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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
9
Panama Canal cost estimates and history summarized
The article reviews the Panama Canal project from its 1880 start under DeLesseps, noting investor totals, sunk costs, and the Walker commission’s excavation estimates. It projects final costs near 174 to 184 million plus 144 million for remaining work, totaling over 450 million with ongoing administration expenses, and discusses canal depth plans from 29.5 to 36 feet. It also reports on local Mitchell newspaper changes, allied publishing shifts, and a brief Cuban bill debate in the Senate House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
New York Tribune
DeLesseps
Panama Canal Company
Canal Commission
Walker
Walker Commission
Canal Company
Panama Railroad Company
Hobio
Carrie Nation Salutes Stage With Temperance Play Hatchets
Carrie Nation performs a temperance stage offering praised for dramatic delivery and sells hatchet souvenirs recalling her former prominence. The production draws strong audience interest and solid sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Willing to Take Chances in a Townwide Inquiry
A young woman, unsure after a marriage proposal, forms a committee to interview four married women. Tests reveal hardships and secrets: a wife with three children supported by $2 from her husband, a man who borrowed $10, a schoolteacher left for a wealthier mate, and a divorced woman. The investigator plans to marry next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asme
Fall of the Beautiful Snow Briefing
A heavy snowfall brings sleighing for Thanksgiving as six inches fell by noon and several more inches covered the ground before dawn. The third winter storm of the season continues with little letup, offering exercise for residents clearing long sidewalks.
Laws Need Amendment in Tax System Says Canton News
The Canton News urges radical changes to assessment and taxation laws. It cites unequal taxation between town and farm property, corporate evasion, and calls for every property to be taxed at actual cash value to ensure fair burdens. The Rev S R Hicks Almanac for 1904 is advertised, with Word and Works offering combined access for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton News
Canton
Sr R. Hicks
Srl R. Hicks
Word and Works Publishing Co
Locust St
St. Louis
A Model Cook
A bride praises her partner as a model cook saying she bears the blame for failures while the husband enjoys the successes of new recipes. The exchange highlights domestic humor and shared kitchen roles in a lighthearted vignette.
$500 Reward for Women Who Cannot be Cured
An 1890s patent medicine ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for sleeplessness and female diseases. It claims to revitalize nerves, improve appetite, and restore sleep. A testimonial by Albert H. Fulte praises a wife's recovery after lengthy uterine illness. The ad recommends Pleasant Pellets as a laxative aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Eclectic cure claims relief for sore throat in hours
Fragment from a Hawesville Kentucky notice mentions Eclectrice Oil curing a sore throat in twenty four hours. The text includes stray dialogues about a horse trouble, a deacon comment, and a Chicago Post reference, bearing chaotic OCR style and multiple imperfect phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawesville
Lavina
Chicago Post
Doan's Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief
A concise ad style note claims ten thousand demons gnawing at the skin are surpassed by the torture of itching piles, then asserts Doan's Ointment as a reliable cure with a confident promise of no failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Remembering Service and Perquisites in Politics
A Washington Star remark quotes Senator Sorghum affirming loyalty to the people while noting his occasional perquisites are not larger than those of his domestic staff. The column then promotes Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup claiming it cures coughs and colds to prevent consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Dr. Wood
Quick Solved Love Doubt Before Marriage
A Chicago Record-Werald snippet describes a woman doubting love for a year and a half while another girl’s acting attracted a man. The prose shifts to a marketing line praising Burdock Blood Witters as building vigor, sold at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cole's Carbolisalve Ad Near Burns and Scalds
An old Philadelphia Press snippet mocks a stage scene with quips about mad actors and theatergoers. It shifts to a product plug for Cole's Carbolisalve claiming quick pain relief for burns and scalds with a scarless heal, advising to keep a box on hand and noting 25 and 40 cents prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Wise Child and Bravery in a Philadelphia Ledger Fragment
A collage of humorous and cautionary vignettes from a Philadelphia Ledger page. Dialogue about a child named Tommy labeled a glutton contrasts with a cough cure advertisement for Cole’s Cough Cure priced at 25 and 50 cents. A late night burglary moment and a pun about avarice conclude the clipped item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Philadelphia Ledger
School officers urged to follow law on pay and duties
Davison county school officers hear the superintendent urge lawful salaries for board and chairman. Attorney general opinion limits compensation to board meetings and December to April. judge of election pay is not allowed. Also notes on Rhodes scholars, Filipino teaching prospects, Ethan teachers, tardiness battles, and a horse-turned-carriage upgrade at Dakota University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison County
Tory Reierson
Mitchell No. 33
Henry Bugbee
Bugbee
Down
James Rothenberger
Lr. Thos. Nicholson
Dakota University
United States
America
Ethan
H. G. Coursey
Darling
E. A. Just
Census survey on church membership in Sioux Falls and Yankton
A union of churches conducts a district based census in Sioux Falls and Yankton to count residents belonging to a church denomination and those attending Sunday school or Sunday services. The aim is to gauge religious growth and target areas needing outreach to bring outsiders into the fold, with plans for expansion to other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Hints for Farmers and Etiquette by Precedent
A collection of humorous clippings recounts a farmer audience speech by a high official who omits farm praise and policy details, an account of lord chamberlain etiquette prep with rulers and royals, and a quip about landscape realism in real estate. The pieces mix satire on political messaging and ceremonial protocol with light literary lines.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Jaidress
Lord Chamberlain
London
Persia
Siam
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Csion
Reg Polan
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