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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
3
A Charles M. Harvey piece compares the Pennsylvania Railroad’s 1904 revenue of 118 million dollars to national incomes worldwide. It notes rail earnings dwarf many countries, exceed federal treasuries, and rival continent-wide wealth, highlighting vast industrial power and historical rail expansion.
The excerpt notes ages and dates marking key railroad milestones in U S history. It cites 32 when Chicago linked to New York and Boston by rail, 83 at Rock Island when the Mississippi saw its first locomotive, 38 with the Missouri reach via the Hannibal and St. Joseph line, and 48 in 1869 as railways connected to the Pacific through Oakes Ames C P Huntington and partners.
Rich cattleman Henry Miller fights extinction by creating a private elk preserve at Mount Madonna near Bakersfield. He owns about 125 elk on Buena Vista ranch and fenced a timbered refuge to shield a growing herd from hunters and development.
In the Cape House debate Mr Rubidge cites observed jackal depredations. Using 17 million sheep and goats, losses range from 212 000 to 382 000 pounds yearly, plus 425 000 for kraaling effects and 250 000 to 450 000 from lamb drop. Total annual loss exceeds 1 million pounds, over half of wool exports in 1902, prompting calls for parliamentary action.
Deshler Welch writes that the Simp so n tunnel opens as the longest world tunnel signaling the end of the Simpson Pass era. The Simplon hospice, built under Napoleon and later renewed by the Augustine Monks of St Bernard in 1825, serves travelers with shelter and meals for a small contribution, housing 100 rooms and aNapoleon portrait. Monks guard relics as villagers fear changes to the Amplon hospice and the last federal post ride through Simplon.
Gerald Sinclair and wife Ethel quarrel over naming their son at the christening. After a comical morning, a choking incident prompts a change from Gerald Arthur to Gerald Austen, with family jokes about initials and Gas. The story follows their bickering, humorous habits, and a cautiously resolved choice.
A Minneapolis Journal vintner explains wine color. He notes that red wine comes from fermenting grape juice with skins, while white wine uses juice alone. He adds that juice from white and dark grapes is nearly colorless, and even very dark grapes produce pale juice. Champagne is cited as a pale juice from a very dark grape.
Japan reports a 1904 rice harvest of 263 82 255 bushels, up 25 284 226 from 1903. The gain reflects a substantial increase in agricultural production for the year.
In Durango and Leadville tales from the Colorado boom days, Silver Wire Jim Corby confronts Tom Fleet after learning Fleet’s men had dropped his brother from a Durango faro layout window. Corby disarms Fleet, tosses four tables out, and carries Fleet out to clear the score, ending the episode with a final exit.
An overview of eye evolution from amphioxus to jellyfish and reptiles, detailing primitive light sensing, the pineal third eye, and modern perception in birds and mammals. It contrasts simple eyes in amphibians and snakes with complex vision in eagles and woodcocks, noting blindness in cave dwellers and bird collisions with wires and lighthouses.
The article notes a new hairdressing technique of cutting hair strand by strand, a time consuming process yet said to greatly benefit the hair by precision and care.
A late 19th century Atlanta constitutional note quotes a seasoned Black campaigner saying politics are rising but voting hours are too strict leaving little time to vote. The piece skewers laws that limit turnout and imply tensions around electoral access.
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