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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
4
A New York Mail and Express report describes an architect who designs and builds a single large room with hidden compartments. The 20 by 10 foot wall hides a closet, shoe drawer, bed, dresser, wash area, dining table, library shelves, and multiple secret seats with storage. The result is a fully furnished efficient living area for one person.
The article explains how liquid hydrogen enables solidification of most gases, except helium, and notes Dewar’s work at the Royal Institution. It describes solid hydrogen at 436 degrees below zero and how air can freeze upon contact with hydrogen vapor, forming a snowlike fall into the vessel.
A wall in an Albany house is adorned with rare revenue stamps wallpaper valued at over 200000 dollars. The wall covering costs about 50 dollars per square inch and comprises stamps catalogued at 150 dollars each, selling for 100 dollars per copy. A local stamp dealer confirms the story.
The Alligator reports that demand for alligator skin purses and bags has driven the animal toward extinction in southern states within ten years. A New Orleans trade house is credited with selling about half a million skins annually, making large alligators scarce for northern zoos and ending alligator shooting as a sport.
French critic M. Brunetiere responds to symposium questions on German influence with a sharp rebuke. He says he is not a slot machine for others to dispense opinions and that he admires machines but will not be treated as one. He urges others to seek their pennyworth elsewhere.
Dr. Eugen Jonas promotes a breathing training method that enables independent breathing through either nostril. He claims the technique helps prevent lung complaints and benefits overall health, arguing that breathing through one nostril is as easy as through both and should be within everyone's ability.
A Detroit Free Press note explains measuring a river’s breadth using the eyes and a hat brim. Stand at the water edge, align the brim with the opposite bank, then rotate to mark where the brim meets level ground. The distance from your position to that mark equals the river’s width within a few feet.
A Philadelphia Record anecdote recalls a six year old girl who calls guests a chatterbox and breaks a family secret. After a warning to stay quiet at meals she breaks into tears begging for more ice cream as she blurts out a private family matter.
A nutrition note argues oysters lack key fattening and muscle building nutrients found in beans rice or potatoes. While oysters are pale and digestible for weak stomachs, they do not supply adipose tissue or overall bodily vitality and should not be an exclusive diet.
A light anecdote explains Rossini's poor memory for names. He meets an English bishop and begins with Mr. but stalls until whistling the bishop’s own tune, When the Wind Blows, which the composer recognizes as his own glee and nickname.
A firm sued in an English court over a sign price defended the claim by arguing the letter o was smaller than others. Measurements showed the o was a sixteenth of an inch larger, accounting for an optical illusion that the digit nine appears smaller. Judgment for the signmakers.
The Chicago Post notes the danger of pushing an argument to its end. At a picnic a woman jokes about fingers before forks and people before clothes. He concedes the idea, while she reaches for a fork in light humor.
A Washington Times dialogue captures a wife and husband reflecting on marriage. He accuses himself as an idiot, she accepts the situation, noting she married him hoping he would improve with time.
In court the defendant cites repeated arrests for vagrancy and suggests a Jubilee event as mitigating context for the case. The exchange reveals defense framing while the judge considers relevant mitigating factors.
A witty exchange from the Baltimore American features a man accused of cutting down the forests article, with a reporter replying in jest. The brief quip highlights concerns over forest coverage and media attention.
A irate businessman scolds the Morning Reveille for misprinting his dairy butter ad. He claims the line should read a fresh in voice of dairy butter every day but the paper printed a comically altered version “A fresh invoice of hairy butter ev ery day.”
In a Baltimore News excerpt, a man called Mary remarks on a steak as he belts out a paradoxical compliment claiming the meal is tender and delicious after accusing it of being tough and cold, but Mary flees the scene.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorgum defending his actions as morally satisfying, arguing that society neglects men of genius and heroes whose sacrifices go unacknowledged. He questions public virtue and asserts personal vindication through pushing back against public advantages.
A Yonkers reader reports a trolley conductor told a passenger where to disembark. The exchange highlights perceived honesty issues with conductors.
A clerk is told by a supervisor to rescind an insult. The employer agrees to retract the remark and the clerk remains employed. The incident ends with the clerk staying on the job.
Hicks laments missing five dollars owed by Burroughs while away from the Office. Wicks notes the misfortune as Hicks explains he would have earned the fiver if present. The Philadelphia Press report captures a brief quarrel over a small debt.
A clumsy rider confesses fear of ever mastering the saddle while the riding master encourages persistence. The exchange reflects daily struggle and determination in the pursuit of skill, a moment captured by the Catholic Standard and Times.
The excerpt showcases satirical dialogue on gender and marriage norms. It mingles phrases about being born a man and remedies from doctors, set in a jokey tone across Chicago and Baltimore papers. It uses sharp quips about Miss Scavengellough and a poodle ending with a mock tender moment.
A witty exchange from a humor page mentioning Mrs Cosmetic with a flour-dusted nose and a joke about smokeless powder. It cites a quote from New Yorker and a brief satire note from Yonkers Herald about a youth dreaming of becoming an airship man.
The piece contrasts ancient writers who died in garrets yet live in song with modern writers who rush to fame and die quickly. It notes bailiffs, bills, and a world moving by automobile, ending with a sharp critique from the Atlanta Constitution about lost humanity in rapid modern life.
Mitchell churches prepare special Christmas programs. Holy Family Church holds midnight High Mass with Nativity sermon by Dean Shea and a 10 30 a m mass with a full choir under Grace Goodykoontz. Other churches feature cantatas, Christmas trees, dolls, and Santa Claus with varied local pastors inviting attendance.
English papers recount Sir Hiram Maxim and Lady Maxim solving a hotel bill dispute at a southern resort. The landlord doubted the signer, but Lady Maxim invited him to the pier to view a penny slot living picture of Maxim firing a gun before the shah of Persia, settling the matter.
A black attorney named James Knox Smith places an ad declaring passion for defending the poor and the innocent with a claim of prompt, secured fees. He urges readers to seek him early as counselor, citing biblical exhortations about truth and advocacy.
A Bowdoinham farmer, watching the Bates Bowdoin match in Brunswick, jokes that a field turned soft with twenty hogs and a sack of corn explains football to a farmer. The remark appears in the Hartford Courant.
A public library in Ealing unveiled an artistic memorial tablet dedicated to Thomas Henry Huxley, born in Ealing. The plaque lists his name birth and death dates and his famous epigram to learn something about everything and everything about something.
An old advertisement extols Flood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula skin conditions digestive issues and debility. It claims the product purges humors and builds the body while “Fiend's Pills” are marketed as a non-irritating cathartic to accompany Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A silver penny minted at Bristol in Edward I’s reign was unearthed in Bristol during excavations for a new water main. A separate superstition notes that a cat scratching predicts farm animal deaths and a cat washing foresees rain.
A storeroom 26 feet by 110 feet, a block from Herald Square in New York City, will begin rental May 1, 1903. For three years the railroad will pay $37,000 annually. Architects plan to transform the space into what is claimed to be the finest ticket office in the United States.
A tablet was unveiled at Devil's Hole in the Niagara Gorge to mark the site of the Sept. 14 1763 massacre of a large force of British soldiers by Seneca Indians.
It is hard enough to be a good minister but to be a minister's wife you must not have too much tongue and must love your husband and his work. A Rev W Gehman speaker says you must not be jealous worldly lazy or tidy or untidy must be economical handy love children a good housekeeper vocalist and evangelist Engagements are ready for girls answering the description.
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