Town visits and travels noted by residents in town
Moyers of Menno was in town and Sabathe and wife went to Gig Friday. W. Wheeler went to Sioux Falls to attend a meeting of the telephone operators. Bayne and Dr. Landmann Barrsid Toesiay looked at bargains offered. David Chernus trip to Sioux City. Wm. Fairman returned from Lyman county trip. Mrs. Chas. Parr of Kaylor in town Friday. Miss Farraro returned home. Mrs. A. F. Miller returned from Pierre after W R C convention. Mies Katherine Wittmayer went to Washington Springs to visit C F Wittmayer. Edward Fowkes and mother arrived from Pickere Neb. to visit friends and Mies Sarah Begcher and S. Beersher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyers of
Menno
Sabathe
Wife
W. Wheeler
Sioux Falls
Ihie Telephone
É Bayne
Landmann Barrsid Toesiay
Edward Fowkes
Pickere
Neb
Ahele Statlend
Mia
Fowkes
Brother
Siater
S. &Beesher
Mies
Sarah Begcher
W Chamberlain Dies. Longtime Scotland Resident Remembered
W Chamberlain died Thursday June 5 after a long illness. Born January 6 1884 in Belfast NY he served Methodist missions across Iowa and South Dakota and was a longtime justice of the peace. He and his widow Sarah lived in Scotland where he ran a buggy and harness business. He is survived by wife Sarah, son Archie of Winterset Iowa two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were held June 8 at the Scotland Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitte Clinton Chamberlain
Belfast
Alleghany County
N. Y
Misa Sarah Upwood
Emmetsburg
Dakota Mission
Dakota Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lodi
Albion
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Vermillion
Canton
Parker
Scotland
Methodist Church
C. W. Langdon
Chas. E. Wilcox
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mr. Chamberlain
Bis
Sarah Chamberlain
Archie
Winterset
Concerts Shine as Million Dollar Band Visits Scotland
Scotland enjoyed four concerts last week featuring the Million Dollar Band led by Harald Bachmann with cornetist Robert Bruce and a wartime appeal. The 147th Field Artillery Band under Prof. Ireland performed despite rain, offering war era favorites and band standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Donley House
Lrge
Robert Bruce
Harald Bachmann
147Th Field Artillery
Prof
Ireland
Madison
Cobb
Ihe
Methodist Church Notes and Local News Items
The community notices list church services at the Methodist Episcopal Church with morning services at 10:30 and evening at 8:30, Sunday School at 11:30, and midweek prayer meeting. Rev C W Langdon is pastor and Rev Wm R Scott will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday. Public notices cover local visits, sales, and town events, including a school election, overseas returnees, a road crew wage dispute, and a Parker celebration for old Co D veterans mobilized at Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. W. Langdon
Wm. R. Scott
Presbyterian Church
No Need to Be Alarmed at Market Encounter
A shopper named James brought a bulldog to a store and caused alarm as the dog appeared fierce. Store staff moved away while James reassured observers that the animal was harmless despite the tense moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Irchangs
Drops Grow Larger as Dropper Tilts to Side
A London doctor reports measuring a medicine dropper's output at various angles. Vertical drops yield 100 per transfer, while 60, 20, 10 degrees and horizontal yield 62, 68, 60, and 48 drops respectively. Tilting increases drop size. a 50 degree tilt makes a drop a quarter larger, risking overdoses when prescribing powerful medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rk. 2
Garrow
London
Lancet
FALLS ONLY TO RISE Perpetual motion style water aniline demonstration
A simple experiment uses a six by four inch beaker filled with water and a small amount of aniline. Heating to 170 to 175 degrees F causes the aniline to rise and form a mass on the surface, then detach into a drop that falls and slowly rises again, repeating while the temperature remains high.
The Five Kings and Confucianism in Chinese Tradition
The Five Kings is described as the sacred book underpinning Chinese religion and many Orientals beliefs. Confucianism is presented as a system built on ancient traditions with no positive revelation and limited dogma. Its worship centers on offerings to the dead and expands duty into daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Philippine Fruits Durian And Mangosteen Enter European Notice
Two Philippine fruits astonish Europe and America the durian on a lofty elm like tree with a shiny shell and custard cheese flavored pulp dubbed vegetable Marburger by American soldiers. The mangosteen’s exquisitely flavored squid inside cannot yet be preserved for shipping abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Europe
America
Not the Right Brand
The Rev. Mr. Smallfee appeals to the congregation for funds, lamenting eight months of arrears in his stipend and pressure from creditors. He notes his work is largely for love, which he calls tender but not legal tender.
