Interesting Lecture On The Play's Ideal By Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson delivered a noted lecture in the college auditorium titled The Player's Ideal. He argued the theatre blends labor and beauty, urges a fuller view of life through drama, and warned against money driven distortions of art. The piece praised his artistic vitality and warned civilization to seek genuine imagination over mere spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robertson
Owas
Thespis
Greece
Robertson
Man Killed on Iowa Rail Line Near Bancroft
Henry Wantman of Watseka Illinois arrived in Bancroft on the Great Northern inquired at a local home and was later found dead on the C and N W tracks two miles west of Iroquois after being struck by an eastbound train. Coroner Tolzmis was notified and investigators proceeded at once. The engine crew detected nothing at the scene and farmers recalled the man acting oddly earlier in the day.
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Gage Cherk
Bancroft
Huron
Walsh Undertaking
Dan Falkner
Wahrman
Watseka
Henry Wantman
Watseka, II
Great Northern
William Rushh
Iroquois
Wengineer
Tom Thompson
Tolzmis
Iroquoi
Seroner
John Murphy
Rural Route Postmasters Ordered to Relocate Mail Boxes
Postmasters statewide must relocate rural mail boxes to conform to a 60 location plan and ensure easy access for carriers. Drivers should report obstructed boxes, dangerous approaches, or tracks, with boxes secured on sturdy posts off wheel paths. Roads in poor condition require postmaster coordination with locals to improve routes and expedite service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone Ban
Commercial Club Holds Regular Meeting With New Members
The Commercial Club met on Thursday evening with about one hundred attendees. New members included the mayor and most aldermen. Discussions covered inviting the South Dakota traveling men’s association to hold its 1910 convention here, plus plans to host fair visitors. Coler Campbell and M. L. Tobin were named to a committee to address visitor entertainment, with the president and secretary joining. A smoker followed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
South Dakota Traveling Men's Association
Yankton
Coler Campbell
M. L. Tobin
Reminiscence on Longevity and Electric Bitters Claim
A1890s style blurb touts extreme lifespans and youthful living, citing Wm Parr England and Jomes Wright of Spurlock Kentucky. It promotes Electric Bitters as life changing after kidney trouble, claiming six bottles restore youth, with a 50 cent price at H Wheeler’s.
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Wm. Parr
England
Jomes Wright
Spurlock
H. “Wheeler'a
Exhibition Athletics At Athletic Park Scores And Relays
A notable exhibition at Athletic Park featured college and high school teams in Thursday events. College won 74 to 64, with marks including Freeman Freeded, Markey, Dickey, Meigs, Knox, and Hager in running and field events. Relay squads led by Knox, Markey, Walker, and Freed posted 1 minute 40.45 seconds. A second match saw Huron high school beat De Smet 6 to 3 amid cold weather, with strong play and cheering fans.
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Athletic Park
Huron High School
de Smet Boys
Huron Boys
Huron
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Dkota
Agricultural College
Brookings
State Agricultural College
South Dakota
Henry Wahtman
Model Steam Laundry
Asberg & Hinma
Ederheimer Stein Clothes
C. F. Koepp
U.C. T
C.H
Freed Rowley
Markey
Dickey
Meigs
Rowley
Knox
Davis Knox
Young
Hager
Din. Blake
Freed
Olmstead Walker
Melum
Knox Hager
Baker
Ste
van Voorhis
Blake
Cotton
Roberts
Walker
VanVonrhis
Martin
Drew
Davis
Ai Baker
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Windherst & Company
Leoben
Victor and Edison
Sands Peerless Beer
John Gund Brewing CO
Y. D. Miller
Dakota Avenue
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