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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
9
The Mitchell Printing Co publishes the Mitchell Capital as the official county paper with the editor W Downey. Subscriptions listed include rates for one year, six months, and three months, with different copy terms and area pay arrangements.
Letter from C H Parrett of near Mt Vernon argues South Dakota Republicans should drop Roosevelt from the 1908 race and unite under Taft. He warns the Roosevelt Taft clubs blur sincerity and urges insurgent figures Crawford Gawble Hall La Follette to back Taft as standard bearer. He criticizes party machines and supports a free independent approach in selecting candidates.
The period notes Sioux Falls and Minneapolis firms already lining up in the Black Hills region opened by Milwaukee and North-Western railroads. Mitchell is urged to act now to attract wholesale houses and control local business, with work begun and success deemed likely.
The article details Parker and Hall facing insurgent Republican pressure as they pursue return to the Washington House of Representatives. It notes Glass of Watertown as a favored replacement for Hall and suggests Hall’s involvement in Watertown to challenge Glass, with both leaders continuing their bid through the primary season.
The insurgents show reluctance to back Taft as a second presidential nominee and hint at La Follette as an alternative. Judge Nicholson endorses Roosevelt-La Follette clubs, urging a state primary fight to reflect competing views. The piece argues full support for Taft as the president’s trusted ally and calls for unified backing of the administration’s principles.
Historian Doane Robinson argues Elk Point marks the oldest settled spot in the state. He cites records of an English fur trading company landing there in 1755 as evidence that traders paused at the river point now known as Elk Point.
The vice president, a guest in Vermilion ahead of the Methodist conference, receives a clean bill of character regarding the cocktail affair linked to his presidential candidacy. The controversy had spread publicity, impacting his standing as a delegate in Indiana.
Rev Dr George Stansfield rebuts a prohibition paper attack on Vice President Fairbanks over a dinner cocktail episode. He notes Fairbanks abstains and attended unknowing. The Indianapolis menu, circulated by a prohibition paper, sparked the fuss, which Stansfield condemns as poor taste. South Dakota Methodists welcome the VP and praise his visit.
A street encounter with Boggs reveals his belief in phrenology as an exact science and his habit of praising his wife’s intellect. He singles out a woman in a crowd, predicting mental inferiority, then a nearby explosion exposes the error as Boggs' wife is misidentified by his own description.
The text humorously depicts Uncle Joe Clinuon displeased by a barber’s talk and hints at preferring silence to loquacious chat. It quotes Harper’s Weekly as satire on political courtesy and speech.
In a bitter exchange, Cholly confesses a wish to be a subject of the king while Miss Thep scoffs that such longing is vain and that he can never be anything but an object. Philadelphia Press reports the dialogue.
Norah Gonigan objects to a cook job ad asking for wage talks. She states her requested rate is 17 percent cents an hour plus kitchen time, with double holiday pay and pay when company is present. The exchange highlights inexact pay expectations and labor terms.
Chicago News reports Stubb the gardener names a special radish after his wife. Penn notes it as a warm compliment, while Stubb adds they never agree with him.
Detroit Tribune notes a dispute as Braggs, a charter member of a local fishing club, presents a differing account from Green-So. The exchange hints at credibility questions and ongoing tension within the group.
Mrs Bacon wonders what caused the bread to turn peculiar while Mr Bacon jokes about meteorite fall as the Yonkers Statesman notes a curious domestic exchange.
An advertisement touts economy and durability in cloaks with claims of quality at low prices. It highlights a Kersey coat for eight fifty, a ten dollar and a twelve fifty cloak with cloth and plush options. Sizes offered from two years ascending.
Somaliland natives keep excellent teeth by rubbing them with small wood twigs covered with soft bark that frays into bristles. The practice prevents decay and is cheaper than modern brushes, noted as the healthiest method and a model we could learn from.
A fragment recalls a myth of Croatian troops marching into Paris three centuries ago with their necks gwathed, noted as a curious image tied to historical recollection and stylistic tradition.
In silk and Louis XIV. era, the cravat set male attire trends and served as a personal character index. Buffon even claimed the cravat “makes the man” influencing style choices across courts and centuries.
A likely Lincoln remark praises a very talkative man with the line he can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. The witticism highlights Lincoln’s sharp humor about verbosity.
A brief literary quip contrasts men and women between manners and memory. Puck notes the paradox that he forgets his gentlemanly behavior while she forgets her ladylike conduct, highlighting social norms and humor.
A humorous exchange shows a doctor telling a patient the heart is regular while the patient jokes about a pocket head and a startled fright. The Philadelphia Record quotes a joke about hieroglyphics at pyramids in Egypt with Mrs Dashaway and Mrs Newrich reacting to the idea of hieroglyphic danger.
A Philadelphia Press item notes a decorative exchange as a couple strolls, one man carrying the shawl on his arm and the other inviting it about her shoulders in a demure reply.
A brief quotation notes that common things deserve less share of our consideration. The line reflects Pliny the Younger’s view on value and attention in everyday matters.
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