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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
12
Mitchell and surrounding area see residents in Sioux City and Pierre, visits to relatives, church activities, and civic plans. Local business, housing, and school Arbor Day efforts mix with upcoming entertainments, auctions, and a May pole dance.
A Washington DC company advertises Orrine as a genuine liquor habit cure with a money back guarantee. The two forms, No 1 tasteless and No 2 pill form, cost 1 per package and claim to strengthen nerves and curb cravings. Readers can request a free booklet by writing to the Orrine Company Inc. Washington DC.
City Auditor Markham is laid up with mumps at the home of his aunt Mrs. Jerome Wiltse. Also notes seek a farmhand with five years of experience and a Prosper township teacher bound for Aberdeen to teach a spring term. Prospectus ads offer inside resident lots at 365 and corner lots at 80 dollars until May 1. Gassem. S. Hacks installs a new street sprinkler praised for even distribution and partial shutoff. Hicks begins city contract to sprinkle side streets per voters. Diakota Wesleyan President Nicholson hosts State University President Droppers, visits campus and chapel. Droppers to retire at year end. Milw. trip planned, milk cow pasture to be ready by May 1 on north side of Omahia trunk. Q. EH. Cassei.
A Baltimore American humorous lecturer insults the audience claiming they are the most intelligent and honest assembly he has spoken before. He mocks their gullibility and finality, saying they treated his lecture as good or rotten, then thanks the crowd in a sardonic closing.
Odd collection of household advice and panicky phrases from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune fragment. It mentions giving a berry pie to a baby and strange tarpaulin related steps, then a note about removing ink stains from the parlor and burning the house. This reads as garbled historical text with no clear single event.
Miss Walker notes the challenge of composing bright copy while Sevibhier points to editors needing convincing of its brightness. The exchange captures newsroom color and the pressures of editorial perception.
In a clipped exchange from a Philadelphia Press item, Mrs. Pepprey jokes that the best thing going is a man who has stayed too long while Staylate toys with old conundrums. A theater manager comically complains of artists as a walking lady demands a carriage.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes a tense exchange as a hunter fires at a person who says they leaped away just yards but was struck. The remark underscores a claim of near escape and an ensuing injury.
The St. John News notes several ancient Canadian castles led by Chateau de Rameyout Montrealt Vhe haute built in 1705 by Gertende de Taunesay, a governor and knight. The site, now owned by the Antiquarian Society, serves as a museum with relics of the old regime for visitors to the former capital of New France. A classroom moment about kittens ends with a child asking if fur or feathers grow on a kitten.
A New York banker recounts a tale of two Irishmen debating whether any U S state lacks an Irish name. Pat argues the country is overrun by the Irish, while Mike cites O Regan as a counterexample. Endicott and Adams claim Mayflower and Eden origins in a humorous exchange.
The piece recalls Disraeli defending Gladstone in 1868 69 praising him while resisting populist pressure. It mentions a portrait request refused then accepted and notes Disraeli’s magnanimity toward Gladstone. A South African plant misidentified as a pebble is described along with stone like flora from the region.
In Brooklyn Life the speaker remarks that in Japan the mikado is known as the Son of Heaven while noting Russia might call him something else. The exchange hints at differing imperial titles across cultures. The line implies curiosity about how rulers are addressed in other nations.
A witty remark from Tom Watson's Magazine notes that many statutes can be evaded, praising Crawford as a capable lawyer amid critical humor.
St Bernard Commandery of Mitchell will hold Easter Services next Sunday at 3 pm in Masonite hall. Dr Nicholson will give an address titled The Resurrection. All Masons and families are invited. W E Tipton BH Co
The dialogue features a bookkeeper and stenographer discussing ideals of a true gentleman and a perfect lady, praising inner character, generosity, bravery, and respect for others, while a sharp retort questions the notion of scandal and propriety. A separate commentary contrasts Japanese and American generals, arguing Japan’s long civilizational order versus America’s frontier past.
The April 20 social at Bethel church in Plano drew a large crowd with about $6 cleared. Rowley of Mitchell brought a four horse team and a load of attendees from Mitchell, mostly young married people who once lived at Bethel. They were warmly welcomed by local friends, while C F Brown served as juryman in court that week. Miss Stelen Manley visited her sister in district No. 2 Monday night.
A humorous dialogue shows Miss Riche confessing she lost her heart to Mr Poore while Mr Riche teases that she may have lost her head instead. The playful exchange suggests a light social scene.
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