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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
10
Mrs. M. Jacquemai visits Sioux City while Loyal Legion children enjoy a sleigh ride. Numerous townsfolk travel, attend sales, auctions, and events. Weather stays cold for March as residents plan spring work and Malleable Iron Fence Post ads seek county agents.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt has a proud parent praising his son as the genuine article while an older observer jokes about his reluctance to wash. The exchange captures small city character and wit in a brief hometown moment.
E. B. Vanalstine of Mitchell South Dakota declares no desire for war or price wars. He asserts consistent cash prices, living profits, ample Empire drills from ten years ago, and a broad, up to date stock. He invites customers to call before buying and promises fair, friendly service even if a sale isn’t made.
Judge Abbey presided over the dispute at Bliss farm five miles northwest of Mitchell as Fred Walcott resisted ejectment after lease ended December 1. Germania Land Co. sold land to an Iowa buyer who aimed to take possession with four carloads of goods, but Walcott’s defense secured a jury verdict in his favor. The owner may seek future possession. Dan Weat praised the victory for his side.
A compact survey notes beliefs about meeting eyebrows signaling deceit or luck, with views from Kingsley to Tennyson, Greek and Turkish trends, and Rome’s use of makeup. It catalogues proverbs, folklore, and modern uses of pigments while mentioning critics and curious portraits from newspapers. It ends with a Chicago News excerpt and a playful exchange about Hugo.
The snippet mocks a clown’s face and salary, then describes Colt’s 275 foot grizzly giant tree with circumference not stated, and mentions Tasmania’s Mount Bischoff tin mine as a world notable site.
The New York Herald outlines German policy on emigration, detailing how under 17s may leave temporarily without risk, nine month stays, and the nine month cycle to reside abroad. It explains penalties for returning beyond limits, bonds for leaving until 20, and restrictions after 45. Deserters before 45 face imprisonment and confiscation.
In Ecuador, the bark of the demajagua tree is used to craft blankets over six feet long and five feet wide. The bark is stripped, soaked, pounded, and the inside fibers become a soft, warm, flexible fabric suitable as a cover or mattress material.
The piece reveals that the remains of all Russian czars since Peter the Great lie in a memorial chapel on a Neva island. Each cenotaph is a plain white marble block, identical except for the single engraved emperor name.
A woman, unable to buy bound books, buys a Russia leather book cover with pockets and praises its beauty as she wraps a 10 cent copy of Lorna Doone or a 25 cent edition of Pen Dennis. A schoolboy writes a gag letter to his master claiming poor handwriting. A German chemist notes paraffin wax can prevent taste change in boiled milk.
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