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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1893
Page
6
In a tense interview, lawyer Squire Harmon probes Joel Pike about charity, deception, and his past dealings with widow Susan Gedney. Pike defends his actions while revealing deep resentment toward Gedney’s heirs and the hidden costs of his supposed help.
Stickeen hunters claim locals have repeatedly seen animals described as mastodons in the region within the last five years. One hunter found large tracks the size of a salt barrel in moss and followed them to a vantage point seeing the creature. He describes a beast as large as a post trader's store with yellowish tusks and a mouth capable of swallowing a man.
A researcher details how nails grow faster in children and during summer, slowing with age. Renewal is quickest in the middle fingers and slowest in the thumb, with left-hand nails on a right-handed person renewing about eighty two days longer. Hair and beard growth follow the same seasonal pattern.
Three cats of an unknown species were found in the Brighton Massachusetts church spire. They are shaggy with long tusk like teeth and tufts on their noses. The animals are agile and move between rafters like squirrels. Their entry and residence duration are uncertain.
Mrs. Ipward Payson Ternune, noted author Marion Harland, continues prolific output with cook books novels essays and verse and has now sailed for rope and the holy land to gather material for an oriental romance.
A French scientist claims to have weighed the earth using the planet as the scale. The remark likens the feat to lifting oneself by bootstraps or hauling a ladder. The passage alludes to two bald men as sources on hidden “parts.”
The Philadelphia Times column debunks legends about Mary Stuart Elizabeth I and other historic figures, noting hair, temperament, and actions contrary to popular depictions. It covers Troy Homer Tarquin Pocahontas Arthur Alfred the Great Xerxes Cromwell and Hampden, then shifts to the emotional impact of a new baby on existing siblings and parental responsibility.
Ivan boasts that his rich brother owns land and six cows while living with five grown sons and two workers. He notes annual drinking on holidays, and the family’s cooperative farming yields, despite a decayed home and a holiday idle day at the kabak.
Gutzkow replies to a lady asking to borrow his novel The Knights of the Spirit, noting her town lacks many items and even postage stamps. He offers the book and stamps but laments the absence of string to parcel it, requesting she supply a piece if possible.
The text argues rest is a learned skill better achieved by changing scenes and activities. It cautions that lounging or sleeping alone may not rest, and urges replacing routine with active, carefree tasks. It notes the best rest for a hard worker is playing hard and for a burdened person is engaging in activity without responsibility.
A stranger seeks the editor in the ante room of a wild Western newspaper. The office boy blocks the way and jokes the editor is too busy for visitors who want to lick him or be licked, then bids the man goodbye.
An old maternal tip urges mothers to calm fears by a quick nose clearing method. Pinch, cover the child’s mouth, and blow to expel the intruder, a tactic said to save worry and doctor bills.
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