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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
6
The article lauds Sousa and his military band as a premier cultural force, noting their orchestral assimilation, broad appeal, bold encores, and loyal following. It confirms Sousa plans a Corn Palace engagement during the week of September 26 to October 1.
The Canton clerk of courts A Brady Beck and his brother Warren attended Mitchell where Brady wed Miss Bertha Clare Scriven, daughter of J H Scriven. The match links two prominent local families. Brady’s political career and renomination are noted as he starts a second term. The piece comically wishes blessings on the parties and the county body politic.
A correspondent reports finding a moth in a dress coat, noting the spectacle was ludicrous as the insect appeared far too large for the garment, a humorous natural history aside from Punch.
In confusion, Bessie reveals Tye and Harry quarrel over a ring, and she must return it. Mabel notes the mishap grows worse as Bessie confesses she has forgotten which ring belongs to whom.
The article notes swans are rare outside public parks in the country but grown in popularity on private estates for ornamental water. It recalls England’s long history of swan farming since Richard the Lion Hearted era and mentions Lord Ilchester’s large Dorset swannery housing seven to twelve hundred birds.
Middleton pursues a mind over matter dairy scheme by making his cow wear green glasses to perceive green grass. A mischievous boy swaps to red lenses, triggering a furious cow and a failed experiment. The tale ends with Middleton blaming fools and the couple reflecting on mistaken judgments about love and money.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a customer asking about belts this season. A sales girl replies that there is something nice, asking the customer for his size, with a blush from the clerk.
A medieval tone describes the emperor as sacred with death for sacrilege and absolute authority over land and people. It notes whispers about the emperor’s name, a portrait only after death, and a foreign envoy’s failed offer of a likeness. It shifts to a domestic scene with a dialogue about love and a book of advice.
The London Globe notes varieties of pests endure strange foods. Mites survive strychnine, while cheese mites resist it. over half perish when diet is wrong. A magnesia feeder exists, yet the caterpillar remains seemingly invincible. Fur moth larvae devour wool and animal hides, causing widespread damage. Turpentine or salt only repels them.
The document notes harsh Choctaw penalties for witchcraft including death and sixty lashes for claiming or branding others as witches. It cites a rule denying doctors payment if a patient dies, with compensation if the patient recovers. It also mentions 1834 acts criminalizing land sale facilitation as treason, with execution or deportation, tied to the Dawes Commission era.
A Philippine climbing plant hooks its roots to dead bamboo canes and forms pitcher shaped leaves that host a second set of roots. A small black ant species visits the pitchers and unintentionally brings in decaying wood and leaf mold fragments, nourishing the plant.
The passage notes laborers average 5 gallons of milk, Y pounds cheese, and 15 pounds butter per year. Artisans and mechanics consume 12 gallons milk, 11 pounds cheese, and 15 pounds butter. Upper class members drink about 31 gallons milk annually, eat 16 pounds cheese, and 41 pounds butter, with the upper class drinking over six times the milk of laborers and using three times as much butter.
Historical statutes include a 1825 Scottish law declaring futeball forbidden as unprofitable for the realm. Earlier, a 1426 act targets aliens and grants royal authority to seize imprison and execute Gypsies on sight.
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