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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
9
Sioux City Journal notes light statewide vote with GOP gains as fusionists show tepid enthusiasm for Pettigrew's issues. It recaps Pettigrew's career, calls for resubmission, and predicts stronger Republican success next year. Mention of Aberdeen's new $40,000 courthouse and Kentucky's unsettled result.
The passage notes heirs of the author of David Harum have received about 12000 in royalties while Mr Jeffries earned 50000 for an hour and a half of work, with a friend earning 20000 for assisting. It reflects on the choice of vocation for a young man pursuing intellect.
The Watertown circuit will keep Judge Bennett on its bench despite plans to move him to the supreme court. Some attorneys had hoped for the circuit seat through appointment, but the plan miscarried and Bennett stays where he is.
The text suggests a forthcoming auto mobile trust and frames it as a matter of ordinary people gaining vehicle access. It laments the need to bust the trust so that people can own automobiles, implying distrust of a potential monopoly and emphasizing public access to cars.
Senator Pettigrew may send another letter of endorsement to Judge Fuller and a congratulatory telegram to Judge Haney now that the election has vindicated his prior view of these two gentlemen. The senator’s campaigning was less effective than the later letters and telegrams.
Doane Robinson withdraws from the Yankton Daily Gazette to devote his time to the Monthly South Dakotan. The monthly magazine, already popular across the state for its focus on South Dakota history, is expected to become a valuable reference in years to come.
The Sioux City Tribune weighs the recent state election in South Dakota and finds the anti-government push by Pettigrew and populists ineffective. Voters rebuke surrender to Aguinaldo, reaffirming flag loyalty and support for the war. Fusionists falter as party loyalty collapses under personal vengeance rhetoric.
For over fifty years, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for teething children. It soothes, softens gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and aids diarrhoea. Sold by druggists worldwide, twenty five cents per bottle.
List of uncalled letters at Mitchell post office for week ending Nov 14, 1899 includes Ahern D W Bielaki Mrs W O Downing A M Ebbett W F Emerson Virgie Good Jno Hawkins S A Handon Lees Humphrey John Kane Mary Lawliss Elmer Lawrence Mike Loog Stephen McCaw Robert Nordland Will Richards Dr Westfall Mr Wallis. Call by saying advertised. unclaimed letters after two weeks go to the dead letter office.
A Canton telegram reports Mitchell’s Dr Susan Halverson plans to wed a Chinese man described as educated and a physician though earlier notes claimed he was illiterate. The piece notes missionary disapproval and references Halverson and Bigler leaving Mitchell seven years ago for China to work as missionaries.
A lively stage comedy titled Two Married Men drew a large audience Tuesday night. The plot, light and humorous, features a jealous husband and mother in law among other characters, with standout acts by Charlen Schilling Miss Linden and Nay Southard. Manager Seebilling praised the crowd size and pledged to bring more attractions, while a final note offers a penny‑pinching quip from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about flipping coins.
A brief quarrel quoted from the Ohio State Journal shows a French speaking vagrant asking for food and an American woman retorting with insult ready to press arrest if needed. The exchange highlights cultural clash and urban dismissiveness in a single vignette.
A Denver bound miner recalls a young man who walked behind a wagon, refusing a seat due to penance. The passenger, haunted by guilt, loudly curses and envisions disaster for the speaker, then survives the dusty journey and ends up in New York prosperous. The tale, sourced to the New York Press, frames a dramatic account of remorse and reform.
The London Chronicle reports that Dr Colo nette created a port substitute costing threepence a bottle. Made from cider colored with logwood and tinged with tartaric acid and salt of tartar, three judges could not distinguish it from real port and favored the cheap brew over the genuine article.
Birds migrate vast distances each year. The bobolink nests near Lake Winnipeg and winters in Cuba and Puerto Rico, crossing over 2,800 miles per trip. The kingbird nests up to 57th latitude and winters in South America. Redstart migrations exceed 3,000 miles, and the hummingbird travels about 2,000 miles.
A Sunday scene describes a Scottish minister returning home when an old woman praises his preaching. He notes his unpopularity, and she explains her fondness lies in always getting a good seat during his sermons.
Miss Cayenne answers yes to studies beyond English naming three fields golf baseball and yachting in a Washington Star item.
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