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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
4
Fragmented text references Clarke Mitchell and Gore law and education roles. Mentions university, superintendent, and railroad context with scattered phrases about state, county, and public records. Lacks coherent narrative or full names and dates.
Senator Gamble introduces Senate Bill No. 278 to authorize purchase of a site in Mitchell South Dakota and the erection of a federal building with fireproof vaults heating and ventilating systems. The bill sets a 175000 dollar cap, outlines site selection procedures including public notices and Treasury led reviews, and requires a commission to report within 30 days.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer passage lampoons a con man named Flipperton who claims to read character at a glance. The quote highlights a swindle of $300 and mocks the so called talent as impractical in real life.
M C Porter brokers sale of John Anderson ranch 920 acres five miles south of town to Peutsch Bros of Brule county for 32 000 at 35 dollars per acre. Anderson to receive home farm valued at 15 500. possession March 1 1904. Jacob Wrench relocates. Anderson active stockman on Sioux reservation. Also note Chamberlains Cough Remedy advertised as cold remedy available at Wildruweists.
Evidence accumulates that Mitchells car palace remains a key wood advertising feature reflecting hustling local businessmen. H D Butterfield sent the corn palace photo to James Dunham Co New York, receiving a warm thank you note and praise for Mitchells enterprise and civic spirit.
The December Everybody's describes Chicago railroads prohibiting liver and tobacco on duty, Western Electric and other Western firms banning liquor cigarettes and playing the races, citing business and moral motives. A Virginia mother recalls using Chamberlain's Pain Balm after a child burned by a hot stove, reporting quick relief and full recovery. Mrs Benson of Kelllar Va endorses the antiseptic liniment available from druggists.
A Philadelphia Record humor piece notes Willie’s quiet behavior aboard streetcars. A quip explains Willie’s silence stems from his papa warning that streetcar straps could detach, prompting gentle amusement.
A brief dialogue scene shows Parson Goodleigh urging reform to Bill Applejack as the elder warns of perdition, while a judge weighs in on their exchange about vice and virtue. The exchange highlights moral counsel against wrongdoing and the pull of reform.
Surgeon General Rixey will urge Congress to enlarge the general naval hospital at Portsmouth Virginia. California pioneers number 490 in the society with an average age of seventy eight. Over 30,000 American farmers and families have moved to the Canadian northwest owning more than 5 million acres. The McKinley death mask by William H. Holmes is on display at the national museum. Lloyd's Register 1903 04 estimates world merchant marine at 29 943 steamships and 12 182 sailing vessels, with the US ranking second in tonnage though far behind Britain.
Miss Eliza Barrett of Stoddard New Hampshire grew a potato weighing 34 pounds. F Waldron of North Vassalboro Maine has an apple tree with limbs spanning 47 feet one way and 41 feet the other. John S Abbott near Lake Manitou Maine cultivates a sugar cane stalk potato with a seed head and a tuber at the base. Roy E Fifield of Stonington Maine reports a six and a quarter pound squash with his name written on its surface after planting seed from a squash bore a southern squash.
Martin Harvey presents a four act romantic drama by John Rutherford with Marnie Elliott and Gertrude Elliott in leading roles. Louise Moore joins the Union Square company in The Prince of Pilsen replacing Edith. Hermann Sudermann’s new play, possibly titled Socrates and His Companion in Arms, reported from Germany.
A compilation of brisk quips from newspapers. The Boston Globe jests that Captain Kidd could have been a financier. Chicago Record-Herald cheers a chair of dishwashing. Los Angeles Express questions Professor Small on Germany. Philadelphia North American notes a sun spot size. New York papers lack a reporter on the spot. Cleveland Plain Dealer ponders Schwab’s health impact on the ship trust.
McKinney records seven new performers this year while Don Cozine stands as Lottie Loraine’s full brother. Prince Alert competes in eighty five races with forty five wins. Birchtwig lowers New Mexico pacing record to 2 09 from 2 14 percent. Sylviaone first 2 10 Kansas performer this season from 2 14 to 2 00. Dillon Boy unique four wins in two weeks on grand circuit. E B Knott dies in Ran Hampshire from hemorrhage. B S Dillon, sire of Lou Dillon, holds half mile track 2
A recent report notes 7 047 865 kangaroos killed in Australia since IST7. Near Malcolm West Australia a family run gold mine yields gold at 75000 per year. A new Australian law prohibits contracts with mail steamship lines that employ any colored crew member. Historically mail steamers were staffed mostly by dark skinned British subjects from India.
A National Magazine piece contrasts the kingbird and oriole through nest-building. The kingbird builds a strong plain nest reflecting its practical nature, while the oriole crafts a delicate hanging nest of freshly cut hay, woven with a light artistic touch and suspended from a forked branch.
A compact survey notes early attempts to permit women on stage in 1629 1656 and 1660 at various venues. It cites letters patent from January 1662 granting women the rights to perform female parts, ending male dominance. The London Standard diary entry recalls the first instance of women on stage in 1600.
A health note warns against rapid blinking and offers advice. Natural blinking protects and moistens the eye with about twenty blinks per minute, while nervous blinking can reach 100 times a minute. Excessive blinking weakens sight, irritates the optic nerve, and may lead to light sensitivity and the need for spectacles.
Mosquitoes live longer than commonly thought and many survive the winter. They hibernate in barns and cellars or hide in hollow trees, caves, and under roots in cold areas. Cold winters do not kill them. they awaken with warm weather and resume activity.
An Irishman testifies in a shooting affray. Asked if he saw the shot fired he says he did not, only that he heard it. The magistrate deems this unsatisfactory. As the Irishman turns to leave he laughs but is rebuked for contempt of court. Pat asks if he saw the laugh. the magistrate says he heard it. The court laughs.
A betrayed Tlungarian gypsy seeks police protection from magistrates in Magyar Egres after a robbery. His body is found the next day, eyes burned out tongue removed, hanged by the feet among two acacia trees, and later cut in two. The grisly scene shocks locals.
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