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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show names Clarke and Mitchell with a five to fit. The readable text hints at a discussion of a score or tally but details are unclear. No concrete event, place, or date emerges from the legible fragments.
Fragmented OCR passage references governors, laws, county roles, a superintendent, a university teaching position, a farm, and rail transportation notes. Mentions Miss Gorc and a bachelor’s work, plus rates and the Interstate railroad. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
Eastern firms push trading stamp schemes that pit merchants against rivals, creating costly battles in towns like Sioux City and Marshalltown. Merchants sign agreements and stamp operators profit by fees and manipulated promotions, while customers gain little and stores suffer. The cycle ends with ruined local trade and diminished profits for shopkeepers.
An ad from Marsh Manufacturing Co in Chicago promotes a handsome aluminum card case engraved with the buyer’s name and containing 100 calling or business cards. Orders are prepaid and sample cases with 100 cards are offered. buyers are urged to send payments promptly and mention the paper.
The Journal Observer reports Mitchell nearly wins over Redfield in a hard fought game with notable fumbling on both sides. Neill earns praise for his held ball kick, Redfield, missing Durkee, uses Squires who fills in after one day’s practice. Mitchell, having beaten Morningside College, is presented as practically the state champion, making the result creditable for Redfield.
The Gann Valley clerks report a wedding near Elm Creek disrupted by a group of about fifteen men armed with double barreled guns revolvers and noise makers who attacked the home of Oliver and his bride after a recent ceremony at Chamberlain. The groom escaped a five dollar debt and the assailants left with ammunition losses.
A Notes and Queries excerpt discusses whether a person can be a genius in multiple fields. It weighs lawyers who are writers, poets who are statesmen, and generals who are poets. It cites Shakespeare Bacon Scott Thackeray Horace and Sheridan as examples and notes limits to cross field brilliance.
Describes how quick steps signal energy and agitation while tiptoeing indicates curiosity or secrecy. It notes preoccupation with turned toes and a miserly walk as stooped and noiseless. Slow steps reflect reflective states and wavering direction shows uncertainty. Stance of obstinate debaters is firm and heavy.
A newspaper man at a theater box office is free of charge for four seats because the teller notes the first man was cross eyed, implying luck would fail if sold. A second tale explains wasp attack methods, contrasting a hair crawling sting approach with direct face targeting, suggesting brain- determined vulnerability.
In a Washington Star passage, Art Tressures asks about art treasures and Mr. Canirox defines an art trey as something valued more for being sevenhand foeds, implying antiquated or altered meaning. The quip plays on wordplay and the concept of rarity elevating value.
A fragmented report depicts a dramatic moment where a speaker claims having bitten the tongue, expressing self pity, then a harsh reply from Naggs vows no end to the tongue’s plight as the scene unfolds.
A fragment notes a tense moment with a tool and a hesitant bolt, implying a impending departure or betrayal. The terse exchange centers on a wrench and a nail as symbols of a shaky alliance about to break.
A short dialogue from a vintage piece recalls Auntie questioning Bertie Wilson about his frequent smiles in church. The exchange prompts a quiet joke about seating and attention, preserving a quaint, period voice.
A Dutch gentleman in Welland uses an iron framework on a cart wheel post to host a stork nest. The first year a solitary bird inspected the setup, then a pair returned the following season. Storks are mostly silent, emitting a loud klappering sound with snapping mandibles when greeting each other.
A humorous Chicago Record Herald item describes a naval officer explaining a be fore turning the shower faucets while a sailor stands at attention. The lower valve was opened, water drenched the officer, and the sailor remained impassive yet attentive, declaring he understood the mechanism. A second brief gag from Fliegende Blätter has a cook plotting revenge by howling from an open window to feign a diva voice.
A study notes the uses and limits of the word but in American speech as a balancing device that preserves both sides of an argument. It discusses how excessive qualification leads to invidious criticism and dulls direct truth, with a contrast to more decisive speech.
The first cob pipes were made in Warrensburg Missouri by Fritz Tibbs, a German cabinet maker who lived there in the early seventies. He later moved to Washington in Franklin County where he worked with his brother in pipe making and became wealthy.
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