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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
Closing out sale advertised with items including silks waist dresses camel hair vests and pants, and mens all wool shirts and drawers. Prices shown as reduced, with several items offered at scarce amounts to draw buyers.
Fragmentary remarks discuss a candidacy in Beulens and county circles. The text hints at a candidate with ties to Mitchell and suggests expected attention from commonwealth circles, though details are incomplete.
O L Branson of Mitchell announces his bid for congress as Eben W Martin retires to run for US senate. Beadle County voters note his nine years in the state, two state senate terms, banking career, and oratorical skill while Judge Campbell remains a familiar candidate in Beadle County after long service in the old 6th circuit.
The Mitchell Republican endorses G. Branson of Mitchell for congress. Branson is described as a clean, strong leader who would reflect well on the state, having previously represented Davison county twice in the state senate.
The Mitchell Republican reports the formal candidacy announcement of O. Li. Branson, president of Hirst National Bank in Mitchell, two term state senator and former chair of the appropriations committee. The piece lauds his address, reading, and intellect as qualifications.
The Graphic endorses Branson for the South Dakota lower house nomination, citing his qualifications and potential to secure support.
Hon E W Martin met with leading Republicans Tuesday to discuss the Mussouri river region and to back L L Branson of Mitchell for the lower house seat. He praised President Roosevelt and endorsed railroad rate revision tariff and trust reform as soon as feasible. Martin planned to return to Deadwood and then travel to Washington with Mrs Martin.
The article recalls an old English practice of giving small love handkerchiefs as tokens of affection. Woven by the “faire maybe” or bought ready-made in Elizabethan times, these favors featured corner tassels and gold edging and were worn on hats or the breast. As popularity grew, the romance faded and the custom died out.
The forecast outlines five storm periods in December. Early on the 4th and 5th expect rain turning to sleet and snow with west to east progression and colder gales. A second storm around the 9th brings winter rain and wind, then snow and blizzards as it moves east. A third period centers on the 5th 16th and 17th with a warm spell followed by thunder and a sharp cold surge. The fourth period centers on the 22nd with warm rains mid month turning to heavy rain wind and snow and a cold northerly wave. The final period around the 27th 28th and 29th brings unsettled weather then cold clearing conditions to end the month.
A London Field report describes the mikir hunter using monkey calls to lure tigers. He climbs into a tree, drops weighted rags to imitate a baby monkey, and fires when a tiger approaches. Deer calls imitate fawns and require open grassland for escape.
The author argues rabies is extremely rare and hydrophobia nearly impossible. He claims dog bites are common yet trivial, advising immediate wound washing with soap and water, followed by bicarbonate of soda and clean rags, to prevent infection.
A recipe from James Watson describes making a cream paste with water and soda to plaster a wound. The paste is applied, bound, and moistened if drying, with water poured on the bandage or the hand dipped to soak through.
The article recalls the fairy ring folklore as the dancing ground of fairies and contrasts it with a scientific view. It explains that a fungus depletes nutrients in the soil, causing the ring to widen outward in a circle, with rings more common in wet weather and appearing buff to reddish in color.
A green subaltern on duty is warned by a seasoned sentry that smoking near a post is forbidden. The subaltern throws away the cigar, but later finds the soldier quietly smoking and learns the sentry kept it alight as evidence for the morning.
Sunday morning bell ringing described as a science called campanology with terms such as Kent treble bob Stedman cinques double court bob and nails. It notes the Central Council of Bell Ringers in England and defines a peal as 5000 changes with no repetition.
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