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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
14
An outline on nature's abundance showing grass as the vital source of food, shelter, and erosion control. It contrasts material riches with primal needs, noting cereals like wheat and Indian corn feed people, while grasses provide sustenance to livestock and protect soil against drought and landslides.
Dean Farrar at St Margarets and Professor Jowett in Westminster provoke a dramatic moment criticizing lavish fashion among churchgoers. Farrar denounces luxury while urging support for a sister in peril, provoking stunned silence at dessert. The exchange ends with Jowett feigning offense and playful counterpoint.
The article surveys how poets and novelists portray death scenes with melodrama and certainty, noting a confident, staged fall and a final heart failure motif while contrasting medical realism. It also includes vignettes on Abner Stone’s coastal food bias, a seashore quip about shad, and brief quotes about information seeking, secrecy, and leisure.
A London Times excerpt describes Malay beliefs on home luck and misfortune. Key ideas include steps under center rafters causing quarrels, leaning on steps during conversation bringing a funeral, and a bee swarm or bird near a house indicating good or ill luck depending on the country and action.
In a Century Magazine gallery scene brokers and onlookers mock a pair of Native men amid a staged scalp-knife display. A young woman laments aging as she recalls youthful looks and a Chicago Tribune note frames the incident.
In Yonkers a couple discusses economizing on sweets as they compare prices. The suitor notes a shift from a one pound container at ninety cents to a cheaper option offering two pounds for $1.75, reflecting careful budgeting after engagement.
A customer complains that the product clashes with her complexion and demands a return. The new clerk retorts that it matched the complexion of the buyer at selection, sparking a humorous exchange in a New York Weekly style.
A Town Topics quip notes the oddity of judging a horse’s age by teeth while a chicken’s age is inferred from humans. The witticism reflects playful wordplay on aging and observation.
The Atchison Globe notes a cautionary view urging civility in commentary about a man who is “too contented to ever get rich.” The saying underscores the virtue of politeness when judging ambition and success.
In a courthouse chat County Commissioner John McGaughey recalls a friend who borrowed five dollars a year ago and has not repaid it. He jokes that he could use the money back and plans to approach the borrower after finishing a brief conversation with a stranger in the hallway. The incident unfolds as a light anecdote on lending and repayment.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Danny a popular university figure in the early nineties. He joined the Brayne Cooghan battery and, after Bayne died, remained fondly noted for Trish wit and humor. His self story and push to a baseball career are highlighted.
In the New Orleans Times-Democrat, a professor's remark on the need for reverses to stimulate a young man is quoted. A second student agrees that without occasional checks nothing could be done.
A Brooklyn paper notes an employment ad promising a girl trained in top households. The listing claims the candidate worked for seven prominent families in the previous month, appealing to clients seeking experienced help.
The judge questions a reporter about the caliber of the revolver used in a murder story published yesterday. The exchange underscores concerns over detail and accuracy in crime reporting.
A Parker family reports ongoing disturbances and relocation due to noise from their children. Neighbors voiced complaints prompting repeated moves as the issue persists.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reprints a historical account describing an annual Babylonian sale of unmarried women. The text notes auctions by beauty level, then a secondary sale for less desirable individuals, with proceeds aiding others. It places the custom around 500 BC.
Herbert Spencer's American visit featured a New York banquet in his honor with Henry Ward Beecher among the after-dinner speakers. Beecher quips on reconciling Spencer with theology, noting Spencer’s seriousness. The guest, long lean and no humor, is joked about by Beecher. Spencer himself joins in the merriment.
The note attributes Pitt’s ruin to physicians forcing excess in youth, recounts a scene of heavy port consumption at an inn with Pitt and Dundas, and recalls the innkeeper’s remark about seven bottles after their transit to Walmer.
In Iceland a culture of minimal night locking prevails as two theft cases in years draw attention. A pauper with a broken arm stole sheep to feed his family and received care and work, while a foreign thief who took seventeen sheep was ordered to repay value and depart the country or face execution.
Wil McConnell and John McCullough performed Virginius with McConnell playing Icilius. During a handshake gag McConnell placed a hard boiled egg in McCulloughs palm. McCullough, stuck center stage, could not discard it. McConnell was fired, then rehired when found aboard a train headed to the next stop.
Mrs Oldcastle fears being trapped during a visit as she confides to Mrs Beezum. The hostess reassures her it was only the back of her waist where a hook was loose, leaving her briefly anxious about the situation.
An Irish journal answered a correspondent with We decline to acknowledge the receipt of your post card. The remark mirrors a Corkoni tactic who rode into Kerry to confront an enemy and tell him to his face that he would treat him with silent contempt, as noted by London Tit-Bits.
A Philadelphia Press snippet captures a housekeeper remarking on nerves. The friend notes nervousness, and the housekeeper replies there are two occasions: when she has a servant girl and when she does not.
A merchant asks a wary applicant if he was carefully brought up. The youth replies with a pun about coming up in the elevator, signaling a humorous exchange in a recruitment scene.
In a Philadelphia Bulletin snippet George hopes coffee will not spur work. Sandy Pikes asks for loaf sugar added to the brew, indicating a casual workplace exchange about morning beverages.
Professor Paterno proposes a simple disinfection method for impure water using tiny amounts of silver chloride. Two milligrams per liter sterilize water within minutes with no apparatus beyond a small vial, preserving flavor and properties though causing slight whitening that fades with rest.
Miss Ethel Croker, sixteen, daughter of Richard Croker, is a noted beauty seen in Madison avenue cars near her mother’s Fifth Avenue address. Mrs Croker keeps a quiet life at home, with occasional Lakewood visits. Ethel attends a fashionable school, aids her brother Frank, and shares an interest in dogs and horses. she has grown up with many advantages, and has not seen her father since he moved to Wantage, England.
A New York girl lost her scalp after hair caught in a revolving shaft and faces disfigurement, while a past San Francisco case used skin grafts to restore a scalp and eyebrows. The World notes the differing looks but similar ordeal, with beauty after reconstruction.
An official decree renames the Fashoda region. The upper Nile province absorbs the prior name and the fort outskirts become Kodok. The village formerly called Fashoda is renamed Dabwar and applies to future maps and references.
In Korean fields workers use a spade with an eight foot handle and a wooden iron tipped bowl. Two straw ropes attached to the bowl pull earth small distances. A single spade may be operated by nine men at once, each contributing to the digging process.
The London World notes over the past year at least fifty six centenarians died with many over one hundred. Thirty six of the deceased were women and most were married, showing longevity spans across life stations for both genders.
Four thousand telephone girls in Germany are government workers. Each must be of good character and live in a respectable family. Pay starts at 58 percent of a cent per day with a two year advance of 6 cents. after four years in service the rate rises to 71 cents a day. Applicants typically wait two years for an opening.
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