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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
7
A noisy scene in Clark County centers on satirus Mitchell Capital as a congressional hopeful. The piece notes multiple candidates appearing and suggests the convention may not yield a clear winner, reflecting a crowded field and uncertain path to the nomination.
An unclear fragment hints at civic duty and national vigilance. The passage mentions citizens moving, stepping forward, and a sense of firm resolve. Names, dates, places, and concrete actions are unreadable or missing.
Fragmentary notes describe Watertown's ongoing political maneuvering as 20th century officials consider candidates for superintendent and governor. The text references H. Parker, state roles, and local electoral tension.
The Rev T sings Arms reports charitable allocations by denomination for 1896 and 1897. Figures show gifts totaling about 3.4 million in 1896 rising to 14.25 million in 1897, with major shares for church and missionary work. Denominational breakdown includes Episcopal, Congregational, Baptist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, and others along with education and missionary allocations.
London Society describes the Thai performers in Bangkok where young dancing girls aged 5 to 20 train in the royal gymnasium. They balance cups on their heads while kneeling and bowing, then execute rapid circular moves with precise neck and body control. The straw pickup with eyelids is taught to the youngest girls to increase flexibility.
Elderly residents recall an old minister Mr Williams at a county ministers dinner in Little New Hampshire. After a hot pudding mouthful he secretly set aside the portion to light his pipe later, prompting a friend to exclaim about the leftover. The tale preserves village wit from sixty years ago.
A lighthearted note contrasts a magazine feature on medieval meals with a Pick-Me-Up joke about nineteenth century poverty and domestic life. It cites wit from Three-French, German, and the language they use with the baby.
Narrator recalls Lake Marsh camp life during the Klondike trek. Mosquitoes overwhelmed tents despite precautions, prompting use of pennyroyal remedy. others distrusted its odor. Moose and caribou seek hilltops to escape pests as crews move along Marsh Lake to Lewin River, noting navigable waters and sand banks with Martins nests and eroding riverbanks.
Omaha inventor E G Solomon patents a night racing lighting system to illuminate tracks for visibility while keeping lights out of spectators’ sight. Poles in turn centers elevate to fifty feet with white ground walls and stretch lights aimed to avoid glare, producing daylight-like illumination and reducing horse shadows on trotting and running races.
The article discusses the Siam king's remark about burying favorite dogs with their masters, noting the greyhound as a knightly symbol of fidelity on knightly tombs. It cites Col Hamilton Smith on hound imagery and explains the broader use of the dog image on monuments for both men and women as emblems of fidelity and faith.
A concise comparison notes the Morocco bound encyclopedia weighs less than a sturdy, well filled pocket book. It highlights the lighter heft and practical portability of the bound volume.
Two young club members in Philadelphia wagered on mustache popularity. Seven without mustaches would pass the windows before three with mustaches did. A crowd watched as women and men, with and without facial hair, moved by to test the claim, with the referee tallying observations.
A discussion condemns worldly entertainment in churches and warns that some modern religious venues treat social events as central, sidelining belief. It argues Sunday lectures on science or current topics erode traditional moorings and urges awareness of drift from faith foundations.
Mrs. Dora Gordon Brann of Ladoga Indiana plans a public demonstration before a jury to prove her claimed speed at picking chickens in the case against Max Goodman. The trial ended in a jury disagreement over whether she could have handled 6000 fowls in the stated time.
An amendment scene features a wife asking about bazaar takings and a husband naming Adam Freeman, suggesting a private tally or a hidden figure behind the event. The dialogue hints at local social hustle and accountability.
The article discusses the debated role of torpedoes and ram ships in naval power. It compares French and British trends, noting fears of friendly fire, slower torpedoes, and design challenges with submerged tubes. It examines accuracy, range, and the evolving view that new weapons might be dangerous to own crews as well as foes.
The article notes women in Scotland opening college doors and adopting Scottish dress themes. Tartans, Caledonian shawls, and historical plaids become common in uniforms and street wear, praised for evoking highland romance and pride.
Miss Florence Marryat spoke in St James Hall urging phrenology and physiognomy as school extras to prevent marriage errors. She warned most couples find marriage a failure worse than penal servitude, blaming brief courtship and dull honeymoons for diverging tastes and talk. Men applauded, women expressed disapproval.
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows a man in a parlor crying out I am on the rack while the old gentleman with a gallery seat on the stairway retorts about his hat. The terse dialogue creates a tense, surreal domestic moment.
Two brief lines contrast a Boston woman and a New York man discussing financial accounting. The exchange questions a father's cashiering accuracy and whether his computations were abbreviated. The fragmentary text offers little context or consequence.
A cautious shopkeeper near a pretentious district boasts of his gold leaf sign for a gents furnishing store. A prim-looking woman objects to the wording and requests tableaux vivants outfits, prompting the proprietor to joke about hiring another sign painter and a teacher to fix the sign.
The article surveys historic cannibal practices among Caribs including Peter Martyr's note of 5000 men taken on Sancti Johannis. It notes decline with Spanish rule, Arrowauks and European contact, and occasional resurgences such as predatory raids on St. Croix Dominica, and a monk's death after a clash with Caribs.
Articles discuss various electric scams from magnetic remedies to faulty claims of electric shocks. A Dublin incident shows a man feigning injury after a streetlight incident, with engineers finding no evidence of an electric cause and deeming it a money making attempt.
A six foot long model of the battleship Maine stands before Secretary Long’s office in the navy department. The perfect likeness shows the ship as commissioned with the miniature flag shown at half mast in the display.
A Jackson County grand jury returns the opening 395 word indictment against J. Lamartine Hudspeth for feloniously shooting Josiah W. Kessner with a double barrel shotgun on May 14 1897 in Missouri. It alleges deliberate premeditation and resulting mortal wounds that led to Kessner's death on May 17 1897.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls Billy the lawyer who tailed accounts, bragging he kept half of every note he collected, while the inland town’s pioneer businessman listened, realizing Billy’s clever earnings came from his own half of the deals.
A humorous note on the Missouri River leaking water, shocking engineers as measured flow drops downstream while artesian wells in Dakota pump unexpected groundwater. The piece marvels at irrigation via subterranean streams and questions the river’s wandering under the ground.
Lottie and a younger child ponder why babies are born at night in Harlem Life. The discussion hints at mothers and home as central themes in this brief observational piece.
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