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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
12
A nostalgic poem from the Los Angeles Herald describes a wife soothing her aging husband. It portrays affection, shared memories, and quiet sorrow as youth fades, with lines praising enduring love and the comfort found in a partner’s reassurance.
Two girls discuss Ben Trisbee a merry bachelor with no heart. A storyteller recalls Ben’s early devotion to Minnie Marsden, Minnie’s marriage to a wealthy but idle consul and her loss, then Ben’s return to their village years later.
Mrs Willey recounts that a man named Ben yearly provides money to care for Minnie and her children during winter though he never sees her. He gives funds when her husband travels to Washington and returns with the kids, then avoids meeting her face to face. Minnie and Mabel express emotion as Fan nie notes their compassion.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt argues for nursery cars on long railway journeys to shield adults from noisy babies. It mocks likening babies to a bull in a china shop and notes the annoyance of peppermint, milk bottles, and shifting clamor during travel.
The piece outlines a new French whipping method called the Electric Cat. A wheel driven by an electric motor delivers a uniform back flogging to a tied prisoner. Proponents claim it dispenses impartial punishment, unlike manual flogging, and improves upon the Russian knout and the cat o nine tails.
A bright young woman hires out as a commission hunter for house seekers. She works with real estate agents, locates suitable houses within the specified area, and earns a $2 fee from the family plus commission from agents when a match is found.
A month after surrender General Lee visited a Powhatan County Virginia store that also served as a post office. The crowd gathered as he discussed crops with the proprietor and, noticing the attention, he apologized for pulling people away and quietly left.
He proposed again and she refused, thinking he would propose once more. She learns the suitor moves on to another girl. The remark hints at poverty becoming less of a concern if men could trade their experience at cost.
A collage of jokes and brief comic scenes from Punch and Chicago News style humor. Bits include brokers trading barbs, boarding-house chatter, colonial misadventures, stage manager quips, and light domestic humor about doctors, cats, and elopements.
The Chicago Times Herald recounts a family tale of a farm upbringing shaping practical skill and responsibility. A father's carpentry project to install a kitchen shelf ends with a dropped board, a wounded thumb, and a lesson on handling tools. The narrator reflects on rural roots, family dynamics, and a hopeful request for safer future work.
The article cites evidence for submarine volcanism forming islands such as Graham's Island and others like St Paul and Ascension. It notes boiling seas, pumice in waters, and lava fragments from beneath the waves. It also mentions Etna and Vesuvius possibly growing from submarine vents and references a new English iced drink pitcher.
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