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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
12
An excerpt of Sir Walter Scott asserting that love governs all places and states from court to camp to village groves. It contrasts coldness of heart with the warmth of love and notes love as heaven itself across peaceful and martial scenes.
Sale times posted as 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock in the evenings. All articles offered will be sold to the highest bidder for cash.
The narrative recounts Jay Gould pushing a plan to build a rival line by tearing up a feeder of the Union Pacific and buying rails at any price. Smith admits Gould ordered the act, revealing Gould’s bonds control. A separate Civil War era telegraph exchange in Harrisburg and Carlisle elicits humor over terse dispatches and a besieged operator.
The track foreman accounts for a large share of railroad expenses due to roadbed and equipment costs. He is an important employee, but passengers mainly see him briefly as trains whisk by at high speed.
Cassell's Magazine notes Sardou among Europe’s top stage managers. He orders precision, then embodies roles briefly to test actors. His rehearsals mix calm leadership with bursts of temper if performers fall short. Count Keronet observes Willie Qulo climbing, prompting playful quips about a skating rink on the head.
Golf Illustrated reports that top sports stars like W. G. Grace Join Roberts C. B. Fry K S Ranjitsinjhi H K Foster Kraenzlein and E C Bredin credit much of their skill to daily practice in front of a mirror. They attitudinize for hours from early in their careers to ensure correct form.
The Venice state archives hold the oldest recorded visiting card. Giacomo Contarini sent the card to a Venetian friend noting German students in Italy left such cards with name and origin when calling. The card bears a coat of arms, motto Espoir me confort, and the inscription Joannes Westerhof Westphalus scribed at Patavii 4 Martii 1560.
In a state murder trial a talesman was questioned about prejudice toward an alibi plea. He stated no prejudice and defined alibi as when the fellow who did it wasn't then.
A clipped 19th century reflection notes Britain’s iron imports covering two thirds of consumption and coal smelting just starting, paired with a quip that explanations reveal fear. The quotation from the Atchison Globe contrasts industry limits with a wary view of overexplaining.
The term blues is linked to melancholy among workers in indigo dyeing and also to the German blau meaning lead, reflecting heaviness and gloom.
Switzerland spends about $48 yearly for each inmate in insane asylums, reflecting early 20th century welfare budgeting and care costs.
A 1858 Azores discovery tells of a drifting icebound brig with furs and beef, abandoned after years at sea by two British sailors who escaped with $4000. A New York Sun anecdote then notes in Hamburg that Hamburg steak, unexpectedly, is an ordinary beef steak to locals.
Mrs Younghusband notes better milk quality from a new supplier. Mr Younghusband agrees the milk is much better and says the supplier guaranteed it to be perfectly pure. He bought enough to last a couple of weeks.
A stray clipping quotes a jovial undertaker and a graduation message of three hundred new doctors. The item notes misquotations by newspapers and defends a man who has no good excuse for being quoted originally.
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