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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
12
The Chicago News reports that Professor Yates of Washington produced a perfect vacuum by sealing a glass tube then melting and drawing out interior glass with a suction pump, allowing no air to reenter as the space cooled. This demonstration suggests a true vacuum within the closed tube.
Four contestants stand at the corners of an oblong space to form a frame while a fifth poses inside. The audience directs poses to provoke laughter, and the laugher becomes the picture. Frames rotate as new groups attempt sillier, more playful scenes.
On July 4 1908 the United States flag will gain a new star for Oklahoma. The flag’s current forty five stars arranged in six rows will be rearranged to include the extra star. Top and third through sixth rows will hold eight stars while the second and fifth rows hold seven.
A Boston Globe correspondent recalls a historic social dance she attended as a young girl. She describes being one of eight youths who dressed themselves with meticulous, era specific attire, capturing the festive mood and fashion of the occasion.
A description of villagers performing a backward plain qua drille on stage in the parish hall. Dancers wore dresses reversed with hair tucked under masks at the back, creating a humorous and side splitting effect for the amused audience.
A playful verse challenges readers with a rapid tongue twister about placing a pretty pate in a pretty pewter pot. The looping line repeats the phrase to test speed and diction, inviting readers to try aloud.
A birthday game records a house sailing party with twenty six players. Each child sends a ship to a different place, carrying themed items from Amanda to Zanzibar reflecting playful country choices and imaginative cargoes.
A humorous anecdote about a man declining a zoo trip while his relatives are humorously described as wild animals. He jokes that his family already mirrors zoo oddities, making a visit unnecessary. The tale playfully contrasts domestic quirks with animal imagery.
Mitchell South Dakota items report family travel for illness and weddings, arrivals from Ohio and Illinois, church events, bank construction progress, a high school bond election, a snowstorm and record January weather, obituaries, seed catalog demand, Roosevelt Taft club HQ plans, and a near miss with a runaway horse on Main Street.
Arthur W. Page notes the forest service rangers patrolling the western mountains from California to Montana Washington Arizona and Oregon. They battle fires sparked by campers locomotives and careless campsites preventing vast timber losses and smoke hazes around Portland.
A quip about a new cookbook for a wife notes the author wrote dishes with the best restaurant beneath each. The item contrasts a saying about a watched pot with a gan meter and cites Washington Times and a proverb about wisdom and folly.
An old advisory compares finance to baking a pie. Start with capital, savings if possible, place it in a secure position, and let it grow. Skim the accruals, then mix in business paste with judgment hope and enterprise. Watch closely, maintain steady effort, then enjoy a well cooked result.
In a dramatic exchange Puck notes the couple’s quarrel over when they first met and wed Mrs Houlihan sobs while Mr Houlihan quips he wished she had not seen him until after the marriage.
A Washington Star quips about Count Fucash allegedly seeking debt payment and a marriage to an American heiress as proof of his sincerity. The exchange cites a personal friend defending the count’s motives and ambitions.
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