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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
12
The article describes a native Java poison derived from the upas tree bark. A strong fluid in the bark irritates skin and produces stupor, leading to death. It notes a private revenge method involving placing the fluid in an enemy's room and the victim dying by morning.
A Glasgow minister is accosted by street urchins who taunt him with the cry The devil is dead. He pauses then blesses them with the remark Ach we pair leetle faithless bairns a light quip in a crowded street.
Local notices include social updates on Miss Edwards visiting Mrs. Wester and return to Alexandria, sale of Calinay wagons and buggies, and a new Episcopal assistant bishop arriving in Sioux Falls. Marriage at New Boston, Knights Templar honors, pension examiner transfer, and community events across Mitchell.
Patrick walked four miles to the doctor to discuss his wife's illness. The doctor prescribes a fortnight of medicine and invites a revisit if not relieved. Patrick retorts that if the doctor doubts Mary's care, he should reveal what he will give first before what he plans to give last.
Torpedo boats avoid ramming and instead discharge self propelled torpedoes that sink or damage enemy vessels. If they survive, they retreat, resupply, and return to service. Built light and fast, they withstand little gunfire and rely on night moves to surprise fleets.
A Scotch minister denounced human ingratitude using a vivid simile. He noted hens lifting their heads in gratitude for water, and he urged listeners to be more like the hens in recognizing Providence’s gifts. The remark aimed to impress rough congregants with simple, practical truth.
The boy Hamiet recalls his first play by Sir Henry Irving seen with Samuel Phelps in the title role. Afterward Phelps heard Irving recite and praised the youngster. The elder actor gave this warning: Young man, have nothing to do with the stage. It is a bad profession.
Mrs Bayard Taylor recounts meeting William Makepeace Thackeray in London after her marriage. She recalls his warm heart beneath satire and a dinner moment where he presented Bayard Taylor with a silver inkwind inscribed W M Thackeray to Bayard Taylor Oct 27 1857, despite his daughter’s protest.
A curious statue in the Yarmouth church Isle of Wight commemorates Sir R. Holmes. The figure was originally a Louis XIV portrait captured at sea. Holmes forced the sculptor to finish it by adding Holmes’s head to the king’s body.
In favorable conditions a startling natural phenomenon appears as banners of light snow swept by wind from numerous mountain peaks. The circling air forms thick dark capes at the top then banners drift a mile long in iridescent waves. Rarely seen, only a few naturalists witness this marvel in the mountain fastnesses.
In Greece and Rome audiences were handed small tablets at entrance. The best seats received ivory programmes while cheaper seats got bronze tablets featuring a dove. The term piccionerio used in Italy today for lower priced seats stems from this antique practice.
A noted old Chinese practice involves a mother writing a short verse and posting copies at the four corners of the house to soothe a restless child. The verse, translated, speaks of brilliant heaven and earth and a child sleeping peacefully through the night until daybreak, observed by passersby from all four quarters.
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