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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
2
Secretary Shaw joined July in singing hymns on a Sunday. He quipped that money talks and the treasury should wing. Rev. Jacob Kurtz drove fifty three miles in a small cart drawn by two dogs from Chambersburg to York, making good time for a parson.
The Phoenix Assurance Co Limited submits its 1902 year end statement to the South Dakota Insurance Department. Figures show total assets of 2 307 218 48, premiums earned 3 287 459 02, and net risk in force about 30 778 000. A. D. Irving of the U S Branch swears to accuracy. H. C. Shober certifies.
Sir William Turver has been chosen principal of the University of Edinburgh after a 36 year tenure as the first and best endowed chair of anatomy in the empire worth $10,000 yearly. He taught many British Canadian and Australian anatomists.
Certificates of Award issued to Mark and Emma Schuster and Miss Maile Ward. Beulah and Perry township teachers changing locations. several terms reiterated in Mt. Vernon and Badger. South Dakota and National Educational Association meetings noted with travel incentives. New law affects high school access. exams redirected to Pierre. county superintendent qualifications debated. Mitchell 32 to invest in transport vehicle for district students. Baker township teachers raise funds for flag and bell. praise for young educators Holth Orsweil and Blanche Orswell.
A caller asks if the editor received a poem sent earlier while the office boy explains the editor is ill and unavailable. The exchange notes the editor’s absence and the poem in question.
A phraselike joke circulates claiming a deaf and mute woman is a finguist who speaks four languages on her fingers. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the wordplay and public reaction to the pun.
Two actors discuss strong regional ties in a brief exchange attributed to Puck. The dialogue hints at deep personal connections to a homeland and its influence on the actors' sense of attachment.
Plankinton reports J F Anderson will take over Calder’s lumber line in April. Pierre notes Linney’s trial for Gunsalus killing, with insanity defense. Linney once released after murder in California. Chamberlain to host eastern state racing circuit meeting March 30. Wakonda notes C Madara’s land sale profit from 6600 to 10000 in three years. Yankton previews Southeast Southworld Educational Association meeting April 17-18 with leaders Flanegin Lawrence Martindale. Parker considers city owned water works via compressed air system. election set. Bryant reports long steel pin removed from Mrs O Anderson’s hand after twenty years. Aberdeen postpones Sunday School Association gathering. Vermillion Sophomores prepare She Stoops to Conquer as a limited-invitation social. Pierre auditor flooded with wolf bounty warrants. 87000 deficiency appropriation to pay old warrants becomes available July 1.
The South Dakota Firemen Association board met in Chamberlain and awarded the annual tournament for June 9 to 12. Chamberlain pledges 500 dollars, the state provides 1,000 dollars, and prizes total over 1,500 dollars. Administrators aim to remove professional features by banning running shoes tights and harnesses in hose and ladder races. The event’s program will be issued soon.
Fragmentary ad style blurb touts “Millions 2” workers” and claims quick relief for indigestion biliousness constipation headaches stomach and liver troubles. Promotes ease and safety with a drug store locale referenced at end.
Exhibits in France feature period photographs titled Apples illustrating portraits of the Russian empress and the Presidio of the French republic.
Sheriff Diewmann bans public witnessing of executions in St Louis jail. future executions to be private with only legally required attendees present. Also notes patent remedies and local chatter about health cures and small town life.
Advert says "This Will" Interest Mothers and Mother Grays' Sweet powders cure fever, teething disorders, colds, diarrhea, worms, and regulate bowels. Claims 30,000 testimonials. Sold by druggists for 25 cents. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y.
In Winchester Massachusetts the state fowl hatchery reports cats killed by electric wires as they rove poultry yards. Over two years more than twenty felines have died from electrocution while urban wildlife and poultry losses rise.
Remarkable Egyptian mummy wrappings reveal up to fifty nine species of flowers, including violet larkspur and scarlet poppy, with leaves still bearing chlorophyll. The discovery shows extraordinary preservation of delicate blooms and colors within the tombs.
An old ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for spring tiredness and illness. The copy claims it clears winter microbes and acts as a tonic for the tired and sick. The notice is signed by S. H. Scallin.
Seabirds including seagulls cry aloud as fog signals warning boatmen of land. The Isle of Man once fined shooting these birds. Advertisement notes Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a perfectly safe, instantly relieving remedy available at any drug store.
Fragmentary clipping mentions stones at Stonehenge and a relic tied to the inner circle. The text is garbled with stray punctuation and spacing, offering no clear dates, people, or organizations.
An advertisement asserts Burdock Blood Butters clears the head sharpens the brain and strengthens the body to fit a man for life’s battles.
In childhood Morgan Alabama senator recounts a Cherokee boy companion who died after a rattlesnake bite. He describes how the Indian boy Arkeeche and others played blackberrying with white children, reflecting on fate and the spirit. The remark centers on a fatal snake encounter and cultural tension.
A historic advertisement claims Doan’s Ointment never fails to relieve severe itching and discomfort from piles, portraying it as a guaranteed remedy amid medical doubt.
fragments describe local events and civic notes with names and places blurred. readable items mention rapid progress and municipal matters, but details are incomplete and unclear.
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