The Northwest Line Narrowly Ends at 4:20 AM
The Northwest reports a final line length of 4:20 AM as the sole reference to schedule timing. No other details are provided beyond the clock showing the late hour.
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
7
The Northwest reports a final line length of 4:20 AM as the sole reference to schedule timing. No other details are provided beyond the clock showing the late hour.
A New York Evening Post correspondent describes a record cold near Cape Florida causing frost in Miami and Long Key, killing coconuts and vegetables. On beaches at Long Key many fish perished, with 27 species documented in a photograph by Ralph W. Monroe, plus sea creatures arranged as a central exhibit. The note mentions tropical fish like angel fishes and surgeon-fish, and notes a hawksbill turtle, a small shark, sea urchins and starfishes as part of the scene.
The account recalls the White House 1792 cornerstone laying and sandstone walls later painted to prevent crumbling. It notes the 250000 cost, limited furnishings, 1814 British raid and Dolly Madison dinner, 1817 restoration, 1820 Jackson portico with Jonian columns, and total outlay near 500000.
J A Fer describes Koumyss aka mare's milk as a strengthening beverage gaining popularity in New York Chicago and St Louis. He notes its medical use after Garfields assassination and its appeal to ladies, with preparation from mare's milk fermenting for three days before drinking.
A survey notes rising discontent among British and French Canadians over taxation and debt, with Canada’s per capita debt doubling since 1867 and emigration to the U.S. rising. Other short items: a humorous sloth anecdote, lobsters died due to shipping fixes, stamps in Germany, asteroid counts, Louisiana creoles, and Swedes sending crowns home from America.
A whimsical verse by Charles Lamb portrays a snail who travels with his house, shelters from rain in his shell, and lives as both landlord and tenant to himself. It celebrates self sufficiency and constant domestic comfort no matter where he goes.
A column notes common speech tics and behaviors in conversation, from phrases like See and Dont you think so to varying talking paces and interruptions. It criticizes constant contradiction as social salt and praises a view of lively debate. The piece blends social observations with brief anecdotes from other topics.
Fort Bowie in Arizona is described as a historic frontier outpost where Geronimo repeatedly escapes and is captured, illustrating the volatile border life and interaction with the U S authorities. The article also covers the New York Mercantile Exchange building, its planned wholesale bazaar concept, and the potential revolution in exchange methods. It ends with a satirical note on coal prices, labor power, and a humorous column from Town Topics.
A seven column folio with AP dispatches circulates across 10 000 square miles in South Dakota serving a population of 90 000. It is a leading medium for home and foreign advertisers in the west. By Mail or delivered citywide. Single copies 5 cents. Advertising rates on application.
The Weekly Capital, with over 2200 readers in Dakota, bills itself as the oldest paper in Davison County. It notes 56 columns of first-rate reading matter weekly and plans upgrades to become the best family newspaper in the west.
Rates listed for one year six months and three months with price details. Sample copies are free and further ad terms available on application.
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