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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
11
Medical Talk asserts lettuce daily prevents smallpox and is far safer than vaccination. It claims scurvy links to poor diet and notes celery and onions as alternatives but warns they lose anti scorbutic value if not eaten fresh. The piece urges daily lettuce to avoid smallpox regardless of vaccination status.
The text explains that birds cannot fly backward in any substantial sense. It notes minor maneuvers like the tumbler pigeon and limited half upside down flight in swallows, penguins, and especially the albatross. It describes tilting, wingbeat asymmetry, and wind effects as appearances of backward movement rather than true reverse flight.
In a Cheyne Walk scene Rossetti shows Whistler a framed canvas and jokes about a finished work. Whistler then asks to hear Rossetti’s sonnet on the subject and urges him to place the verse into the frame. The piece contrasts Rossetti’s poetic frame with Whistler’s framing whim. The second passage reviews Cherokee and Choctaw regions in Alabama and Tennessee describing their hill and plain settlements and neighbors Creek and Chickasaw.
In an elementary geography class a student named Janet defines an ocean as a large body of water near Norfolk Virginia after visiting the sea shore. The excerpt captures a light classroom moment and a humorous aside from a periodical.
Tess refuses Jack Mistry’s offer to live with him in a cottage. The next day she discovers the cottage is at Newport. The snippet suggests a domestic or romantic dispute scene with names Tess Jess and Jack Mistry.
A brief quip from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune features Languide asking about beauty and Statisticus answering that she is about half as pretty as she thinks, a playful line on perception and vanity.
A Baltimore American line notes temptations with a quirky image of a lone and defenseless umbrella. A Schoolmaster quote urges silence when nothing to say and to stick to it. The brief item captures a humor tone and editorial whim.
Chris Voien died at Chamberlain after being found on his bed with no sign of foul play. A mason work assignment at the Indian school had kept him in town, a $5 check from the contractor was found, and he leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church with a Workmen and Modern Brotherhood delegation present. He was buried in Graceland cemetery.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the product digests food, sweetens the stomach, and aids assimilation of nutrients. Sold by L. Gale.
The past month saw four days above 90 with a peak of 96 on the 21st and a low of 65 on the 29th. The coolest night reached 42 on the 10th, and total precipitation was 1.35 inches from twelve light rains. September invites hunting and camping, and a Cole’s Carbon salve advertisement cautions protection for cuts and burns.
Lawrence Kansas decorator A Rohe arrives by Omaha line to begin work on the Mitchell Corn Palace. He has decorated the first building eleven years ago and is repeatedly hired. this year offers richer color variety. South Dakota commission plans a corn palace of similar design and may hire Rohe for the project in Pierre.
B. L. Byer, a well known cooper, testifies that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life last summer after a month of illness and bilious dysentery. He says it gave immediate relief and credits the remedy. For sale by all druggists.
The South Dakota State Fair will feature dairy premiums for exhibiting dairied products. C P Sherwood of DeSmet, state pure food commissioner, oversees the department, presenting creamery and dairy machinery exhibits with practical demonstrations for farmers. He will arrive in Yankton a week before the fair to arrange exhibits and ensure smooth intake of dairy products.
W S Ledbetter of Shreveport La reports one box of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured piles after trying many remedies. The salve is advertised as effective for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles and is sold by L O Gale.
Dr. Thomas Nicholson of Mt. Vernon Iowa was elected president of Dakota University and will arrive Sept 15 after arranging with Cornell College to end duties Sept 1. He will have one week to review before the university opens Sept 23 in Mitchell.
The C M St P railroad offers round trip fares to Sioux City from Aug 3 to Sept 5 at one and one third fare and from Sept 2 3 and 4 at one fare. All tickets are valid for return by Sept 7. Patton reports.
A Germantown doctor cites Dr. William James to claim deaf mutes are immune to dizziness. He notes Mount Airy Institute boys spin without distress, aligning with James's theory tested at Harvard where most deaf and normal subjects showed differing vertigo responses. The Philadelphia Record reports on the idea and its experiment outcomes.
A London Spectator notice discusses governor general salaries in Australia and other colonies, arguing £10,000 yearly is ample for dignified status but not grand court displays, with residences to remain colonial property. It contrasts costs in South Africa and notes colonial expense should not fall on governors.
A London Tutler article notes that butlers have risen to wealth including Lord Ravenscourt's deceased servant who left £30,000. It cites a Conservative MP who began as Salisbury's butler, saved money, and profited by investing in a South Kensington hotel. Samuel Waugh, a Maclay family butler, left over £2,000 after sixty years service. Tips and tradesmen commissions augment salaries.
Liquid air is now sold in Berlin for fifty five cents for two litres. Receptacles are glass with double walls and insulating space, walls silvered to limit heat transfer, and the unit is insulated. They retain temperature for fourteen days. A few drops in water cause freezing and are meant for refreshing drinks and improving sick room air.
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