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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
9
The Minneapolis Journal notes dollar wheat is here on a demand driven rise not manipulation. It cites 1898 as a manipulated peak and says current gains reflect actual supply and rising consumption with no distant market control. It warns of possible price stability if demand stays strong.
Manager Gale announces a Friday contract with Hayes and Haley of Chicago for appearances at the Corn Palace. The pair, noted as top vaudeville comedians on the eastern stage, open at the Masonic Temple roof garden for a week and then join Banda Rossa in the Corn Palace. Brule county plans to showcase agricultural interests with J. K. Smith coordinating space. A. Roche will decorate the palace again, with grains and decorations improved this year after years of effort.
The state agricultural board promotes the Yankton exhibition as the main farmers fair for South Dakota. It urges farmers to attend and personally exhibit crops, livestock, dairies, apiaries, and other enterprises to learn methods, share ideas, and gain value from the event.
Threshers across the county report oats yields near 450 bushels per acre for Elijah Tillotson and about 50 bushels of oats per acre for several neighbors. Wheat yields range from 15 to 18 bushels per acre in tested farms as crews prepare weekly county summaries.
A New York man recalls a former maid from the Old Country who descended stairs backward. He notes she did so because on the ship coming to America that was the fashion, causing amusement as she checked her progress with each step.
A West Indian millepoea coral is described with an electric shock like pain when touched, lasting about half an hour though effects linger hours. The mystery behind its poisoning remains. A rude awakening: a Minneapolis girl informs a longtime letter writer she is married with a baby, inviting him to stop writing. The young man’s reaction shocks onlookers.
A medical psychology note explores how girls form attachments to rag and wax dolls, evolving from simple imitations to more realistic fantasies. The piece suggests wax babies are less loved, while small dolls appeal to growing instincts and tastes. A Hawkins Hastings county report notes arsenic becomes more profitable than gold due to pure Canadian arsenic and new ore separation methods unlocking $4 to $60 per ton of arsenical ore.
A floating island in Derwent Water near Lodore tails shifts between water surface and lake bottom. Its buoyancy is governed by internal gases. it resurges after retirement periods from months up to seven or eight years. Esthwaite Lake hosts a related island used as a ferry for up to fifteen people at once.
Sir Edward Russell produced a sharp biographical article on Matthew Arnold after the great man died. He had exclusive information and worked from 7:30 p m to 9 p m catching a train, dictating and writing a column and a half in under two hours. The piece is praised as an exceptional feat.
A reflective, aphoristic note on the value of good sense. The speaker emphasizes that sense is a long earned treasure, understood only by those who have lost it or seen others lose it. It vows no price is too high to gain and maintain true discernment.
Bronson rues his anger at his son marriage and laments needing to make allowances for both son and daughter-in-law in this Kansas City Journal excerpt.
A compilation of quotations on wealth and value. The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes credit as key beyond funding while a street car philosopher from the New York Commercial Advertiser critiques society’s habit of measuring worth in dollars.
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