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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1888
Page
5
In the southern city near the Hudson, work papers note many references to green goods dealers and victims. The article questions the intelligence of those drawn into scams and mentions Wells and Rogers in relation to the issue.
A detailed account traces the rise of green goods frauds across Indiana Illinois and Kentucky with sharpers exploiting gullible rural victims. It recounts letter schemes promising safe profitable goods and the eventual methods used to cheat and rob victims while noting recent arrests and sketches of offenders.
Charles William Moulton, Army officer and Cincinnati lawyer, dies at 53. He served as captain and quartermaster, later colonel in charge of Cincinnati depot supplies for armies from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi. Survived by son Sherman Moulton and three daughters.
The piece notes 1500 fires out of 2415 in New York City last year were put out using buckets of water, praising owner vigilance and stock at stores and factories. It urges keeping water buckets ready in such places. The Garfield matriarch remains living at 87 with sound mind and health. Professor Proctor estimates a 70 year old has eaten about eighty tons of food over life.
A 20-ton cannon magnet built at Willet’s Point by Maj. W. R. King uses two cannons, 40-wire cable, and steel rails to create enormous magnetic power. Experiments paused by season, yet shells suspended and watches stopped demonstrate strong field effects. An electric dining-table railway prototype and New York’s push toward execution by electricity are also described.
A Russian engineer named Cosluwiche claims to have conquered aerial navigation. His machine allegedly measures 200 feet long and parts of the apparatus were built in different locations across Europe to hide the secret.
Lieut. Frederick Schwatka notes that Alaskan Indian husbands cede control of sales and exchanges to their wives while sharing household and field duties. Wives handle household labor and negotiate bargains, while men supply food and tools, avoiding the stereotype of passive warriors. The arrangement reduces conflict with whites.
A collage of remarks on diverse student aptitudes from a Globe-Democrat reader notes a dull boy with vivid imagination, a math‑clever girl, a memory learner, a geography prodigy, and a drawing whiz who lacks reading skills. Also included are winter health tips from Sanitarium on staying warm, breathing through the nose, and avoiding cold exposure.
A boy handed out tiny blank squares to pedestrians for nearly two hours in front of The Sun building. Curious recipients examined the papers, pocketed them, or kept them for later study while bystanders speculated. Two men later admitted using the boy for their amusement.
Reports note petitions for commuting Maxwell’s death penalty. The Montgomery and Florida narrow gauge line passes to a receiver while Parson Davies hires a specialty troupe led by Evan Lewis Muldoon and others. Milwauke fight ends in three rounds, with one-armed John Geiger and Otto Johnson among the combatants.
An excerpt reports an apology by A C Du Plessis for attacking Bezuidenhout with self accusation and calling himself a liar. A Chicago interview fragment recounts Corrigan’s confrontation with a Kansas City editor, noting self defense and a remark about mailing a poem.
A historical notice praises Savoxp for teaching when to seek a physician and distinguishing dangerous from minor illnesses. It lauds Tutrp for presenting treatment methods from various medical schools and featuring prescriptions by eminent practitioners. The piece claims no other book matches this breadth.
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