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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
2
A Portland Express item recalls two strange funeral misdirections in which death notices were sent to the deceased. In one case a card inviting a man to his own funeral reached his late home. In another, a secretary’s death triggered cards printed in the deceased’s own handwriting, sent to the printer and then to the late member.
Victoria and John Brown known as Pol Manear were a favorite pair near Balmoral. John, a veteran fisher, supplied the royal larder with spring salmon when others failed. An angler tale from Deeside recalls the queen requesting him. he replied in Doric that he was rinnina salmon and could not come, a witty settle.
A superstition soaked engineer on the Santa Fe Panhandle line spots a white light above the track and, after repeated stops and a gunshot by the conductor, a mysterious figure vanishes. Investigation reveals a kite lantern. The incident ends with the engineer teasing about shooting an angel and confirms the light was a lantern on a kite. A second item describes a woman praising a dry salt bath that tones the body and leaves the skin soft and smooth.
In Edinburgh Sir Lyon Playfair tested the young Prince of Wales by ordering him to plunge a hand into boiling lead and ladle it into cold water. The prince, after washing to remove grease, asked if he was serious and proceeded with improvised courage, acting with perfect composure.
In Yankton Rev. B W Burleigh addresses equal suffrage, countering claims of intellectual inferiority and moral decline. He highlights women's capacity, cites Frances Willard, and contrasts her influence with male voting power. Sample Dr King pills offer appears, with Milesburg praise for DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Data from Weather Bureau records at Aaron Station summarize August climate across seventeen years. Mean temperature 68 degrees, warmest 73 in 1894, coldest 4 in 1885. high 102 on August 7 1890. low 33 on Aug 31 1886. Precipitation averaged 2.51 inches. 10 days with at least .01 inch. max monthly 6.31 inches in 1881. min 0.59 inches in 1893. Clear days 14, partly cloudy 13, cloudy 4. southeast winds predominant. max wind 65 mph from NW on Aug 7 1895.
Weather predictions by Prof Hicks foresee a stormy August with west to east storm progress, rising barometer, and cooler winds by month end. The forecast notes storm periods from the 4th to 5th, 12th to 13th, 20th to 24th, and a final wave late in the month, with heat returning after disturbances and severe maritime conditions possible.
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