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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
5
In a humorous tale Major Crofoot plans to form the Great American Steam Trousers Creaser, promising a tailor riches after a dollar deposit. The tailor learns the scheme is a sham as the promoter cites vast profits while the major exits, leaving the bill unpaid and the tailor in a bind.
A witty exchange unfolds as a man admits apathy toward women while a sister teases him about Molly's engagement to Captain Hawker. The pair discuss Molly’s impending marriage, a garrison life, and the man’s sudden plan to go south urged by a doctor. Detroit Free Press details the banter and implied romantic tensions.
A New York Sun piece notes the departure of a Fifth Avenue restaurant chief cook and the mass exit of his 20 plus kitchen staff. It explains that substitutes bring their own corps, and that in large kitchens the head cook wields total control and bears responsibility for all that happens under his direction.
A humorous exchange from a newspaper page shows Johnny misreading a marriage notice with a wedding march and floral bell as the cler gyman and floral imagery. His sister corrects him on contracting versus contradicting while a playful quip ends the vignette.
In a New York Weekly chatter, Blinks predicts cabmen will strike for shorter shifts while Minks, noting current hours rarely exceed forty minutes, questions the push as unlikely to alter routines.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that lambs are bulls in Wall Street zoology and the Philadelphia Record observes you cannot convince a man with dyspepsia that crime is not on the increase.
Cape Town appeals for strong reinforcements from England as the greater part of General Kitchener's force remains deployed to protect vital communications. The appeal underscores the need for relief and improved security for strategic lines.
Cape Town reports martial law proclaimed at Malmesbury and debate over wider use of force. British residents flee Dutch villages while reinforcements are urged as invaders advance. The Daily News notes 46,000 troops needed and pro Boer junta touring in disaffected areas. Leyds recruits abroad for Namaqualand with £50 upfront.
Secret Service Agent E. C. McAdams was arrested in Fort Morgan Alabama by C. W. King quartermaster and supervisor of the government works. Bribery is alleged. King is a volunteer officer who enlisted at Dubuque Iowa in 1898 and received appointment as captain and assistant quartermaster.
The funeral of Brigadier General J. M. Batchelder was held at Arlington with military honors. After services at All Souls church the body was escorted to the cemetery by a Fifth cavalry squadron and band from Fort Meyer.
A London Telegraph piece contrasts the Turkish mindset with territorial history noting the empire s discipline that binds a demoralized society, its fatalistic religion and the idea of leaving Constantinople for Asia while ruin marks Belgrade Sofia and Athens. A mortgage sale and sheriff sale notices follow detailing default, foreclosure, and property undertakings in Beadle County South Dakota with specific parcels and dates.
In Odysseus Turkes in Europe a Turkish humorist Khoja Nasreddin Effendi living in the fourteenth century is told. On three Fridays villagers force him to preach a sermon to the mosque though he lacks oratorical gifts. Each time he asks if they know what he will say and they answer accordingly. On the third Friday the gag backfires as the crowd tells those who know to explain to those who don’t. The Khoja then concludes some know and some don’t, and they abandon sermons.
Baker's displays a wide array of gift jewelry for all recipients including ladies gentlemen boys and girls. New cut glass arrivals add to the store’s plentiful assortment ensuring shoppers find suitable, highly approved presents.
Local terse notice lists Fred J Baker moving from Dakota Avenue to Third Street in Huron South Dakota with minimal routing details. No additional context or dates provided.
Estate notice for Francis A. Brown deceased. Executrix Sarah J. Brown directs creditors and claimants to file with Charles H. Ray in Pearl Creek township Beadle County South Dakota within four months after first publication. Dated January 4 1901. E H. Vance attorney. Jan 10-31
Attest shows Judge A. Wilkes of the County Courts and Clerk E. Reiley with seal dated December 27 to January 17.
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