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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
3
A London household story unfolds around a birthday supper plan with a chafing dish. A bored husband and meddling guests clash over cooking a lobster kadgeree and steak, flames erupt, and a chaotic kitchen scene ends with burned aprons, splatters, and a frazzled finish.
The New York Sun reports the crested screamer or echakar has died at the United States Zoological Park. Once a centerpiece in the national park, the rare South American bird with a striking voice is now silent. Its pedigree is obscure and experts debate its classification among avian types.
A Yale College group of students is sculpting a statue in James Edward Welly's studio. Set to unveil July 5, 1907, the piece depicts colonial era college boys operating field artillery. It commemorates Yale defense of New Haven during a British attack from July 6, 1703, including President Stiles warning residents and Yale patriots resisting landing forces and burning Fairfield.
An unnamed narrator recounts a dangerous scheme to steal a $75,000 diamond necklace planned for Harmon Hoptoddle’s daughter Enid. Disguised as novelist Leigh, he threads a web of deception involving Gratz, Mrs. Istelle Bogardus, Allan Addison, and a staged social world. The plan hinges on a midnight exchange at Hedgewood where the necklace will be used to secure a perilous future.
The Danvers Massachusetts Rebecca Nourse home, built about 1635, ties to the Salem witchcraft era. Rebecca Nourse was tried and hanged in 1692 after a motion of guilty verdicts and mob pressure, with the site later marked by a monument and proposed preservation by local historical groups.
A reporter questions a strike-breaker about injuries during a strike. He reveals that at the last moment the strikers refrained because he was wearing a union suit, hinting at labor tensions and protective attire.
A noted oculist urges college girls to care for their glasses. He cites vanity and health, advising nightly washing with warm soapy water and drying on soft linen. He laments the neglect and warns of clouded lenses harming vision.
Maurice Maeterlinck lauds Shakespeare’s Lear as the mightiest and most stirring tragedy among world literatures. He cites Parisian production context and praises the play as a supreme dramatic poem, noting its loftiest scenic and poetic achievements.
Mrs S T Rorer recounts a young housekeeper misadventure while dining in Wilmington. A mishap at a market stalls sparks a kitchen anecdote about shopping, meals, and a humorous miscommunication. The tale blends culinary authority with everyday domestic humor.
A magazine editor recounts W W Jacobs and a humorous tale about a lawyer defending a man accused of housebreaking. The lawyer argues the crime was committed by the arm, not the whole person, and the defendant even removes his cork arm from the dock before departing.
A brief comedy line shows a wife noting new neighbors are very poor and a husband asking how she knows. She says whenever she tries to borrow anything the neighbors never have it. The exchange highlights witty social observation about scarcity.
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