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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1895
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription options: one year in advance, six months, and three months with pricing. It requests subscribers to provide both former and new addresses for changes and says correspondence should be at the office by Monday. Out-of-state deliveries will be discontinued at the end of the time paid for.
Advertisers pay rates for business cards local lines and legal ads with free marriage and death notices. The piece notes Alfred D. Tinsley being nominated postmaster at Sioux Falls, France’s premier on coinage, and farmers Bailey and Sturtevant plan 20 acres of potatoes. It quotes state treasurer on finances and a media dispute over railroad law in South Dakota.
The South Dakota legislature adopts a memorial urging Congress to legalize free coinage of silver as equal to gold, signaling strong bimetallism sentiment. The measure, aimed at countering national economic distress, could shift congressional opinion toward recognizing silver as money.
The notes recount how clergy, barred from shedding blood, adopted the mace to still wage battle. Bishop Otho, half brother of William, fought at Hastings, using the blunt weapon to break heads. The tale highlights how even holy figures participated in warfare, forming a striking image of medieval casuistry.
Pierre reports six measures have passed both houses, including a treasury warrant act to meet unpaid taxes, a school lands expenditure repeal, irrigation and bond measures, a monthly treasurer's cash report, and a constitutional convention bill. Also notes on taxation, mortgage, and game laws plus state finances and new bills in both houses.
Broderip and Sir Richard Owen recount visiting J M W Turner at his dimly lit studio. Turner explains darkness aids viewing while painting several works, and an odd moment occurs when Turner offers wine from a cupboard, leaving Owen with the lingering thought of the sherry’s possible staying power.
A prominent physician argues fear drives half of deaths from disease, citing cases from cholera to medical pranks. Anecdotes include Russian criminals, a patient misled by a stamp plaster, and a professor feigning illness. Literacy notes add a Maryland stream meaning and a misfitting church scene.
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