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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1904
Page
12
The piece notes Sioux Falls receives bouquets for a memorial association meeting and public praise for the city. Pierre residents speculate on Milwaukee line plans from Wessington Springs to the town, amid rail line ambitions and competition with North-Western and Capital Ropes.
Time passes and William Hearst's presidential bid unsettles the Democratic camp. Initial laughter faded as party leaders seek a way to curb his ambitions. His financial influence is cited as a major factor in the early contest, though rivals within the party also wield significant sway.
Report notes Pierre and Mitchell representatives clashed during a Sioux Falls press association gathering. The Pierre side praised Sioux Falls hospitality, while Mitchell alleged a graft-related snub, labeling it a Pierre trick amid regional politicking. A weather forecast section follows, detailing February storm cycles and potential blizzards.
The article portrays Colombian peasant huts built of logs with bamboo sides and mud gaps, wooden shutters without glass, and sleeping on bamboo benches or woven hammocks. It notes simple utensils, hollowed wooden furniture, a fondness for music and dancing, cockfighting, and distinctive dress including polleras and mantillas, with poorer women wearing jewelry.
L W Ballard of Ballard and Son, Sioux Falls, sets two fine monuments in local cemeteries. One honors W A Reid in Graceland Cemetery, crafted from Montello dark granite in a sarcophagi design, similar to General and Mrs A S Grants. The other honors Fr M Goodykoontz in Holy Family Cemetery with Lipht barre and bronze green veined granites from Mt Ascutney Vt, also sarcophagi style. Ballard & Son sell these granites exclusively and guarantee workmanship.
Advert describes Marsh Manufacturing Co in Chicago offering a handsome aluminum card case with name engraved and 100 calling or business cards. Order details include 400 postpaid and retail price 76 cents, with sample options and a mail order instruction mentioning the paper.
Advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for headaches, backache, nervousness, and sleeplessness caused by the womanly organism. It promises regulation, healing of inflammation, and nerve strengthening, with testimonials and a free Common Sense Medical Adviser offer.
A magpie in a field steals stones to amuse itself by startling a toad trapped in a wooden socket. In London a Goose and Gridiron sign at St Paul’s era signals Freemasons and the cathedral’s first stone tools later preserved in Guildhall. A workman narrowly avoids injury when a hot drill bit passes through a caisson, leaving him unharmed. The incidents illustrate cautionary wonder in urban life.
L Avenire of Bologna cites Signor Vedrasco a Venetian engineer saying the 400 foot San Giorgio del Greci tower is at immediate risk of collapse. The 400 year old structure leans about three feet from vertical after an eighteen inch to three foot shift, requiring instant restoration. A storm also toppled a portico stone at Octavia but no further danger is noted.
A Swiss Alpine corps to aid after accidents is planned. Two honey refinery proprietors in Leipzig are fined 25 and 125 dollars for selling honey tainted by a cat. Spanish fishermen in Aguilas salvage a fat fish with twenty old fetters inside. Greece preserves archeological objects where found and displays them locally. A Norwegian postman confessed to opening and destroying 7 000 American letters seeking money. New Dover to Calais boats will let passengers wake in Paris after sleeping through the trip. Reclaimed Nile valley lands now yield $200 to $300 an acre for crops.
A string of short items mentions bears in Alaska consuming insulating cable covers forcing land lines to be abandoned, plus notes on an ivory plant found in California and its inferior wild nut. Other items include Midway's medical school plan at Chicago exposition, varied gubernatorial election cycles, a tall pine felled in Maine for a mast, a long lived New York hotel, and a penuble game tradition ongoing for forty years.
Blanche Louise 2:10 foal a bay filly by Nelson 2:09. Lola Mix 2:10%4 bred to Merrick Diver. Dave McClary drove Morning Star 1:59 pace time 2:05 at Louisville. Chicago Park plans winter speedway in Washington Park and Midway. C L Hopkins Granger sold two year old stallion Billy Bayard to William A Rohr. Trainer James Brady leaves Idle Hour farm. Roy Miller continues farm stable. Pimlico race track may pass to a New York syndicate. eastern National Jockey Club backing the deal.
A fashion note urges a white hat for winter, recommends a deep lace collar to conceal an unbecoming waist, introduces a canoe shaped toque with bead fringe, and describes blouses in soft fabrics, plain morning gowns, elaborate afternoon dress, and bright Rainbow colors for French knots.
Maine mills are backed with orders while Lowell labor forces scale 17 000 machine tenders handling 38 000 spindles. U S factory output totals billions with New York $2 175 000 000 and Pennsylvania $41 855 000 000 in value. Minnesota ranks thirteenth with 263 000 900 and DC reaches 48 000 000 as a trailing member.
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