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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
14
A New York Press excerpt debates pepper types, praising black pepper for flavor and aroma and criticizing white pepper as nauseating. It contrasts cayenne as a stimulant with irritant properties, notes digestion effects, and mentions a cholera remedy using capsicum.
A New York Herald article extols Holland as a smoker's paradise citing humid climate, easy access to abundant tobacco at low cost, and social norms that encourage constant smoking from morning till night. It notes boatmen measure distance in pipes, hosts stock cigars, and smokers light new cigars from previous stubs.
The Boston Globe recalls a Monday November morning when the Mayflower passengers rowed ashore at Massachusetts Bay and the women cleaned in the first English fashion. Fires, heated water, and scrubbed clothes marked the settlers’ entry, ending in the slogan cleanliness is akin to godliness.
An engineer notes that buttercups and daisies line railway embankments worldwide. He says American and English engineers plant home grass to hold earthworks together, creating miles of wholesome green slopes studded with white daisies and yellow buttercups.
The article notes that the nine of diamonds is called the curse of Scotland due to a Scotch member of parliament whose family crest features the nine of diamonds and who voted for introducing the malt tax into Scotland.
A fragment recalls myth that nine diamonds were seized from the royal crown during Mary Stuart's reign triggering a curse on Scotland and heavy taxation across the realm.
The article advises giving a canary half an ounce of ground red pepper to brighten its color to orange within a week. It also suggests a pinch of powdered saffron under the wings to deter lice. Daily gravel in the cage and a tepid water bath every other day are essential for the bird's health and happiness.
Francis Navier Aubrey, a ci de gant Canadian voyageur and famed pony express rider, rode 800 miles from Santa Fe New Mexico to Independence Missouri in 1853 in five days and thirteen hours without rest. He also crossed 800 miles in eight days in 1852 and once drove a flock of sheep from New Mexico to California. Aubrey was fearless, stocky, and adventurous, later killed in Santa Fe in a report for McClure's Magazine.
The article notes Atossa as an early autograph hunter, cites Cicero's proud collection, and recalls Pompeius Secundus who kept Cicero Augustus Virgil and Gracchi autographs worth about 15000 in modern money. It then jumps to medieval times with a Bohemian squire recording hunts and signatures of famed hunter friends.
A Jamaica superstition holds that when a death occurs in a house all water is poisoned and must be discarded since death cools his sting after destroying life in the first water. Careful people even remove all water before a death is expected to avoid trouble.
A famed Australian murder case hinges on a ghost sighting said to reveal where the body lay. A dying man later admitted fabricating the specter to escape threats, yet the tale led many to see the ghost and a real body was eventually found. The killers were then brought to justice.
The Boston Transcript quotes observers praising Buckenhard’s strong countenance as two players jumped on him during a recent game, yet neither could make an impression on his face.
A tailor who claimed a doctor said he had a swelling of the head did not take kindly to Rear Admiral Barker's reply. The Inter Ocean notes the exchange as a cautionary tale about excuses and authority.
The Sageville sage tells his son money is not the end of life and the youth replies that money is only a means. Detroit Tribune reflects the exchange on wealth and purpose.
Ringleboy asks what suitable wedding present to give Dooka and Doubleman suggests sending him half a dozen bill files, presenting a quirky exchange about gift ideas.
A fragmented Puck item hints at treasure burials and a cheap dig, with Knicker-So Jones proposing a free cost canal project as rumor spreads of buried riches. The brief exchange underscores speculation and satire in the era.
Jim Williams, a Stapleton bachelor, longs for the Sandsville telephone operator Molly Lee. After a year of listening in and mistaken identities, he discovers Molly is the desk clerk and travels to Sandsville. A comic misperception, a voice disguise, and a chance meeting lead to a marriage three months later, celebrated as a good match.
Mrs Morse meets her former schoolmate Lydia Graham during a summer visit to Aldersfield. She vows to curb Lydia's pride, stepping back at first greeting while noting Lydia's prosperity and aging. Lydia receives a gentle kiss as the exchange deepens the old rivalrous tension.
A couple discussed deep affection fourteen hours after their engagement. The man affirmed lasting love with emotion and conviction, while the woman asked if feelings remained as strong as at proposal.
An archival blurb notes a remark that a man appears to live to a green old age and jokes about his marriage to a much younger wife, implying affection is for the man himself. The source presents a light, cynical Philadelphia Press exchange on aging and romance.
A brief Memphis News Scimitar note humorously links wealth to mental balance, remarking that a man with four feet and a bank balance soon part company.
In a nocturnal ranch pursuit, Manuel Prado rebuilds a band to chase horse thieves who strip fifty of his best mounts. Sancho, a famed trailer, leads the chase and is first to mount. After dawn the trail vanishes and the thieves burn grass to cover it. Prado postpones a wedding as the stolen horses return, and the daughter’s fate hinges on stock and loyalty.
A Nature essay reports that flesh eating birds, including vultures, lack a reliable sense of smell for finding food. Even when carcasses are hidden, predators gather nearby, suggesting vision or other senses drive scavenging. The piece notes beliefs about smell from gamekeepers and fanciers, citing anise and valerian as reputed attractants.
A Boston Cooking School Magazine excerpt argues against eating when not hungry. It praises fasting, urges waiting for distinct hunger, and warns that eating without relish impairs digestion. It stresses slow eating and questioning privity and digestibility.
The New York Herald notes Baltimoreans are crab connoisseurs as deviled crabs cost 15 cents in fashionable hotels, 10 in ordinary eateries, 6 from cheap crab men, and 8 in tiny Italian cook shops, with many sold at water front saloons on free lunch counters.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat editorial urges offering buoyant assistance to those who stumble. It argues that gaining footing requires poise and that honest retrievement carries more credit than a settled moral path.
A brief London Tatler passage describes a plan to deliver a note to a mistress via her hidden pocket in someone’s trousers. The scene involves Bridget complying with the ruse as the note is left for immediate discovery.
The London Lady notes that New Guinea parents guard daughters by sending them to sleep in a small tree house each night and removing the ladder to prevent descent without parental permission. Elopements would thus be difficult, and parents likely sleep soundly knowing their daughters cannot roam freely until elders approve.
A New York Telegram fragment quotes a wife and husband discussing charity as the finest garment. The wife snaps that charity is the true attire, while the husband jokes about husbands paying bills and wives dressing accordingly.
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