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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
2
A Paris fashion letter notes gowns must cling yet billow and feature broad corgages for a stately look. Descriptions include champagne tinted bodices with deer yoke, heavy lace, feather stitching and Irish crochet edging. Street gowns favor tight linings and diaphanous draperies mounted loosely for a bouffant effect.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes hats grow smaller with time and the turban with turned up brim becomes more fashionable. Soft materials like tulle chiffon or frayed silk soften brim lines, while back brims stay short to reveal hair, shaping summer styles.
A white and turkey red linen blouse for young children is described as a season sensation. The design is a novelty by a notable creator, sparking interest among readers and shoppers.
A description of a blouse using turkey red and white muslin with blue and red Russian embroidery. The design includes a straight cut with turkey red bindings and a turkey red sash. Embroidery and piping details highlight the Rus sian influence and summer gown accents.
A small Ed Andrews Opera Co presented Martha at the city opera house to a crowded crowd. Miss Andrews impressed as Martha with high class singing especially The Last Rose of Summer. Mr Taylor as Lionel showed a strong clear voice. Miss Clayton as Julia and Mr Andrews drew favorable notices. Accompanist Mr N Hazelrigg contributed solid work though piano was vigorous at times. The audience applauded, and patrons hope for a larger company next visit despite cost concerns.
A fragmentary meditation on happiness as fleeting and earned in fractions. The speaker notes life as a rough road with brief halts for rest, then resumes the march propelled by a sense of duty and Bossuet’s call to move forward.
A foreign statistical report ranks European nations by life expectancy. Sweden and Norway lead at 50 years, with England 45 years and 3 months, Belgium 44 years 11 months, Switzerland 44 years 4 months, France 43 years 6 months, Austria 39 years 8 months, Prussia and Italy 39 years, Bavaria 36 years, and Spain 32 years 4 months.
A newly landed German was attacked on a city street and bitten by a vicious dog. Bystanders helped, noting the man appeared more frightened than hurt, and he quipped that he himself was mad, not the dog, in a witty exchange reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
A brief dialogue has a professor grabbing a junior by the shoulder and declaring I believe Satan has got hold of you. The junior responds I believe he has. The exchange captures a sharp back and forth between mentor and student.
A humorous line from the St. Louis Star about recruitment where a strong boy is sought and the employer has many applicants in the hall. The exchange suggests discriminatory hiring practices and a test of selection among nineteen other applicants.
In London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries the first life insurance societies were started in 1698 and 1700 but neither proved successful. The exchanges reflect the era's cautious approach to risk and finance.
A description notes that fishes lose equilibrium after ear removal yet still respond to sounds. Parker of the United States fish commission reports the fundulous heteroclitus hears even when the nerve between skin and brain is severed, challenging skin contact theory.
J. W. Brown W. J. Ethoungtra and Miss May Merritt led 21 boys and 3 girls from Plankinton to Mandan North Dakota reform school. The crowd traveled to Omaha depot for 11 15 start as South Dakota kept incorrigibles at lower cost amid growing numbers.
A misimpression suggests a gasoline can painting law passed in the state legislature. The bill died in the house, but many dealers enforce red can practice as a standard precaution, preventing mix ups with kerosene. Customers and dealers favor the convenience and expect continued use statewide.
H P Burbage, a law student in Greenville South Carolina, suffered years of coughing fearing consumption. He tried Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after seeing ads and says after using two bottles of the twenty five cent size he was permanently cured. Sold by all druggists.
A sporting nobleman once rode a pony from the ground floor to the top and back in a London mansion to settle a wager. The animal required effort to complete the stunt, but the feat was finished. Damages to stair carpets and other items totaled about $1,000, paid by the winner.
An awkward man approaches a guard at a muddy crossing asking for directions to the nearest place for clean clothes. He slips and falls as the exchange unfolds, revealing a comic moment reported by the Chicago Tribune.
A man explains he lent Bilcombe five dollars on a friend's recommendation and discovers Bilcombe is a confirmed deadbeat who never pays debts. The lender notes the friend's previous claim of established reputation.
In a humorous exchange, Mrs Nagston-Why recalls a tale where she lost $12 instead of $25, while Mr Nagston-Well notes the audience is twice as large as before. The双方 banter.
Notice is given by J. M. Newell administrator of Williard Williams deceased to creditors and all having claims to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after first publication at Mt. Vernon bank Mt. Vernon Davison County South Dakota. Dated April 18 1903. Herbert E. Hitchcock attorney for administrator.
Administratrix Elizabeth Meneough of the estate of Matthew Meneough deceased directs creditors and those with claims to present them with vouchers within six months after first publication. Claims to be exhibited at the office of Joseph McLaughlin in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota. Dated April 24, 1903. H Winsor attorney.
General Lew Wallace plans a Ben Hur style chariot race for the Indiana state fair this fall. John H. Benton marks forty years in the U S bureau of pensions. Mrs Jennie Busineau of Lancaster Mass aged 105 has eight of fourteen children die of old age. Frederick C Howe declines Porto Rico cabinet post. Nathan Ballinger aged eighty shows a third set of teeth. Miles urges soldiers to buy and butcher beef. Joseph Downey returns from world tour to win a $20 bet costing $5,000. Mary B E Prettyman writes 17,500 words in 6 1 2 hours, a possible world record. Edward Rudolph Johnes, international law authority, dies in New York. Prince Imra, sultan of Sulu’s brother, adopted by Col Owen J Sweet in Boston. John Bellis resigns as Kingwood N J postmaster after 47 years. new postmaster William S Carver named. Laura Miriam Cornelius Oneida Indian making tribe traditions book and language resources.
A ben efit proposition for Janauschek is reported. Lulu Glaser tours the south in Dolly Varden to strong success. J H Stoddard will perform in Halifax next season, his first there since 1856. Suzanne Sheldon to support Charles Richman in Victor Mapes new play next season. Robert Hilliard debuts Number 973 with Edwin Holland. it proves a big hit. Mrs Brown Potter secures Tristan und Isolde platform version from Louis N Parker. Beerbohm Tree to present The Darling of the Gods in London with a special company. Harry Conor Viola Carlstedt and Stella Hammerstein join Blanche Ring's company for Lederer.
A collection of brief editorial quips from various papers. Items include a New York police petition in bankruptcy and humor about stamps, Carrie Nation and the ship Kansas, Beecher and rent, union musicians seeking shorter hours, and a Lexington presbytery stance against football and ball games with pingpong and golf deemed safe for now.
A humorous reflection on how friends gossip about marriages and proposals. The writer notes that compliments can open doors, that male pride grows as meals stop being served, and that old fashions reappear except for Sabbath keeping and corkscrew curls. From the Atchison Globe.
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