Seven Contestants Vie For Kent Oratorical Prize
An audience fills two thirds of the chapel as seven young men compete for the Kent oratorical prize of 25 dollars and a chance to represent Wuron college at the intercollegiate event in Huron on May 20. Judges assess manuscripts and delivery with mixed rulings and debate over grading methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Wuron College
Huron
Arthur McMurray
Towns University
Ames
Hugh Robinson
Brookings
A. F. Benson
St. Paul
C. H. Bruce
D. D
C. ‘Hartranft
Aberdeen
W. ‘Clark
Redfield
Melum
Alfred Bredeson
Lutheran Church of Huron
John
Pyle
Hoyt H. Hudson
D. Eugene Hager
Republic
George W. Crossman
Confcience
Joe Carroll
Harold E. Andrews
Carl Weier
Scclar
America
H. Kent
Hoyt HW
Hudson
D. E. Hager
Mr. Hager
Intercollegiate Association
Westminster chimes grace Sam Appel store front in Huron
Bells mounted on the front of Sam Appel & Co. clothing store at Third and Dakota in Huron play the Westminster melody. The chimes mark time with quarter hour signals and full hour strikes, guiding locals and visitors to the correct time.
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Third and
Dakota Avenue
Westminster
West
Wminster
Cathedral
Revielle
Lurid Glow of Doom Fades as Cure Comes at Last
The little son of H M Adams of Henrietta Pa suffered five years with eczema affecting his skin and lungs as doctors doubted any remedy would help. His mother reports that seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured him completely. The tonic is praised for eruptions eczema salt rheum sores and rheumatism. Sold by Guay and by H Wheeler.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
H. Wheeler
Proposal to tax birth reports faces public backlash
A Britt, Ja Tribune letter condemns a proposed requirement for parents or doctors to report every birth with a 50 cent filing fee. The writer argues the plan shifts responsibility from doctors to parents, wastes funds, and mocks vital statistics efforts. The piece mocks the idea of reporting birth for revenue and urges dumping the measure entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan and
Bradstreet
Britt
Tribune
No Indigestion or Dyspepsia Diapepsin Ad
A promotional notice urges every family to keep Pape s Diapepsin for sudden indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims rapid digestion of food within minutes and relief from heartburn belching and nausea, with a 50 cent case available at pharmacists.
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Pape
State board of agriculture sets premium list and speed program
The state board of agriculture concluded its session on Wednesday after deciding the premium list and adopting the speed program. W Deane became superintendent of the sheep and swine department and Krueger was named superintendent of the machinery department. Plans call for remodeling the woman’s building into a poultry facility, with bids sought from an architect. Two stock barns will be built with amphitheatre seating to improve judging visibility.
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State Board of Agriculture
Dr Kings New Life Pill cures many ailments claims
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pill as a preventive remedy for digestive woes. It asserts the pill stimulates stomach and liver to prevent appendicitis and calms biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. Sold for a quarter at H Wheeler's.
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Dr. King
H. Wheeler’s
Farmers Warned To Obey Straw Burning Laws State Fire Marshal Craft
State Fire Marshal Craft and Insurance Commissioner Bas ford issue warnings to farmers about burning straw stacks. They stress fires can smolder for days before high winds spread flames, constituting a misdemeanor with fines or imprisonment. Neighbors’ property and safety at stake, with prosecutions already underway and civil damage actions possible.
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Basford
Craft
Farmer
F. A. Craft
Civic Week scheduled to beautify Spokane streets
Spokane mayor Bert More sets eight days from April 3 for Civic Week. Volunteers from 60,000 residents plus city clubs, park commission, and ward groups to clean streets and private grounds, plant thousands of trees, shrubs and vines. The initiative, begun in 1906, aims for a spotless city by April 11 with heavy participation from 12,500 schoolchildren after last year’s huge turnout.
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Spokane
Wash
C. Herbert More
City Beautiful Committee
City Park Commission
Aubrey Lee White
Appointments to South Dakota boards by Gov Vessey
Gov Vessey announced this afternoon the appointment of three new members to the state live stock sanitary board Frank M Stewart of Buffle Gap Frank R Cook of Belle Fourche and William Davis of Mt Vernon In addition he named W F Bancroft Watertown state game warden Walter R Vercoe Lead member of the state board of health Mary N Farr Pierre member of the state board of osteopathy J W Campbell Huron member of the state fair board Dr L G Hill Watertown W F Freyberg Mitchell and H E B McNulty Aberdeen as new members of the state board of medical examiners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Vessey
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Frank M. Stewart
Buffle Gap
Frank R. Cook
Belle Fourche
William Davis
Mt. Vernon
W. F. Bancroft
Watertown
Walter R. Vercoe
Lead
State Board of Health
Mary N. Farr
Pierre
State Board of Osteopathy
J. W. Campbell
Huron
State Fair Board
Dra. L. 1G. Hill
W. F. Freyberg
Mitchell
H. EB. McNult
Aberdeen
State Board of Medical Examiners
Many Amendments Proposed in Ongoing Legislative Session
A review details six constitutional amendments and a county local option law to be submitted via referendum. Proposals include tax changes, inheritance and income taxes, education funding, and state institution oversight. Also notes on equal suffrage and school district debt limits. C J Uecker of Canistota returns from visit with brother, the chief of police.
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Board of Agriculture
Rice’s Variety Store
Hl. J. Rice
Vessey
State Board
C.J. Uecker
Canistota
Tandy
Jettysburg
Yonktat
Laberdeen
Dak
Turon
Footweil
Omaha
Dtervidle
Sioux City
Rooowwa
Dako’ AS
North Western Line
Dakotas
Northwest
Forsberg & Hinman
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