.
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L. O. Gale
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office September 16 1903
A list of seven uncalled letters is published for the Mitchell post office as of the week ending September 16 1903. Names include Berger Ben Bicknell Jno B Baier Nik Conner A J Comstock Pearl Connard Sammie Cram BE A Clark John Clark John W Clark Mrs Alb IN Denny J P Dusken Mrs May Gastler Geo Groves Eddie Kathal John Letcier George Lyons Chas Martin Claude Michelsen Mrs Snider Mrs Hattie Soum Martin Swanson S W Thompson O B Turner Prof A J Vittitoe Jake White Mrs G Williamson W G Wood R Young EK Bras warns callers to say advertised or the letters will be sent to the dead letter office.
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Mitchell
Berger
Ben Bicknell
Jno
B. Baier
Nik Conner
A. J. Comstock
Pearl Connard
Sammie E. Cram
BE. A. Clark
John Clark
John W. Clark
Albn Denny
J. P. Dusken
May Gastler
Geo. Groves
Eddie Kathal
John Letcier
H. L. Bras
Winter Croup Fear and Simple Remedies
An advertisement urges keeping Cole's Cough Cure for croup and colds with a 25 to 50 cent price and druggists guarantee, followed by a quotation praising individual civic duty as key to world reform.
Questioning galleries in Congress cited by Baltimore Herald
The exchange notes the ladies and men's galleries while asking where the rogues' gallery would be. The retort says congressmen sit on the main floor, highlighting the press gallery's location above the speaker's desk.
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Press
Rogues
Baltimore Herald
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Health Aid
Advertisers claim Burdock Blood Bitters fights bad blood and indigestion as a remedy for better health. The copy emphasizes health benefits and lists no medical backing.
Fleeing From Care and Mock Advertisement Parody
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald shows a dialogue at sea where a woman fears forgetting something soon. Another brief exchanged joke comes from the Philadelphia Press noting Bargen & Co silk ads and a quip about price reductions. A safety ad urges keeping Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry on hand against cholera and dysentery.
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Chicago Record- Herald
The Bird of Paradise Habitat Mystery
The article notes the bird of paradise has a tiny habitat on New Guinea and nearby Australian coasts. It questions why varieties are confined there despite nearby islands with suitable conditions. Scratch and itch scenes describe disrupted daily life and a Dean's Ointment advertisement claims relief from piles with a 50 cent drop-in store price.
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Bird of Paradise
New Guinea
Australia
Dean
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Still Praised Worldwide
An old remedy used for teething children for over sixty years claims perfect success. It soothes pain, eases gums, relieves wind colic and diarrhoea, and is pleasant tasting. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Demand Mrs Winslow’s and ignore other brands.
Why detectives in real police work differ from novels
A Washington Star quote contrasts fictional detectives with real police. The official notes literature promises far more than a department can offer in terms of incentives.
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Washington Star
Fuddling Cups In Early English Earthenware
A Burlington Magazine piece surveys eccentric early English drinking cups with many handles. The fuddling cup combines six or more individual cups into a single cluster connected internally so one must drink from all to empty. inscriptions urge filling and drinking.
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Burlington Magazine
At the Top of St Peters A City in the Roof
The article describes climbing St Peter’s Basilica to grasp its grandeur. It notes gigantic statues and exaggerated features of St Mak and the apostles, and explains the roof as a self contained city with workers’ homes a fountain and donkey drawn supplies along a broad stair.
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St. Peter's
St. Mak
My Papa is the Best of All a Poet
A Washington Post anecdote features children debating their fathers professions. One girl proclaims her father is a minister and makes people attend church. Another says her father heals the sick as a doctor. A blue eyed girl finally says her father is a poet, sparking the remark that a poet is not a profession but a disease.
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The
Washington Post
Henry George’s final campaign and sharp retorts
A historical vignette recalls Henry George in his last campaign adroitly fielding pointed questions. He quips that a lifetime spent spreading his single tax views has taxed New York's halls to their greatest capacities, provoking prolonged audience delight.
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Henry George
New York
A Literal Minded Class
A Philadelphia area teacher quiets a noisy classroom by asking students to be still so she can hear a pin drop. A back row student quips, Let her drop, provoking a moment of youthful wit from the Ledger.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Whistler Said Enemies Keep Him Busy And Sharp
The artist James McNeill Whistler described life as warfare and declared his closest loves were not in a biblical sense but enemies who keep him active. He said he has many friends yet values those who challenge him or appear as fools.
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James MacNeill Whistler
Terrible News Sparks Vowed Ring Return
Dora-I declares she cannot bear it and plans to return a ring to a man, while Clara gasps at the gleaming diamond and fears a terrible crime or misdeed behind his gift.
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Dora
Clara
Torrors
A Fair Exchange
An angry poet rushes into the office accusing the editor of a bad check. The editor coldly replies that the poem was not good either and asks to shut the door.
Sauntered Into St Neil Proposal During Walk
Quail numbers collapse in Ireland once common birds are described as extinct in a brief syndicated item from the Philadelphia Record noting a stroll and a proposal scene.
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St. Neil
Belle
Philadelphia
Ireland
Buds and Flowers of Home Life Promote Child Health
An article urging parents to nurture children through childhood and school years highlighting common ailments and praising Paine s Celery Compound as a remedy. It claims the medicine restores health in severe cases and keeps children well.
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Paine
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Bidwell
Lana and Loan,Co
Mitchell, S. D
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