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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1905
Page
3
A New York Times note claims telephones bias users to hold receivers to the left ear, making left-eared listeners more sensitive. It cites the American Telephone Journal and observational comments on hearing differences, longer use effects, and the habit’s possible impact on hearing equity.
The article surveys U S presidents by church affiliation noting no Baptist or Lutheran presidents. It lists Congregational presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Episcopalians including Washington Harrison and Arthur, five Presbyterians such as Jackson and Polk, and Methodists since 1861 including Lincoln Grant Hayes McKinley. It also mentions Van Buren as first Reformed Dutch, Mil ard Fillmore a Unitarian, Garfield a Disciple member, and no Roman Catholic president.
Letters rebut the claim that ivory stock reflects annual killings. They state that up to five percent is dead ivory from hoarded caches, much of it from elephant cemeteries in jungles where elephants have died over centuries.
The article notes total U S coal production at 1,000,000 tons daily with railroads consuming 400,600 tons. Fuel costs account for about 10 percent of operating expenses and 90 to 40 percent of locomotive running costs. A locomotive on average uses $5,000 worth of coal per year, giving a 1,000 locomotive road a coal bill around $5,000,000.
In Yonkers Statesman a dialogue fragment asks how many servants a wife retires, with Egbert replying two, one going and one coming, illustrating a terse exchange about retirement.
In the cold night Olive Dumbarton’s suitor Valerius stalks toward forgiveness but confronts a shadowy figure near Marlborough Road. Doctor Quinton Quave, returning from Kensington, realizes a man he saw at the crime scene now bears a familiar cloak and a foreign air, prompting questions about the killer’s identity and motive.
Quinton confronts a web of clues after a confrontation with Valerius and the confession of George Bostock. He weighs whether Valerius resembles the killer and whether Olive Dumbarton can be convinced of Bostock’s guilt or sacrifice. The household debates guilt, innocence, and motive as dawn brings fresh questions.
Martha Wilson of Town County petitions the district court to compel action against the Amana Society for allegedly exceeding corporate rights and using communism as a vehicle to accumulate land, towns, mills, stores, and factories. The piece traces Amana’s history from its Quietist roots to its 2,400 members and suggests possible back taxes and dissolution.
A terse collection of pithy maxims about life and human judgment. It contrasts cautious kindness with rushing conclusions and notes that prompt action may not always yield expected results. The tone is proverb-like and reflective.
A fragmented joke item discusses a man alerting his neighbor about a stranger stealing a wife and horse and buggy. The dialogue centers on choosing which buggy was taken and ends with a misremembered detail about a hoop store on the gallery wheel buggy.
The article outlines the Mikado's annual living expenses drawn from the national treasury and describes his role as country manager. It notes his personal wealth is not spent on living, details his salary, and sketches daily meals and lavish official banquets at notable Japanese venues.
A Chicago Record-Herald cartoon caption features Pa asking what a preferred creditor is and receives a reply about being paid as soon as convenient. The dialogue humorously critiques the idea of preferential debt collection.
A fragmented dialogue shows Mrs Jones debating a cheerful mood while a collector and sergeant question a shadow seen near a window. The scene hints at a domestic moment interrupted by a running gag about a carpet and a mistaken witness.
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