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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1894
Page
4
A lyrical piece from The Century extols each season as a prime of life while lamenting that youth’s true prime passes quickly. It contrasts cycles of nature with the singular peak of youthful love, noting hearts can love again but first loves remain unique.
A woman on a busy city street watches from her hotel room as a newlyweds couple across the way perform daily scenes. She misreads a rehearsal as real cruelty, then discovers the room belongs to actors Bangs and Blankton Bangs, theatre stars.
The essay parodies suburban dreamers who long to leave the city for farms and self sufficiency. It contrasts a railroad man and a lecturer who retreat to stock farming, then proclaims a universal pull back to the soil as people seek roots and comfort in the earth in later life.
Officers of the steamer Essex report a school of flying fish in the Rappahannock River Virginia. Fish dart through the air in shoals from a dozen to over a hundred, sometimes leaping from water and returning, with dolphins and large seabirds seen pursuing them. The fins’ role in flight remains undecided.
Mr. D. H. Patterson of Webster Mills envisions a future with public high schools in every township and free regional libraries. He forecasts electric railways, connected post offices, and telephones linking rural centers, making farm life a source of pleasure and encouraging youth to stay on the farm.
Prof. Massey and Prof. Voorhees urge liberal use of kainit or muriate of potash in orchards. They warn yellowing in fruit trees signals nutrient starvation, not just disease, and claim strong potash applications promote thrifty growth, boosting resilience against insects and illness.
A rise in potato acreage across the United States reflects shifts in farming and price prospects. Perishability, storage costs, and marketing challenges push growers toward consigning to commission men or city dealers, though profitable returns persist with careful, businesslike handling.
A two milker test on five cows ran four weeks with two week periods per handler. The uninformed milker produced 864 pounds while the informed milker yielded 1131 pounds, an excess of 247 pounds. The trial notes faster udder emptying and fat content patterns, plus general farming tips follow.
Practical guidance on eye care urges rest for tired eyes and saltwater washes. Warns against reading in a moving car and against facing strong or flashing lights. Notes a mysterious head to feet linkage easing temples, and cautions that unnecessary night work is dangerous.
A British narrator recalls a perilous railway ride with an unhinged engineer Morgan and his deadly ride at seventy miles per hour. The narrator tricks the man and pushes him to his death, saving passengers. The second note explains a “squatting mule” used in coal mines to crawl through low passages, costing more but enabling passage where standard mules cannot.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes Prof C Mathews warning athletes that stopping intense training causes lungs to shrink and leads to consumption. He notes ex athletes who shift to sedentary jobs later die of lung disease, challenging beliefs of hereditary cause.
At a funeral in Seph, Missouri, six women acted as pallbearers marking a first time occurrence. The report notes the unusual event but does not provide a reason for the women’s participation.
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