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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
8
The Mitchell Capital reports Oregon election results with Republican gains in governor and a first district congressman re elected by about two thousand votes. Moody wins in the second district by five thousand, reflecting public sentiment favoring free silver and gold standard.
From Camp Merritt near San Francisco, Frank McLain of Company G describes the May 29 departure from Sioux Falls, crossing mountains and Utah, a Salt Lake stop, a grand Red Cross reception in San Francisco, and a warm homeward welcome as the regiment prepares to embark for the Philippines within two weeks.
The Aberdeen News describes a farm three miles from Woonsocket run by three women and a girl. Henry Noble of Milwaukee praises its conduct, soil, and yields, noting plowing is precise and crops strong. A young man tends a growing cattle herd while the women manage field work, sunbonnets and all. On the last day of June, the three women each...
A fragment describes a rural scene where a stood team and a cultivator farm corn crops three to four inches high in straight rows. Women work afield while a single aging male is rarely seen. Once poor, the railroad-spot area has improved into thrifty, prosperous fields admired by railroad workers.
University exercises begin Saturday with union literary society events. Examinations run through Saturday evening. Zeta Alphas and Protonians joint literary program closes the week. Notable events include a reception for President Graham, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Brush, and sermons by Rev. Jenkins. Graduation for the English normal class, field day, and musical recital follow. Graduates listed include Ethan Colton, George Potter, Arthur Jolley, Frank Olson, and Gertrude Blanchard. Public invites to all exercises.
The government local station reports a week's range of temperatures with daily highs and lows. Data show overall warm spell midweek followed by cooling toward the weekend. Figures reflect seasonal norms and indicate notable day-to-day variation for the period.
An evening party in London features Mark Twain and a eager young woman seeking advice on writer's cramp. Twain jokes beefsteak as a remedy and recounts his experience, delivering a grimly humorous reply about his cure.
A wife nudges her snoring husband in a London Answers item about clever tactics to stop snoring. She recalls a line from an article on preventing snoring and suggests, half in jest, that if he kept his mouth shut he would be all right. The husband replies with a half-aware quip.
A Philadelphia Call quip about a Germantown lady whose husband is cured of rheumatism. The doctor asks if she is glad, she answers that now they must guess the weather or buy a barometer if his bones ache before a damp spell.
A newlywed wife, taking things literally, begins packing different foods in black bags after her husband mentions going to the theater. She explains she read in the paper that there will be a six week interval between the first and second acts, prompting the unusual prep.
The text explains that small black spots on green tree leaves are not due to disease but result from sun rays focusing through morning dew drops, causing sunburn on the leaf surface while the plant otherwise appears healthy.
Market reports from Mitchell list prices paid for produce stock and grain. Friday morning updates show wheat No 2 northern at 895, dairy butter price around 0.74, fat sheep 3.00 to 3.25, fat cows and heifers 2.75 to 3.00, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.00, yearlings and calves 4.00 to 5.00, hogs 3.00 to 3.25.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL items detail F B Eles renting the King house on east Second street, Mayor Fulverton’s west side excavation, and Miss Daisy Rudloff’s return to Sanborn Iowa. Several travel plans include I W Seaman’s Black Hills trip, Mrs Louis Beckwith’s Peoria transfer, and Frank Maynard’s shift to Chamberlain. Alumni reception at The Mitchell marks the graduating class of about 150, plus Plankinton and Baker township notes on wells, Masonic degree, and civic visits.
Edward Everett Hale praised Hawthorne in Outlook for his genius and the lesson that a writer can mine the past as a rich storehouse of imagination and fancy. The Democratic Review at times attributed Hawthorne’s stories to his nom de plume, the French translation of his name.
A concert program features Keler Bena Presto from Rondo Capriccioso and Karl Hover's A Dream of Paradise with Mendelssohn An Italian Salad. Vocals include The Spring Song and The Twin Stars with Star names Pearson Hover Sage Kratz. Two pianos perform Bolesario and When Day Fades, with Pizzicato accompaniment by a String Quartet.
A Salvisa man named Wright survived a severe lightning strike during a thunderstorm. The bolt scorched him, ripped clothing, and damaged hair, teeth, and hearing, yet he recovered and reported relief from muscular rheumatism afterward. He became known as the human lightning rod in Garrard County.
A St James Gazette excerpt describes the Abyssinia lord chief justice as a cheerful, imposing figure in a black hat and green silk handkerchief, wearing a gold embroidered cloak and purple shirt. He carries a long sword and his squires bear rifles and a gold shield, creating a striking ceremonial image.
In the Detroit Free Press dialogue a friend argues that Lucy as a professional pianist makes no claim to mere play. The exchange frames art as serious craft and performance standards.
Sallie Joy White outlines boiling rules for vegetables in The Woman's Home Companion. Use soft fresh water, salt, and fast boils. cook times vary by veg age and freshness. peas beans corn asparagus celery spinach need minimal water and boil away to keep soluble matter. cabbage and cauliflower cooked uncovered with soda in salted water. onions scald and water changed. other vegetables covered. drain after cooking. use cloths for watery veggies and drain well. Fresh boiling water yields livelier flavors than long boiling which robs vitality.
Ella Morris Kretschmar cites muscular tension as a major insomnia cause urging deep relaxation and freeing limbs from the pillow to quiet the mind. The piece also notes homemaking tips about vinegar milk mixtures, a Buffalo school attendance rise, and a claim on ideal body weight at 28 pounds per foot of height.
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