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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
2
Ledger of balances and transactions for School District No 7 with dates in 1904. Entries show balances, collections, overdraft, treasurer commissions, and transfers, including J W White and F C Hoffman as listed officials.
Auditor and treasurer provide a detailed July 1 1904 financial exhibit for Davison County South Dakota. It covers refunds treasurers commissions balance collections and new balances across school districts and townships with loans mortages and library fund credits. The document includes signatures of the county officials and oath of accuracy by Auditor C D Stearns.
A Washington Post piece quotes a traveler on Spain noting Basque provinces as alert and industrious, Barcelona’s Rambla as superior to Paris, while other regions show indifference. A shoemaker tale illustrates local frugality and urgency, warning against generalizing about the nation.
The article traces the word cad from cadet to caddie and cad, noting their noble and service origins and decline in meaning. It then describes Parisian and Boston metal motor watering carts, a nine and a half mph steam powered unit handling 1100 gallons, auto adjusting spray, and six minute fill, predicting the motor watering cart as the coming street sprinkler.
The text asserts men need regular meals and mental distress follows hunger, while women’s happiness is less tied to food. It cites anecdotes of men eating five meals daily during wives’ absence and girls starving to buy goods, arguing women sacrifice meals for desires and men do not lack appetite for reason.
A druggist displays a gray lump of ambergris valued at about 500 dollars and explains its scent changes with warming and rubbing. The crude material smells strongly only when handled, leaving a musk-like odor on clothing and skin for days.
A daughter asks what to do with a secret. Her mother urges immediate disclosure and insists the secret be brought to her. The exchange frames secrecy as a breach of confidence and duty to reveal.
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