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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
12
A reflective meditation on aging and lost loves, where the speaker laments growing older with time, memory, and sorrow. He contrasts fading earthly joys with a rising sense of a truer, brighter afterlife as life’s burden eases.
A bold highwayman robs a stage near Pittman Valley Arkansas. He spares a wounded agent, kills a lead horse, and discovers a baby tucked in the blankets. The child’s cries soften him, and a sheriff’s calm words imply the criminal will never rob again, moved by a Christmas gift. The tale ends with the highwayman praying, calling the infant his daughter, while the agent recovers and later settles in Chicago.
A witty exchange about Christmas gifts unfolds with Miss Antique noting a stuffed stocking and Miss Pert teasing. The humor centers on indecision about what to buy a husband, reflecting light domestic holiday banter.
Agent G Frank Willard, based at Flagstaff, vows to catch stage robbers after a Christmas baby, Helen Grace Morris, is found among a derailed express. A trail of elk prints leads sheriffs to a cavern where the child is recovered amid a hoard of loot from earlier forays.
A visitor asks about the human ostrich exhibitor last week while a lecturer recounts the boy who died after eating candy from a Sabbath school Christmas tree, noting the grim tragedy and the ensuing horror.
In a rough exchange, Mr Fangle asks Johnny Cumso if he prays for many Christmas presents. Johnny replies he did not receive half of what he prayed for last year, and uses a crude expletive.
A compact reflection on Christmas as an annual burden that strains finances and patience. The saying about nine tailors to make a man underscores the idea that one holiday can prove overwhelming, leaving expectations broken and spirits worn.
The New York Press reports a tale from the Mary Blake of Port Jackson about two Norwegian castaways and a dying American carpenter who recount being rescued by cannibal savages. A sun-tanned white man, treated as a god and half chief, freed them and advised voyage east by south to reach passing ships.
Analyzes likely effects of completing the Trans Siberian line on Siberia and Russia. Notes pending population growth, agricultural shift, and migration trends while cautioning against overestimated demographics. Discusses colonization prospects and regional implications for neighbors and rivals.
The article notes far lower population density in southern Russia compared with Western Europe, citing France 71.5, Germany 91.5, Italy 106.5, England 122, Belgium 210 per square kilometer, while southern Russia has 48.4 inhabitants per square kilometer, as reported in Pall Mall Magazine.
Barton Cheyney notes in Ladies' Home Journal that government appointments attract many applicants. Entry is feasible for those with technical training such as bookkeepers, stenographers, typewriters, lawyers, or other specialized skills. Competitors are numerous and the field is highly competitive.
Archdiocese bans choral singing in Cincinnati churches while Baltimore hosts a formal pet monkey burial in a satin casket. Bath plans a Dickens house plaque in London. French American Historical Society forms in New England. Manchurian railway delays cited by Kuylenstjerne in China. Boston to switch from water gas to coal gas amid health fears. Mentz to mark Gutenburg centennial with imperial support and no press representation. Massachusetts funds moth eradication at 20000 dollars and growing costs. An Egyptian pebble with a water-filled interior attracts high bids. Reforms that curb rights often fail quickly.
A Victorian society feature describes Mrs Langtry's Kentford country residence near Newmarket with ornate interiors, a six-bedroom first floor, extensive stabling for eighteen horses, and recent improvements by a former owner linked to Lord Bishop of Columbia. Also included is a portrait of a Japanese Geisha, outlining her skills and role, and a note comparing thrift across Ireland England Scotland with recent official savings figures.
A compilation discusses ancient methods of reckoning distances by stadia tied to days of travel, explains discrepancies between stated and actual distances, and contrasts regional terms for haciendas and ranchos in Latin America. It notes Peruvian volunteer fire brigades called bombarderos, Sir Arthur Sullivan’s new carriage safety device, Canada’s potential cheap newspaper, and identifies the richest land near Lionsar Tibet where a sacred tree grows.
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