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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
9
The MtcHell Capital advertises rates on application with low pricing. Business cards up to six lines cost $6 per year, each extra line $1. Business locals five cents per line. Legal notices at statute rates. Cards of thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices and obituaries vary with free wedding notices and other conditions. Subscriptions require address change notices with former and new addresses.
Friday notes from Watertown report jubilation over the state militia holding its annual encampment on Lake Kampeska. Senate bill 177 would add three oil inspectors, divide the state into districts, and the State Guard may receive about fifty thousand dollars in new appropriation. The local option bill faces a stiff fight in the senate, with revenue concerns and talks of a winter assessment shift.
The speaker cites a Switzerland style land listing board where property is listed under penalty of imprisonment. Listings are publicly valued, subject to sale, and conveyed to buyers paying above valuation. If applied here it would cap taxes at about $1.50 to $2 per thousand and prevent concealed property.
Citizens plead for an end to harsh winter as a city poet promises spring verses upon confirmed season arrival. The proposal hinges on an unequivocal guarantee that spring has arrived before any poetry is printed.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa met with President Roosevelt in Washington to discuss the Iowa Republican platform for the state convention this year. In press coverage the meeting fuels talk of Cummins as a potential vice presidential nominee, though he denies personal ambition while friends support a possible acceptance if offered.
A note explains that firing guncotton from a balloon at about 2000 feet, 100 feet below the car, yields a loud bang no louder than a pistol due to air rarity and lack of reflecting surroundings. After the shot, sound remains silent until the echo from the ground returns, then a thunderous roar erupts for over half a minute.
A conversation reveals a man avoiding Miss Cutting as he notes a change in the home’s welcome mat and wall motto. The first mat read Welcome and a wall motto urged Let Us Love One Another, replaced by Wipe Your Feet and a maxim about Early to Bed and Early to Rise. The shift suggests a cooling interest or a social shift in the relationship.
Nate Salsbury and Bill Nye were longtime friends. Nye impressed with new stories during a New York City engagement while Salsbury lived on Staten Island. Nye told tales at dinner and a young hostess teased her father with a light reply about company.
A quarrel erupts between Mr. and Mrs. Todgers over Maria the servant girl. Mrs. Todgers calls her an impertinent hussy and jokes about borrowing her lashes, while insisting Maria is imprudent and difficult to handle.
A stout boarder boasts of losing three vest buttons his fellow residents notice the missing attire. The mistress of the house hints they may be found in the dining room, adding a quiet comic turn to the scene.
A heated exchange unfolds as one man challenges another’s knowledge of rheumatism. The victim insists the condition is self-evident, claiming rheumatism requires no introduction.
A quirky theater item describes a five foot or shorter manager boasting he is the smallest giant on record while a candidate notes a vacancy and a comic exchange about height. The piece blends playful dialogue with a curiosity about size. Persian carpets, aged up to 500 years, are described as being manufactured and trampled in bazaars before shipping to the United States as ancient goods.
The valued policy bill faced an hours long senate showdown with a crowded lobby. Senator Moody opened debate as House sergeants at arms and staff cleared the chamber. The final roll call reached 25 to 15 with Lawson signaling reconsideration the next day.
McDougal's bill to fund state militia at 435000 yearly nears passage, reflecting a new public spirit. Temperance debate tests senate sentiment on county option with 20 for and 22 against. Peddlers license bill advances, carrying potential upheaval in Syria like reforms. Goddard's charity board salary set at 1500, with bill protecting current board. Sabbath penalties rise to 100 dollars and 30 days, amended to 10 dollars with no imprisonment. passage ensues amid lively floor discussion.
Bold claims tout Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for disease and a builder of strength. Testimonials from Mrs. Mary M. Myers of Baltimore and others say the remedy revived nervous prostration and long standing debility, including relief for back pain and children’s health.
Sunday school tale of Samson inspires a child’s punchline about her father’s strength. Ethel asserts her papa is “offal strong,” prompting the teacher’s amused reaction to the child’s blunt comparison and a家庭 moment as reported by the Columbus Journal.
When the barometer falls the air expands and pushes dust from crevices, and when it rises the air condenses drawing dust into cupboards and drawers. The tighter the seal the stronger the dust jet riding through the frame.
Two members of the French institute report that dreams at night reflect brain activity tied to bodily conditions. They suggest nightmares often signal a dyspeptic state and that heavy drinkers may dream of rats and insects before delirium tremens, indicating early disease patterns.
A pleasant faced woman passes a corner as Jones tips his hat and says to his companion that he owes much to that woman. When asked if she is his mother he answers no she is his landlady.
A Chicago News quip notes Diggs counters Biggs by citing people’s reluctance to believe him. The item mentions Won In a Walk and a glee club try-out joke with a bass line on four bowls, attributed to Chapparel.
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