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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
3
N H Jensen on the carnival committee says the street fair will exceed prior years with top attractions. Mitchell churches secured eating tents and booths, while vendors expect high quality service and ample rest areas. Visitors can anticipate hot dogs, hamburgers, red lemonade, and pep as crowds enjoy merry go rounds cane rings knock the baby down and other beloved rides on the Main Drag.
A long feature notes Alfred the Great, a chimpanzee billed at the Mitchell Corn Palace during Fell festival week September 22 to 28. The animal, described as well mannered and intelligent, is promoted as a major attraction costing $1000 to hire. Festival officials anticipate a homecoming boost as Mitchell prepares parades, concerts, and exhibits of South Dakota goods alongside the European Hippodrome show.
Mitchell set for a week long Corn Belt Exposition with carnival rides free water and shade at parks. The city will host extra police and two reels of moving pictures at major theaters plus vaudeville acts and performances by Chauncey Clcottin and more. Railroads offer cheap rates to visitors.
The article notes the Marco twins and their act at the Corn Palace. Longy is described as highly flexible, capable of knotting his body into strange shapes. The duo is hinted to have performed burlesque style tricks before. Longy, a Boston native, and Shorty from a remote Maine village are identified as correspondents of the act.
A young man named Baptiste astonishes Chicago crowds by walking on his head from Washington to the Post Office. He earns his living at the Majestic theatre with a head supported routine using a pad on his head. He performs daily acts with muscular development in shoulders and neck and, with his partner, appears at the European Hippodrome in the Corn Palace twice daily during exposition week.
Hundreds of former Mitchell residents return to the city during carnival week seeking memories and comfort as they gather for a gala reunion in their hometown.
Negotiations have been completed with prominent state and national officials to attend the Fall Festival and Industrial Exposition, planned for September 23 to 28. The Executive committee reports strong attendance plans, excursions into Mitchell, and contracts with leading European vaudeville troupes for the festival week.
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