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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
12
A collection of whimsical notes and reminiscences about Sir Lawrence Alma-AY being knighted, parlor conversations at dinners, clerical pew mishaps, a Sing Sing visit by J. M. Mitchell, and humorous stories of Macklin and Foote.
Biriotens 6,000 Feet Above the Sea presents South Africa as seen from Cape Town. The table mountain, 1,000 feet of sheer rock, Tablecloth mist, and a coastal bay set before the Lion's Back and Drakensburg range. The piece notes Cape Town below Table Mountain and the west rail line skirting the interior.
A city business section story notes children pestering clerks for cards, boxes, and almanacs. A West Side shopkeeper snaps at a boy asking for items and insults follow as the boy flees. Separate item cites Dr Taylor on daily water needs and a Medical World suggestion to drink a fixed daily amount.
Historians speculate that Oregon derives from Aragon disguising a Spanish voyage imprint. The theory remains plausible and curious. London Tid-Bits recalls two girls sent for a happy day in the country narrating sightings of two pigs killed and a gentleman buried.
The Missouri judge holds a physician liable for breaching trust by not informing a patient whose case was deemed hopeless. The text also notes various world topics from education funding moves in England to a Benevento Roman theater find and other diverse items.
A New Orleans lawyer notes modern life has eliminated global refuges for fugitives. He recalls past havens from Spain to Japan and Canada, then explains mutual treaties narrowed safe retreats, leaving criminals no easy retreat from extradition. Japan among the last distant powers to act.
An essay on preventive medicine urges physicians to focus on family health, germ theory, and long term care while expanding the physician’s role in preventing disease. It also offers humorous, satirical tips for customers to test postmasters, ending with a note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A tale from Spare Moments recounts Dr Nansen challenging an Irishman who boasted of traveling far north. The doctor asserts only reached a wall of ice, while Pat replies he stood on the other side and heard him. An old bachelor quips about a woman's heart like a hotel bed.
A chaotic tale recounts Georgie’s Gab Ma hearing burglars and waking the family. The father feigns bravery to protect the home while examining the scene, but the hired girl Minnie appears shaken and the mystery remains unresolved with rumors and jealousy hinted.
Recent inventions include a screw cover lifting device with eared edges, metal end caps on hat bands for quick clasp, an Ohio devised sunken ship raising system using air bags, an Iowa ice cutting machine with a geared circular saw, and a bicycle toe and heel clip design. Aroostook farmer’s daughter shines replacing the barn’s long neglect with skilled roof work.
The piece advises maintaining about seventy degrees Fahrenheit with good ventilation and even temperatures in all rooms to avoid colds. It notes a wrong approach of overheating a few rooms while others stay cool. An unrelated quip from an old bachelor about a period in a woman's life is included.
Ainslee's Magazine surveys Mississippi River travel from St. Paul to New Orleans, praising comfortable steamers with dining and dancing spaces, while detailing freight handling by Black dock workers and the bustling levee scenes at Memphis. The piece blends travel notes with vivid descriptions of cargo, crews, and river commerce.
An 1890 Llanfairfechan tale recalls Mr Gladstone offering to carry a heavy basket for a 70 plus woman on Penmenmawy. He set it at her cottage door then continued to Penmaen Mawr while tourists learned a kind stranger's deed. The old woman, unaware of his identity, praised the act.
A brief item notes Hebrews serving in the British Army with several Hebrew only companies in Bombay and thousands enlisted overall. It also reports foreign ore orders to Philadelphia with 200 ships needed, sourcing ore from Spain Cuba and Orinace mines, and a France bread detail about arm sized rolls.
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