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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
11
War President William H. Tart leads the slate with Alfred B. Kittredge for U S Senator and Chas H Boees for Representative. Other top posts name J L Browne for Governor and John H Schrader for Lieutenant Governor with Eph J Waltner as Secretary of State and Ira F Blewitt as Attorney General.
Two issues dominate the city scene as attacks on Senator Kittredge and Governor Crawford surface over past ties to railroad cases. Prohibition wins in Mitchell despite license opponents and the city prepares to enforce the law with Mayor-Elect Hitchcock guiding post election actions.
The piece argues the governor faces a rising wave of campaigning criticism and seeks to discredit rivals by attacking their records. It contends the governor’s reticence worsens perception, noting his attempt to revise a railroad record backfires and harms his own position.
Citizens debate a year long dry town experiment assessing its economic and social impacts. Supporters expect saloon sales to vanish, while opponents warn of short term losses and the need to measure benefits by next year’s end.
A Stray Stories note surveys monarchs who sit on thrones of nations they did not found. It traces German claims to England, Italian rulers on Sardinia and Sicily, Amadeus’s rise with Charles VI, and Greece under George I after Otho’s deposition. The piece notes dynastic complexities and distant lineages.
A fragment lists singers with exaggerated descriptions of size and body, noting many tenors as fat and basses as lean. Names such as Melba Calve Caruso and Farrar appear among playful, hyperbolic comparisons to fruits, flowers, and objects, reflecting a vintage press sketch on stage presence.
An old Pennsylvania legislator drew curiosity from neighbors after building a $20,000 house on return from Harrisburg. He explained that during his term he saved money by not employing a hired girl, prompting questions about funding and honesty.
The article surveys regional names for the angler fish from North Carolina to England and Ireland, noting terms like goosefish and toadfish. It cites Thomas Pennant’s 1776 British Zoology shift from fishing frog to angler and traces varied monikers across cultures.
John D Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, is described as the chief influence beside John D Rockefeller. A Scotish descendant from Titusville, he joined Standard Oil in 1875, helped lead legal battles, and serves as president of Syracuse University board of trustees with gifts exceeding 750000 dollars. The piece also notes a lemon based hair wash recipe from the Boston Globe.
The Hon. A. A. Adee, assistant secretary of state, known for humor and a distinctive accent, was seen hobbling with gout. He joked that another friend with rheumatism suffered more, saying he should thank his lucky stars he is not a centipede.
Senate Minority Leader Charles A. Culberson of Texas is praised as one of the Senate’s ablest members and a force in debate. He studies questions carefully, and his speeches often carry conviction. His father, David B. Culberson, long served Texas in the House and was a renowned Southern lawyer. The son served as Texas attorney general from 1890 to 1894 before becoming governor.
Instructions describe brightening gilt frames by rolling bruised garlic in water and applying a sulfur tincture for a golden color. It advises removing fly specks with a diluted ammonia mix and increasing durability with a warm linseed oil and turpentine coating.
A method to revitalize slimy sponges involves soaking in a basin of boiling water with a little ammonia for an hour or two. Rinse in clean water, wring, rinse again and dry in the sun. Increase ammonia with sponge size and condition.
Wash black woolens with bland white soap and warm water. Do not rub with soap. Rinse in clear warm water and shake out the wet. Do not wring. Dry in the wind after gently pulling wool straight breadth by breadth. Cover with a thin cloth and iron while damp. You may also wash in gasoline.
A Popular Mechanics sketch shows a wall mounted shoe rack for a boy. Construction uses two boards nine inches wide and three feet long with six partitions to create pockets about six inches long. Pocket bases taper from two inches at the bottom to five inches at the top.
A simple facial wash mixes glycerin with orange flower water and borax. Apply with a soft rag and leave to dry for a soft skin feel in cold weather.
Instructions advise washing tins in hot water with a small amount of soda, then drying and polishing with whiting and a clean cloth. Use powdered whiting for best shine.
A old time recipe describes two cupfuls corumeal and two cupfuls Mice clean bran mixed with one cupful molasses. Bake brown in oven, stirring often, then cool and mix with half a pound of finely ground Mocha and Java coffee. Use coffee grounds in making coffee in similar amount to pure coffee.
Instructions advise rubbing dry mustard on hands after onion peeling or fish cleaning, adding a little cold water to form a paste, then rinsing with cold water to completely eliminate odor.
A historical recipe describes mixing one ounce borax one ounce tartar salt one ounce ammonia salt one can of potash with two gallons of hot water. Dissolve in water. Cork the jug tightly and use one cupful per three pails of water.
A home formula mixes one part bicarbonate of soda with two parts powdered borax. The compound is described as a well regulated household remedy suitable for use by the most fastidious and addressing perspiration and its accompanying smells.
Defines practical capacities: eight ounces in a tumbler four in a teacup two in a wineglass half an ounce in a tablespoon two drams in a dessert spoon and one dram in a teaspoon. Provides quick reference for kitchen measurements.
Theodore Hook visits Sunbury and, misled by a Garden Gate sign, enters the Flowerpot Inn at a manor estate. A dinner order conflict and a mistaken lodging arrangement escalate until officials eject Hook for drunken behavior, exposing a comic mixup over a sign and location.
A brief historical note on hyacinths surpassing the tulip in fame after the late seventeenth century. Peter Voorheim, a noted Dutch florist, raised the double hyacinth that yielded modern varieties. High prices for bulbs in Holland during peak interest underscored its popularity and market value.
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