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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1894
Page
9
A fragmented, sorrowful verse seems to lament lovers facing separation and death. The speaker questions who will endure the pain when one person passes, longing for touch and reassurance as fate or danger divides them. The text reads like a troubled, possibly experimental poem with broken lines and unclear authorship.
Mose Boddle recalls a winter night when a panther clawed at his cabin. He uses a spindle and headpost as weapons, then loads Jake Whitter’s rifle to kill the beast. His mother credits courage and warns against danger of the wheel, praising Mose for his pluck.
The text notes the maximum distance a telegram can cover between far apart points. It describes a route from British Columbia to New Zealand, crossing North America Newfoundland the Atlantic England Germany Russia and parts of Asia before reaching Australia. The journey would cover over 20000 miles and nearly circle the globe.
A renowned English tragedian recalls a Dundee theater night forty years ago when a missing goblet was replaced by a Keiller marmalade pot. The improvised prop caused a wave of broad Scotch laughter as Hamlet faltered and the audience roared at the visible label on the marmalade jar.
A Wichita priest recalls a couple who married in an upstairs room to practice the ceremony before their public wedding. The mother arranged the rapid private ceremony, and the couple insisted on finishing in the parlor, though the priest could not repeat it as marriage is a sacrament.
A National Christian League member aids a paralyzed woman in a street car crisis. The doomed patient identified by name and address, a cab ride to a hotel, a nurse summoned, and the husband alerted by telegram, with care by friends, ending two days later.
A Harper's Bazar piece reflects on the role of the housekeeper at breakfast. It notes the mother’s duties, from punctuality to cheerful service, and how morning reveals character through restlessness and wakefulness. It contrasts bright, social mornings with those troubled by ill health or “getting out of bed on the wrong side.”
A column explains owners place a goat in stables to guard against fires. Horses fear fire, but goats will endure flames, drawing attention and prompting evacuation. readers are told that a single goat can influence the behavior of many horses, underscoring the practical safety rationale.
In a New England valley a grand stone house features a three sided veranda fifteen feet wide that is fully glazed for winter. The space keeps summer comforts and scenery intact, offering a warm, homelike sitting room with an ideal view that remains inviting through the cold season.
The London press extols Mrs Wordsworth as a celebrated skirt-dance instructor. She reportedly teaches about 10 900 pupils and has taught the Queen and Princess Beatrice. Her vigorous teaching style uses loud cues, pleasing the royal audience, though Windsor nerves were later said to be shaken.
Quebec hosts a wilderness reach from forests and lakes near the St. Lawrence where moose and caribou are readily within a day’s journey of the city. Visitors note abundant fresh kills on floats and in homes, with ice fishing trout and bold beadwork by locals and Indians in carnival displays.
A French sentry on the island of Ruzen stayed at his post after orders to depart were given. Believing he was abandoned, he feared desertion until a returning ship revealed the French were yet to come. He was discharged by General Davoust after a lighthearted inquiry.
The Italian premier Crispi, dubbed the Italian Bismarck, is valued at about 1,000,000 for politics and law. Despite his policy stance, his enemies say his wealth lies mainly in politics. He is 74, eats sparingly for digestion, drinks much milk, and his wife Mme Crispi lights a cigarette after meals. A pin machine can produce 90,000 pins per hour.
Two hunters lure a bear from its den and, after declaring it dead, face a fatal turn as the bear rises. The Baron H- and Col. Panoff are stranded while a keeper shoots the bear through the heart to save them.
The report notes that Japan allows a husband to divorce if the wife talks too much, and cites other places with unusual rules such as Taipei permitting three husbands, Melbourne granting divorce if a wife drinks heavily or neglects duties. It also mentions aging parents and Dakota’s large wear farms as part of broader social observations.
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