Going to Extremes in Gotham and the West
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quotes a conversation between Gotham and his western cousin about how high costs and strong winds make it nearly impossible to keep a house going. The exchange highlights regional economic and weather challenges affecting homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Flag of the Chinese Republic and its five stripes
The flag of the Chinese Republic features five equal horizontal stripes red yellow blue white and black. The red stripe at the top represents China proper, the yellow Manchuria, the blue for Mongolian, the white for Tibet and the black for Turkestan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinese Republic
China
Manchuria
Mongolian
Tibet
Turkestan
Sign of age sparks marriage memory quip
A light remark circulates about Ele aging as she boasts of her youthful marriage. The Detroit Press notes the exchange as a casual, humorous aside reflecting local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Press
Aion
Retrospect That Is Vain
A Kansas City Star essay humorously imagines a centrifuge marriage device that would separate a man’s wife’s kin into two groups. The speaker laments lost possibilities and jokes his era lacks such invention, noting his lifetime of mourning and kinship woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Uses for Lignite Investigated by Bureau of Mines
The bureau of mines will study the commercial and economical value of lignites and their uses in fuel oil gasoline substitutes ammonia tar solid fuel and gas for power. A $100 000 appropriation was approved. The report notes Texas holds about 23 000 000 000 tons of lignite on government land and areas with coal. Representative Wingo urged development of lignite in Texas to reduce the state fuel bill by about 15 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Mines
Senate
House of Representatives
Texas
Wingo
Arkansas
House
Texans
Houston Post
Alaska platinum beds found in Susitana and Yentna valleys
Dr. Herschel C. Parker of Columbia University reports discovering extensive platinum ore in Alaska's Susitana and Yentna valleys during last summer's expedition. He plans tests and a future ore plant, noting the ore is low grade but abundant and could become a valuable world supply with large scale, economical processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel C. Parker
Columbia University
Alaska
Susitana
Yentna
Cook Inlet
States
Doctor Parker
Mystery Port Revealed near Sandwich England
Mystery port on the east coast of England named Richborough near Sandwich is unveiled as a wartime hub. A town over two thousand acres has grown at the river mouth of Stour, sending one and a quarter tons of stores to the western front. The ancient Cinque Port of Sandwich gains a revived strategic role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystery Port
England
Richborough
Sandwich
Stour
Queen
Sko
Sniper War Body Unearths Memory Of Armistice Edge
Private Lewis recalls resting in a corner of a ruined building near No Man's Land after the armistice paused fighting. He mentions previously firing at a sniper from that same hole and reflects on the odd sense of safety now. The exchange captures a quiet wartime moment amid earlier danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
No Man's Land
Roy Lite Insurances
Mile of Cents Fundraiser Aids Salvation Army
Mile of cents raised by the Office force of Thomas P. Rush, port of New York surveyor, for Salvation Army holiday relief. The goal was a mile of cents about $820, but the final collection reached about $1,500, far surpassing the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Rush
Port of
New York
Salvation Army
Surveyors’ Customs Welfare Association
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DEVOE
Sunshine Pharmacy
South Dakota
Seneca
Jewelry
Southern State Normal School
Ias
Registrar State Normal School
Springfield, South Dakota
Hutchinon
Pierre Tuseday
Dion
Erterprive
Field Avery Band
Mentals Ofice
David Chernus
Sioux City
Wm. Fairman
Lyman County
Chas. Parr of
Kaylor
M. A. Mason
Katherine Wittmayer
Waeasington Springs
C.F. Wittmayer
W. Chamberlain
Archie Chamberlain
Atty
W. L. Redden
Tyndall
Yankton
Mr. Engman
Max Engman
Wakonda
F. F. Waring
Old Flick Farm
Mary Thomas
M. A. Thomas
Cr. F. F. Varing
Bulding
Avon
Flick Farm
Laura Holt
August Hermann
J. R. Wilson
Masonic Lodge of
W. H. Miller
Eastern Star
Grand Lodge
August Gall
Roy Meyers
John Orth
Frank Pilar
J. L. Lockhart
Pierre
Hughes
Sully
Edward P. Treick
Rev
Treick
Minneapolia
France
Albert Bertleson
Draper
Bertleson
Robert Gunn
California
Mr. Heckman
Decker
Pennsylvania
Taklng
Miss Heckman
Thos. Jones
Co. D
Federal Bureau of Mines
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