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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
9
In autumn brooks alico and shore pockets of lacelike seed purses from the wild balsam apple hang on vines and float away. The purses carry seeds to new sites, sprouting vines on walls and fences next year as delicate mesh sacs decay.
Joaquin Miller, famed Sierras poet, in Oregon, struggles to finish a frontier tale about scurvy afflicted soldiers. Press demands copy as an editor yells copy. Inspiration strikes with a sudden macabre twist as a she wolf eats all their heads, and Miller vanishes.
A New York Press piece notes that the most frequent divorce trigger is quarrels over opening each other’s letters. It claims that husbands and wives both insist on reading mail, causing irritations that drive many marriages to divorce court.
A fencing master recalls a dramatic rescue during a mountain encampment parade. An officer’s horse bolted toward a cliff. the officer drew his sword and stabbed the horse, saving himself as the animal toppled and died.
The article notes mouth ulcers, describes alum as a traditional remedy, and cites a physician’s prescription of a saturated potassium chlorate solution applied every two hours. It explains “saturated solution” as maximum solubility in water.
Mr Kidder reads the evening paper and jokes that Christmas is coming. He suspects the paper hides harsh details and claims two women were injured at a necktie sale causing a crush, prompting a wary response from his wife.
In a humorous exchange at a church collection, Brother Shinpaw urges prompt giving as Brother Bimynerlick hesitantly drops coins of various denominations into the collection plate, declaring his wish to support heathen causes far away yet unsure of the exact contribution.
Bleeker asks about earthly saints and Meeker recalls a deceased man who died about two years ago, noting he was his wife's first husband, in a Chicago News reception of the remark.
The Drummer says you are an awful blower and the Bugler adds that you always beat it when the enemy is sighted, in a verse from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A witty note from New York Life tells of a country girl asked to join the Four Hundred. She declines to belong to all, choosing one, and the couple wed and lived happily for six months.
A quip from Lippincott's Magazine contrasts a man’s fantasy of owning the earth with the grim moment he imagines the tax assessor calling, noting the shift from happiness to unease as taxes loom.
A young girl asks about a strong perfume given by Aunt Phoebe the cook. The girl explains Phoebe says it is a “violent essence” and has a whole bottle. The exchange appears in a Woman's Home section.
A brief quarrel unfolds as Miss Elder challenges Mr Fresh who refuses to take a dare. The exchange centers on a bold dare prompted by Feller and escalates into a tense discussion in the Cleveland Leader.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum debating a rival who “insists on trying to be bigger than his party.” He says continued attempts may result in him surpassing what remains of the party.
Miss Plane recalls a moment of fate as she met a man who would love her later, while Miss Knox teases that the intuition was not a reflection but a shared joke in a Philadelphia Press style exchange.
In a Detroit Tribune account, a couple who shared a boarding house table for three years married, suggesting their union grew from daily companionship rather than love at first sight. The piece contrasts their long acquaintance with spontaneous romance.
The article describes floating palaces on the Mississippi and its tributaries, detailing their features. Each ship hosts 16 to 35 actors, 259 to 700 seats, a steam piano, bands, and a mobile store. They travel up and down rivers, serving towns with limited access to railroads, delivering dramatic entertainment nationwide.
The Boston Transcript weighs the naval race as nations push battleship tonnage from 23 000 to 32 000 tons. It predicts Japan and Britain will continue to escalate, with taxpayers urged to fund a 32 000 ton floating fortress as the world fixes on displacement.
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists notes continental bakers mix soap into dough to lighten bread and pastries. The soap water mixture with oil is whipped and added to flour, producing a lighter spongier crumb than ordinary bread, with soap quantities varying by product.
A New York book publisher claims recent literature overemphasizes the house motif. He announces no house book will be published, citing works like The House of Mirth The House of Fulfillment The House on the Hudson The House With the Green Shutters The House of a Thousand Candles and similar recent titles as evidence architecture is overused by fiction writers.
The Mexican evening newspaper El Mundo laments the high number of holidays claimed by laborers. It calculates 131 of the year’s 365 days as idle due to Sundays saint Mondays feast days holy days national and family observances.
Rev. Joel S. Ives of the Home Missionary Society preached to a native audience at Mohegan Congregational church between Norwich and New London. About twenty Indians attend with five members and a recently appointed young woman now leads there. Indian's Friend.
In Paris at the Tour des Debats a new voting apparatus used in theaters gives spectators a disk upon leaving. The disk is tossed into a slot to express approval or disapproval of the performance, offering a simple audience feedback mechanism with limited publicity.
Alperto Franchetti writes an opera Marie Antoinette while George Schumann finishes a piano quintet to debut in Leipzig. Pierne’s The Children’s Crusade tours multiple cities as Cilea completes Gloria. A new take on the racing play, a Wire Tappers dramatization, and Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco’s Incog described as a comedy with three Dromies. John the Baptist role features E H Sothern in camel skin. Percy G Williams signs Marie Dressler for eight weeks as Weber company road plans finalize. A man notes fate of youths in fortunes vs exposing high finance tricks.
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