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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1897
Page
4
The readable text hints at a deteriorating budget with failed efforts and rising costs. It references figures in dollars and a tally of liabilities, while noting trouble in commerce and unclear outcomes for the year.
A garbled OCR fragment references currency, debt, and gold in a global context. It mentions Japan and a large sum, but the text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details or dates.
An Imperial Record details South Dakota legislature actions in Pierre. Debates cover U S Senate ballot results, Goody Koontz and Pickler standings, dispensary bills, finance measures, tax and usury reforms, printing orders, and statutes on railways and insurance. House and Senate adjournment risks loom as bills advance or stall.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Cripple Creek economic notes with references to totals, costs, and speculative futures. Mentions expansion, investments, and potential impacts on local industry and schooling. The readable fragments suggest financial terms and regional outlook.
Multiple editorials and quips from various papers touch on engagements, political jokes, and social observations. References span Lillian Russell rumors, crime penalties, aroused public sentiment on trusts, fashion notes, arbitration, and winter hardship with charity efforts highlighted.
President signs order reducing U S pension offices from eighteen to nine set to take effect Sept 1. Secretary Francis cites saving at least 150 000 to 160 000 yearly by disbursing pensions by mail check and home delivery to pensioners. Foreign country pensioners stay with Washington. navy cases handled from designated agencies.
Lavinia V. Comer a 26 year old healer from near Buffalo has come to Chicago to work at the Woman's Temple. She says prayer and laying on of hands cured her own weariness and she now heals others without charges or medicines. Reported cases include a hip disease patient walking with crutches discarded after a single touch and a paralyzed woman regaining mobility.
A Clay Center Populist, R E Williams, proposes a Kansas wide plan to run elections by auction. The scheme would list country offices for bid on January 1 each year, with the lowest responsible bidder winning and posting bonds. Unclear details reference South Dakota and county funds as collateral.
A collection of humorous tales includes Daniel Webster sipping gin disguised as water during speeches and Thiers dueling over a Aix girl. Other vignettes cover Captain Percival’s jacks in Spanish waters, a Scilly Islands library quarrel, and Lord Mansfield’s wit amid legal duties.
Agriculturist professor recounts views on horses as noble, intelligent beings akin to humans, noting the ability to reason, trainability, and each horse's classed talents. He describes cowboy beginnings, taming wild horses, and selecting animals by courage and strength, arguing horses mirror human traits.
Edward Entwistle the engineer associated with Stephenson's Rocket is described as living in Des Moines Iowa born in 1815 in Lancashire England. He helped prepare the Rocket and traveled with the Duke of Bridgewater party on its inaugural trip. He later became an engineer on one of the Bridgewater interests, returning to England at age 22 to pursue engineering.
A late night visitor awakens to a white figure at the foot of the bed. The apparition vanishes as the girl watches, leaving her uneasy in a cold house. She sleeps with a stranger, an old family member, and learns of a chilly night episode and the bed clothes being moved. The incident remains an unresolved error in trust.
A French electrician unveils a bell that emits a continuous sharp sound described as very sweet. The mechanism uses a steel bell and a finger-rubbed edge noting sensitive listeners may find the tone appealing, despite some exaggeration in claims.
Fragmentary dialogue references a race of teachers and a king of France with unclear roles and names. A lamplighter in New York is mentioned, but details are incomplete and attribution is uncertain.
A garbled report notes a household dispute where a housekeeper recalls torn clothing and a washerwoman confirms pieces torn apart. The dialogue references New York and uneasy remarks about people described as worthless, highlighting social tension in a distressed domestic scene.
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