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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
2
A collage of subscription offers and ad rates plus quick local items. Notices include print costs for cards, business locals, and marriages. Thanksgiving proclamation by Gov. Lee, Durrant's reprieve, bridge hopes for Yankton & Norfolk, a potential swindle claim at Sisseton Agency, libel suit in Madison, and political shifts between Miller, Pettigrew, King, and Moore with Judge Plowman.
Madison citizens organize an association to improve and beautify the grounds of the State Normal School. They plan to plant a large number of trees starting next spring to spur state interest after perceived neglect and fund shortages.
W J Bryan lays out views on recent elections across several states and argues strong gains for the silver issue. The piece notes Bryan remains a presidential candidate and should be heard on this critical issue. It criticizes his proclamation’s three points on foreign money, national bank money, and tax power, questioning public submission.
The Sioux Falls Press urges fusion among Democrats and third parties while reporting a mob action in North Dakota that hanged three accused Indians after a jail escape fears safe release. The column also touts a range of late 19th century medical ads and public notices featuring patent remedies and household cures.
A worn watchdog sleeping in a hogshead at a store awakens to an incendiary attempting to burn the building. He overpowers the masked intruder, aiding his master who is later punished for arson. The watchdog gains a gold collar and a secure post in an insurance building. Moral: loyalty outvalues betrayal.
A German family in the city received a letter from Germany purporting to tell the true tale of an alleged accident to Kaiser Wilhelm on a German warship. The account claims the emperor demanded a Swedish steamer move aside, refused by the officer, and a confrontation escalated to a blow and a drowning.
The Boston Transcript notes the Vatican index expurgatorius bans 20 000 books by 8 000 authors. Renan is fully condemned while Voltaire is selectively banned. Taine's History is barred but his French Revolution studies are allowed. Cousin is banned, Lamartine only partially, and Eugene Sue’s Wandering Jew and Mysteries of Paris are forbidden. Hugo is limited to two works, and Zola has one novel banned along with a theologian.
A discussion on enjoying good fiction by entering the artist's mind and accepting intention. Skipping disrupts harmony, misses the intended sequence of words and episodes, and wastes the artist's labor, similar to watching a play and skipping every alternate scene.
A postman carries a thin letter to a hopeful writer. The editor informs the author that the manuscript was received and accepted, but the postscript reveals the error of omitting the manuscript itself, leaving the young creator crestfallen.
In Booston Traveler style dialogue a student tells his grandmother of plans to pursue a literary career after graduation. She counters with a reminder of his college efforts, prompting reflections on ambition and study. The exchange captures small town voice and humor about writing for money and following a dream.
The piece notes that the Gulf of Mexico storm waves arise from wind banked waters rather than true tidal waves, detailing how hurricanes strike varied coasts, often causing drownings, with comparisons to ballistics. It also covers aquarium rockwork practices, why minimal rockwork aids tanks, and urges plant shelters for fish. It closes with jokes about young astronomers and a fact about rice paper origins.
Charles Morris of North Cambridge Massachusetts recounts a severe ivy poisoning that affected his family. After trying many medicines he used Hood's Sarsaparilla, bought five bottles, and claims full restoration of health and weight to 173 pounds. He cites cost savings and urges others to try the remedy.
Dr Rea a specialist offers by request visits at the Mitchell House on Thursday December 9 for one day only. Returning every four weeks. He has cured others and can cure you.
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