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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
8
A dealer touts a vast stock of overcoats described as exceptionally fine varied and reliable. The emphasis is on breadth of selection and dependable quality for shoppers seeking durable outerwear this season.
A reader recalls a summer boarding scene where a nurse answers a child's request for false teeth with emotion, insisting the child is too good for harsh words while a cook is asked about the funny paper. The memory unfolds with gentle humor and a sense of mercy on God’s day.
The excerpt presents a fragmented, solemn morning scene as a boy speaks of God and a nurse notes the day, with murmured reflections on Thursday and an injured or tired mood lingering across lines. The text reads as a torn diary fragment or narrative snippet.
In Nevada a Westernized proverb notes the shift from deaths loves a shining mark to Death loves a mining shark, as quoted by the Western Christian Advocate.
The note suggests updating home or office furniture by selling unused pieces. A want ad can connect sellers with cash buyers for items no longer needed but still useful.
The Mitchell high school football team faces three tough remaining games to defend the state championship. They travel to Sioux Falls this Saturday, may meet Aberdeen at Redfield, and close the season against Brookings on Thanksgiving Day under Coach Teeters.
Walter Wallace faced Justice Markham on a charge of stealing twenty dollars from William Brad and was held to the circuit court term in four hundred dollars. Brad, paying Wallace for safe keeping, gave him thirty dollars for storage at a restaurant where Wallace worked.
A promotional note touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative option for personal and family use. It claims gentle cleansing and relief of internal organs without debility or dosage increases, and asserts physician approval and safety when purchased from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
County commissioners completed canvassing noting Republican electors led with 1276 votes, Democrats 1082, Socialists 11, and Hearst/Independent 3. Ballot questions on divorce residency, quail hunting, and local revenue measures passed or failed by margins. E W Martin defeated W W Soule for the unexpired congress term by 225. Official county results to be published soon.
Plans to raise money for a new gymnasium involve Thalians Daedalians Philomathians and Kappas competing for pledges to influence hall space in the building. The piece also mixes campus life notes with playful memories of garments repurposed into home items and a detailed pudding and meringue recipe.
A pale pink French organdy dress with a rosebud pattern hangs on a wardrobe peg beside newer lingerie. The girl who wore it fingers its folds with regret, recalling one of the prettiest outfits she owned.
In Spokane on election day Archibald W. Eaton a streetcar conductor lost a wager to J A Reeves and rolled a peanut along Riverside avenue using his nose for half a block. The stunt took thirty minutes and left Eaton with significant nose damage while thousands watched. Reeves won the bet and Eaton vowed to try again in four years.
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