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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1907
Page
12
In Town and Country notes real estate crests around Wolsey with visits from Woot. Wiekeliaupgh, secretary of the Dakota Central Telephone Co, is there from Aberdeen. The father of Lonnie Landram came from Missouri to attend his son's forgery case.
A charming tale recounts Johann Strauss composing The Blue Danube after a stranded idea struck in Schonau. Frau Strauss supplied a linen cuff which became the manuscript surface enabling the final bars to be completed.
The Scrap Book explains that the phrase before the bar stems from the railing in courts where parties and counsel stood. After completing terms at the inns of court and a passing exam, a lawyer could appear before the bar on behalf of a client, hence admitted to the bar. The word barrister reflects this technical meaning.
In the Somerville Journal a dialogue questions the term elegantly gowned for women at a ball. The editor notes it as a strong choice while the reporter quips that dressed is weaker.
A damaged text fragment hints at Providence rules guiding value or favor. The readable bits suggest a moral or practical admonition about how higher advice shapes rewards or status.
A historical note recalls Valerian emperor of Rome captured by Sapor of Persia and killed in 269. His skin was skinned and stuffed, then hung in the Persian capital temple. It served as a diplomatic tool to cue humility in Roman envoys during tense talks.
In a Chicago News clipping a young wife reports asking her husband for $50 for a new gown. He replies that business is bad and he cannot help, while she notes he had previously shared confidential matters of his business with her.
Parisians continue to heat offices and homes largely with wood and bakers use little coal. Timber forests supply fuel while coal remains scarce and poor in quality. Conservatism and the glow of the hearth keep wood as the preferred fuel in Paris.
For 90 days readers can subscribe to The Capital with The Weekly Inter-U Ocean and The Farmers Tribune at reduced prices. The Semi-Weekly Sioux City Journal offers sample copies on request. Rates are $1.35 or $1.25 depending on the chosen combination.
August Hermann leads a plan for a protective pension fund for distressed players as both leagues show support. Ban Johnson predicts raising several hundred thousand dollars within a year, with the American League to contribute $25,000 when the program starts. Mack suggests clubs dedicate one benefit game annually. Hermann must now shape the proposal.
Irving Brokaw, last year’s national champion and former holder, plans to invade Europe to pursue European and world championships. He trains under Mrs. Kelly, a former third-place ladies’ champion, and will begin with a month in St Moritz to study larger European figures before moving to Norway for further practice.
In Denver during the Western Bowling Congress tourney L R Everhart of the Kansas City Brunswicks and Tony Voght of the Kansas City Crescents set a world record for two men teams with 1299. Everhart rolled 668 and Voght 631 in three games to win. C W Turner and F Makepeace led the second place with 1173, followed by C E Hilton and G U Dibick on 1082.
A Colorado game warden, while guiding hunting, accidentally asks a hunter who he is. The hunter boasts about bagging a large buck and reveals he is speaking to the state’s top game official. The exchange ends with the hunter declaring he is talking to the biggest laron in Colorado.
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