Snap Shots: Weekend Notes and Local Troubles Chronicle
A jumbled column reviews varied topics from tax and theater to criminal acts and state affairs. It mentions Taft’s trip to Panama and Porto Rico, echoes of a Thaw case debate, and hints at capital politics, including a death notice for Dad Bishop in Salem and a grim note on the Paris guillotine debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Kittredge
Panama
Cuba
Porto Rico
Momas W. Bishop
Dad” Bishop
Salem
Fresh Hashes and Pioneer Tales From Milbank and Huron
A local column notes Col. Clay Carpenter arriving to study law in the office of States Attorney McNulty, while W. J. Towies of the Red Cross prepares a storefront refresh. Edgwar Bennett, a Sisseton settler, returns from a Missouri border trip recalling early pioneer days. A Milbank Review item praises a “fresh air” remedy for a boy with weak lungs, sleeping outside improving his health, as an editorial quip reflects on advertising and modern beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Clay Carpenter
Summit
Minnesota
Edgwar M. Bennett
Sisseton
Butte County
Eid
Bie Stone City
Missouri
Milbank Review
Charles Ward
Harry Ward
Ward
Fragmentary notice on a wartime event and names
A damaged clipping hints at a war era event with a person named Doyen and possible references to memory or family. Readable fragments mention allies and a gathering, but essential details and full names are obscured by illegible text.
Rooster Booster Folly Ends In Party Gone Sour
A town prank on Peterson, planned by friends who bought a leather rocking chair, backfired when a late switch in plans led to a real fire. The evening remained calm with a family card game and a hearty lunch, as neighbors later praised town booster spirit in a local verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Mice and Man
Bobby Burts
Iun
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C.C. Knappen
Roberts County
investeRiony
Livnston
Pric
E c. Knappen
Adiuirany Manus
Jonie Ti Phant
Avis Fast
Warner
Mme
A Conor
Wipf
Capitol
Capital Journal
Paris
South Dakota
W. Calberg
Ffedehers Ami
Ivy Opie Ti Anl
A. B. Matthews
Co W. Jd. ‘Towies
Rec Cross Pharma
Rofaie
Lance Adkins
Renihs
Enim Mory
Semill
Diel
Laine
Paul Les
Meinleawiss
Ate Wil
Oo Rou
Mtr
G. Z. Williams
EYS Specialist
Rap
Wilton Tiie
Tre
Wink
Pip
Red Cross
Ial
Will’s Place
Henry Ward Beecher
Swedland
Prop
Isa
Farmers Exchange Store
HG Mandelkow
First National Bank
Sisseton, South Dakota
WM. Hart
J. H. Mead
Proprietors
St. Sisset.on
Ss. D
Burns & Wolfe
Paul, Babcock
United States
Sudset Land Ofice
Cultoy
Pioneer
Wilson Bros
Ine
Cadwell, Eddy
Veblen
Good Will
Agency
Labre
Froper
Nis Seton Marble Works
Geo. Adkins & Son
Knappen
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