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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
10
A compilation from Washington Times captures anecdotes by congressmen about post office troubles, mispronunciations, a leading cabinet official, Sojourner Truth, Booker T. Washington, judge Nuttrall and various rural and urban gaffes. The piece frames humor around political life and national figures with regional color.
Dr. Trentham recalls a past love as Eva Casillis arrives with news of his adopted son Dick’s engagement. The doctor learns Eva is the mother of Dick’s fiancée and that his former partner became a nurse, wife, and matron in Boston before returning to meet him again in later life.
A Galveston News report describes a long underground rock wall near Rockwall Texas, possible prehistoric fortification. Geologists attribute origins to a volcanic upheaval and note the stones differ from local rock. The wall lies underground in places, with fragments exposed in fields and wells reaching fifty feet.
The article contrasts opium cultivation under British India with opium debates, noting Bengal and Bahar as major fields and British control. It links opium interests to economic gain and public harm while urging caution against deforestation and urging forest management to preserve water supply and climate. It also cites New York Times observations on forestry and ends with a note on Protestant church giving averaging $12 per capita.
New York World details a beef trust spanning Armour and Co Swift and Co Hammond and Co and others operating from Chicago to New York. It notes rebates from railroads and control of cattle hog poultry and by products, with stores and butchers forced to buy trust products under pressure.
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