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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1894
Page
2
A lyrical vow of devotion from a speaker to their beloved. The speaker declares the beloved as all they have to live for and all they want to love, describing a transcendent, almost spiritual bond. They express fear of losing control, compare their love to Eden, and vow that only God can separate them. The poem hints at death and an afterlife reunion.
In Roqueyr, Corporal and Picardan trail nocturnal drums and lanterns on a moonlit hill. They discover four phantom roguish Provencal snail hunters led by Baculus, who explain a ritual using lantern light drumbeat water and a basket to coax snails from their fortresses. The tale blends local humor with a wary police view of Provençal lore.
A London Graphic excerpt critiques modern youth as a nervous, overworked class prone to neurasthenia. Dr. Erb cites brain overexertion from schooling and society life, while critics warn of materialism and moral decline. Yet the piece argues that strength endures and will return.
Queen Victoria, age 20, wed Prince Albert in a famed love match. A quarrel led to a locked door and a humorous moment when Victoria whispered she was his wife. The anecdote, recounted by Sydney Cowell, underscores that even great men have limits.
A Paris correspondent in the Philadelphia Telegraph previews the 1900 World’s Fair. Paris fears higher taxes and crowding, while architects map exhibitions for 1889 grounds Versailles branch and a grand canal garden display. The piece notes controversy over the Eiffel Tower and ties to historic garden pavilions, with a wary tone about future upheavals.
A respectable farmer's son, suspected by gamekeepers of poaching, shoots a pheasant and faces threats of prosecution. He seeks forgiveness from the Squire, but rumors spread by the Squire's agents damage his reputation. Distressed by the threats and false accusations, he commits suicide to avoid disgrace. The worst rumors about a love affair and insanity are traced to their source and proven false.
A Detroit Free Press scene unfolds as a young woman in a snowy room reveals to an elder visitor that she and Harry were married that morning at 10 o'clock. The tale recalls moonlight drives, magnolia trees, and whispered vows ending their courtship.
The New York World surveys hanging pictures rules from symmetry to color choice. It advises graceful groupings on fire places, warns against exact mirroring, and suggests appropriate frame types and wire methods for different artworks.
A playful guessing game uses a shawl and paper mask placed five feet high to hide faces. Players split into spectators and performers behind the screen and attempt to identify whose eyes appear through two holes. A Texas woman is noted for provoking family jars to decorate them and poor girls save for essentials.
The suspension of Columbian stamp use prompted collectors and dealers to fear a price hike and cornering of rare denominations. A prior extortionate scheme involving 10 cent stamp envelopes shows how secrecy and timing could trigger government stepped action and refunds, as a dealer stockpiled 10,000 envelopes while awaiting orders.
A New York Sun correspondent recounts a pullet hen set to hatch ducks eggs. The hen led the ducklings to water and died soon after returning from the lake. It notes pullets resist setting four weeks for ducks eggs, while hen patience lasts only about three weeks.
An Indian tribe chief, angered by a locomotive frightening his horses, planned a dramatic attack. He rode his best horse to the track and cast a rope over the engine’s smoke stack, bracing for a pull. The resulting fragments inspired a pow wow tale and the chiefs name lives on for attempting to lassau a locomotive.
Public etiquette guide from 1557 outlines proper conduct in company. It warns against untidy acts such as coat pulling, removing a peruke, scratching nails, tying garters, pinching shoes, and fidgeting with fingers. It emphasizes clean hands, proper napkin use, and avoiding food contact with fingers.
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