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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
14
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Fragmentary OCR mentions times and names such as Bird, Long, Celina, and Thornton, but lacks a coherent report or complete details of event, place, or outcome.
A fragmentary quote recalls someone crying and stammering as they speak in plain terms. The text suggests a discussion of conveyance or clarity in expression without embellishment. The piece reads as a trimmed excerpt from a Philadelphia newspaper page.
A speaker muses on what to do with a million dollars. The speaker admits uncertainty yet imagines buying new shoes as a first treat. The tone is informal and colloquial.
An item from the Sat Post reflects on political morale and leadership with a Lincoln-esque analogy comparing a cheap firecracker to an action that harms the person who started it, portraying government as demoralized amid ongoing struggles.
In Cambridge Mr Lowell recalls a boastful acquaintance who claimed to make a fortune by feeding domestic ducks with wild celery to enhance flavor. The joke ends when the same man laments that ducks refuse to eat the celery, ruining the plan.
A school principal visiting exam rooms is challenged by a bright student on an algebra problem. The principal remarks that George Washington was a surveyor at the student’s age, and the student retorts that Washington was president at the principal’s age. The exchange ends with no further remark.
Edward Clodd challenges Darwinian phrasing by arguing humans and apes are sister offshoots from a common stock rather than ancestors and descendants. He notes the two lineages evolved separately with different development levels and remain distinct mammal groups.
The London Chronicle notes that the sentence reads awkwardly without pauses. Properly punctuated with commas it becomes a simple natural line, inviting readers to steady their senses and grasp its import.
Aunt Hannah notices a kiss from a young man to Jane. Jane says it happened naturally as he asked if she would be offended, and she could only know what it felt like after experiencing it. The exchange reflects a cautious budding romance via casual conversation.
A dialogue sketches Gabby's talkative nature and a contrast with a quiet companion. He defends Gabby’s interruptions as a sign of gentleness while she notes his silence with amusement.
A London Telegraph snippet features a retired skipper deriding dubious remedies aboard a vessel. He dismisses “Meddkin chests” and insists on practical medicine, quipping about locating pain and preferring clear, simple cures rather than turning the ship into a chemist’s shop.
Ointments from spermaceti obtained from the head of a whale, used for catarrh and skin wounds. Ambergris, highly valued, is a condition observed in the same animal.
A New York Weekly item notes a discussion where a man forgets to bring the paper to the office, and a suggestion that women can trim their bonnets reflects contemporary gender themes.
Dialogue shows tension over fairness as one character laments T giving the largest portion to another after a shared apple, highlighting themes of generosity and envy.
Dr Hathaway offers free self examination booklets on nervous debility sexual weakness varicocele stricture kidney and bladder conditions diseases of women and other topics. Send for No 1 through No 7 from J Newton Hathaway MD Commercial Block Fourth and Nebraska Streets Livnux City Iowa sealed and free.
A sunburned man with a check payable to his order asked to cash it at City Trust. Unable to identify in person before closing, he rolled up his sleeve to reveal an India ink tattoo of his name, convincing the teller to proceed with the transaction.
A Boston Herald writer revisits the famous seven gableshome once linked to Hawthorne finds it modernized with electric lights and new plumbing. The antiquarian laments changes to Salem’s famed residence and wonders what Hawthorne would think, or Miss Ingersoll who died there.
The New York street game uses palms instead of rackets with rubber or celluloid balls costing 1 or 2 cents. White chalk lines on asphalt mark improvised tables, and the game can be seen on clear days in urban pavements across the city.
Winthrop L. Marvin notes in Scribner's that American cargo ships pay crews far more than British rivals. The Pleiades crew earns 141,580 yearly versus 11,532 to 11,751 for British crews on Lady Joicey and Masconomo. The wage disparity also appears on American and British sailing vessels.
The World's News daily bulletin on the school’s blackboard is prepared by a rotating editor. National and international topics are prioritized, with commercial affairs favored, though the page one item unexpectedly highlights two young women dancing themselves sick.
The article explains fans in Japanese culture as meaningful art objects that tell stories and reflect events. It describes diverse fans for occasions from tea ceremonies to war and mourning, noting symbolism in color, shape, and motifs like white storks for long life and cobwebs for mourning.
