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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
4
Very new and scarce items in dress goods are shown now though Mills overstock may end them. Soie de Primtex a wide satin stripe willie silk warp clinging hang and slick. Calors Rose Pearl Black cream. Mirsellene dam weaving wall fabric white satin finish. Imported grades and many other cloths and silks in special patterns bought for price.
An English magazine recounts a London banquet where Earl Lytton mocked Wilson Barrett and his plays The Lights of London The Silver King Claudian and a Roman tragedy attributed to W G Wills prompting jeers from guests including George Sims and Henry Arthur Jones as Barrett’s works drew sharp ribbing.
Examines beliefs about cats as witches in Monferrato February months and black cat omens for sick people, plus Hungarian tales of cats turning witches by age seven to twelve. Includes French beliefs about wind carrying cat skin causing fatigue and double burden for horses. Notes opposing views in other countries and a Kilkenny cats variant in Fiedmont featuring wolves.
The piece notes how insects and other animals mimic danger signals to escape predators. It cites moth wings with tails, lizards shedding tails, crabs dropping claws, and lobsters seizing then shedding limbs as defense tricks. The observation frames mimicry as a survival strategy.
In the rectory garden near Woking England a large Blenheim orange apple tree has long been used to fund the Church of England missionary societies. The rector sells the fruit at top prices to the district gentry and farmers, raising a substantial sum over the years.
The article explains how African natives such as the Bakalulua burn banana leaves and grasses to create ashes, percolate water through a banana leaf funnel, and boil to yield a salt rich in chlorate of potash. It notes this was the sole salt source before traders and missionaries arrived.
A Born Gowler recalls a rural exchange about health and mortality as the measles spread nearby. The dialogue highlights gratitude for life amid inevitable death, reflective of early 20th century frontier humor.
A Baltimore Herald quip defines a thief of another’s funny stories as a second story man rather than a literary thief. The remark contrasts terms for intellectual misappropriation with a playful streetwise twist.
The Athletic Association of Dakota University profited from a Monday evening benefit at the opera house. Prof J L Lardner showcased oratory with nine selections including Aux Italiens and the Execution of Sydney Carton. Local talent Miss Myrtle Lee, Miss Goodykoontz, Miss Becker, Mrs Maude Silsby Nichols, Miss Florence Winsor, Mrs Emily Bras Grace and Virgil Boyles joined in. Tickets sales led by Daedalians at 75 dollars and Kappas at 114 dollars.
Grace Connor and Irma Walker, Mitchell residents, presented piano recitals in the University chapel as part of the instrumental division’s closing year custom. Both programs featured classical selections performed with faultless technique under Miss Lee's direction, with diplomas to be awarded at the June university commencement.
A reflective quote attributed to John Newton criticizing people who add to today’s load by postponing yesterday’s tasks and before needed, burdens tomorrow’s duties. The remark urges accepting each day's burden rather than piling up work.
The article notes an American rider achieving a mile in sixty seconds behind a railway train with temporary planks forming a track. It also reports a French rider reaching fifty miles in one hour using a motor pacing machine with a wind shield.
A newspaper item reports humorous misquotations and stray notes about a candidate for state superintendent of schools. The piece cites misprints and remarks from political columns and humor sections, illustrating a chaotic mix of quotes and jokes from different papers.
In quotes from the Chicago Record-Herald and Baltimore American, critics doubt cosmetic doctors who promise nose jobs and cosmetic fixes while praising a beauty industry. They contrast such claims with a raised social image of a tired husband well supported by a beauty professional and his four children.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes admirers praising George for his art memory. They note his talent in recalling pictures that accompany patent medicine ads and identifying where each belongs.
The Bank of England began operations on January 1695 at Grocers' Hall Poultry. In 1696 it stopped pay altogether for a time. In 1745 it had to pay claims in sixpences to stay afloat.
Annual statement for the year ending December 3 1902 for the Phoenix Assurance Co Limited London filed with South Dakota Insurance Department. It covers capital stock assets liabilities complete balance sheet figures, premiums, losses, risks and reinsurance, plus manager A Irving sworn attestation and official certification by H C Shober.
Damaged OCR fragment mentions names and places without coherent event. Readable bits include references to Mrs Frank, Miss Josep, Citys visiting theft, and Wednesday noon. No clear action or outcome available.
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