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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1894
Page
9
A rustic poem depicts a lazy summer day shared by two people among fields and farmhands. The speaker recalls tender moments, quiet song from a field-lark, and visions of a future life of toil, as a changeful evening ends with a hopeful dance and a pledged Monday morning.
In Rome, Fluffy, a charming but naïve pianist and painter, wins the affection of Tresham, a society-keen adviser, while the observer narrator notes Fluffy's vulnerability and Tresham’s hidden vanity. When Fluffy asserts herself, Tresham withdraws, and the narrator urges acceptance of their misaligned minds and futures, ending with Fluffy's quiet resolve.
A fragmentary account claims the Latin poet Lucretius became insane and, during madness, died by his own hand. The text contains unclear and interrupted lines with no corroborating details.
On the eve of reaching Sandy Hook the Western record voyage is expected to be broken. The ship is crowded with passengers including a notable politician, a foreign actress, and an English tourist. Down in the engine room stokers feed coal as furnaces blaze, while passengers and crew share hopeful suspense about the fastest voyage on record. A later note tells of Mrs Fields in Scribner’s Magazine recounting a Ballantyne Ras Selas find with a Johnson letter hidden in the book, contacting the seller and bookseller to determine rightful ownership.
A nostalgic sketch recounts a performer feigning illness to avoid singing, the king ordering an officer and dragoons to fetch her to a military hospital, and a quip about Korea’s comedic army. It then surveys the Korean royal pageantry with worn uniforms, battered armour, and ornate banners in a vivid historical tone.
A newly married country couple stayed at a leading hotel. After being assigned a room the young man returned to the desk and whispered that a comb and brush were missing. The clerk explained the hotel provides washroom items but not toothbrushes, and the man left pleased.
Mrs Wilson prepared Marmalade with hidden seeds to prevent Maud from swallowing them as a preventive measure against a disease. Maud nearly swallowed the seeds before correcting herself, highlighting a close call. The piece ends with a moral aside about profits and friendship and a religious quip.
A young woman learns a mistaken room assignment led a charming guest astray, causing shock and gossip at a seaside hotel. The tale unfolds with romantic missteps, mistaken identity, and a dramatic reaction as rumors swirl about a new, singing guest and a revealing mix up between rooms.
A French visitor notes Jersey and Guernsey resemble cultivated gardens with neat fields and quiet streets. Laughter is rare, children appear sober, and cemeteries shape daily life. The traveler remains drawn by the islands' solemn beauty.
A Washington Star snippet relates how a farmer once fired four shots at Mike. He credits a woman’s pie tucked in his vest with saving his life as the bullets were stopped by tacks inside the pie. He notes the pie remained intact and will not need replacement for over a year.
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