A Practical Farmer and Local News Bits
A miscellany notes subscription terms and ads, with Iowa farming anecdotes and Pierre regional updates. It highlights a farmer’s town engagement, Masonic lodge travel, prairie prospects, and a feature on William E. Curtis of The Chicago Record-Herald, plus local notices and a reward offer at Creager’s livery barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Mr. Curtis
Curtis
Record-Herald
Mexico
India
Turkey
Holy Land
Ireland
Russia
Germany
Chicago
South American Commission
James G. Blaine
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Europe
California
Creager
Midland
Heart
Siamese Krachat Basket Ceremony in Ancestral Worship
The krachat basket ceremony据 Siamese ancestral worship features large royal baskets displayed around the palace with red and white cloths. The king inspects baskets filled with rice sweets sugar onions and lasting goods. Baskets vary from cart shapes drawn by buffaloes to tree and bushet designs with doll automatons and coins. The spectacle lasts a week ending with priestly lots to choose the display spot.
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New England
Mary Cost
Siam
The Meaning Behind the Line Busy Signal
A concise look at why operators say line busy. The article explains the line click is all the info the operator has about a number and that reattempts cause extra effort for both the caller and the exchange. It argues the operator aims to connect when first called and has no motive to delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lne
Iittle
Ducking the scold and other tales in old England
An old clipping recalls England's dishook punishment for scolds with a 1745 Kingston on Thames ducking scene witnessed by thousands. It notes the ubiquity of penitential chairs, remarks by Dr. Johnson, and contrasts with a London Tatler quip on marriage money. It also cites Schopenhauer on courage.
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England
Kingston-on-Thames
Kingston
Surrey
Johnson
Knowles
Westminster Gazette
London Tatler
The Doctor's Lessons in Patience
A young doctor writes in the Saturday Evening Post that about 15 percent of medical bills render no payment, noting the loss as a teaching moment about patient patience and professional finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Drowned Professor Found After Two Weeks Search
A traveler asks about losses in the river while a ferryman recalls a drowning last spring. The body of Professor was recovered after a two week search, per the source remarks.
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Doatman
Bome
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ing
Philip
South Dakota
Philip Weekly Review
J. D. Rainey
Review Office
Pine Street
First Door
Center Street
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader
Pierre
Masonic Grand Lodge
Lead City
Cheyenne River
Rapid City
Rapid
Box Elder
Rapid Creeks
Geo. W. Jenks
Orca
Fort Pierre
Capital City
Scotty Philip
Buffalo Park
Schopenhauer
I. W. Cole
Byron L. Clown
District of
Chamberlain
So. Dak
Hastings Land Company
U. S. Land Office
Ontee
Hyde Bis
Hastings, Magr
S, D
Bank of Philip
C. L. Millety
PRES
A. J. Bunker, V. P. A. Michaels
C. E. Menaye
W. E. Harren
McLane & Harrell
G. Mandt
Acme Harvesting Machinery
Sherwin-Williams’ Paints
Peter Mintener Lumber Co
Black Wills
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