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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
3
A survey of prominent American preachers from Dr. Parkhurst to Dr. Conwell and Dr. Hillis highlights their public battles with police corruption, dramatic church reforms, and mass evangelism. The piece celebrates their roles in social reform, youth outreach, and nationwide religious influence.
The December North American Review continues Howells remarks on English civility and manners. He notes class politeness, softened lower-class behavior, and English tolerance of moral differences. He contrasts English and American fashion, income awareness, travel zeal, and attitudes toward power and Russia, with a soldier’s candid street-level perspective.
The Diamond Shoals lighthouse planned to guard the coast is described as an eight floor structure with additional lantern gallery and watch room. It features life boats, crane, fog signaling apparatus, engines, dining and kitchen areas, living rooms, a 1600 gallon water tank, and a gallery around the watch room.
Chairman Shonts urges work morale at the canal site noting monotony harms health. A New York governess recalls a tall guard like footman in livery who roars when alone, explaining it is his way to relieve stress at home.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item recalls a closing session of a near city religious convention where a preacher faced a $100 shortfall. An unfamiliar donor offered $25, provoking laughter as a fellow preacher revealed the donor was an undertaker. The moment mixed humor with surprise at the giver’s trade.
A detailed guide covers an ideal milking stool built from a box with cleats and a bench for the milker, plus routines for keeping pigs and horses healthy. It urges daily pen cleaning with lime and carbolic acid, proper pig housing, warming feed in winter, and regular bedding. It also advises careful horse medicine administration and hints at prudent poultry stock selection. It ends by promoting experiment plots to test new varieties on a representative field before broad planting.
A longtime farmer describes adopting modern agriculture after attending a farmers' institute. He recounts studying at the state college, embracing broader practices, and seeking knowledge from successful peers. The piece covers spraying materials, shell making for poultry, water quality for cows, nitrogen farming with legumes, and a brace method for curved fences.
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