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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1888
Page
4
Mary E E Spencer describes an August hayfield chorus where insects and animals create music. Bees hum, crickets and katydids drum and ventriloquize, cicadas sing in male tones, and frogs add gentle tunes as birds, cows, horses, and dogs each react to various sounds. The piece invites quiet listening to nature’s orchestral world.
A Washington journal commentary contrasts Kentucky children’s studiousness with northern youths, criticizing French influence. It cites two Native American boys raised to speak German, noting plans for further Germanization at Heidelberg.
M A Nassian, a chemist, claims a plan to solidify petroleum into fuel chunks or blocks for use as a solid fuel. The Chicago Globe notes the era’s political rhetoric about civil service reform under President Cleveland, highlighting unfinished pledges and the influence of spoilsmen on his first term.
Thomas Sweeny stabbed Thomas Kelly in Low ell Massachusetts over a woman. Hudson of Lyons, Indiana, died at Providence hospital from liver disease. Chicago’s Beaubien, oldest settler, dies at 63. born near Fort Dearborn. St Lawrence Jefferson NY convention deadlock broken by Frederic Lansing on 154th ballot. Ex-Rep John McCullough of Philadelphia commits suicide at home amid domestic troubles. Lulu Cunningham wins Red Wing oratorical medal with seven contestants. Frank Grygia of Minneapolis buys The Wiatus Polish paper. Republican under new management. Eli J. Greeley of Medford seriously injured by a falling bridge. both legs crushed. Three boys steal a skiff. captured at Durand. Seth Phelps and wife celebrate 50th anniversary. William Ferrin of Dogwood jailed for alleged arson. Gun misfire at Kenosha. three Chicago boys wounded. Gregory reports 190,380, USU feet of logs cut on Indian reservation. Ferdinand Kirwan found dead at Waukesha. bullet wound says a Chicago relative caused it. Overflow damages awarded at Oshkosh to multiple residents.
Minneapolis exposition shows strong attendance and vibrant activities. Children's Day drew crowds as Flora the goddess of flowers will lead a record Sunday school procession. A 244 by 020 foot floral space is set, with a mammoth Aug 40 concert by Raymond's chorus of 1000 public school girls and Cappa's Seventh Regiment band performing Verdi Donizetti Abt and other works.
Nine new cases including F E Bogue a furniture dealer and two deaths at St Luke s hospital Wm Craugh a fireman and Edward W Dixon a jeweler who came from the north Among total cases there are many mild remittent bilious fever The Sands Point hospital has been enlarged Nurses are plentiful and doctors available The Savannah Florida and Western railroad denied carrying refugee passengers to northern points prompting public indignation
New York Aug 28 The Central Labor Union declines to take the balance of a fund raised by Mayor Kowitt for displaced women who testified before the immigration committee. The union says the women will not accept money from supporters of Hart the boycott shop foreman, labeling the aid as coming from people backing Hart’s cause.
The Monthly market page lists August and September prices for Wheat, Corn, and Oats, with figures for July and October futures, plus Lard and Short Ribs. It notes Jewish voters in Chicago shifting toward the Republicans, after historically backing Democrats, with references to the New York Press.
A Le Genie Civil described hospital that uses an iron shell with removable wooden lining. The lining cools in summer and warms in winter, allows pipes to run through, and enables adjustable ventilation. After use, the structure can be disassembled, disinfected by baking or chemicals, and rebuilt. Estimated disinfection cost is 5 percent of original cost, about $500 per bed for a twelve bed pavilion in Paris, including all works and furnishings.
Washington households adapt to hot weather with thrifty methods. May begins preparations to shed winter darkness and moths. carpets come up or are stained and bare floors exposed. Awnings shade doorways. wicker chairs appear on front stoops. windows open wide to invite breezes as families gather in outdoor shade at night.
The New York Sun reports that the rift seen between professional and amateur actors does not appear among photographers. Amateurs flock to fashionable resorts to photograph, while professionals host and refine these efforts. A Thousand Islands photographer notes innovations in instant plates came from amateurs, who have time and means to experiment, benefiting professionals too.
A suburban gentleman with vast real estate is lax in dress but kind. A hungry tramp, offered a dinner by the owner's sympathetic wife, meets the owner at the gate and jokes that they are of the same order. The tale, from the Boston Budget, contrasts gentleness with eccentric neglect. A separate quip notes calico dye tests, citing a river incident where a dress pattern remains unfaded after a body was recovered.
An expert has succeeded in photographing the beating heart as a neat present for an absent admirer. A betrothed sends a graphic keepsake of his pulse in response to a letter, described in the New York Tribune style.
A New York Telegram report describes cockroaches in flour and grain samples at the Produce Exchange attracting crowds. Aleck Meakin notes the insects’ meditative pauses and unpredictable moves, with bets on their direction. Draws occur when a bug’s path lies between cardinal points.
A Globe-Democrat writer urges sending no missionaries but a batch to Japan noting temperance, polite behavior, integrity like shops left unmanned, humane treatment of animals, lack of public liquor, gentle gunning norms, and noble children's modest dress to spare poorer youths.
The Century notes an upcoming piece by Mr. Kennan on exile by administrative process in Siberia and questions whether Siberian exile should be abolished. It reports ministerial reactions, with Justice urging retention of political and religious exile, and describes prior reform attempts as impracticable. The page adds a broad moral on crime policy and a Pittsburgh romance of Miss Bessie Shannon and M L Benisto Alligi with marriage in Pittsburg.
New Era reports a third party candidate entering the Iowa ninth district race against Ike Struble who led temperance efforts in the state. The note accuses the whisky faction of punishing Struble for remaining loyal to the grand old party and warns temperance faces betrayal by its own allies.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as rapidly reaching every body part. It promises to purify and enrich the blood, revive the stomach and appetite, awaken kidneys and liver, and refresh the brain for renewed work capacity.
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