Weekly Citizen Recount of Bon Homme County Events
The Citizen-Republican prints a weekly summary from Bon Homme County including Miss Wallace hosting her Vermillion sister, court activity in Tyndall with Attorneys Wicks and Meighen, and Scotland gaining night and Sunday telephone service. It notes a Thanksgiving dinner at A E Parmenter, a reward for a mitten and Angora hood, George Stahl’s wife in a private sanitarium, and local weather hampering M W A meetings. Grant travels to Huron, William McLellan’s pneumonia, and visits by Mas and Mrs Dollard to Marion Junction to see J P Serr’s family.
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George Stahl
Thanksgiving social and local notices mix in Scotland area
Miss Marian Munn visits from Ranning Water for Thanksgiving. W. R. O. hosts social and supper in Odd Fellows lodge. Local sale ads note Chester Whiteboard stock and nearby half mile north of Scotland. Court convened in Tyndall with jurors named. Ads promote digestion tablets, Dr. Shoop cough cure, and epilepsy cure claims. Marriages near Scotland and hospital transfer updates appear alongside drugstore notices.
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Chester Whiteboard
Scotland
J.m.desurex & Sons
Misfortune in Rapid City sewer leads to injuries
Word from Rapid City reports Rev H R Upton fell into a newly dug city sewer ditch while crossing in the dark, suffering a broken rib and bruises. The note reflects frontier perils for late hours and urban hazards.
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Rapid City
H. R. Upton
Upton
Thunder Sours Milk Quick With Hidden Electric Spark
A reader describes a curious method where milk sours rapidly when exposed to a thunder like electric influence. The text links electricity to accelerated fermentation, claiming alcohol and tea alter the energy of milk bacteria, turning a day’s souring into hours.
Western Wonder Hill at Bowie Duels Doubled Weight Tale
W. L. Hill, once 90 pounds and near death from consumption, claims a dramatic recovery after using Dr. King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. He says after 12 bottles he doubled his weight and was cured. Guaranteed free trial bottle offer implied.
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Bowie
W. L. Hill
Dr. King
R. W. Russell Dyuggist
Turner Portrait Trusts Dealers To Identify Signed Works
A Chambers Journal excerpt recounts a London dealer’s reluctance to confirm a Turner painting. A woman believed her portrait a Turner. five dealers refused to buy. Later a family document proved it Turner’s special commission, selling for £2,250. The piece notes many dealers fear Turner forgeries and rarely display his works in galleries.
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London
Turner
Chambers’ Journal
Odd Alphabet Rules Baffle Young Learners in 19th Century Text
A playful critique by Mary Bronson Hartt in Woman's Home Companion laments chaotic English spelling. The piece notes tangled letter sounds and myriad writing rules, urging gentle instruction for children as they learn to master gn, kn, er syllables and ong sound variations.
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Mary Bronson Hartt
Nelson Letter Becomes Old World Defense Tale
A Manchester ws maker's shop exhibits a Nelson letter recounting past naval struggles. The missive pleads for rope and blocks to defend Britain, evoking Armada and Nelson days. The piece cites a London Chronicle reflection on royal care and national heroism.
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Manchester
Nelson
Horatio Nelson
London
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Meighen
Tyndall
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Parmenter
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