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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
3
A survey of misplaced sacred phrases in sermons and prayers from various ministers. It notes overfamiliar petitions and roundabout rhetoric, with examples from a Congregational union, a wedding sermon, and Boston’s Father Taylor, plus anecdotes about Dr McCosh and shifting classroom notices.
A humorous verse notes the difference in how a doctor and father laugh at a bill. It highlights the pun of twins and bows with lines about the proper laughter “Ha, ha!” and the pronominal “We, he!” in a playful wordplay.
The article argues Irish women foster intermarriage between Germans and Irish in New England and New York, noting Irish female surplus, adaptability, and democratic spirit as key factors. It predicts deeper intermixture nationwide as native-born men migrate west and immigrants rise socially. It also cites a state-valued land statistic of 6,019,220 dollars in 1907, up from 1900.
An experiment at Washington State College Pullman fed 18 steers in three groups with different wheat rations. After two months the feed and steer costs totaled $659.55, while sales brought $811.75, netting $151.20. Lot No. 2 outpaced Lot No. 1 by $3.50 per head, equating to about $2 a bushel for wheat fed to steers.
Consul General Richard Guenther reports on the Central Union of German Consumers Associations five annual meeting with 600 delegates and international delegates from England Holland Austria Finland and Switzerland. The German consumers association numbers 2 150 with over 1 250 000 members handling about 78 540 000 in annual goods. The central union includes 9s of the 2 150 associations and in 1807 had 85 074 per sons. It employs 12 783 people across 562 stores. Last year the value of goods sold reached 72 292 500 with 7 794 500 produced directly by the concern. Net profits near 4 998 000. Working capital stands at 6 748 254 and real estate valued at 9 996 066. Inventory at year end 7 665 504.
Rabbi Isaac Landman argues culture should be universal not elitist and must center on spirituality and virtue. He laments shallow modern culture, urges classical study for broader societal culture, and notes Paris educational league discussion on renewing classics for professionals.
A lyrical verse by Mary Byerley appears in November Lippincott's. The fragment speaks of an Earth-Mother figure rocking children and crooning across autumn hills, inviting the reader to return to the hills for faithful love and joyful dreams.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes soprano Mme Anita Heineck Lloyd advocating elementary food to prevent temper loss. She describes uncooked meals featuring unfired bread with grated nuts, milk and raw eggs, and fruit and cereals while avoiding meat and fish. She credits calmer nerves and better health to the diet. The piece notes readers quickly bought apples and bananas after the interview.
The poem follows a caravan under carob shade as the speaker contemplates paths toward Baghdad and Mecca, pondering ancient landscapes and eternal calm. It binds travel imagery, longing, and spiritual horizon to a buoyant, sunlit wanderer’s voice.
The Grand Rapids Press warns that public patience is rising against perceived food adulteration arguing buckwheat cake is foundational to American strength. It lauds Michigan dairy and food department efforts and condemns undermining the buckwheat pancake.
An engineer in Munich, Carl Keill, invents a six pound bulletproof corset of steel rings that withstood 18 revolver shots at 11 yards. Report says Russia offered $50,000 for proof against Mauser bullets, but Keill chose to deal with the German war office. The quip on drinking ends with a pun by a philosopher with an impressionist nose.
In New York at Lutheran Church of the Atonement on October 7, Miss Florence Ahrens and her sister Miss Amelia Ahrens, of the Bronx, will wed brothers George W. Fischer and Carl Fischer Jr., of Lenox Avenue. The four met near Pearl River and Manuel in Rockland county, where their summer homes are. The double engagement arose from a romance begun three years ago, and both brides will wear identical gowns. Honeymoon plans remain secret.
An eager Bohemian grandstand crowd quivers as a mild fan defends the umpire amid a disputed strike call and a booming homer that is ruled foul. The observer seethes at the referee while condemning the decision and slams his derby hat in frustration.
In a discussion of countries as musical centers Germany attracts the most votaries, while an excitable Italian insists Italy produces the most musicians and the innermost talent. A German responds with a noisy retort asking if she can be blamed.
Dialogue excerpt shows Tom and Dick discussing Roxley and a woman’s husband being unusually kind, with implied mischief. The piece references Roxley and a Chicago News quote about a wife interpreting her husband’s kindness as evidence of mischief.
A poem by Marie Woulse Tompkins from Wharper's Weekly describes a child’s visit to Gram'ma and Gram'pa with playful family scenes. The piece shifts to a World War I era note reporting 103 men killed and about 20 injured on the battleship Jena, with plans to use it and other ships Tonnere and Neptune as targets in summer armor experiments, illustrating a stark contrast between domestic life and naval testing.
A plaintiff testifies about abusive conduct by his wife. The judge questions the origin of the marriage as the man explains he never met his spouse, claiming she merely overtook him. The exchange underlines the odd nature of the case and the credibility concerns.
The piece outlines major North American wildfires from Miramichi 1825 to Hinckley 1894, detailing area burned from 80 by 25 miles to 1,800 square miles, deaths from hundreds to thousands, and multi million losses in timber, property, and regional economy, with notes on cause and prevention. It stresses timber loss as long term regional impoverishment.
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