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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
2
W R Millham formerly of this city leads Interstate Gold Mining in the Black Hills on 600 acres adjoining the Roosevelt group. Ore runs from 3270 to 77 28 with many pieces in the hundreds. Shaft at 65 feet, ledge of telluride and sylvanite ore found at 40 feet, plan to reach 100 feet to locate the main body.
The Century argues that advancing, more complex international relations will favor permanent consular and diplomatic offices based on proven fitness. It suggests fewer scholars from private life will be thrust into foreign posts, yet literature may gain from authors who become diplomats, enriching both fields through broader study and observation.
The article discusses the Roman lupetto a near Pomeranian type that guards disliked food by burying it if possible and even protests when fed bread and milk. It then covers Redditch England as a leading maker of fishhooks producing about 10,000,000 hooks weekly in sizes from large shark hooks to tiny ones with bend diameters of one sixteenth inch.
A humorous exchange notes that Jolkiey I submitted sketches have not appeared. Editor replies he passed upon them but did not kill them, suggesting they may have died of natural causes. The Philadelphia Press records the quip about publication delay.
The Chicago Record Herald notes a young lawyer’s plea affecting a jury and a judge’s fear a client might be wrongly convicted. The London Chronicle asks how many landsmen know Psalm 107 is called the sailors psalm, noting its verse about going to sea in ships and the works of the Creator.
Zlitchell Tuesday.
The Northumberland Household Book from 1512 records the Percy family's daily beverages. At breakfast Earl and Countess shared beer and wine. children received beer amounts. Dinner and supper mirrored this, with beer and wine portions for adults and beer for children. livery included beer and wine for parents. The source notes no drinking between meals.
A Bulgarian wedding custom features the shaving of the bridegroom on the wedding day as a crowd surrounds him. Hair clippings are saved in the bride’s chest, the barber receives a linen cloth and small payments, and the groom kisses each girl before dressing. The ritual, once linked to pre Christian days, remains common in rural areas.
Oxford University Press has published Bible literature for 300 years and offers editions in 110 English formats. Typical orders reach 100 000 copies with occasional demands of 500 000. The press prints about thirty to forty Bibles each minute, with a vast range from giant folios to the tiny Brilliant Text Bible measuring 3½ by 2½ inches and three-quarters of an inch thick.
Read about stockings from Roman times to the twelfth century and beyond. Pompeii paintings prove ancient use while northern Europe adopted them as clothing. Edward II’s era saw stockings resemble modern styles and courts in Spain and Italy favored silk varieties.
A lawyer who later became a respected judge is recalled as a blundering speaker early in his career. While trying a replevin case over hogs, he declared there were exactly twenty four boys in the hog drive, stating the figure aloud as twice that of the jury box, provoking humorous disbelief.
The text notes rhinoceroses once lived without horns and explains the naming quirk. It mentions African species with two horns arranged one behind the other, and describes the extinct dyceratherium having two horns side by side.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Chugwater comments on a recent photo while Mr. Chugwater explains that the photographer may have captured a Pleasant expression that he does not typically show at home.
A terse exchange reveals a visitor asking if Miss Rankin is present and whether she is engaged. The servant confirms Miss Rankin is in but notes the gentleman is not there this evening, inviting the visitor inside.
The fragment cites a witty remark about Ashington-She and her husband, mentioning his riches versus poverty, attributed to Smart Set. No concrete events or entities beyond the names and publication.
A quirky exchange features a Princeton Tiger quip about chasing races and quitting if ever caught up. A schoolmaster notes that the respect of common people is the country’s highest reward for a man.
Advertising copy for Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children from a New York nurse at a children s home. Claims to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Available at druggists 25 cents sample mailed free address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A writer recalls a cautious New England reply to a direct question about a father’s death. An eastern friend with a quiet family pauses, removes his beard, and says the passing was “rather sudden for him.”
An advertising notice promotes Bucklen's Amica Salve as preventing fatalities from burns sores ulcers and piles. It claims even minor injuries can be deadly and urges purchase at Scallin Bros.' drug store for 25 cents.
The Philadelphia Press reports Haus keep seeks a servant girl with a big appetite to halt the practice of warming over meals the next day, a quirky job request reflecting a crackdown on leftovers. The employment agent finds the line unusual yet decisive.
Allen's Foot Ease powder claims to cure chilblains frostbites damp sweating and swollen feet. Sold at all druggists and shoe stores for 25e.
Dr. Holmes notes the lamp of a man's life has three wicks brain blood and breath and turning down any one extinguishes the others. He says wounds in head heart and lungs are decisive even when other injuries are endured, a long observed wonder of war history.
A startling relic from a health ad promises a preventive against death by own action. It warns that despondency precedes self destruction and touts Electric Bitters as a nerve strengthener and body regulator. The 50 cent remedy is sold by Scallin Bros Gruggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
A Chicago Post excerpt features a witty exchange about marriage and titles. The severely practical girl challenges the idea, suggesting there might be another way to obtain a title rather than marriage.
The dialogue centers on a jewel of social tension as a wealthy heiress questions a lover about sincerity and devotion. A penniless suitor challenges the power of wealth while worshipping the inheritance that fuels the romance.
J F Hughes of DuPont Georgia recounts a long struggle with a lung abscess and a near death, then credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with a rapid recovery. The ad claims the remedy conquers coughs colds and lung troubles and is sold by Scallin Bros drug store with a 50 cent to 1 dollar price and free trial bottles.
A Chicago Tribune report recounts a grim exchange where a man boasts of disposing of a life insurance agent by submission of his policy application as a supposed insult. The overheard quip underscores a Chekhovian menace and void of explicit violence yet implies fatal consequence.
An unhappy person suffers from unbearable pain due to taxed organs dizziness backache liver trouble and constipation. Dr Kings New Life Pills offer relief and end the distress. The pills are described as gentle but thorough and priced at 25 cents with Scallin Bros drug store guaranteeing them.
A humorous exchange imagines Euphemia as a logical woman and a professor responds he could persuade her once in a while if she were truly logical. The quip highlights wit about intellect and marriage with a playful edge.
In New York a voice hints General Grant will write his memoir. Clemens meets Grant, learns of three chapters already written, and discusses pay. Grant, homebound on Sixty-sixth Street, says he earns $500 per chapter and is satisfied, noting Sherman’s pay as a benchmark.
The Kansas City Journal recalls Paul du Chaillu as fearless in danger and unflappable in crises. A veteran Pennsylvania Railroad conductor shared a story of a near rear end collision, noting du Chaillu asked for chalk to mark limbs for later identification.
A secretary joined Philip D Armour without a fixed report time. He first came at 9 AM and found Armour at work, then at 6 30, and finally at 7 30, only to be asked what he did with his forenoons. The anecdote highlights punctuality and curiosity about a boss’s morning routine.
State Senator Shirley of Maine recalls meeting Bill Nye who notes he was born in Shirley Maine. Nye muses the town may be named for an ancestor, while the senator reveals he did not know such a town exists in Maine until Nye says he was born there.
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