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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
11
Subscription rates and advertising details for the Tar Mitchell Capital The Mitchell Printing Co editor C W Downey. Rates include six months three months and one year advance copy. Cards up to six lines cost five dollars. each extra line one dollar. Business locals five cents per line legal ads ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices, obituaries and resolutions of respect five cents per line.
The Redfield Press editor argues for a Redfield position on removing the capital from Pierre. It traces the compact among Redfield Mitchell and Huron to back removal, notes Mitchell won caucus support, and criticizes Huronite John Longstaff for backing Pierre.
William Randolph Hearst presses his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as delegates are sought nationwide. Party leaders resist Chicago as a convention site and award the national gathering to St. Louis, amid concerns over Hearst’s influence and press reach.
Chicago Mayor Harrison and New York District Attorney Jerome spar over police practices in a long distance debate. The spat follows criticism of Chicago police conduct and comes as the mayor vows stricter theatre safety after the Iroquois Theatre fire.
Governor Herrick is installed in Ohio as ex Gov Foster dies and is buried. Ex Gov Asa Bushnell is reported stricken and dying. The Omaha Bee notes World-Herald backing for John L Webster for vice presidency and opposition after nomination, reflecting partisan state views.
The new Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway train passes through Chula for the first time Sunday night. The Southwest Limited arrives with electric lighting and velvet interiors, stopping at Chillicothe for boarding. riders can hop on there but must hurry.
On Tuesday February 2 1904 the Illinois Central railroad will sell Southern Homeseekers Excursion tickets valid 21 days with stopovers south of Cairo Alabama. Points include Jackson Durant Aberdeen West Point Memphis and others in Mississippi Louisiana and a Havana New Orleans connection. Through round trips and one way tickets to Havana and Cuban points available via Illinois Central and New Orleans Havana Steamship line. Rates lower than ever. Details from J F Merry A G P A Dubuque Ia or Kelley’s Land Agency Mitchell SD local reps.
The piece traces early ad origins from 1647 with No 18 of Perfect Occurrences. It notes the first commercial ads in The London Gazette and its later Advertisement Supplement. It mentions a 1626 Dutch paper listing a sale of sugar, ivory, and tobacco as an earlier example.
The New York Weekly warns of a looming black plague in the country with Aunt Ebony dismissing fear. A separate scene shows a cook plotting revenge on a demanding mistress by releasing a room window and howling to provoke neighbors.
The 1722 Journal of the Plague Year includes passages that touch on contagion ideas close to germ theory. Defoe questions but hints that disease spreads via effluvia and air carried insects, while doubting microscopes and modern experiments.
Consuelo, duchess of Manchester, has revolutionized London dining with a string of dinners attended by royalty and notable guests. She serves only soup, two roasts, two vegetables, a salad and a simple dessert, yet each meal features a fresh novelty.
Anecdotes from Scottish highlands recall primitive 19th century accommodations. The Duchess of Gordon hosted guests with limited space, the butler slept atop the kitchen dresser, and guests slept in the duchess’s bedroom or washed in a brook. A waterfall near Ochtertyre served as a shower bath for Sir William Murray and brothers.
Instructions explain flattening creased engravings by pinning the piece face down on paper, moistened backup paper, and blotting with flannel. A hot iron is passed gently over creases until they disappear, then the work is placed under printer's glazed boards for pressure.
A playful dialogue hints at a theater concealing its orchestra awaiting a performance, with one character curious about the hidden musicians and the other promising a musical reveal.
Unclear dialogue hints at an intimate moment in a conservatory. The exchange focuses on timing and mutual recognition as a romantic moment unfolds. No further participants or locations are specified beyond the conservatory setting.
A saying emphasizes that those who seek the welfare of others have already secured their own good. The message conveys ethical virtue and communal duty attributed to Confucian thought.
The burial of François René vicomte de Châteaubriand on Grand Bay rock near St. Malo is marked by a granite cross. At low tide the rock is reachable and at high tide becomes an island. The fiftieth anniversary saw a pilgrimage with floral tributes, cathedral procession, poems, an oration by M. le Vicomte de Vogue, and green funeral lights.
Koreans wear hemp mourning for fathers, with a hemp girdle and a face shield indicating a sinner who may not speak unless addressed. The outfit lasts three years for a father, three months for the shield. Secondary mourning applies to mothers, with no mourning for wives. The straw hat is wicker.
A fragment shows Cleveland Fain Dealer speaking with a sensibly cautious tone about money. The exchange hints at trust and accountability over every penny spent and reflects a thrift minded local dialogue.
The text describes Balzac’s extreme work routine with late nights and early mornings. He slept briefly after dawn, then worked again until mid afternoon. He faced constant financial pressure, noting the need to live strictly to pay mounting bills.
A description outlines rocket construction with tubes packed around a cylindrical core and a bottom cavity for the match. The guide stick is light to avoid delaying flight as the gases exit and propel the rocket upward with force.
A blend of quips on language from Blackwood's Magazine about Portuguese explorers mocking Brazilian natives for missing letters and Mohawks objecting to pronouncing p and b with mouths shut. Also a humorous exchange where a man asks his wife about the saying a maximum of talk signals a minimum of thought and she replies about idiocy.
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