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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
9
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt the tenant challenges the landlord about a man allowed in the vacant unit. The tenant accuses the renter of poor taste and notes a prior fight that led to the repairs and move out.
A fat beggar complains of no food for over a day to Boss and Kidder. The exchange shows the beggar’s hunger and a humorous remark about swallowing a lump, attributed to the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt presents a father advising that success comes from hard work. The son counters that he won’t rely on others’ secrets and won’t take advantage of information gained improperly. The exchange emphasizes personal ethics and diligence.
A brisk dialogue notes a father and grandfather who were mathematicians. The father is a professor of mathematics, while the grandfather is credited humorously as the author of the multiplication table, eliciting amusement from the speaker. The Philadelphia Press is cited.
A wife notes new neighbors appear poor because they lack items she wants to borrow. The husband laughs at the irony, illustrating a humor panel from Illustrated Bits.
Local quip notes a person dubbed Fox nodes to feign stupidity to gain entry into society. The Catholic Standard and Times cites this as a satire on social maneuvering.
Dialog notes an automobile touted by the Agent as maintenance free with no crawling underneath. Sparker challenges the claim and the Agent counters that any mechanism issue immediately flips the car to its bottom side.
A terse street scene shows a passerby asking why the child waits in the street as carriages pass. The child replies the mother advised waiting until the carriages have gone by, citing a peculiar exchange with the speaker Mendo Amor fetico.
The Washington Star quotes Miss Cayenne deeming Ele a very disagreeable person and that any kind words would seem merciless sarcasm, making him appear incapable of warmth or mercy in social circles.
A brief exchange unfolds with Tubbs praising a strong retort while the other man claims silence. The dialogue showcases wit and pride in a light, columnlike moment.
The article records debates over building a new federal offices complex in Washington under Speaker Cammen and Cabinet push, seeing the Penn Sylvaniah Avenue site as preferable. It also covers Roosevelt’s forthcoming western trip, the Maryland Virginia acts shaping the capital, and assorted portraits of Senate dining and diplomatic exchanges.
James R. Garfield urged labor saving devices as prosperity makers. He dismissed accusations as illogical, likening them to a tramp’s tale about a cash register lowering his fortunes. The piece also recalls Bishop Potter and Bishop Eastburn sharing cigars and Father Potter’s remark on inherited tobacco prejudices.
Maine’s senior senator William P Frye relates a tale of a dying man who, awaiting witnesses for a will, declares he is ready to meet eternity once the witnesses arrive. The story, recounted by the Boston Herald, highlights a grave moment faced by Prye’s client.
A summary of lotus lore from Nile myth to Homer and later poets. It notes the fruit’s reputed dreamlike effects and traces its identification with Tunisian lotus, exploring botanical and literary connections and Mungo Park’s Central Africa finding. The piece links ancient legends to the plant’s intoxicating properties and cultural imagery.
A Belfast Maine senior class held a skiddoo dance with 23 cent admission and every 23rd attendee free. A Vallejo California gold dust room cleaned a chimney yielded $7,000 in gold dust. A South Carolina farmer named his ten children after states and Texas Tennessee Ohio Missouri. Thomas Hadam estimates an average fifty year old has about 18,250 waking days and 6,212 sleeping days.
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