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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
11
Advertising rates listed for business cards and local ads with per line charges. Free obituaries and notices, but other notices priced. Subscribers encouraged to update addresses with both old and new details.
State editors plan a winter gathering in Sioux City with January 15 and 16 set for sessions. An invited banquet in Vermilion may follow, prepared by State University students. The Milwaukee Road offers a free special train from Sioux City to Vermilion for visiting editors.
On February 10 Watertown residents vote on buying the waterworks to gain control of water and light. The piece notes Mitchell already owns its waterworks and references meters to curb waste while cautioning about the feasibility of owning the local lighting plant. A lingering contract for eight lights at $11 monthly remains in effect with seven years left.
The mayor stated he expects the capital to land at Mitchell and noted a citizen committee from Pierre will contort to the fight. He also described South Dakota’s growing banking sector with 53 national banks and rapid Black Hills expansion including $1,000,000 capital banks in Lead and Deadwood.
An ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as the source of real beauty with a price of 35 cents. The short blurb highlights rare and beautiful women as endorsers and ends with initials UH Seailin.
A. Miller, formerly with M. H. Gosche, leaves for Alpena en route to Orange California after four months of work. He has just received patent papers filed last February for a humane double acting device that prevents cows from extracting milk and also brands the calf. Miller plans to sell the patent to an eastern firm for about $5,000 and has three more farming utensil models awaiting patents.
A poetic fragment notes a deep, consuming love felt in dreams and nightly visions. The speaker contemplates devotion as an enduring, perhaps idealized, presence within their inner world.
An older manager quizzes a young clerk on language and honesty. The exchange shows ribbing over word choice and the clerk’s insistence that illness keeps him away. The manager tests phrases while the clerk demonstrates careful usage before dismissal. The piece ends with a separate Baltimore Sun anecdote on prosperity and a mule's behavior.
An officer asks a sentinel in the Philippines what he would do if rushed by a hundred bolomen. The sentinel answers, I’d form a line, sir, then a bee line for camp, illustrating disciplined reflexes under threat.
In a Chicago Post conversation two women debate marriage values. The dreamy eyed girl dismisses wealth as a concern while the practical damsel insists on a man’s past earnings as the main factor. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes toward money and virtue in relationships.
Old Dr. Grimshaw explains to a medical student that physicians divide humanity into two classes. The student asks for the names and Grimshaw answers the poor he cures and the rich he doctors.
A mother probes Penelope about a kiss from Charles. Penelope downplays the event, describing a brief labial juxtaposition as his departure, insisting it was fleeting and innocent.
Sanford Dodge leads a strong company in The Gladiator at the Grand Opera House with Emma Muncey and Leslie delivering notable support. The audience hailed the performances with vigorous applause and the production’s scenery and costumes heightened realism. The troupe also presented Gringoire and Taming of the Shrew in a Friday double bill to a warm reception. Unrelated note: One Minute Cough Cure praised for croup relief.
The department of agriculture in Argentina established a weather bureau led by Walker G. Davis, an American. Davis has started publishing daily weather maps for Argentina and Patagonia, advancing meteorological study in the region.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as the finest skin soap and bath product. It highlights uses for preserving and refreshing the skin scalp hair and hands, along with Cuticura Ointment for various conditions. It claims worldwide sales superiority and universal availability in civilized regions.
Large attendance at the annual Congregational church meeting reveals solid progress across society branches. Finances are strong with the trustee report noting bills nearly paid and $225 repaid on old debts. Members elected as officers and seven new members bring total to 107 with plans for improvements ahead.
The 1903 Cardus Weather Chart and Calendar offers twelve 13 by 20 inch sheets bound with a gilt strip. Each month shows large daily figures with DeVee weather signals for every day and claims drought and flood forecasting a year ahead. Copies are available by sending 10 cents postage to Chattanooga Tennessee.
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