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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1893
Page
2
A poem from Ladies' Home Journal traces two children Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks building castles as age and youth reconcile. The piece recalls Long-Ago and By-and-By contrasts, with aging figures observing the playful growth of their imagined fortifications and the inevitability of time.
A narrator recalls Mad Moll Donovan living near a lonely Irish lane and the haunted cabin at the fairy rath. The tale entwines eerie apparitions, markets of myths, a famine widow, drowned daughters Nora and Katie, and Moll's moonlit wanderings crying for the lost girls, hoping for a final return to grace.
A Toronto wife, armed with a revolver she demanded after taunting from her husband, shoots as he descends stairs in a taunting feud. The intruder collapses and both she and her husband end up senseless, he lame for life, likely ending his threats.
A medical note from the Boston Globe describes tears as a symptom of irritation in a distant nervous center. Relief comes when the nervous center is soothed or exhausted, with soothing a child often effective in both children and some adults.
Prof Silvanus P Thompson argues ocean telephony could be achieved with new deep sea cables. A single stranded copper conductor insulated and shielded by iron would form the circuit with the return path via water. Wires would run side by side in the sheath and the system may use sectional mutual induction. The London Globe notes the concept and adds a college football reference to New York festivities.
A Century article argues that over ten years American cities with populations above 10 000 will spend over 1 000 000 000 on street paving. It notes improved health and higher property values, urges fair cost sharing, and credits industrial progress and smarter labor for paving gains.
Harper's Bazar surveys reasons for female college attendance, noting many go to teach or for pleasure and social opportunity. It praises Bryn Mawr as a leader in female independence and observes that most college girls are trustworthy as society embraces the trend.
The piece argues that directing intelligence greatly expands wealth. It cites figures showing that current labor produces over twice the output of 1840 with the same workforce, and compares Britain’s early 19th century results to today, highlighting invention and management as key drivers.
The census explains how to locate the center of population by calculating north south and east west moments from each place's population and distance from a provisional point. Corrections to latitude and longitude yield the country’s center of gravity for population.
A San Francisco Reporter item describes a country couple checked into a hotel whose first night produced a violent quarrel. The husband struck his wife, leaving her with a black eye and bruises, prompting the proprietor to order them to leave and refuse further stay. The guests plead to stay, citing the visit as a rare disturbance.
A humorous epitaph on a poverty struck man who led a double life with two employers and a frugal wife. The tale notes his two jobs a day and bookkeeping for a skinflint, ending with a wry wish for peace in the afterlife and a long life for his wife.
A lively debate in a grand parlor contrasts fashion for thin and stout women. Observers note how drapery, sleeves, and dressmakers sway opinion while declaring the thin woman currently leads trends. A second item recalls an old suit of armor as a night dress.
In Williamsburg a dogged peddler Father Busch tries to sell catnip by North Second Street. Cats swarm him drawn by scent, he resists and is rescued by a policeman who confiscates the herb but lets him keep the supply as the felines disperse to their homes.
German explorer L Muenther claims to have found Sophocles tomb near Cecilia on the road to Athens. He unearthed three marble graves and a shepherds crook staff he says matches Sophocles stage portrayal. Berlin sent skull fragment for Virchow analysis. locals report a marble laurel slab.
The Vigilant defeats the Valkyrie with faster sailing and a centerboard that lets the Vigilant sail closer to the wind. The American craft is described as a superb racing machine capable of cross Atlantic passage, while Valkyrie fans lament its weight and design limits.
A thin pale lodger in a New York boarding house says he cannot spare the blood, indicating a serious illness or danger. The landlady notes his reluctance to talk and his evident weakness. The remark hints at a troubling situation affecting the resident.
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