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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1906
Page
2
Prof Holden spoke at Flandrella about seed corn selection and testing. He described selecting kernels from ten ears, germination checks, a germinating box, and careful seed handling to improve yields. A note on a second university team defeat followed the farmers address.
A coroner's jury at Ipswich blames the superintendent and chief train dispatcher for a Milwaukee road wreck. The accident killed a fireman, injured several, and destroyed engines and cars after a fast stock extra ran ahead without proper notice or warning.
The Rev Irl R Hicks resumes publication of his popular 1907 Almanac by Word and Works Publishing Co. It is available from news dealers or postpaid for 25 cents. The publisher lists 2201 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as the address.
A. B. Chamberlain of Howard coordinates farmer institutes with assistants on tour through November and December. Speakers include Mrs. Adam Howie on home dairying and Prof. Wheaton on dairy cattle and pure food laws. Dates and towns list many stops from Ipswich to Flandreau with varied topics. Victorious sale totals about 2050 dollars with most cash on the day and small notes.
Auction sales across the county this fall reflect the financial state of farmers. In years past auctions guaranteed bank business by taking on notes. now papers often do not cover day costs. The recent sale of J. N. Dickerson near Clearwater, conducted by James Serverson, illustrated this shift.
A Mitchell South Dakota group of 26 travels by Milwaukee road sleeper to California for the winter. Stops include Denver and Salt Lake City. Travelers include Mr and Mrs Joseph Marker and family, J C Walker, Mrs Espy, Dr and Mrs S Windle, Mrs Dundas, W A Getty, and many others bound for Los Angeles San Diego and Pasadena.
A party of eight Mitchell residents leaves via the Omaha road to spend the winter in Los Angeles. Mrs. Conant and daughters Miss Mary and Gertrude, son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. James Tobin with two children, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Just travel, health concerns prompting the journey.
Delighted client confirms a $10 damages win. The attorney agrees to reduce fees citing the small award, stating a fee of 650 with a reference to Ohio state journal.
A Pearson's Weekly survey recalls devastating tsunamis and submarine quakes from Lisbon 1755 to 1868 Arequipa, Iquique, Tacna and Chencha, noting Pacific Ocean waves that engulfed cities, drowned tens of thousands, and carried ships inland, with Jamaica Port Royal and Sicily Catania among losses.
A Chicago News report notes steep laundry costs in South Africa with Persian, Kafr, and Cape women doing washing. One laundress charges about $5 per month per person, but may vanish for long periods with garments. owners must hunt them down, often finding them sheltered by their families.
A large candy dealer alerts that absinth bonbons from Europe are on the market or offered to him in Philadelphia. He notes samples seen, warns they may be quickly seized by authorities and temperance advocates, as four bonbons could produce a strong drink and incapacitate an unsuspecting customer.
A humorous McClure's note recalls a red glass tumbler with a name in Spencerian script that triggers a faded Niagara trip memory. The joke suggests how keepsakes help memory and identity blur as a family recalls a trip through a small, vivid object.
The Chicago Chronicle laments that antinoise efforts fail to curb city din. It argues noise remains essential to activity and the loop remains a battlefield of sound, with many noises described as wanton and unnecessary.
The Engineering Times argues that synchronized torpedo control from a depot ship will soon be a decisive factor in future warfare. It says machine guided war, driven by cost, is a desirable development and merits close attention from military observers.
In the North American Review opening chapter Twain asserts Colonel Sellers was real not fictional, cites Lampton and Frank Mayo as models, and recalls Lampton’s turnip scene and his 1884 reunion, noting Lampton’s enduring vitality and imagination.
A London Mall note reports a relic arm claimed to be Mme Aliceyne, a celebrated actress burned in a Paris bazaar fire. The arm, amputated and given to Dr. Baker of Worthing, is mounted in the Black Bull in Whetstone among oddities. Records do not confirm the 1897 Paris fire link. another tale ties it to the Opera Comique fire of 1887.
The New York Tribune notes a global demand for brains above average for dissection. It laments that most available brains come from paupers and lunatics and argues cultured individuals should donate their brains for the human benefit.
A Moscow Astronomical Observatory scientist estimates the sun delivers about 17,000,000,000 times more light to Earth than Sirius. Distance effects suggest if Earth stood midway between them Sirius would appear sixteen to seventeen times brighter than the sun.
Croquet remains highly favored today as in the Punch era. The game is played in London and the country at venues like Ranelagh and Horlingham. Smart society participants have become experts and high betting accompanies ongoing matches.
A moving house in Butte Montana rolled on wheels for three blocks before breaking loose. It killed four horses and tore telegraph poles and wires, wrecking nearby vehicles. The incident raises safety concerns about unrestrained structures.
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