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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
4
Coroner questions Drysdale about a murder and jewelry theft at a manor. A torn coat button in Graham the gardener's hand ties Drysdale to the crime scene while Grace Croydon confronts him and Cecily recalls past troubles and Tambou.
The article surveys emerging interurban rail sleeping and parlor cars across the United States. It notes Bloomington to St Louis service by Illinois Traction company with a dozen berths and smoking provisions, Spokane Inland Empire line with parlor observation cars, and Montreal Round-the-Molden line open cars. It highlights open car innovations in Springfield Illinois and Central California express car designs.
Spokane plant manager John S. Malio touts poultry as a high return venture, detailing capital needs, risks, and timelines. He warns against get rich quick schemes, notes that Washington and surrounding regions have strong demand, and advises starting small, building expertise, and scaling after several years.
The narrator describes a Sunday evening after Tremaine's departure when he finds himself alone with Cecily and ready to begin a long hoped conversation. In the morning he had taken her to a location to start that dialogue.
Column of aphorisms and light social wit noting observations on value, language, romance, timekeeping, sea buoy availability, female vanity, desires versus needs, and a prodigal son returning to find the calf eaten by summer boarders.
A Harper's Weekly note recalls a Players' club exchange where Raymond Hitchcock defines a comedian as an actor with blond hair and a tragedian as a brunette who thinks he is an actor. A quip on brunette comedians and blond tragedians follows, with a punch about voters and governance.
A description notes a woman dressed below the knees waiting to meet muddy street crossings, suggesting an upcoming journey or errand. The fragment implies careful attire contrasted with rough travel conditions. No additional names or places are provided in the readable text.
A charity worker recounts Miss Gladys Vanderbilt visiting a children’s hospital in New York. She promised a dollar if a boy behaved well for a week, but on her next visit the boy admitted he deserved only a nickel. The tale highlights Vanderbilt’s gentle discipline and generosity.
An old southern bachelor hires a colored servant to clean and serve. The worker jokes that “our blacking” is finished seeking shared ownership, provoking the employer who asserts all belongs to him. Later the servant arrives with a chocolate lover and a baby, declaring the baby is the employer’s child and pledging no further claims.
Norway has twenty hospitals devoted to the treatment of leprosy, forming a focused regional network. The facilities provide care, research, and outreach services for affected populations across the country.
The author argues for keeping old sows to produce litters of six to eight pigs and notes the value of pigs in breeding. He praises farms where stock is kept off fields during wet periods to keep soil mellow and dry, enabling thorough plowing and cultivation.
Advice on raising foals emphasizes feeding, exercise, and shelter. Adequate oats, some corn, oil meal or bran, and heavy yet balanced feeding plus ample exercise improve future value. A yearling can yield substantial profit, while cold weather requires protection and open-air time.
Do not let the herd lose flesh this season. Fat cattle need less feed to maintain than thin stock, so begin feeding now while the weather is mild. Cold days are ahead and more harsh days will come, so get stock in good condition before winter.
A barn seen recently remained unstained as manure was collected in a spreader each day and, when full, redistributed onto the meadows rather than being spat outside.
Clover and alfalfa performed well and established stands across the season. The season favors legumes in general, but farmers should wait to see how the crops endure winter before expanding acreage.
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