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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
10
Mitchell and vicinity report holiday travel and visits as residents like Manchester Burright Tiffany and Haynes head home or attend relatives while others plan winter travel to Minneapolis and California. Local events include royal arch officer elections, a Grand Forks guest, a big dancing party, a public appeal for home improvements, and a quiet wedding of Selma Ortman.
Mose Farrow of Lisbon township departed Wednesday for Eldora Iowa to stay several months. Mr and Mrs O H Yorty returned Wednesday from Running Water to spend Christmas. Mr and Mrs C L Hampton traveled to Springville Iowa to visit relatives for a few weeks. Wm Scallin has been ill with grippe but managed to go out Wednesday.
A fierce cold snap struck the northwest with temperatures plunging from 35 above to 30 by evening and 25 below by morning. Trains faced delays from snow drifts and wind, including the Chamberlain line stalled near Plankinton for over an hour and the Omaha passenger running late. Shopping continued despite the dangerous wind and deep frost.
Bears congregate near the Canyon hotel dump in Yellowstone with little fear of people. A bear wore a tin can on its foot for more than two months. The park houses thousands of bears as hunting remains prohibited by government rule.
George B. Hollister explains in Popular Science Monthly that a chart by Alfred H. Brooks places Alaska on the U.S. map to illustrate its vast area. If Alaska were laid over the continental U S, it would stretch from Atlantic to Pacific and from Canada to Mexico, covering parts of twenty three states and territories. The visualization highlights Alaska’s enormous geographical extent beyond common comparisons.
A nostalgic note laments aging as a person recalls a past sprinting record and the difficulty of matching it now due to a knee discomfort. The tone reflects humorous self awareness of growing older and slowed pace.
The text notes medical claims urging sufferers to try a bottle from druggists and mentions an Almanac for 1913. It describes Prismatic Lake in Yellowstone National Park as the world’s largest hot water body. It also reports King Lewanika arriving at Lilalu in formal attire with accessories and a walking stick.
Mr Barton the premier of the Australian Commonwealth plans to invite Mr Chamberlain the colonial secretary who is en route to South Africa to extend his tour to Australia, aiming to strengthen ties during his travels.
In Berlin, overworked seamstresses are set to gain from a $25,000 legacy left by German bookseller Bahn. The bequest aims to ease harsh working conditions and provide financial relief to workers in the garment industry.
A humorous note from The Gentleman's Magazine claims the edible lobster will become extinct like the dodo. It jokes that species name is not specified and mentions a playful latin misprint about land or evening lobsters and chorus girls in forward rows.
The piece critiques a patent medicine trust forming a merger as a new finance trend aimed at public acceptance. It argues the public is being asked to swallow a risky consolidation in the medical market.
Charcoal Eph comments on a dining sequence in a Baltimore News item. He describes three steps in the household routine: fast, hard meat, then hash and soup, addressing Mistah Jackson.
A catalog style notice offers silk waist and dress fabrics, attractive wool dress patterns, silk waists in leading colors, practical wool waists, furs including coats capes scarves boas collars and muffs, presents for all, hundreds of small items, handkerchiefs from 2c to 4.00, bargain sample handkerchiefs from a top importer, plus fancy hosiery gloves silk mittens lace collars ribbons and more.
A pretty line of ladies and gents umbrellas, toilet sets, collar and cuff boxes, shaving sets, comb and brush sets is advertised. Also offered are small china pieces in attractive assortments.
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