Miss Amelia Resner Visits Parkston This Week
The weekly paper notes Amelia Resner traveled to Parkston. County commissioners meet in session at Tyndall. Local births, illnesses, and household incidents appear, including a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Clough and several minor injuries. Bank president touts a prosperous year. various residents travel or relocate, with multiple small events and local notices.
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Tyndall
Harry Clough
Presbyterian Church
Five Trees Grow From Grave In Hertfordshire Mystery
In Tewin Hertfordshire five large trees sprouted from a single grave after the burial of Lady Anne Grimestone who allegedly doubted God's existence. On the tomb slab her age and kinship are recorded. Local tale holds that on her deathbed she vowed five trees would emerge if God existed, and the shoots appeared, breaking the tomb masonry.
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Tewin
Hertfordshire
England
Anne Grimestone
Samuel Grimestone, Bart
Gohambury
Earl of Thanet
Grimestone
New York Tribune
Animal Peculiarities and Animal Help Behaviors
A reader note surveys animal sympathy and cruelty across species. It cites herd buffaloes and elephants defending wounded members, monkeys attacking the helpless, wolves sacrificing the weak, otters guarding a trapped kin all night, sparrows lamenting a fallen bird, and a robin trapped by a pie’s attempt to aid another through a fence hole.
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London Spectator
Chinese Music Instruments and Ceremony Details
The article lists eight Chinese ritual instruments the bell flute drum stone fife plume shield ax. Each ceremony features two instruments of each kind never an odd number. It notes decorations for the last three items and uses a dialogue about a post of Eight watchman.
Poor Holland Child Learns Geography Joke
A fragmented cartoonish dialogue sketches a governess quizzing a child about Holland. The boy Life, a friend, and a proud mother discuss geography with gentle humor and family tone.
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Holland
The Boomerang and Its Inventors
The Loudon Spectator discusses the boomerang as a puzzle and notes its design features. It suggests the weapon arose from practical empirical use rather than a cultured origin and doubting claims of older civilizations. The piece questions creators' sophistication and hints at a humble background for its inventors.
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Loudon Spectator
Sandy's Criticism On the Violoncello
A young Scotchman studies cello in London and returns home to share his music with friends. After a few tunes, his grandfather remarks the instrument has no smell, a humorous quip captured by the Liverpool Mercury.
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Sandy
London
Liverpool Mercury
Reade’s Eccentric English and the Simpleton
A Gentleman's Magazine note surveys Reade’s odd phrasing in A Simpleton and Christie Johnstone. It highlights his humorous coinages for temper, wines, and manners of speech including a debate over a phrase in his Old Testament series.
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Reade
Newagen
Christie Johnstone
Readla
John Coleman
Leman
Gentleman's Magazine
Bass Jumping Behavior Linked to Spring Activity
Philadelphia North American reports bass leap ing behavior tied to testing against fishermen. Experts note springtime spikes with long jumps, somersaults, and side steps. One observer recalls a bass dragging a willow branch as if hooked, looping and swimming backward to shake it off.
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Philadelphia
Fire destroys two buildings in Huron after night blaze
An eighty thousand dollar fire at Huron last Saturday night destroyed the John H. King and the C. R. Huntley buildings at the corner of 2nd Street and Dakota Ave. The loss was about half covered by insurance. Also notes a local remedy advertisement by Bucklen's Arnica Salve and a brief item: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Abbott rushed to Sioux City for their daughter Grace Steele's pneumonia.
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Huron
John H. King
C. R. Huntley
2Nd Street
Dakota Ave
Tyndall Tribune
Wm. Abbott
Sioux City
Grace Steele
Twelve Western and Historical Cards for 25 Cents Offer
Advertisement for new post cards featuring scenes such as Indians Hunting Buffalo, Bull Train in Bad Lands, New Ulm Massacre, War Dance, Medicine Dance, Gold Prospecting and more. Sent upon receipt of 25 cents plus stamps or silver. Agents wanted at every post office. Fred A. Mix & Co. Dept 215 107 S 15th St Omaha Neb.
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New Ulm
Fred A. Mix & Co
15Th St
Omaha
Neb
Summons in the Bogert Estate Case
Summons issued against G G Bogert Lotta Jean Bo wett minor and James F Bro die guardian and unknown heirs devisees legatees executor or administrator of T O Bogert deceased and creditors of I O Bogert deceased and all unknown persons with estate or encumbrance claims upon the described premises in the complaint.
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G-G. Bogert
Lotta Jean Bowett
James F. Brodie
Devizees
T. O. Bogert
Bogert
South Dakota
St Tyndall
Bon Homme County
Otland
Armour
P. Wanzer
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Peter Bender
George Bender
Henry Bender
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Katherine Bender
Emma Bender
Ruth Bender
Bon Homme
F.D. W1oks
First Judicial Circuit
Paul Landmann
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