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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
6
A Trenton man William U Cake sheds his skin like a snake in episodes every two years. Specialists from New York and other places study the rare dermitosis exfoliatina hoping shed skin can aid grafts for burns. Doctors say case not contagious though cause and treatment remain unknown.
Pearson's Weekly notes strange mating customs such as the Swiss feast of the gar lands where maidens crown flowers and pass bouquets to attract partners, the Tunis marriage mart with dowries and a dagger girdle, and English good Friday fairs acting as marriage markets.
In the Craftsman the article argues U S water power capacity exceeds coal use and will eventually dominate energy. It notes about 16 million horsepower currently used with less than a quarter from water and estimates 25 million horsepower available mainland, with waste of 1 6 million going to waste on government dams. It contrasts coal's nonrenewable nature with water power permanence tied to rainfall and forests.
A local report notes a humorous contrast as Willie claims the preacher was dinner yesterday while Tommy mentions roast beef as the meal. This quirky exchange highlights a shared kitchen discussion with no further details.
Sir Anthony Cludde faces a clash with the sheriff over the queen’s English service and Protestant reforms. Ferdinand and Petronilla witness rising tensions as Ferdinand’s wife and their uncle shelter, while Sir Anthony vows to defend the old faith and his ancestral lands.
In Scheessel Prussia the Trachtenfest of the Plattdeutsch showcases peasant attire and pageantry as villagers dress in heirloom costumes. The procession features kinship rank on wagons with elaborate hats and gowns, while the emperor and empress award prizes for faithful revival of customs and song.
The New York Press notes a wealthy matron in a pay as you enter car refusing to have a conniption fit. She stamps her foot and utters a mild French curse while traveling from Seventy fourth street, prompting onlookers to discuss the meaning of conniption and tantrum.
New arrivals to New York aboard a steamship glimpse a signal flag line from a downtown roof. A bystander jokes about flags signaling a river course or weather, then the officer misreads the scene and notes the red flag is a table cloth. The piece ends with a soap import statistic.
A playful verse imagines a red hot town wandering with an educated tree for constant shade, even a lemon tree to provide lemonade. The author John Kendrick Bangs hints at portable comfort and whimsy in a summer scene from Herper's Weekly.
Paris reports a small Froissy village in Oise where women occupy all five main public posts including station mistress postmistress and market drum. Mile Marie Marchandin, 63, remains village drummer tracing a family line from Napoleonic times through her father and grandfather.
In F P Dunne in American Magazine the Dooley tale mocks fame as April fool with history figures. A saloon debate features Alexander the Great Napoleon Lincoln Washington Jackson and others, ending with Dooley defending living figures and the line between legend and reality.
Billy Whiskers the 38 year old mascot of J D Scotts race horses is denied entry to the United States and Cuba and must remain aboard the steamship Excelsior placing him in a migrant limbo as he makes a second voyage to Havana. Havana customs refuse entry as goats are not considered eligible livestock for import while the ship line pays five dollars for forage each time he crosses the Gulf of Mexico.
The Christian Register recalls an eminent strict abstainer who dines out rarely. His son reports a lively scene of guests at his table, described as “rioting over boiled carrots” during a meal with a kindred spirit present.
A fable like exchange frames a wary hare and clever fox debating a tortoise race. The hare expresses distrust over a possible tactic by the tortoise to win, suggesting cunning schemes in a tense, moralizing tone.
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