Burtons welcome a daughter as local events unfold
Mr and Mrs S M Burton announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday February 5. Local officials Mone B Kennedy United States marshal visited en route from Pierre while county commissioners adjourned a special session. Sheriff Kintigh began duties with James Rogan retained as deputy. Carles Newbury and A J Kings plan greenhouse upgrades in Chicago and nearby visits before returning home. Mt Vernon mourns W E Baker age 24 from Bright's disease. Chief of Police Keith travels to Chicago with acting chief Thos Briggs and night officer John Savage filling in. Regular B Y P U meets at Mrs C C Boulton’s for a social with no collection. Revival at Methodist Church shows growing interest and tobacco and liquor cautions from Rev Underwood. Mrs R P Hall and Miss Hall host a five o'clock tea with prizes and 24 old friend word games. Mrs F H Hoff wins. D L Keene renews Mitchell subscription. Mrs Geo H Ren and Mrs Martin Jaquemas host a late afternoon tea with carnation decor and a 26-name write-in game for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B, G. Kennedy
Eureka
United States
City
Pierre
Kintigh
James Rogan
Carles Newbury
A. J. Kings
Chicago
Newbury
Kings
Belvidere and
LaSalle
Keith
Illinois
Iowa
Thos. Briggs
John Savage
Briggs
Methodist Church
Underwood
R. P. Hall
Miss Hall
Geo. E. Foster
8. G. Boyce
W. A. Barber
Inez M. Owen
F. H. Hoff
Production of Orange Tree Delivers Thousands of Fruit
An orange tree in full bearing can yield up to 15,000 oranges while a lemon tree produces about 6,000 fruits, illustrating high orchard potential and crop scale for growers assessing tropical fruit outputs.
Advertised Letters in Mitchell Post Office Weekly List
Uncalled letters at Mitchell post office for week ending February 4 1903 include Blue Richard Bradley Geo Hammond James Lapool Aners Taylor Mrs M J Werley Joe Callers should say advertised when requesting. Letters not collected in two weeks will be sent to the dead letter office.
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Mitchell
Blue
Richard Bradley
Geo. Hammond
James Lapool
Aners Taylor
M. J. Werley
Joe
H. L. Bras
P. M
Ten Years In Bed Baron Hugo Orthet’s Bedbound Ten-Years Tale
Baron Hugo Orthet of Russia, a millionaire with palaces in St Petersburg and Moscow and a country seat near Kazan, has slept in bed for ten years. Physically healthy, he travels in a specially built bed carriage and private railway car, claiming there is nothing to get up for and that he can accomplish everything from bed. The tale, from Tit Bits, mocks the idea that exercise is essential to health.
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Baron Hugo Orthet
Russia
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kazan
Snug Inns of France Delight in Country Taverns
A traveler returning from Europe extols French inns praising their charm and warmth. He credits the automobile with reviving these quaint establishments, noting immaculate decor, cheerful staff, and cozy porches overlooking towns at the foot of chateaus. He prefers inland inns over distant city hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Monsieur
Difficult Digestion and Hood's Sarsaparilla Remedy
A vintage health blurb explains how dyspepsia ruins appetite and mood with symptoms like sour taste, stomach tenderness, bloating, headaches, and heartburn. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as an effective permanent cure tested by thousands, and notes Hood's Pills as the best laxative.
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Hood
Preventive Medicine and the Value of Sanitation
The piece highlights the shift to preventive medicine over treatment, noting how keeping germs out is preferable. It credits public health efforts, sanitation, clean water, and organized health departments with cleaner cities, better housing, and longer, healthier lives.
Real Good Old Post and Rails Tea Practice in Australia
In the interior, men drink tea all day with a strong, acrid brew. A new pot starts Sunday, reused leaves stay in, and by week’s end the liquid tastes intensely bitter and rusty. The native praises it as perfected despite its harshness.
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Australia
Top Hats Turned To Waste Baskets In Suburban Wit
A stylish suburb resident saves money by converting her husband s old top hats into waste paper baskets. She spots a prehistoric hat, removes the brim, covers the body with light blue silk and adds lace and bows when the piano tuner interrupts claiming his hat is missing. The tuner leaves with a cap and a sovereign, leaving waste paper baskets scarce in the house.
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London
Quivering Bath Trial for Bailiff Hopefuls at Alnwick
In Alnwick England aspirants for the bailiff post undergo a curious pre election ordeal. Candidates ride to a horse pond and plunge into the dirty water to swim across while a brass band plays. The custom dates to King John 1210 when royal displeasure led to bailiffs being thrown into the pond.
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Alnwick
England
John
Japanese Varnish From Varnish Tree Juices
The Rhus coriaria or varnish tree grows across the Mediterranean region and yields a juice with injurious properties. The Japanese reportedly understand its use and make a beautiful lacquer from the juice, though their processes remain secret.
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Mediterranean
Cramp in the Leg Relief Hint from a Simple Tension Strap
A reader shares a night time cure for leg cramps. Wind a strong string or garter around the affected leg and pull each end firmly. The cramp disappears immediately and the patient can return to bed, with confidence it will not recur that night.
