The First Automobile and Early Steam Cars
A New Orleans Times Democrat retelling notes that the first automobile was built by Johann Hauks tak in 1572 with a coiled spring power source. It covers early steam designs by Cugnot, Murdoch, Watt, Read, and Trevethick and traces the rise of modern cars led by Amadeo Bollec by 1873 and 1894 cup races in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Haustack
Nuremberg
France
Cugnot
Conservatoire Des Arts E Metliers
Paris
William Murdoch
James Watt
Nathan Read
Richard Trevethick
London
Birmingham
Amadeo Bollec
Bollec
Vienna
New Orleans Times-Memocrat
English Etchings and London Labor Notes
English etchings report thirty six policemen joining a London council class to study Yiddish verses on unemployment relief and street life. The piece notes rising England horses despite more cars and a Wells cathedral statue resembling Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman. British confectioners seek repeal of sugar duty but government foresees continued revenue needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London County Council
England
London
Wells Cathedral
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Bakers Joke Over Holes In Doughnuts
A baker jokes with his new wife about the holes in doughnuts. The wife asks not to waste anything and the baker promises a liberal allowance when the holes are returned. The exchange is lighthearted and humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Ryder Ard Holmes
Castile
N. Y
E. J. Quigley
Quigley
W. C. Metcalf
Ff. G. Nichols
Mitchell
I. O
Ss. W. Rowley
A. EE. Porteous
Samuel Wicks
Tr. B. Anderson
C. I. Mason
S. B. Spink
Webber’s
Town and Country Notes and Local Sales
Wolfman leaves for Rockford due to his father's illness. Mitchell hosts auctions and lodge elections. It notes holiday sales, Edison phonographs, pianos, and Christmas shopping trends plus community updates on police, building, auctions, and travels of residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfman
Rockford, Town
Minnie Bingham
Chicago
Edison Phonographs
Price & Well
Our Clubbing Offer for Newspapers and Prices
An advertising note offers a 90 day club deal for The Capital with either The Weekly Inter Ocean or The Farmers Tribune Sioux City at set prices. The Inter Ocean priced at $1.35 and The Farmers Tribune at $1.25. Sample copies available on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean
Sioux City Soul
Farmers’ Tribune
Sioux
Olivas
Danish Jewish Population Declines Since 1863
Figures show 1863 Denmark had about 6000 Jews excluding Sleswick-Holstein, now 3476 due to intermarriage and reduced immigration. The London Jewish World notes generally comfortable conditions, with one in four marriages crossing religious faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Sleswick-Holstein
London
Cabinets of first aid equipment placed in Leicester streets
A number of wall cabinets holding dressing materials and other first aid items have been set out along Leicester streets. The cabinets are locked but can be opened by breaking a glass door, similar to fire alarm boxes, to aid in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Koch’s
South Dakota
Nmas
Wdison Phonograph
Frice & Bull
W. H. Spink
S. B. Spink
Ethan
Mitchell
Spink Homie
Mesdames Lowrie
Darling
Tremaine
Larson
Jordan
Doty
Morgan
Miles
Laurson
Nolt
H. G. Nichols
Xinas
Newman
Leicester
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opticians
THE
Western National Bank
W. G. Metcalf
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Wm. Koch
S. George Strong
Sioux Halls
South Dakota Implement Dealer’s Association
Resurgam Lodge
R. C. Warne
F. M. Levings
R. J. Lamme
A. B. McKeel
H. R. Kibbee
Price & Bell
Lorn
John Simquist
F. L. Whitman
Sioux Falls
Implement Dealers’ Convention
J. Becker
J. H. Craton
Wessington Springs
J. E. Rowley
Milwaukee Road
Sanborn
Iowa
Helen Hoon
Cedar Falls
J. D. Anderson
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Anderson
Postottee
Bert. Johnston
Widmann
Jim Livingston
Keith
Jim
Alhough
Mitchell National Bank
Methodist Church
Becker
New York
Bishop McCabe
Dakota Wesleyan University
Corn Palace
Order of Eagles
Fred Johnson
Salem
S. D
Scallin Bros
VanAlstine
South Dakota Implement Dealers’ Association
F. W. Freyberg
Freyberg
John Chamberlain
Bath
Warren
Smith
Boyles
Woonsocket
Spangler
Ixoch
Roy Doud
Emery
Scotland
Milwaukee
Elgin
Waltham
J. ¥. Cooper
Frank Woodman
Lisbon Township
Harker Bros
Myron Jackson
Aurora County
N. C. Towne
Des Moines
C. C. Dean
Third Avenue West
Mitchell, S. D
F. A. Jonas
Will Harker
Los Angeles
Cal
Wome
Wm. Koch's
Hostetter
Jewelry
Townsan Jewelry Co
Yde
Champeny Block
Lewis Shuster
Mitchell Printing Co
Col. J
Serverson & Son Mitchell, S. D
Col
Arthur C Miller
T. T. White
Iowa Falls
Peet
Nat'l. Bank
Trave Marts
Washington
D.C
Mye
Dr. Kiss
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