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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1887
Page
7
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A reader letter recalls a train ride with a railroad commissioner and questions about expenses and car fares. The writer discusses territorial pay, possible fare pockets, and roles of commissioners, asking for clarity from reform figures like the Honorable Abraham.
The report from the Austrian capital cited by the New York Tribune estimates smaller wheat demand for 1888, with Austria-Hungary and several regions showing above average yields and large export prospects. India’s crop fell to 6.39 million tons while America holds about 431 million bushels with a remaining carryover. foreign demand now hinges on Old World weather and meteorology. Diversified farming gains favor for American farmers amid shifting global supply.
Papers report scarce farm help across the south and Dakotas, while labor and land reformers focus on statute changes and overlook the issue highlighted by regional press.
Kimball Graphic laments that wheat raising enriches only the machine men, dealers, and railroads. After their shares, the grower faces impoverished land, broken machinery, sore back, and unpaid mortgages.
Galveston Texas reports Col. Guy M. Bryan, former congressman and Hayes classmate, recalls Hayes asking for help after inauguration. Bryan details Hayes stance against military coercion, urging legislatures to decide issues, and notes Southern praise for his reconstruction approach though he says more could have been achieved if Southern congressmen cooperated.
The Capital announces a broad premium plan for all subscribers through early 1888. It offers the book Our Family Physician to every old subscriber who brings in one new reader, paying 3.00 value in a 1.75 year subscription. The paper emphasizes a goal to double its circulation and invites in town readers to inspect the book and participate.
The passage notes that the South did not receive as much as hoped from efforts, blaming opposition within his party and lack of confidence from Southern leaders in him. It frames the context as a struggle to advance Southern interests amid political hostility.
The first frost of the season arrived in Chamberlain on September 23, matching recent years. Farmers have been cutting corn for over three weeks with promises of an immense yield for Brule County. Andrews and Hayes gather crops for the Mitchell fair while the idle Milwaukee steamer resumes service to St Louis with a Dakota potato load. The county teachers institute opens next week with about a hundred teachers expected. district court meets soon after for a two week session. Many residents plan to attend the territory fair and visits to Sioux City and the Corn Palace in October.
A critique of tipping at summer resorts, exposing the social pressure to tip and its effects on waiters and public figures. The piece describes how travelers learn to calibrate tips, with anecdotes about Emerson Longfellow and others, plus a note on funeral and wedding tips as outrages. It also notes California canning growth and distribution to the East.
A Philadelphia Press item describes ladies wearing multiple stockings in bathing costume to shape legs, then cutting off all but the outer pair to keep feet small. The scene imagines a beautiful girl in a bath house peeling off six sea soaked stockings.
General Butler rebutts a Boston paper claim by stating that in 1862 he enlisted three regiments of colored men in New Orleans and sent them into action long before other colored troops. The Chicago Times notes his assertion amid remarks on hay fever and regional susceptibility.
The report notes a planned plaza de toros in Mexico City designed to rival Spain's famous arenas. It will be clad in glass to keep bull fights uninterrupted by rain, as cited by Chicago News. The piece also briefly quotes lines from Dr. Hammond and Christian Reid, and mentions over 4,000,000 fish poles imported annually by one firm.
A clergyman closes a lengthy discourse claiming immense benefits from a Scriptural injunction. Lawyer Stubbs awakens to urge making the injunction permanent as the judge ponders the request.
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Call features a seaside scene with a speaker admiring splendid bathing at Atlantic City and a peppery retort about staying in the kitchen and stem currants for mammy, highlighting domestic banter.
A Brooklyn Times report details a woman who, after leaving a widow with no money, starts a home cooking service for 71 New York households. The cooperative system delivers breakfast to dinner with prices of seven dollars weekly for singles and five dollars for families, offering wholesome meals and relief from traditional domestic staffing. Two more women plan similar ventures, hoping to expand within nearby neighborhoods.
The article cautions on when to avoid activities like mountain climbing rowing and swimming for heart and breathing limits. It praises tennis and dancing with precautions such as light clothing cooling downtime and wearing wraps to prevent chills after outdoor dancing sessions.
The Rochester Post-Express argues that many drownings of strong swimmers result from a sudden apoplexy caused by blood pressure on the brain, not cramps. It cites numerous sea shore incidents and urges medical study to verify if apoplexy is a common cause in water deaths.
A Globe-Democrat reader explains P. M. marking in stores where leftover stock is moved to country customers as bargains, noting clerks push P. M. goods during fair week. The piece also briefly describes a Roman legion of 6,009 men in ten cohorts with six centuries per cohort and a vexilum guarded by ten men.
A Roxbury father learns his 6 year old son has befriended the neighbor’s little girl. The boy recalls Clara spoke first asking about his prayers, and they exchanged counts, becoming acquainted.
Edgar L. Wakeman describes New York banana unloading era from Cuba with 200 bunches per fruit load, four steamers weekly, and a hot, crowded dock scene. He details grading with firsts seconds culls ripes, prices about 1.12 to 1.40 a bunch, and the harsh labor of gangs amid stifling heat.
A Globe-Democrat article argues that California offers the cheapest wheat handling with dry bags stacked in fields and on wharfs before shipment to San Francisco and then to England. It warns that bulk shipping risks capsizing due to shifting weight, noting historic ship losses and a ban on bulk grain cargo.
The account portrays Arab hospitality at meals: five people share a large rice dish with a skinned fowl, tearing wings and legs, and moving rice to the mouth. A host sometimes tosses rice balls toward guests, a practice that nearly chokes the writer and provokes laughter from all at table.
The note describes Sarah Bernhardt using lip shaping to alter appearance with a red line on the lips to create a Cupid bow and a smaller mouth, claiming she looks younger. The text shifts to a playful poem about love birds and feathered imagery, comparing a beloved to various birds and coining light humorous lines.
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