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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
5
The notice outlines advertisement rates for Ny oD dn and related publications. Business cards up to six lines cost five dollars per year with additional lines at one dollar. Legal ads and local notices are priced by statute, with cards of thanks at ten cents per line.
Mitchell commemorates Decoration Day with a parade led by J B Wolgemuth and Dr S J Moore, state band, National Guard units, and Grand Army members. Graves at Graceland cemetery are decorated as crowds gather at Corn Palace for Grand Army ceremonies and Gettysburg Address reading.
The event featured Commander Blanchard's address praising veterans who crossed the water to defend the flag on foreign shores. After the address, the national anthem closed the exercises, which proceeded without any games or sports. Mitchell honored the old soldier tradition, making the day memorable.
The Grand Army event featured a Blanchard address praising Memorial Day customs and Civil War sacrifices. He traced origins of grave decoration, cited major battles and losses, noted pension figures, and urged patriotism and school programs to honor national heritage.
The text argues that every school should teach and embody patriotism aligned with the flag. It asserts patriotism and education are essential to national development and preservation of institutions, urging cultivation of these sentiments everywhere and appreciation for what the flag symbolizes.
A candy maker notes parallels to trick cigars in confections. He describes hard candies shaped as a gold crowned tooth and a bone, a cork in a pencil, a candy shoe button, and red pepper in a cherry to prank unsuspecting consumers. The piece remarks on ongoing need to curb such pranks until experts can weed them out.
A Health column extols honey as valuable medicine and dietary aid. It suits lung and throat ailments, can replace cod liver oil, soothes when diluted as an external application, and aids croup and colds. It preserves fruit with formic acid, sweetens beverages, and does not harm teeth like candy.
The passage cites medieval carving rules from the Boke of Kervyng advising to touch verlsord with a knife and avoid fusch with beasts. It notes scarcity of table forks and the luxury of salt, while Joslwin’s era is described as having three forks for pears, seen as a rare horary practice.
Old English customs marked the cuckoo season with laborer holidays and ale in Shropshire. Peasantry believed it unlucky to start the season without money after hearing the cuckoo.
A short humor exchange contrasts Chelly and Miss Perkins with a pun about onions and Dutch cabbage. A second quip from Not Sure of Him features a woman wary of a suitor and his avoidance to resist her presence.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes an Irish prosecutor questioned for assault claimed the accused’s black eyes came from his own quick counter punch. The joke closes with a family tongue line about women.
In a snappy exchange a speaker asks about the rent of a house, mocking the landlord who reportedly asks five or six times the monthly amount. The dialogue suggests high asking prices and market pressure.
A reader testimonial condemns head patent medicines and praises Lily balm face bleach as ineffective over a year of use, signaling distrust in advertised remedies and urging caution in purchases.
Kansas City Independent reports on a domestic dilemma as Jones questions enduring love while Johnson contends her father keeps him constantly on edge. The piece hints at ongoing romantic strain and family interference without final resolution.
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