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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1904
Page
3
The Aristocratic Sweet Corn variety outperformed eleven others on a winter grounds trial, maturing with corn and yielding very early with broad kernels and ears nine to ten inches long. It commands high market prices due to its sweetness and reliability, making it worth trial in regions needing early crops.
A historical note describes an inclined floor hog house with a rear trough feeding a barrel, enabling dry bedding and easy cleaning. It covers careful hog bedding, milking teats care, brooders for chicks, potato rosette treatment, and the value of a scratching shed for poultry.
Rex Wilkinson and Livingstone in a New York den chase a mysterious dream girl. Perdita, wintering in Chicago, reads Rex love letter while fearing a rival and a telegram reveals the twist that the dream girl is actually Perdita herself.
Taft urged newspapers to counter false reports about tropical climate in the Philippines. The piece argues climate is not inherently unhealthy and depends on adapting habits. It says residents in tropical regions often live long, and warns against maligning climate while promoting economic development with common sense.
The London Telegraph recalls a 19th century marriage of giants Captain Bates and Miss Swann and traces public fascination with dwarfs and giants. It notes a shift to cooler public interest since then, contrasts Barnum era sensationalism with modern indifference, and recounts Tom Thumb’s royal performances and the diminutive Commodore George Washington Nutt.
In 1903, about 61,300 Britons left the United Kingdom for Canada, compared with 26,300 who emigrated in the previous year. The pattern shows a significant rise in migration during 1903.
The Kansas City Journal notes renewed efforts by prominent Cherokees to erect Sequoyah’s statue in Tahlequah Oklahoma. Sequoyah created an eighty five character Cherokee alphabet and is praised as the greatest Indian this nation produced. He disappeared in 1843 while traveling in northern Mexico and is believed to have perished.
At the Goston Scientific Society meeting C J Maynard argues the wishbone or furcula is key to bird flight. He explains how the furcula absorbs wing stroke force, enabling rapid turns and powerful strikes, with the eagle illustrating a solid rounded arch rather than a delicate sothic arch.
Shoe and leather trade sources say tan colored shoes and light shades will not surge in demand this season. Consumers will favor high class fans with limited take up of medium grades and few cheap lines, with stronger sales in large cities, especially in the east and middle west, unlikely to affect black finishes.
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