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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1892
Page
3
A poem fragment recalls a youth who drinks life’s cup and tears his heart. Decades pass and the same figure returns in old age, noting that love once bitter has grown sweet in later years, as golden heads gray and endure. The speaker observes the evolving taste of life.
Adam Holcomb dies leaving a vast fortune but a surprising codicil names Alfred Graves, a young tutor, as sole heir of the $100,000 remainder after all other kin are cut off. The will also provides modest sums to the three nephews and a dog, Scipo, to be cared for by Graves. The two main heirs retreat in disappointment while Graves plans to use his new wealth to honor his parents' sacrifices.
Alfred, after arranging matters in London, splits a fortune with his father and helps his now prosperous parents. A North End society man known for late nights is pranked by a clocking ruse that ends with a blackout and a lesson about late visits.
The article details a French suggestion to use carrier pigeons for time of siege communications. During the Paris siege a pigeon post carried twenty word letters photographed and reduced to fit a quill on a tail feather. The system sent thousands of letters at ten cents a word with amateur photographers able to operate it.
Henry Cooper recalls a 1850s voyage from Havana to the Congo that carried slaves. The masked first mate distributed envelopes containing $250 as six crewmen were sent ashore after a swift return off Cuba. The tale notes the captain was unseen on deck during the voyage.
The Falklands have no native trees yet produce wood in strange shapes. Scattered across the landscape are weathered gray blocks that look like stones but are living wood rooted to the ground.
A historical tip explains combining two parts ashes with one part bones in alternating layers, keeping moist until bones crumble in a few months. It notes mixed usage as a powerful manure needing soil integration and cautions against idleness, implying a quip about a "Jonah" friend.
President Harrison issues a proclamation suspending free passage through the St. Marys Falls canal for goods headed to Canadian ports. Tolls set at 20 cents per ton for freight and up to 5 dollars per passenger, with limited exemptions and enforcement details. Accompanying memoranda outline expected diplomatic notes with Canada.
The dedicatory exercises for the World’s Columbian Exposition were fixed for October 20 21 and 22 by the Board of Control after adjustments to accommodate Congress and President Harrison. The schedule originally started as October 12 13 4 and shifted to October 19 20 21 then finalised to fit visitors from the city.
S A Brito sheriff of Cameron County Texas was killed Sunday night after returning from a Mexican dance. A carriage was fired upon from behind striking Brito in the back. two deputies were with him. No clues to the killers. Brito known as a frontier enforcer and enemy to criminals. He was buried with Masonic honors.
Excerpts from several papers describe hot weather and corn’s bright prospects as crops seem to grow with the sun. The Kansas City Journal and Star note corn’s vigor while readers seek cooling thoughts and fantasies of snow and shade amid rising temperatures.
Desperate switchmen strike in Buffalo New York crippling the New York Lake Erie and Western and Lehigh Valley railroads. Militia and state troops deployed after sheriff loses control as fires wreck Erie and Lehigh yards and trains with passengers endangered. Deputy sheriffs desert, patrols tightened, guards posted to protect Central and West Shore lines.
Eight thousand eight hundred eighty eight workers are at the World’s Fair grounds in Chicago. State buildings and concession structures rise as grass plots and roadways take shape. The Manufactures Building advances, arches rise, skylight glass goes in, Machinery Hall ironwork finishes, and decorative fresco work begins at the Agricultural Building.
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