The piece traces how different ages and cultures shaped sitting postures from ancient Egypts stiff ceremonial stance to Greek and Roman stooping, Chinese wide-legged balance for 4,000 years, Saxon and Norman seated dignity, to modern kings and queens who now stand rather than sit.
The sun is a two foot globe. Mercury fits a mustard seed at a 164 foot circle. Earth a pea on a 284 foot circle, Venus on a 430 foot circle. Mars a pinhead at 64 feet, asteroids grains of sand 1000 to 1200 feet away. Jupiter a Waddai orange, Saturn a quarter mile apple, Uranus a cherry on a 144 mile circle.
Rev John De Witt Miller of Philadelphia urged husbands to kiss wives as in early marriage. An old man recalled kissing his wife after the lecture and was told by the wife in quaint German accented words that something was wrong with him.
Henry VIII granted judicial rights to a woman for the first time. Lady Anne Berkeley of York was permitted by the sovereign to sit as judge appoint a commission and pass sentence on men who had killed her deer and despoiled her park.
In a paper reading scene Mr. Younghusband recalls Blanche de Smythe's alliance with Walter Wellington Beere. Mrs. Younghusband blushes as she reveals her engagement to Walter, while Mr. Younghusband clarifies he meant Blanche. The exchange uncovers old memories and social ties.
A brief Chicago News exchange shows a wife calling her husband a fool for luck during a spat. The humorous reversal highlights a common marriage quip as the couple quibbles over fortune and folly.
A caller complimenting a little girl in the study asks if she assists her father the eminent literary man by entertaining chores. The girl replies, yes and is invited to be seated.
Mr. J. H. Weber of Cascade Iowa endorses Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets describing them as a trusted remedy. The ad urges readers to try the tablets for dullness after meals bad taste biliousness loss of appetite or constipation and promises prompt relief. Sales are conducted by L. C. Gale.
A bill in the Virginia house of delegates to prohibit promiscuous kissing faces slim odds of passage. The chamber includes many bachelors, married men, and widowers, making enactment unlikely.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as a daily comfort remedy. Claims to kill pain from burns scalds cuts and ulcers and cure eruptions boils felons and other skin issues. Advertises best pile cure on earth and sells for 25 cents at S H Scallin’s drug store.
A Knoxville man sent a letter to Secretary of War Elihu Root addressed Hon Li Hu Root inviting a discussion about Chinese education. The incident shows mistaken identity and xenophobic misnaming.
A scientific discovery claims Kodol supplies natural digestive juices and handles the stomach’s work when disordered or overloaded. It aims to rest inflamed muscles and transform all food into rich red blood as it digests meals.
The article notes only the blackened cellar remains of Webster’s home while about 1000 trees he planted still stand on the farm. It lauds him as a tree planter and reflects on his legacy. A testimonial proclaims Burdock Blood Bitters cured a severe skin breakout, attributed to Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwall Conn.
The irrigated area of the United States totals 7,510,598 acres with Colorado holding 1,611,271 acres and California 1,446,119 acres.
Advertisement claims Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs and colds and can prevent consumption. It promotes the remedy as a universal cure and immune to serious lung illness.
W. L. Ray, grandson of Choctaw chief Greenwood Laflore who led the tribe to cede lands in Mississippi, will present a portrait of the chief to the Mississippi state capitol portrait gallery.
Monarch over pain promises instant relief from burns cuts sprains and stings with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil available at any drug store.
A 80,000-pound granite monument bound for the Frick burial lot in Homewood cemetery Pittsburg broke through asphalt in front of the Frick residence and stayed there overnight. An ad follows urging relief from eczema with Dean's Ointment, available at drug stores for 50 cents.
A discussion of French colonial holdings contrasted with a woman's description of extreme nervous agony. The piece notes colonial reach and population, then shifts to medical testimony praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for nervous disorders, claiming cures after local doctors failed.
The Northwestern Robe and Tanning Co offers coats robes and bugs from tanned horse and cattle pelts. Send your hides to receive an ALMOTH proof robe.
A brief note inviting broad writing services and correspondence for Custom Works Specialty. The ad signals willingness to create content on any topic and solicits reader contact for collaboration or commissions.
The piece notes that cats and other beasts of prey reflect fifty times as much light from their eyes as humans do. It presents a reporter’s aside on how this trait is observed and discussed in the Chicago American context.
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