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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
2
Offer message urges readers to cut waste and save money with special offerings. The note emphasizes cost savings and quick disposal of items. It uses urgent promotional language to motivate quick action and bulk savings.
Naoma meets Arthur Boyd after a disrupted meeting with her fiancé Mr. Hampton. A breakdown on the road sparks a rekindled attraction as Boyd reveals his improved fortune and confesses he could not marry a beggar. They drive off together, exploring a fresh connection.
A letter excerpt recounts Andrew Lang noting Americans chasing a Tobermory claim. He questions whether Jemima of Macdougal lineage might be Queen Mary’s daughter and whether a fourth son escaped to America, potentially making a Robertson line the current earls and kings of Scotland.
The Yumas burn the deceased by wrapping the body then placing it on logs and a cremation pit. A bed of logs surrounds the bier as flames consume clothing and blankets. the deceased's horse is not burned. A wigwam is burned later and the family relocates to kin. The Yumas show sorrow publicly.
The report outlines pay levels for lawmakers across several nations, noting Denmark at 1.50 dollars per day with a free theater seat, and the UK Italy and Spain paying nothing. It cites salaries or allowances in Austria Hungary Germany and Portugal, including per diem figures and travel perks. It also mentions a Swiss diet and Romanian lawmakers, with a US newspaper comment from New York Herald. In a separate letter, Dr Rankin of Oxford details frog skin grafts used since 1885 with successful long term results and thousands of cases.
The University of Illinois adds relics to its Abraham Lincoln collection including an ox yoke Lincoln made at New Salem Ill in 1880 at age 21. Lincoln and Clark M Smith attended a New Salem auction where the yoke was sold as a novelty and Smith bought it saying it was worth keeping as a souvenir since it was made by a congressman and brother in law.
Vice Consul Arnold of Fu chan reports a long decline in China’s tea trade. From 1678 to 1837 China dominated world exports, India entered later, and by 1904 China’s share fell to 30 percent while total consumption rose to 644 million pounds. Decline blamed on careless cultivation and leaf preparation.
The article notes star distances are poorly known with wide variance among estimates. It cites Alpha Centauri as the nearest star, unseen from northern latitudes, and the Cygnus star Sixty-one Cygnus as another near neighbor. The latest distance is 53 trillion miles, about 18 trillion miles less than Professor Balls’s figure from fifteen years earlier.
The tonic of the day is a native medicinal root based elixir with no alcohol in its composition. It emphasizes herbal roots sourced locally and marketed as a restorative beverage.
Promotes strength and blood enrichment for the feeble and aged while addressing digestive complaints such as dyspepsia biliousness and tor pid liver. Claims cure for bronchial catarrh nasal sores and skin issues with accompanying Dr Sage nasal rinse and Dr Pierce salve. Also advertises Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation and the free Medical Adviser offer.
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