Brangwyn Mystery on the River and New Neighbor
In a coastal cottage, Belle Molloy frets as Aloysius Brangwyn nears, feared as a charmful but dangerous suitor for Lilian Lee. Bob Molloy returns from the Mediterranean, while the household plots and portraits reveal loves, class and intrigue in a seaborne social drama.
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Bella
Bob
London Dear
Lillian Tee
Lillian Lee
Miss Molloy
Hany
Slater
Jay
Tobreco
Truscott
Ringrigh
Young Molloy
Sye
Billery
Brangwyn
Miss Bede
Such Railroading and Jests From Reading Roots
A published excerpt presents humor about Irish railway slang and a humorous anecdote from a dinner by Emil Reich. The text pairs railroading dialogue with a Baltimore maid anecdote and a kitchen scene.
Being a Woman in the Workplace Hub
In a brief dialogue, Merchant extols the typewriter girl who can rattle notes swiftly, claiming she can take down remarks as fast as a man can talk though not as fast as she can speak. The exchange centers on speed of transcription and verbal speed.
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Merchant
Drawing It Fine on Germs and Family Strain
A quip filled excerpt notes a woman obsessed with germs and sterilizing every home item, while remarks on her family relations imply strain. The dialogue-style lines play on reputational humor and social mores of domestic life.
Fire Lads Compete At South Dakota Firemen's Meet
At Bronx Falls South Dakota firemen's tournament entries from Platte Clear Lake Hartford and Armour contested the green horse race but judges withheld times due to a protest by Platte alleging Clear Lake used a Vermillion man. Vermillion won the champion hook and ladder race timed at :21 Mitchell placed second and Clear Lake third. Clear Lake also won the wet test and the double men's coupling with Vermillion taking second. Yankton band won the band contest. Officers were re elected including President W Gillis Mitchell and new treasurer William Tek. The 1907 tournament will be held in northern state. Nine new departments joined, totaling forty six. Rules re insurance commissions and eligibility to compete were addressed. A committee will seek legislative change to secure mutual company percentages and departments must have six months membership. First prize in green hose held contested by Platte awarded to Clear Lake with Hartford second. Paris honors writers by naming streets after them, Henrik Ibsen's death spurred talk of Rue Henrik Ibsen and Rue Bjornson proposals.
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Southkota Firemen’s Association
South Dakota Firemen's Association
Bronx Falls
Platte
Clear Lake
Hartford
Armour
Platte Department
Board of Control
Vermillion
Mitchell
Gustus Reimer
William Mueller
Parkston
Edmond Wilson
Parker
William Kolb
Vermillioa
William Tek
Watertown
Association
Pierre
Endeavoor
Railroad Complaints Prompt South Dakota Hearing Dates
South Dakota railroad commissioners set a July 11 hearing for O M Olason of Lesterville on site approval for a grain elevator note too many elevators exist in town. Riverside residents seek a depot with regular agent near Mitchell and a 30 day construction deadline was ordered. Shippers at Shindler complain Rock Island’s afternoon trains bypass milk and cream shipments to be studied. Sanborn county residents seek a Milwaukee sidetrack between Woonsocket and Lecher but no action taken. Butler Neu telegraph service complaints push for a real operator.
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South Dakota
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
O. M. Oleson
Lesterville
Riverside
Omaha
Mitchell
Shindler
Rock Island Railroad Company
Sanborn County
Milwaukee Railroad
Woonsocket
Lecher
Butler
Neu
Supreme Court Denies New Trial in Flute Murder Case
The supreme court affirms the circuit court verdict convicting Zack Flute for the murder of Edward Peterson and W. E. Colby. The petition for a new trial is denied and Flute will be moved to Sioux Falls to begin serving his sentence in a few days.
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Zack Flute
Supreme Court
Sisseton
Edward Peterson
W. E. Colby
Flute
Sioux Falls
Natal Forces Defeat Rebels in Umvati District
Durban Natal July 10 Natal troops surrounded and defeated a rebel body in the Umvati district. Five hundred and forty seven rebels were killed and there were no white casualties.
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Durban
Natal
Umvati
Patents Listed Last Week From Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers in St Paul. Names include Harvey Dibble Mystic South Dakota with explosion engine and Helmer Fagerbretson Albee South Dakota with latch. Others: Swan Loftarg Arsyle Minnesota fanning mill Hans Monse Wanbay Sioux Falls Edward Rue Amboy Minnesota washing machine Rudolph Sauer Minneapolis Minnesota bottle Henry Goodwin South Dakota Bain wash burn Goodwin boatine apparatus Ellis Woolf Minneapolis Minnesota explosive engine.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Harvey
D. Dibble
Mystic
Dak
Helmer H. Fagerbretson
Albee
Swan S. Loftarg
Arsyle
Minn
Fanning Mill
Hans P. Monserod
Wanbay
Edward Rue
Amboy
Rudolph Sauer
Minneapoli Minh
Henry T&s. G Washburn
Goodwin
Ellis J. Woolf
Minneapolis
All Troubles in This World Mentioned in Dialogue
A brief exchange contrasts universal troubles with abundance. One speaker notes some face empty cupboards and pocketbooks while others enjoy yachts and automobiles, highlighting social disparity in a concise line.
Unclear OCR Note on Wheat Prices and Breathing
Fragmentary OCR text discusses winter wheat per acre, various brand names or terms, and a stray proverb about a strong breath indicating a weak backbone. No clear events or entities beyond generic agricultural terms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brangwyn Mystery
Aloysius Brannwyn
Aesert Island
Villefranche
Belle
Misa Lee
Mise Belle
Tol
Lilian
Hob
Lye
Bob 1
Master Molloy
Jove
Miss Belle
Johnny
Aloysius Brangwyn
Lian
Alexis
Tim
Admiral Molloy
Hillery
Tillery
Tes
Paris
Cri
Miss Lillan Lee
Miss Lee
Mike
Baer
Reading
Rookleus
Cook
Amadhoun
Emil Reich
Baltimore
Asiceea
Henrik Ibsen
Lghter
Bjornstjerne-Bjornson
Cabmeno
Ias
LV Flicka
New York
Libby
McNeill
Chicago
Bears
Astoria
Herenbern
Seana
First Street
Quincy
Minsis
Allen
Ene Lekoy
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