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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
11
Insurgent papers criticize Senator Kittredge as lacking oratorical flair. The Watertown Public Opinion counters that Congress lacks good legislators rather than speakers. The senator’s Senate record shows practical acts and steady work, demonstrating that deeds matter as much as words.
The Insurance Commissioner renamed a pre convention pie to include the Mitchell Gazette edited by W T LaFollette after criticism. The Sioux Falls Press was initially favored but Basford corrected the error. Democratic papers across the state benefited from the broadened distribution.
Notice records formation of Hess Ray and Company partnership in Mitchell South Dakota to contract heating plumbing gas fitting water and sewer construction and general engineering with partners Symnel Hess Albert Ray and John H Geise. Notarized July 1 1907 in Watertown and Mitchell by S B Hess A F Ran and John H Geise.
Fragmentary OCR marks a scene with Mrs G and a distressed speaker. The text hints at illness or emaciation, a mention of someone dying, and fragments of dialogue about lost freshness or vitality amid unclear context.
The Chicago News notes that many circuses feature whirling dervishes, Mohammedans from Terrain who devote themselves to religion. They fast, pray, claim visions, and earn charity by mourning or performing religious rites. Some perform tricks like fire eating and walking on glass, though such feats rely on superstition. mastery comes from years of practice.
A dog that often accompanied his master on evening visits slept through the night in a neighbor’s house and escaped by leaping through a window. Later the dog and master rejoined, but hat and cane were missing. The items were found on the floor beside the sleeping dog with a paw on the hat and a paw across the cane, proving the dog’s intent to guard his master’s belongings.
Players sit in a circle using pencils and paper. Each writes a ten word telegram all starting with their letter A through J. They pass the telegram right and answer with ten words all beginning with the previous letter. Example shows alternating phrases from Adorable American to Blundering British.
A plant recently found resembles the legendary lamb in form and movement. It has a woolly covering and a long silky hair coat that peasants trim to give it a lifelike animal look. The description matches the tale of a plant with head, feet, and tail that bends toward the grass and withers when the grass dies.
The text describes a game where Moon is blindfolded and must step on a handkerchief thrown through his leg arch. Players cry Walk moon walk and the Moon then moves about until stepping on a handkerchief. The boy whose handkerchief is trodden becomes the new Moon after running a gantlet.
A giant octopus was captured off California with a body two feet long and a fourteen foot span from body end to tentacle tip. It bore eight arms with over 500 suckers and eyes about an inch wide. The creature appeared to have a mouth and is identified as a true sea monster.
A playful verse from Youth's Companion recounts a child asking a cat about its basket and scratches. The feline answers with Me-you, sparking the child's astonishment at the cat's plain truth and quirks.
The 1619 James City Virginia assembly minutes describe the governor, council, and two burgesses meeting in the church quire. They note an opening prayer, oaths to the king, and adoption of English laws with trade rules to regulate tobacco and promote flax silk and wine.
An illustrated tale from Mayflower explains the camel’s fault of exacting revenge after injury. To avoid harm, a driver hides clothes as a sleeping figure. the camel charges the heap, guessing a man, trampling it, then allows the driver to resume riding.
A St. Louis Republic tale recalls young Mozart composing a harpsichord concerto at six, an overcomplex work unplayable by common standards, and the Emperor Joseph’s humorous inquiry about a missing part with Mozart replying by touching his forehead.
A London writer notes the Bible uses hanged in reference to executions and harp music, while hung appears in modern usage. He warns grammar uncertainty may mislead readers regarding correct forms in different senses. The line I’ll be hanged is contrasted with I’d be hung.
A London Titbits item notes a light anecdote about Blims whose wife, praised for wit, showed him how to fasten braces to his trousers with a hair pin. The tale hinges on her cleverness and his good nature in a humorous domestic moment.
Gossip column recounts a humorous domestic tale from London where a teething infant’s antics lead to his father’s beard being shaved off. Mrs Nubbons laments the baby’s ferocity while a friend admires the bizarre incident.
A fragment from London Express shows Regey expressing longing to Miss Rose. Rose responds with a light rebuke about keeping pace with his thoughts.
A German proverb states that a person facing three adversaries should align with two to secure balance and avoid conflict. The saying emphasizes strategic alliances when outnumbered. It reflects prudent social conduct rather than a literal political plan.
The article notes the colonial belief in Bible and figgers as essential, cites Wingate’s Arithmetick used in the Winslow family since 1620, and traces arithmetic teaching from printed books to manuscript sum books. It criticizes Pike’s Arithmetic with 863 memory rules and minimal explanations, reflecting broader teaching methods of the era.
A narrator recalls two cats, gray and black, fed daily by a person named Mattie. One day only the gray cat showed up for a meal, drank half the milk, and left. The black cat followed later, was seized by the gray cat’s namesake, and led to the milk bowl, marking the first time Blackie missed a meal hour.
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