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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1893
Page
3
A miscellany of curios from Boston and beyond recounts blind Harvard freshman Somewhat Strange witty tile death by suffocation a pet white owl aboard the Pennsylvania ship and Bank of France vault defenses. It covers eccentric feats wildlife encounters and curious leases and even Eskimo dress and a lion sermon tradition.
A patient had a needle poked beneath the surface and removed with tweezers after a small incision. The needle, oxidized by blood, was bent in a distinctive way and identified as the one used for sewing. Doctors note the journey set a remarkable speed record for needles.
A Troy Times letter notes 2008 flood victims along the Louisiana coast with a small negro presence. It catalogs Acadians Italians Creoles Austrians Islingues Manillamen and others. It says fisheries and oyster packing are dominated by whites and describes settlement patterns and race mixing amid the catastrophe.
The article notes that Japan transformed samurai into police, creating a finely trained, small but disciplined force. Former warriors adopted police roles and the sword remained a symbol, making the Japanese police an aristocratic, well drilling body.
The piece explains Dutch gardens as stiff beds of low flowers forming a single bloom mass. It cites English adoption with geometric layouts, edging plants like crocuses hyacinths anemones daffodils and tulips blooming together, and notes a tea party ambiance among ladies in old-fashioned dress.
A San Francisco Chronicle tale recalls 1846 on the Pacific coast where Captain Sherman faced a petition from his men demanding his resignations. He asked if everyone signed, learned five had not, and thanked those five for his decision to stay with them.
A Fort Wayne graduation speech praised plain words and hard work. A. P. Edgerton’s advice to girls and boys urged faith, health, truth, and industry as keys to a good name and lasting happiness. It warned of temptations and highlighted the value of honest toil and wise choices.
A new willow industry near Allenton in St Louis County aims to supply willow ware. The process covers planting cuttings, Weeding, harvesting, steaming or sweating, peeling bark, and market-ready willows. Profit estimates show $90 per acre first year from 3,000 pound yield at six to ten cents per pound.
The article describes bats as tiny manlike mammals highly specialized for catching nocturnal insects. It notes their skeletons resemble humans, with long fingered wings, and calling the female bat notably human in form. It contrasts insectivorous bats with vampire and fruit eating species and mentions roosting by day and nocturnal foraging, quoting Milton’s Belial as a simile.
Engineer F B Behr argues for an electric two miles per minute railway using the Lar tigue single rail. He cites a nine mile Irish line and a Loire France line as rudimentary tests and says such systems could keep trains on rails and connect Edinburgh with London in about three hours. The King of the Belgians has accepted his dedication.
The Limekiln Club discusses philosophy in plain terms. Brother Gardner cites current craze for philosophy and mocks pretentious study while advocating half philosophy, half horse sense and steady work. M. Quad in Chicago Times reports.
The article notes the Rio de la Plata is about 125 miles wide at its mouth with an average depth of fifty feet. It discusses Sebastian Cabot naming it River Silver after obtaining silver from Indians, and claims no metals are found along the banks despite that name and Argentina's meaning.
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