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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
14
Fragmentary OCR text mentions art and run with numbers 28s and deltas. No clear event person or organization identified. Unable to determine a coherent news item from the fragment.
The ad touts Mexican Mustang Liniment as a pioneer and time tested remedy. It claims growing trust with more users and notes itRelieves pains today as it did for grandparents over sixty years ago.
Hon Dwight of Missoula Montana, just finished his first Montana legislature term, arrived in the city with his wife and child for a home visit. He spoke of his 36 by 60 mile county canvassing, the miners and railroad workers forming a strong Republican base, and a labor friendly railroad and mining bill he championed. Dwight plans to return to a mercantile job after a brief stay.
A. F. Clark, a Glade Springs druggist, sold twelve bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy between 11 a.m. and close on January 25, 1901. He praises its sales and cure claims, noting Virginia's long use and customer satisfaction. For sale by L. O. Gale, druggist. Notice certifies the firm J. E Turner & Son in Mitchell South Dakota, with listed partners J. E B Turner and W. E Turner and their residences.
Notice from C J Back Commissioner of School and Public Lands states that on March 18 1903 all unleased common school lands in Davison county will be offered for lease at a public auction between 10 am and 5 pm at the front door of the courthouse in Pierre South Dakota.
The second PTA meeting in the high school assembly room drew a large crowd. Prof Hoff chaired as Prof Quigley urged integrating physical culture into schools, while debates focused on cigarette smoking and the role of evening parties in student life.
The text surveys moon deities and symbols across civilizations, noting Khonsu and Tel in Egypt, Phoebus and Phoebe in Greece, Luna in Rome, Tausiig in Livy’s account, and moon reverence among Goths, Germans, Finns, and British Druids. It hints that Andraste may also be linked to moon worship.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt describes a 18th or 19th century Derbyshire custom where a guest refusing to drink is restrained with a handcuff at the oak screen of a baronial mansion banquet. The restrained guest must endure wine poured on his sleeve as a communal joke in a picturesque setting.
A humorous fragment recalls a vice regal dining moment where a humble dish, rice pudding, provokes disbelief and a sharp retort to “take it away.” The tale contrasts imperial etiquette with plain speech, ending in a witty exchange about beginnings and walking.
The note mentions millions of shoes produced last year with a stray quote about luxury and avarice attributed to Cicero. It hints at a brief item on production scale and a humorous aside from Smart Set about a police uniform and sleep.
A collage of snippets from humorous exchanges and comic exchanges from newspapers. Jokes touch on ignorance and cleverness with references to Philadelphia papers and a gag about a detective and a jimmy. The pieces showcase light humor and social banter typical of early 20th century miscellany.
A quip from the Washington Star ponders success as tacit approval from old acquaintances. The cynic notes that success is mocked as luck by those who know you.
The passage mocks hunting bravado and capture from a satirical 19th century source. It features dialectic quips about field sport risk and a playful dig at big game pursuit, attributed to humorous magazine style dialogue. Dolly and Mr. Deering appear in bantering chatter about danger and spectacle.
A humorous early column riffs on a trained mule named Dot and comic asides about human vanity and luck. It cites lines from the St Albans Messenger Yonkers Herald New York Times Chicago Tribune and notes on a seedy guest at a hotel register while closing with a brief fact about an eagle pulling a lamb and its inferred power.
A Saturday Review passage argues old age dulls life less than loss of activity. It cites Napoleon and Bismarck as examples of prolonged presence despite age, noting cancer and long exile as factors. The piece advocates staying engaged and warns against detaching from life.
An 18th century tale from a French academy describes a tailor’s house with two chimneys. A thunderstorm yields a blue fireball that enters the room, hovers above the tailor, then shoots through a papered stovepipe hole and explodes the chimney into fragments, illustrating a near miss.
A New York Press excerpt lists animal lessons on virtue and vice. The horse, lion, dog, camel, elephant, hippopotamus, shy cabbit, antelope, toad, ant, and hen symbolize traits from silence and patience to industry and prudence. It notes human fools misread sun and rain, and remarks some men yearn to be gentlemen.
A man unnamed becomes a judge despite being unable to read or write. His wife questions how he will handle cases, but the judge replies that others will read and write for the wedding and writs, and he will focus on judging which he can do quickly.
The text discusses reverence for the moon across cultures, noting Muslim practices at sight of the new moon and debates over scriptural forbiddance. Herodotus and Zend Avesta references are cited as examples of moon worship accusations and rituals in historical contexts.
A historical note reports that J Pierpont Morgan states he has no personal property to pay debts as his liabilities exceed his assets. The remark reflects a perceived fall from financial security.
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