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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
4
The notice advertises subscription rates for Mitchell Capital with one year terms paid in advance or after six months, and shorter six or three month options. It invites subscribers to join a club offering leading publications at low club prices and requests address changes to include both old and new addresses.
To advertisers advertising rates are listed with application. Business cards capped at six lines cost $5 per year. Each extra line $1.00. Local notices five cents per line. Legal advertising at statute rates. Cards of thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices published free of charge. Obituaries and resolutions of respect and mourning presents five cents per line.
The Canton News outlines broad public pressure to move the state capital to a location more accessible than Pierre. It notes candidate towns Watertown Aberdeen Sioux Falls Mitchell with Mitchell winning a third ballot, but the senate killed the plan Tuesday. The piece argues removal should be decided by voters on its merits, free of unrelated legislation.
Governor Herried names S J Conklin as adjutant general and C P Sherwood as food and dairy commissioner. Paris Gibson elected U S senator amid a Montana deadlock. South Dakota moves to elect senators by the people, while Nebraska remains undecided. South Carolina stockade abuse of convicts prompts officials to vow action.
Cattlemen report long-time weed problems in the northwest. Secretary of Agriculture sent botanists who found six poisonous plants across the territory, three with antidotes and three without. An in-depth investigation is underway with a detailed report expected in a few weeks.
The passage notes varied mispronunciations by senators for country names during debates. Examples include Cuba as Cubia and Cuba by Tillman, Cuby by others, Filipians for Philippines, How are you for Hawaii, and Venezuela mispronunciations by Sherman Turpie and others, illustrating noisy pronunciation debates in Congress.
The Madison Sentinel mocks opposition to a special appropriation for a new state normal school building, claiming defeat would be an outrage. It accuses senators from the school counties of pressuring funds for their pet institutions while decrying capital removal from Pierre as an insult to the people.
In a stalled capital removal debate Sioux Falls and Huron alignment shifts surface as Sioux Falls wavering in caucus prompts eventual indifference to Mitchell while Huron, lauded for influence, joins Pierre to block any rival town. Huron’s past aid to Mitchell contrasts with present opposition, sparking questions about future prominence and gratitude in state politics.
Kilbourn Wis resident Mre C EB VanDeusen reports long stomach trouble and concupation and credits Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with relief. The tablets are sold at drug stores for 25 cents with a free sample available.
A young English man of good habits seeks a thorough learning of ranch business and moderate pay in the first year. Desires position on a stuck ranch with training focus. Address J B P, care of this office.
A London Globe report discusses how crime and self harm can spread by imitation. It cites a Geneva case in 1885 where Lombardi killed her four children after reading about a husband killer, then notes a Hamburg physician recounting a patient who tried to self harm by the exact method the doctor described.
A Chicago Record correspondent describes Windsor Castle posts as highly desirable. The limner paints diplomas for honors, earning 2500 dollars yearly, with similar pay for the clockmaker, historiographer, and librarian. Other royal roles include the master of music, surveyor of pictures, examiner of plays, keeper of the swans, and bargemaster with salaries around 1500 to 300 dollars.
A Boston visit by Rev J H Jones during a biweekly conference at Divinity Hall sparked acrimony as he claimed superiority of Cambridge knowledge. Dean Everett responded with measured humor and wisdom, noting their mutual ignorance and proclaiming joy at Jones’s return, easing the tension.
While climbing a mountain, a narrator encounters an elderly man perched on a rock with field glasses who loudly echoes. The man explains that talking would distract him from his job as the echo at the Mountain House, a duty he performs with grave dignity.
The Gliszow News notes London parks teem with edible birds easy to poach for roasting. It recalls two frugal Scots artists living in Lincoln's Inn Fields on law court pigeons for a week, and warns that poaching persists alongside rare birds sold to dealers.
An anxious youth asks his cousin about pursuing Miss Van Riekel, wondering if he can win her affections. The dialogue hints at romantic complications and a sense of urgency in courting.
A New York Herald article warns buyers that imitation china floods the market and that marks from Dresden to Sevres are forged. Dealers say reliance on marks, age signs, or discoloration can mislead buyers, and advise hiring an honest expert to purchase.
In a club tale about D H McAlpin, a rival advertised placing a dime in every tenth tobacco package. McAlpin answered by adding a dime to every package at his factory but not advertising it. The scheme backfired, drawing customers who trusted finding money in each pack. Farmers soon sought McAlpin tobacco, expecting money inside each package.
A Dublin barracks tale about a sergeant scolding recruits while one tall booted recruit stands out. The sergeant sees all feet turn except his, but the recruit explains the boots are so large that when his feet turn inside them, only the boots move. The humor hinges on misfired commands and oversized footwear.
A New York Mail and Express clipping recounts an authoress who repeatedly submits a delicate little story. Each time the editor praises its delicacy yet declines publication. After a third polite rejection she quips that her tale seems so fragile it has gone into a decline.
While Bishop Potter toured Louisiana he asked fellow passengers if they raise pears in the state. The Louisianian replied that they do if they have threes or better, a quip reflecting local fruit interests.
A dialogue shows a successful manufacturer chiding a tardy bookkeeper, both claim to work early and late. The piece cites a rule to be at one’s desk, while a broader note mentions libel’s evolving meaning, postal stamps first issued in 1847, and that orthography does not define worth, reflecting press commentary.
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