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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
8
Reads like a town bulletin with numerous notes from Mitchell and vicinity. Mentions Miss Augusta Maguire starting school in Perry township and multiple visits, relocations, and events across local residents, businesses, churches, and the railroad project, plus a forthcoming Blind Boone concert and a Buffalo Bill show-related visit.
Miss Ruth Reeves died at home aged 16 after a severe cold and throat trouble. Doctors found no diphtheria but diagnosed follicular tonsillitis with laryngeal complications. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 at the residence, Rev. Harry Gunderson officiating, with pallbearers Leonard Webster Oscar Kanouff Harry Fish Andrew Eddy Earl Davis Will Slade.
Madison special reports the W C T U annual convention adjourned Monday with Luella A Ram sey of Woonsocket elected president Anna R Simmons Mitchell Laura G Smart Sioux Falls corresponding secretary Alice Conklin Brookings Edenback Watertown treasurer. Delegates to the national convention include Clara McDonald Mrs Johnson Highmore and Lizzie Bidwell Mitchell. Two state songs adopted and resolutions urge equal suffrage enforce laws against army canteens standing army trafficking in girls seating Congressman-elect Roberts curfew ordinances and reform of the state dispensary system.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a wonder cure to quit tobacco with promises of strength and vitality. It urges purchase through Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York, stating 60 cents or 1 dollar with a free booklet and sample.
The Grand Opera House hosted the Belles of Blackville with 20 young ladies including Lydia Pinkham quelling the audience. Martha Snowball and Florence Gregory delivered charming numbers while tambourines and bones provided lively rhythm. The concert benefited the W. A. C. and deserved a larger crowd.
The California Turf praises H G Nichols for a racy article on coursing in the Dakotas and notes reference to Handy & Smith. It recalls an old incident eight years ago when Mr. Smith ran his dog Toss against Mr. Seaman's dog Nig, with the story to be told by Jim if asked.
The Dublin Independent clarifies that Queen Victoria wore a dressing gown when receiving the archbishop after William IV's death, not a nightgown. The archbishop, the Marquis of Conningham, and Sir Henry Halford faced admission delays at Windsor Castle, compared to Macbeth’s sleepy porter.
The text describes Ludwig II of Bavaria planning a bizarre pre race ritual. He ordered 30 stallions to be kept ready then had them brought to an open field. A signal from an elevated stand triggered trumpets cannons bombs and other noise devices.
How to gain pound daily by taking an ounce of Scott s Emulsion is described as starting digestion so the patient can digest and absorb ordinary food. The text claims weight gain comes from this effect and suggests a plan to obtain flesh for health.
A chaotic scene with panicked horses rearing and plunging ended when the king, bored by the spectacle, ordered the orgy to stop. The royal stables suffered the loss of several valuable animals in the bedlam and repeated fright.
Saturday shopper buys three cigars on a 10 cent sale and asks for smaller change. He hands over a half dollar, receives a quarter, and explains his wife wants him to give a contribution at church the next day. The shopkeeper offers no extra change.
A Sunday school teacher in a West Virginia mountain classroom asks a new pupil about his father and companions. The child replies simply that his father came with him and names himself as the only other person present, in a brief Harper’s Bazar vignette.
A detailed look at how stages are built from miniature backdrops to full set pieces. The article describes miniature landscapes and interiors painted in water color with actual curtains and steps, plus lighting plans and collaboration with electricians and glass shade makers.
Two speakers debate boredom and flattery in a clipped exchange. The fragment references Detroit Free Press and contrasts dullness with flattery, hinting at ironic or humorous commentary.
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