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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1896
Page
4
Members of St Marys church hosted a Saturday evening farewell for Rev H Babcock at Mr and Mrs M Clemingers home. Guests enjoyed coffee sandwiches and cake as they shared well wishes for his California move. Babcock noted he plans to return next May. Flowers were given as guests departed.
I W Seaman reports cattle on northern ranges near Chamberlain face severe feed shortages as heavy snows melted into a crust preventing grazing. Rangers southward have hay and water, others sell stock at losses. Health officer warns about disease vectors and advocates strict hygiene and school action. Advertisements note One Minute Cough Cure and Chamberlain’s remedy.
A telegram from Yankton reports the Dakota National Bank of Sioux Falls failed this morning. The notice on the door claimed the staff were lunching. The piece also notes various patent medicine advertisements and brief local anecdotes, reflecting a mixed page of news and ads.
The London Quiver argues no premise of inherent impossibility and cites a Mediterranean shark incident to claim it is highly probable the Jonah and the whale story is true in every detail. A British warship crew member allegedly survived a shark swallowing after a captain fired a shot that frightened the creature into expelling him.
The piece surveys tea preferences in the United States and England, noting Americans favor green tea while Britons prefer black. It predicts Formosa under Japan will become a top tea producer and discusses Russia’s high prices for rare teas. It also recounts curious anecdotes on population estimates and royal births in Europe. A Montenegro prince once borrowed money and used a peasant to deliver bank notes.
Pennant in his Tour of Scotland describes a highland funeral custom where the corpse is laid on a board wrapped in coarse linen and a wooden platter is placed on the chest holding salt and earth. The earth symbolizes the corruptible body while the salt stands for the immortal spirit.
A fragment notes Miss Scribble’s story accepted by a New York publisher signaling possible fame. It also mentions her mother’s remarriage creating a stepfather figure. The piece contrasts with a European naturalization rule requiring respectability, moral character, years of residence, and repudiation of birth country.
A New York Ledger summary cites three factors for Argentina's higher mutton prices. New Zealand breeds yield better carcasses, winter forage keeps stock well nourished, and NZ freezers operate with breeder selection, unlike Argentine contracts that rush meat to market.
Queen honors Mrs Keveth of Garrow Cornwall for seven sons serving in the army. Colonel Knox was instructed to convey congratulations to Mrs Keveth, award ten pounds and a framed print, and note the queen’s pleasure at the exemplary family service to sovereign and country. Photos, including a group or individual shots of the brothers, are to be sent to the queen. London Graphic.
A Calhoun kinsman reports nearly 3000 unpublished letters by John C. Calhoun found at the old South Carolina homestead. He cites a 1848 letter to Calhoun’s daughter in Belgium urging duty over life and labor against wrong for country, with faith that struggle yields reward. Also brief items: Porcupine quills as barbed, misread as thrown. Portland Oregonian excerpt on spines. a Brighton bar scene pun and a joke about mackerel. a Detroit Tribune quip about class and place. a Time For Theorizing Past exchange on living costs and marriage.
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