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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
4
The Barbers and Wigmakers Union of Vienna enforces strict gatekeeping for practitioners. Apprentices must pass scrutiny, keep tools clean, and study antiseptics, with two years typical apprenticeship before opening a shop. Women may join as three year apprentices. Barber rates are low, about five cents for a shave and three for a haircut.
A party discussion on the most common yet complex human action yields walking as the sought answer. Dr. Holmes calls walking a perpetual falling with self recovery, a violent, perilous operation tamed only by lifelong practice, revealing danger when blocked or misstepped. The Autocrat remains unexplained by the Times.
A detailed account describes the ceremonial setting of Queen Elizabeths dinner with a rod bearer, tablecloth carrier, salt cellar, bread plate, and kneeling rites. Twenty four scarlet guards bearing gold dishes sample each dish, the queen dining alone later, and a salt rubbing by a white dressed lady precede the royal repast. The passage concludes with a playful quip from Harlem Life about a playfellow ad and William Tell spoof involving Jamesie.
A witty exchange in which a pompous lawyer boasts of having sat on a judge's bench in Iowa. The opposing attorney challenges the claim with a sharp question, revealing the flaw and ending the bit with light judicial irony.
Mrs Proudfoot declares an heirloom has existed in Mr Proudfoot's family for over a century while Mrs Malaprop urges John Henry to obtain a proper heirloom rather than second hand pieces. The exchange appears in Jewelers Weekly.
A Kansas City Journal item quotes a German bride and groom in Oklahoma City where the probate judge asks if they are related. The groom replies in broken German and English that they are not and want to be proper. The notice also mentions a London dustyard recovery stat noting over 2,000,000 bottles valued at $35,000 retrieved each year and returned to owners.
Journal excerpt urges enforcement of territorial safety rules for public buildings after recent city fires. It cites sections 2412 2413 2414 of the 1887 law detailing outward opening doors four feet wide and required entrances with proper landings and stairways.
A week ending March 29 1899 lists uncalled letters for Ames C H Bowlby Henry Christopher Theodore Fuller G W Gunter Mr J. Callers urged to say advertised. If unclaimed in two weeks letters forward to the dead letter office. Also includes ads for Shilohs Catarrh Remedy Ely Cream Balm Karl's Clover Root Tea Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and other patent medicines with prices and endorsements.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a beauty aid claiming clean blood improves skin. It asserts the product purifies the liver and purges impurities to remove pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion. Available in 10c 25c and 50c at druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
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