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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
13
Work at the Corn Palace proceeds despite rainy days as decor and balconies are readied. Stands for meals and candies rise along the street while the sun returns. the Kitties travel to Kansas City for a leading park engagement, drawing attention with their unique costumes.
Postmaster Bras filed with the first assistant postmaster general for two additional carriers in Mitchell. The four current carriers cover 44 to 65 blocks each, travel about five miles daily, and carry 92 pounds of mail. As new subdivisions grow, Free delivery areas rise and current staff cannot serve all residents fairly.
Mr W H Hobson head of the university voice department organizes a ladies chorus open to city women and students. There is no fee beyond music purchases, with public recitals about monthly. Registration Friday at four in Recital Hall Century Memorial Mall. drop a note via mail for entrance conditions.
A letter from William Duncan, praising a Republican convention endorsement and urging non sectarian nonpartisan public schools. He proposes elected county superintendents every two years by county school boards, selected on merit regardless of party. He plans to retire from active school work in two years and expresses gratitude for the convention's favorable consideration.
A veterinarian questions humane motives behind chloroform for euthanizing animals. He recalls a wealthy beneficiary who left instructions to use chloroform for an old horse, leading to prolonged, painful death. The piece argues chloroform is unsuitable for large animals and advocates a pistol as a quicker, less cruel alternative.
Anna Tell stars in A Fuels Model by Harry B. Smith next season. Helen Whitman tours with John F Harris stock at Olympia Mark theater, MeKee port, Pa, under Wick La Shelle estate contract. Henry B Irving opens American tour Oct 8 at New Amsterdam in Paola and Francesca with Dorothy Baird. Maurice Campbell reports Ernest Denny will bring All-of-a-Sudden Peggy to America for Henrietta Crosman. Violet Dale ingene in The Strenuous Life with Joe Weber. Scott Cooper also hired. Robert Mantell to perform Rosencrang and Guildenstern as King Claudius under William A Brady.
A concise history of discus throwing from bronze circular disks in fifth century beginnings to the Myron Discobolus sculpture. It notes early leathers thong throws, a defined stance on slight elevation, and the role of body movement in modern hammer and golf actions.
A father wields a marriage lesson on thrift. He argues extravagance ruins genius and that a woman can turn straw into a ten dollar hat. He notes a rich man may spend ten thousand yearly and still not better his frugal neighbor, while a married man can live on half what a single man needs.
A collection of quips from editorials and columns lampooning public figures and trends. The Baltimore American and New York World mock political figures while the St Louis Globe-Democrat and others joke about tea, industry, and innovation.
English notes show police in straw helmets in summer. Fulbourn distributes sixpence to the poor for church attendance. Bank of England staff about 1,000 with 250000 pounds in wages and 35000 in pensions. Gramophones in theaters cut costs and boost sound. Worcester refuses a cavalry barracks site citing 1500 soldiers could worsen local servant shortage.
A Chicago News item relays a humorous tall tale in which a Missourian pursues timber theft only to learn that the entire Skinner clan is involved. The informant recalls multiple Skinner family members cutting timber without permission while taunting legal action. The narrator is Mose Skinner claiming he, too, has stolen timber.
A kind old man with missionary leaflets scolds a newsboy smoking a cigarette in the street. He orders, Throw that cigarette away, young man. The newsboy retorts, Ah, go on, buy one of yours. Judge.
A quaint long ago custom used twin circle gimmal rings broken at the center to symbolize betrothal. Gold rings were placed on the bride’s finger and broken in two, with each half presented as a pledge of love and fidelity. The gimmal ring was also a favored wedding ring for many years.
The French government refused the standard relief to bodies of ill pilgrims heading to Lourdes this year. Paris population density has risen from 254 inhabitants per hectare in 1878 to 322 today. Count de la Vaulx set a dirigible record by eight hours aloft over the Boulogne harbor. A Paris man who feigned dumbness for six months after counterfeit coin arrest spoke in court and was sentenced to life penal servitude.
In an exchange between two gossips a village scandal is recounted with strict assurances of secrecy. The tale unfolds as they promise not to speak of it beyond their trusted sister, setting the scene for the shared rumor.
Quotations describe a stubborn, argumentative man labeled a regular wasp by Dumley and Wiseman. The Philadelphia Press notes the heated exchange as he insists on carrying his point.
A Philadelphia Press gag has a missionary saying his Bible will teach a cannibal chief. The chief replies the text already teaches him he is a vegetarian. He quips that all flesh is grass, prompting a humorous exchange.
A quirk-filled sketch questions the fate of an old fashioned fortune teller using coffee grounds and a boastful man who claims to whip enemies on a sheepskin. It recalls an old fashioned woman in shawl attire, and a boy smoking a large cigar in a downtown scene.
An irate father orders a stubborn suitor out of his house. The youth explains he climbed in through a window after the father warned him not to cross the threshold. The scene captures a comic domestic moment reported by the Boston Transcript.
A playful exchange at the Detroit Free Press desk features a deer with intelligent eyes and a witty reply about hunter misreading a man for a deer.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a guest admiring a china cabinet full of odd cups. The hostess explains the cups are samples from sets acquired over the last two years, signaling a rapid, curated collection.
Quote from John Bright praising a well stocked library as the greatest gift to a family. Advocates a comfortable room filled with books and fine decoration reflecting high art. Emphasizes books as a lasting boon and source of learning and warmth.
In illustrated satire, a playwright famed for keen insight into women inspires debate as the heroine declares she will suffer in silence. The piece notes aging portraits and the respect of youth for the elderly, highlighting contrasts in perception.
Proverb collection notes human behavior and social wisdom. Quotes compare love pardon with deceit, belief in ignorance, friendship trials, and wary views of death and truth. The item blends aphorisms on truth perception and self distrust.
In a terse line the woman confirms forgiving him yet vows he will not forget the act of forgiveness. The exchange centers on reconciliation and accountability.
An irritable reader notes humidity feels worse than heat and excuses many people to display knowledge as they argue about comfort levels in a Washington Star exchange.
The Mitchell Republican reports the arrival of Dr Rea and his brothers’ representatives to Mitchell at J. H. Jerris' drug store for four days from October 8 to October 11. They offer consultations and treatments priced from 25 cents to 1.50 with a full months option. Many patient names across multiple states are listed praising cures for cancer, neuralgia, epilepsy, piles, and other ailments.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote describes women riding elevators to use wall mirrors, moving to higher floors then returning, drawn by mirrors on either side of the lift. The operator notes wind at corners can disarrange hair, prompting more mirror checks.
A Bangkok duel between two Chinese men left one dead and the other wounded. The combatants used two forefingers to stab near the spleen region, a method noted as unusual by observers.
The piece notes men train each morning by stabbing rice bags with their fingers, building grip strength to wield the hands like iron. It highlights disciplined, hard labor as a path to skilled manual power.
In Vienna a man and wife faced a begging charge as the wife testified the husband left for Baden to take a cure. The prosecutor noted beggars earn good incomes and some go to bath resorts. a well known Vienna beggar had just returned from Carlsbad after taking the cure and resumed begging vigorously.
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