His Own Critic
A father and son exchange pointed lines about family order with the father insisting his family is not the best regulated, while the son notes accidents occur even in strict households.
Fame is won by being in the right place at the right time
A pithy maxim about fame asserts that fortune comes from timing action and proper publicity and frames success as a formula of circumstance conduct and clever promotion.
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Puck
The Brute's Retort and Witty Exchange
Mrs Prissims laments being taken in by her husband and he retorts that she had him out of the cold in a Newark News style quip. The exchange showcases sharp humor between spouses in a brief society item.
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Mrs. Prissims
Mr. Prissims
Newark News
Remnants Sale from Dress Goods Department
Remnants from 21 2 to 41 2 yards offered for skirts waists or a child spring suit. No off colors, newest colors and styles, prices way down as we clear room for spring goods. You cannot afford to miss this sale. A word about these remnants notes careful selection.
Definition of Felicity Tale From a Baptist Minister
A Baptist minister recounts a country church scene where a scholar preacher uses elevated language and a pastor asks a laborer to interpret the word felicity. The laborer replies he does not know but suspects felicity is some part of a pig's inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
The Zest of Hunting and The Woodlands Fire
A vivid reflection on hunting and cooking outdoors. The narrator describes the hunger and anticipation as venison or fish browns over a woodland fire, the scent rising as the meat sizzles, and the deep satisfaction of a meal earned by skill and patience.
Big Round Gasometer Stuns Irish Harvester in Scotland
An Irish harvester visits a Scottish gas works and, naïvely, asks a local about a large gasometer. The Scot, puzzled, replies in broad dialect, while the Irish man bets the giant container is capable of holding a dinner can, prompting humorous banter.
Indigestion Joke Shows Model Husband
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Mollie Brown claims her husband is a model man. When asked why the marriage works, she says he never eats unless he is sure the cooking compares to his mother's. He replies his indigestion ruins his judge’s ability.
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Mollie Brown
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sizes of the Planets Compared to the Sun
A French Astronomical Society bulletin suggests a scale for planetary sizes. Represent Earth by a 20 franc coin, Venus 15 francs, Mars 2, Mercury 7, Uranus 280, Neptune 320, Saturn 1840, Jupiter 6800, and the Sun 6,780,000.
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Bulletin
French Astronomical Society
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Property and the rise of intangible wealth
A London Spectator reflection notes a shift from land and houses to paper assets and bank inscriptions as true property. It foresees wealth expanding for industry and enterprise while old wealthy families lose permanence as shares and bonds can vanish quickly through speculation or a spendthrift heir.
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London Spectator
Petrified the Englishman Too in a Dinner Tale
An American dinner tale features Colonel Tom Ochiltree defending his country against a Lord Lonsdale petrified forest anecdote. The exchange includes a joke about petrified birds in Texas and a quip about gravitation, ending with a bedtime line from a daughter named Mary and her fiancé George in a Toled o Bee item.
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Tom Ochiltree
Lord Lonsdale
New York
Alaska
Africa
Colonel Ochiltree
Texas
Lord Lonsdele
Waterloo Station Sees 150000 Soldiers Pass Annually
Report notes that about 150000 soldiers travel through Waterloo station in London each year, reflecting large military mobilization and transport demand.
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Waterloo Station
London
Riding the Goat Phrase Origin Explained
The piece traces the saying riding the goat to ancient Egypt where Capricornus the goat of the zodiac was linked to hierophants and occult knowledge. It suggests the celestial goat was a powerful symbol and notes the leap to modern initiation imagery without fault of the goat.
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Egypt
Old Nile
Capricornus
Earth
Chinese Royal Tea Plant Care Rules Revealed
The ruler of China maintains a guarded garden for tea leaves. Harvesters must abstain from fish, bathe three times daily, and wear gloves while picking to preserve the tea’s aroma. The garden is enclosed by walls to keep people and animals away.
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China
It's What We Haven't Got We Want
A short tale recounts a kitten with a tail so long he can catch it at will. Other kittens envy him and urge him to share his ease. The cat laments unhappiness, a mystery among humans as described by Life.
Old Washington Custom in Senate Card Mailings
A National Magazine note recalls an ancient practice where United States senators begin each session by sending small envelopes with their cards through the senate post office. The custom dates back beyond living memory and even beyond official records.
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Washington
United States
Senate Post Office
National Magazine
Had Touched the Limit Short I owed friends nearly $%,000
A brief Chicago News quote shows a speaker admitting debt to friends and puzzlement over repayment. The fragment hints at financial strain and a question of who will lend more. No names or concrete events are provided.
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Chicago News
Take It Easy and Live Long proverb noted
A German proverb links Take It Easy and Live Long as brothers. Dialogue reflects youth and parents attending different entertainments and a casual Life magazine remark.
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Mitchell and Vicinity
S. M. Bur
C. BE. Drake
Kidder, Mo
W. E. Baker
Mt. Vernon
Bright
Baptist Church
C. C. Boulton
East Third Street
Womeldorf
D. L. Keene
Stirling, Colo
Keene
Ethan
West
Geo
H. Ren
Martin Jaquemas
Forter
O. L. Branson
W. Hoon
Butterfield
Mitchell, South Dakota
Mary
George
Toledo Bee
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