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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1894
Page
3
The article recalls early 19th century country classrooms with log houses, birch discipline, and hardy teachers. It outlines harsh thrashings, water and wood provisioning, spelling bees, and the central role of the master in shaping sturdy self-reliant citizens through rough but practical instruction.
A period column describes the harsh confinement in Chinese prisons or cangues, noting barred bamboo doors, two rooms for men and women, and complete lack of personal comforts. Prisoners cannot feed themselves as their necks are locked in boards, causing pain and suffering, with observers recounting efforts to feed inmates from outside. The piece also includes a humorous aside about an elevator that claims to have feelings and a brief report on Vesuvius showing eruption signs after a full moon.
A reporter recalls a passerby encounter where two pedestrians weave side to side to pass. A gay young colored woman explains in humor that the maneuver resembles a waltz or schottische, capturing street life and playful race relations in Philadelphia.
In San Francisco, W G Clark, a trapper living near Mt Hood Oregon, recounts a harrowing encounter with a big buck elk on a cliff edge. He describes seeing the animal fall, struggling for life, and a dramatic struggle ending with a knife mishap and a fatal shot to the elk.
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