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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1894
Page
5
A lyric lament about youth and time. the verse contrasts prime of youth with fleeting seasons. It uses melodious imagery of bloom, birds, and fruits, warning that time moves swiftly even in peak years and love endures differently across life’s cycles.
A narrator watches a honeymoon couple across from her hotel room and misreads their troubles as a marital crisis. After a late night, a dramatic upstairs pursuit ends with the couple unharmed, revealing the scene was a rehearsal in a stage production.
Officers of the steamer Essex report a school of flying fish in the Rappahannock River Virginia. Flying fish form shoals from a dozen to over a hundred, leap from water and glide long distances before returning. Dolphins and larger seabirds join in the chase.
Mr. D. H. Patterson of Webster Mills urges the State Board at Somerset that the farmer of the future will have a public high school in every township with free libraries and lectures. He envisions electric railways, country post offices linked by telephone, and shorter workdays for balanced mental and physical effort. A Milking Experiment shows higher yields when the milker knows the goal, supporting efficient udders and rapid milk removal. Potash use is praised for preventing yellows in orchards, while a method for curing locked jaw in horses is described as highly effective.
A report notes more U S potato acreage this year due to low prices for other crops and a belief that potatoes require little experience. Perishability demands careful storage or early marketing, as harvest time prices are weak and large-scale marketing pressures raise costs and risk. Success hinges on consigning to commission men or city dealers and maintaining prudent, businesslike operations.
The piece advises resting tired eyes with a cool salt water wash filtered through paper, recommends sea air or a sail for relief, cautions against facing strong light and using varied lighting, and warns against reading in a moving car or unnecessary night work. It notes a footbath can ease temples and eyes and claims not all night work is worthwhile.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt recounts a dangerous railway incident where a driver named Morgan refuses to slow as a passenger train speeds toward disaster. The narrator feigns agreement, lures Morgan from the engine, pushes him off the rails, and saves the train at Clinton Junction. The piece also explains the concept of a squatting mule used in mines to navigate low tunnels.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation warns that athletes risk fatal consumption if they quit training. It argues large lungs require ongoing exercise and sedentary post college life leads to rapid lung deterioration.
At a funeral in Joe seph Missouri six women officiated as pallbearers. It marked a possible first in the community. The event underscores women’s increasing roles in ceremonial duties.
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