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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
5
The article notes a promising new plum variety from Suterbank of California called Miracle. It is a hybrid seedling with expectantly good climate tolerance, nearly seedless fruit, and a purple flesh with blue bloom. Burbank touts its potential for northern climates and long storage.
Marion Dare enters a seaside boat race at the season end, challenging a male skipper. A squall sinks the Lurline’s skipper. Marion saves him, gains victory and love, proving a new woman can outpace traditional notions.
New York Mail and Express reports concerns about opiate use among physicians and nurses. The piece notes doctors may prescribe drugs that lead patients to addiction, cites a Washington case, and discusses why some professionals struggle to avoid substance reliance.
An illustrated fable about a Lion and a Hippo journeying together ending in danger and death. The text shifts to a South Seas segment detailing atoll houses built from palm and pandanus, and divers collecting shells from depths of up to 102 feet with remarkable breath control and underwater exhibitions by South Sea youths.
In World's Work text, Hadward Lowry lauds reforms under the Low administration, citing cleaner streets and parks, better police, removal of vice and gambling, enforcement of tenement laws, and improved public works as making New York more livable and business-friendly. The piece contrasts past conditions with these reforms.
The article notes twenty five American steam yachts valued at about $10,000,000 and cites estimates of yearly yacht upkeep within the modern millionaire budget. One owner claimed $1,000 daily maintenance while his yacht was in commission and another spent $150,000 on a 270 foot yacht last year.
South Pacific natives and Tahiti islanders dive for pearls at Hikueru Atoll, a French-claimed coral ring where access is by dragging boats over beaches. The lagoon yields valued pearl shells and diving is performed without artificial apparatus, as officials ban diving suits to protect shells.
Miss Henrietta Afteeton imagines future Martian dialogue while Mr Meekton, waking from a nap, questions whether she has finished with conversations on Earth. The Washington Star quotes the exchange about interplanetary talk and human curiosity.
The article notes Dr Arthur Evans’ Crete excavations and the push to store his priceless antiquities in a Cretan museum. A foundation stone at Candia is reported, promising to house Knossos discoveries and era defining tablets from Crete’s early art and European history.
A verse by William J. Lampton in New York Sam hails progress and the toll it demands. It frames blood and suffering as the price paid by steadfast souls for societal advancement. The speaker invokes strength and endurance for those bearing the burden of progress.
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