Mitchell Corn Palace Opens Pending September 27
The Corn Palace in Mitchell will open September 27 and run through October 2, showcasing displays from fifteen counties. The project promotes South Dakota’s farm wealth with a 150 by 125 foot wooden building decorated in corn art. The week will feature the United States Marine Band and special rail fares, with local committees financing the event.
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Mitchell
Clober
South Dakota
Union
King Corn
United States
Corn Palace
United States Marine Band
Spantelmann
Palace
John Phillip Sousa
Sorrentino
Phinney
Lynn
Massachusetts
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Solomon as a Failure Stirs Spokane Sermon Controversy
Rev. Dr. Henry Rasmus of First Methodist Church drew fire in Spokane for likening Solomon to a failed life path and for a harsh remark about ministers and university chairs regarding marriage as a civil contract. The outspoken sermon on A Magnificent Failure sparked wide discussion and comparisons to broader political clashes.
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Spokane
Wash
Henry Rasmus
First Methodist Church of
Solomon
Now look here, Algernon
A parent scolds his son for bragging. The boy quips that teachers were easier to fool in the past, implying sharper teaching today. The exchange reads as witty classroom banter between parent and child.
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Algernon
Painter Declares Wish to Stop Creating Art
An unnamed artist tells a brother of the brush, If I had a fortune I would never paint another picture. A response notes many would pay for the chance to end the artist's struggle if that were possible.
Wife of John Mann Files Divorce Suit in Spokane
Mrs. Maries Mann, wife of wheat rancher John Lester Mann, petitions for divorce in Spokane County Superior Court detailing a four year marriage dominated by demanding labor. The complaint lists a daily schedule from 4 AM wake to 10 PM chores including cooking for 30 threshers, farming tasks, and caring for livestock, with alleged coercion when ill.
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Arenes
Roger Fieee
Noel Sage Eossaeer
Union
South Dakota
Spokane
Wash
Maries Mann
John Lester Mann
Spokane County
Woments in Sweden and Social Standing
A passage notes Swedish norms praise a woman's domestic labor over public work. It states many professional women are daughters of court officials and are welcomed in royal circles after London Queen. The tone reflects social expectations and court influence in Sweden.
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Womers
Sweden
London
A Gentleman of Leisure
A humorous exchange on a light topic features Codling and Softy arguing about speaking to an old twamp who is said to be harmless and not hard working. The brief dialogue captures playful social banter between characters.
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Codling
Ald Chappie
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Northwest
Toax
Board of Equalization
Biseca
Boa Banas
Atresia
Iexnguboas
Robert Burns
L. L. Ness
J. T. Morrow
S. E. Morris
John Michels
L. J. Welch
Rasmus
John Mann
Mann
Gosche’s Corner Hardware
West First and Main
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