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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
4
Lafcadio Hearn describes Japanese summer houses built on cliffs and gorges. A typical two story peasants style shelter costs about 60 dollars in Japan but up to 300 elsewhere. Guests enjoy sea views from open sides, pine shade, and a daily price of 3 cents with self supplied food and towels.
In a New York Commercial piece the dime museum owners lament a scarcity of genuine freaks. They boast agents search worldwide for authentic curiosities while joking a legendary veteran printer who "didn't stick type with Horace Greeley" would be the ultimate find.
A discussion on wealth and living standards notes a seven person family sharing one room, earning about £350 yearly, choosing to spend on outings beyond basic shelter. It cites a cautionary remedy for overeating: cold water with lemon juice aids digestion after rich meals.
A correspondent argues The Scioto Tribune of Portsmouth, Ohio, was the first to bear the Tribune name. The Chicago Tribune notes the claim has merit but credits Greeley with popularizing the title across daily, semiweekly, and weekly papers in the United States.
Dr. George GC Lorimer urges youth to fight their own battles with courage and integrity. He warns against timidity, urges readiness to face danger, and calls for loyalty to defend the right despite personal cost or suffering.
A playful exchange centers on a plan to gift the Jones boy a brass trumpet on his birthday. One character recalls Mr. Jones giving Willie a drum, while another resists owing anything but agrees to a playful payoff. The scene ends with the trumpet gift.
The piece praises the buzzard for its aerial grace in southern skies yet condemns its landings as homely and repulsive. It notes its scavenger habits and a law preventing shooting, and it laments its lack of pride and poor manners that keep other birds from associating with it.
In a dinner party anecdote, Thomas Raikes recounts John Wilson Croker arguing with the Duke of Wellington. Croker disputes details of Waterloo, while the duke concedes but defends his view on percussion caps, stating he will stand his point as a sportsman.
The plant is a carnivorous insectivorous species with a small pitcher flower that contains fluid intoxicating flies and gnats. Insects sip it, become drunk, fall into the liquid, and are dissolved and absorbed by the plant.
The article extols apples as useful in nervous dyspepsia and a broad range of ailments. It emphasizes their nutritive value, medicinal properties, and vitality aiding digestion, voice clarity, and liver and rheumatic issues. It compares apples favorably to potatoes in nutriment and wholesomeness.
Sioux City Stock Yards auction notes bearish tone with lower hogs and mixed cattle demand. Strong activity and early trading push prices higher for calves yearlings and fat cows while overall receipts run about 2,000 with steady to firm quotations across most grades and notable competition among buyers.
The article notes bear market sentiment and lower prices across markets with no excess supply. It details fluctuating quotations, top figures around 3.99 per unit, late declines, and a mixed but steady finish. Packers led buying while shippers aided by competition, with average early sales near 3.74 to 3.80.
Chicago reports August 24 closing values with wheat at 91 1/2 to 94 1/2 cents for September and December contracts. corn near 28 1/2 to 29 1/2 cents. oats around 18 1/2 to 19 1/2 cents. Minneapolis and St Louis note cash wheat readings and on track sales with varying bids across ranks.
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