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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
4
Read about a Wax River valley incident where a bridge on the Elgin Aurora and Southern line fractured during a flood. Women crossed alone with stiffer footing while men assisted each other, as a moving ice portion swung the structure toward the water.
A Cincinnati oculist on West Seventh street explains color blindness as about 40 men to 1,000 women affected with blue yellow, red green, or gray vision. Examples include a navy officer miscoloring clothing and a British admiral painting a tree red. Women reportedly distinguish colors better.
The New York botanical gardens displayed rare palms including a fifty foot Cocus Plumosa from Central park conservatories. It was planted directly in soil in the palm house after seven men and six days of work, with rockwork and vines nearby. Two Neowashingtonia robusta also arrived from Greenwich.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes a New York debate on the phrases you all and we all. It observes southern use by educated people and how these expressions refer to all members of a family, conveying clarity and directness.
A Philadelphia traveler described Korea's military where the navy at Chemulpo consisted of a single former collier fitted with two muzzle loading guns. He noted a largely undisciplined army of 60,000 to 100,000 with bows, spears, and varied rifles, except Seoul’s royal guard showing real discipline. The pay of a soldier was just cents daily.
An English owner in India names his elephant Lady Curzon to honor the viceroy’s wife. Lady proves lazy yet eager for easy tasks until she offers to nurse a baby, only to find the duty far harder than field work and longs to return to chores.
Olive Dumbarton faces a bitter web as Valerius declares George Bostock confessed to killing her husband to save her, while Olive insists on his innocence. Veronica and Inspector Mackworth confront motives, with Richard Hendrick proposing a deathbed theory that Bostock died to shield Olive.
A comic sketch themed piece describes a black and white artist who obsesses over fresh diseases, tests his health with a doctor, and then meets a mistaken diagnosis at the end. The humor centers on mistaken certainty and vanity. A Town Topics vignette adds a terse exchange about engagements and propriety.
London reports the steamer Veronique of 3264 tons, bought by Lord Fitzwilliam, has sailed from Southampton on an exploring expedition through the Straits of Magellan. Captain Kirk Morrison leads a crew of fifty eight. Destination expected in the Solomon Islands where coal mines are said to exist.
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