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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
2
Ready for fall business promotion highlights a wide range of ladies tailor made suits and skirts with the latest fall fabrics direct from manufacturers. The notice emphasizes low prices, extensive stock, and new fall dress goods including zibelines serges and covert cloths plus fur garments and undergarments for all ages.
CLOAKS Carpets Rugs Mattings Lin Jeums present a splendid line of floor coverings at low prices. New lace and tapestry curtains in all grades including Point de Milan and Irish point. Large curtain stock in Madras Point De Esprit Scotch net and colored scrims. Vast selections, best values, and special fall trade incentives.
Mitchell visitors will enjoy a packed corn palace lineup led by the Banda Rossa under Sorrentino with daily performances starting Sept 22. Hayes and Healey, Frederick the Great on the silver thread, Ingham acrobatics, She Williams quartet, Count DeButz bicycle tricks, and Third Regiment Band of Woonsocket will entertain on the streets along with the Parker band for the final days.
Mrs. Frank Steele of the C. I. Miltimore farm, 138 miles southeast of town, boiled a clock in kerosene oil after a jokey remark. An explosion burned her hands and face, scorched her dress, and nearly destroyed the house. The clock will never be cleaned again. Readers are warned not to imitate this dangerous method.
The celebrated history painter and writer Haydon, overwhelmed by debt and ingratitude, ended his life with a pistol after finishing his last work Alfred and the Trial by Jury. He wrote a final plea to not be stretched upon this rough world before the shot.
Walter H. Broadbent and Miss Clara B. Wells wed at the bride’s parents home on East Second Street with only relatives present. Rev. Fred T. Drewett officiated and the couple left for Des Moines for a wedding trip, planning to return Monday, keeping the ceremony a private matter. Clara Wells has resided in Mitchell a few years and is well regarded. Broadbent runs a furniture business with J. W. Broadbent & Co. and is known for his steady work and local trade impact.
A New York Herald piece quotes a veteran conductor who says conductors identify likely fare dodgers by walking through cars on known streets. He describes challenging suspects softly, then noting most times he prefers paying a nickel himself to avoid disputes.
The Venice campanile rebuild begins with Roman bricks salvaged from the collapse. Bricks date to the first century and show use in arches and walls. a horseshoe imprint hints at ancient horseshoes. Also included are rural quips on watermelons and other foods from New York Press to Kansas City Journal.
Bizet and Halevy argued about the toreador song in the original score. Halevy warned it would be too complex for the public, urging a simplification. Bizet revised the piece toward popular taste, gaining initial triumph while the opera overall struggled at first.
A collection of brief anecdotes recalling Arthur’s shy charm with a child, Henry Ward Beecher’s cunning restaurant prank, a Virginia postmaster cobbler readable card, and Cardinal Vaughan’s tact at a dinner with the Duke of Devonshire, highlighting social foibles and wit.
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