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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
7
A condensed Ethan town page notes plans for a new school house, local meetings, and civic updates. Events include a December 22 stockholders meeting for Ethan Creamery Co and a December 19 women’s church society election. Many residents are mentioned with travels, births, and job changes.
Loomis and Emsley reports list residents returning home and visiting kin. Moves include W H Goodman farm sold to eastern buyers and T S Barker planning a spring move from Wisconsin. Local events note corn show attendance, a Christmas tree, and Mr Smith sale near Ethan with a high horse price.
Riverside reports Lloyd and Lillian Wallis finish from the D W U for Christmas vacation. Miss Lina McDonald visits Lillian Wallis over Sunday. C D DeMott attends Corn Growers convention. Mr Miller of International Harvester Co. conducts Monday business. Margaritt McGivern sews for Mis Albee this week. Epworth League meeting sees increased attendance. The Suterslea family recently donated a piano to their home.
Christmas Eve church exercises are planned. The school will close on Friday for a one week vacation. Herman Schultz completed a cory picking task this week.
The Holy City production at The Gale Wednesday evening was a magnificent success. The acting showed dignity and seriousness, holding the audience's esteem. Scenery depicted old Jerusalem faithfully with beautiful design throughout.
Notice to directors and stockholders calls the annual meeting at the secretary office Mitchell on January 16 1907 at 2 o clock p m C Bras secretary.
The article argues rifle shooting strengthens the chest and lungs and trains the eye and hand coordination. It notes deep breathing and steady aim as core skills and cites a musketry instructor who claims practice improves sight at long range by several hundred yards. The London Spectator is cited as a source.
Criminologists note that children commit arson stealing and train wrecking most often while forgery is rare. Many acts stem from curiosity or love of fireworks and romantic notions of danger. Jealousy can drive lethal acts as in a Vienna case where a ten year old killed siblings and then killed himself.
In Constantinople during the French envoy era, Sarah Bernhardt sought a performance at Yildiz Kiosk. The sultan agreed but the wardrobe keeper asked extra backsheesh, blocking the show. Her manager paid the bribe, triggering a thousand pound loss for Bernhardt while the conjurer secured the deal and earned his thousand pounds.
John Wesson spoke of a long illness after being injured by a bull known for its savage temper. He had substantial medical expenses during recovery and quipped that $150 had been spent on repairs, noting the ordeal was not yet finished.
A piece on the floating palaces that travel the Mississippi and its tributaries. Each steamboat carries a stage, a company of up to 35 actors, and seating for 200 to 700. They use steam pianos to call landings and often include bands, offering dramatic fare to river towns lacking rail access. The trend has evolved from older, simpler shows to larger, more elaborate productions.
An East Bergholt church in Suffolk uniquely uses a detached belfry shed for its bells, operated from above, while Wormsworth near Doncaster also features a separate belfry. The article notes the unusual bell arrangement in both village churches.
A rich financier tells a confrere with wit over wealth that when he began in business he had nothing while those he did business with had something. The remark appears in Independance Roumaine.
A young German officer quarreled with a solicitor friend. An officer struck him and a court of honor ordered a duel. The civilian died mortally wounded and the officer was arrested and sentenced to three months in prison. The court president knew the duel urging was illegal but honor outweighed doubt.
A wife thanks a doctor for a spa treatment and asks him to urge her husband to quit smoking and beer, so the trip can be afforded. Meg gensdorfer Blatter appears as the speaker in this brief vignette.
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