Town Notices and Personal Happenings from Turon
Turon column reports Asrl Hirsch of Tripp in town with Becker Bros Co for cider. Local visits include Miss McCarren from St Joseph hospital, Mrs D D Gano care, and a nurse employed. Christmas items and theater plans announced. emergency news from Turon rail delays and a sane rector in Iowa.
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Asrl Hirsch
Tripp
Toredar
J. N. Juul
Geo. Newel
North of Olivet
McCarren
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
D. D. Gano
Becker Bros Co
M. Brown
Springfield
Mitchell
Public School Notes Highlight November Attendance and Events
November saw 142 pupils neither absent nor tardy. Stella Warner progresses, Elmer Stevenson sidelined with chicken pox. New pupils Jacob Niedan and Edgar Hirsch join, Miss Jasmann visits Parker, court in session at Tyndall. A Hisenmann birth report from Underwood, N. D. High School girls host a supper in Odd Fellows hall to raise funds for a piano.
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Elmer Stevenson
Jos. Stevenson
Jacob Niedan
Delmont
Edgar Hirsch
Odd Fellows
Card of Thanks for Sympathy After Mother's Death
We express our gratitude for the assistance and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our beloved mother. Chas Lowl, David Lowl, Josephine Nellis, Clara Moors, Hattie Smith.
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Chas Lowl
David Lowl
Josephine Nellis
Clara Moors
Hattie Smith
Quick Lie and Presence of Mind Save Actor on Bridge
An eminent actor, crossing a misty night bridge, avoided theft by promptly noting a stranger’s question. He claimed a gentleman who passed moments earlier stole his watch, using wit to defuse the moment and keep the timepiece secure.
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Geo. L. Dick
Gail Hamilton
New York
R. W. Russell Drog Oo
Chas. O. Mowen
R. R
Root and Winchell
Miller
Gov'nor
Edith and Mr Sissingham wed after all
Mrs Puley notes Edith and Mr Sissingham were married despite past claims of a platonic attachment. Mrs Kolkremes recalls the change and remarks the prior sense of restraint may be gone.
Exercise Walking Preferred by Many Over Riding
A Milwaukee Sentinel note says exercise, especially walking, is better than riding in an automobile though many people do not seek such exercise.
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Milwaukee
Enduring Question: Women and Society across Time
A quoted exchange puzzles over the persistent “woman question” asking if its end is ever possible. The speakers suggest ongoing scrutiny, satire in disguise, and a call to personal integrity despite social pressure.
Scotland Market Report Wheat and Corn Prices
Market notes show wheat trends in Scotland alongside barley and old corn. Price movements are summarized with emphasis on grain types and regional supply signals.
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Scotland
Governor’s wit notes prison sermon contrast
A traveler recalls a Sunday prison service in Illinois where 193 inmates attend chapel twice weekly while 12 abstain. The governor comments that in Illinois many respectable people do not go to prison. A second item describes Brown and Jones joking about a deaf wife named Mrs Robinson and her husband’s many fines.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Brown
Jones
Robinson
Settlement Work and the Curious Past
A Houston Post excerpt reflects on a man nicknamed Tule e and his switch to settlement work after escaping prior debt. The brief dialogue hints at lingering public interest in his reform and community service.
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Houston Post
His Night Work
A fragmented verse piece with odd dialogue about roles in a shop run by a baby boss and a mother supervisor. The speaker, a man calling himself a floor walker, reflects on duties in a surreal, humorous exchange.
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Grearilly
Fioor Walker
Jewelry Galore at the Arst Dance Confusion
An OCR fragment mentions Mrs Hoyle covered with jewels and Mrs Doyle at a dance. It hints at difficulty distinguishing if she belongs to the mineral or animal kingdom and uses archaic phrasing. The item suggests a social scene with jewelry highlights and inconclusive descriptions.
Franklin quote on care and knowledge
Want of care does more damage than want of knowledge attributed to Franklin. This note presents a concise aphorism reflecting the value of attentiveness over mere understanding.
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Franklin
Significance of Numbers in the Telegraphers Code
A veteran telegraph operator explains coded meanings of numbers in the telegraphers code. He cites 80 for good night or end of story and 31 for signals to repeat train signals while noting other codes like 19 for unsigned orders and 25 for busy. Newspaper writers also use 73 for best regards.
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New York Herald
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A. Anderson
Hilliard Wight
Opera House
GEO. L. Dick & Gail Hamilton
Becker Broz Co
R. W. Rauesell Drug Co
Emil Magatadt
Emanuel Berreth
Montana
Mott
North Dakota
Postal and Treiber’s
Treiber’s
Ray Brown
Katie Church
Rapid City
Fawkes
Oklahoma
Barker
Battle Creek
Mich
Chas, Lowl
California
Harvard
Neb
Texas
Weber
Beckers
Oming
Turon
Black Hills
Huron
Waterloo
Iowa
Nelson Williams
Episcopal Church
Waverly
Bishop Williams
Omaha
Public School Notes
Stella Warner
Tyndall
Underwood, N. D
Otto Hisenmann
Broadbursy
Eel
Felton's Clothing Store
J.B. Gano
Prop
Mgr
Baskin Hotel
Frank Riley
Chicago Record-Herald
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