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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
12
Mitchell items report several births and weddings in town, shifts in jobs and new newspaper plans, travel notes, weather delays from storms, and local letters about remodeled buildings and a blizzard affecting travel to Deadwood and Des Moines.
A toad notices a saucer of moistened meat attracting flies as a chick brood is fed. Each evening the toad climbs into the saucer and rolls over to become smeared with meat. Flies gather by scent and the toad snaps them midair, making a regular feasting plan.
In typhoid the intestines are the trouble spot and solid foods should be banned. Nutritious broths and Hauids are advised, but no meat until fever normalizes for days. In scarlet fever avoid nitrogenous foods to ease kidney and skin congestion. legumes and lentils should not be used. Beef or mutton broth is more easily assimilated. A New York enthusiast with a goat collection notes a leaning tower of Pisa model hangs crooked to keep its real tower straight, told by a maid.
In a brief exchange from a New York Press quote Uncle Joeh and Uncle Silas discuss landscape painters. They argue the occupation keeps men outdoors and provides fresh air, reflecting common views on art and livelihood.
Hon O L Branson and his son M C Thetis of Mt Vernon will depart Saturday afternoon for Pierre to participate in the 1905 legislative session. Branson will serve in the senate and Thetis in thehouse, elected by their county constituents. The legislature opens Tuesday noon.
At the county commissioners session on Tuesday January 3 1905 several offices changed hands with few disputed. Retiring officials included O W Coursey sheriff Jacob Koch state attorney H W Witchcock and Newell Blackman county commissioner. New appointees were J Quieley N C Cook T J Spangler and C A Drake as successors EK J Waynes treasurer C C HWalphide register of deeds O D Stearns auditor S Cattrell clerk of courts W Abbey probate judge Kt I Dundas coroner. J L Nelson elected new surveyor. All new officials are Republicans marking first party unity in years.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at office of county auditor up to Jan 10 1905 for county physician for the year 1905. The county commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. QO 1), Stearns, County Auditor. Davison county, South Dakota.
A public sale will be held on the farm in Hanson township Hanson county two miles north and three quarters of a mile west of Riverside and miles northeast of Mitchell starting at 1 pm Monday Jan 2 1905. Five head of horses 19 head of cattle hogs grain and farm machinery offered with usual terms. Col J B Serveson Son as auctioneers Wm M Smith clerk A W Lambert proprietor.
In St Petersburg most residents live in flits with basement shops beneath their building. Elevators are rare and goods often come from bakeries or itinerant Rus bread sellers who balance large cales on their heads. A day’s bread costs about 10 kopecks and requires many teeth to bite.
A vignette from Rebec ca Harding Davis Bits of Gossip records a humorous exchange with Alcott at a gate. The critic asks for proof of merit while Alcott envisions future merit in Plato Paul and Socrates inviting him, suggesting a witty deferral to posterity.
A comic exchange has Naggs asking what his wife said at 2 am. Paggs replies fear kept him from hearing. Naggs asks what frightened him and Faggs confesses he thought he was a bigamist.
The note describes a husband on his wedding tour asking for rooms for himself and his wife. He confirms his spouse is perfectly lovely and the couple seeks accommodations at Hotel Clery Suit.
In a playful dialogue a bachelor calls his wife dear while another bachelor asserts she is rather extravagant, noting the difference in affection and judgment between the two speakers.
Dialogue notes a grandfather living to a green old age, then claims he was swindled three times after age seventy. It adds a remark about true understanding of others requiring knowledge of oneself and ends with an incomplete word.
Fragmentary OCR describes a clergyman moving through multiple parishes in Sussex Kent and nearby areas. He leaves the vestry in Kraut parish Sussex then enters Tunbridge Kent to officiate or travels from Frant into Speldhurst for sermons.
A historical note on snails claiming airless survival. It discusses air habitat, respiration, and experiments by scientists. The text describes a snail retreating into its shell in cold weather with a sealed shell opening and asserts life conditions can be altered by removing air and water.
A French observer notes American women as both homemakers and social leaders. She admires how many refined women supervise domestic work by day and attend clubs or social rounds by night, maintaining dignity and attractiveness despite performing menial tasks.
The London Standard explains why sailors wear baggy trousers that widen from the knees down. The article suggests knee breeches would hinder work in water, so trousers are cut wide to allow turning them up without restricting movement.
Nora, a memorable servant, speaks with expressive indirect speech. In a note from Lipp Incotts Magazine a master questions who rang the bell, and Nora replies a young man sought the wrong number saying he was just looking for it.
A historic Sydney Melbourne scare shows how a distant mail steamer from London firing its guns in Melbourne harbor led authorities to mobilize forces. Officials mistook the display for a Russian threat, prompting a rapid build up before realizing the error.
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows a returned traveler remarking on marriage, and Mrs. Youngley jokes that since leaving school she used to clip poems from papers but now only clips recipes, highlighting a shift in news interests.
Dialogues reveal playful banter about an engagement ring flaw and the idea that love should be blind but not stone blind, contrasting sentiment between Angelina and Edwin.
A quip from the Boston News Bureau notes the challenge of locating a trustworthy ally for a swindle. It frames deceit as a group endeavor and hints at the social difficulty of forming reliable conspiracies.
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