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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
8
A speaker confesses a lasting ache from a flirtation with Kitty, the banker’s daughter from Timber City. He recalls her playful deception and his intense passion, admitting drinking and heartbreak as he declares the hurt will endure beyond a hundred years.
Mary, a grieving wife, believes her husband is alive after a nightmare two-year absence. Frank Hunter surfaces in a lumber camp in the Pineries, suffering brain fever but then recalls his past and is reunited with Mary and their child. The tale unfolds as a remarkable recovery of memory and love.
The Sunday School lesson on Ezra 3:1-13 shows the return from exile, Joshua leading repairs on Zion, and the people offering, singing, and worshipping. It urges continual devotion, Sabbath keeping, baptism and the Lord's Supper, with emphasis on daily piety and communal song to reinforce faith.
Lieutenant Senez of the French gun-boat Mussard commanded a daring river passage to break through Chinese fortifications at Thuyenquan. Despite eight wounds and heavy crew losses, the boat reached Hai Phong and relief followed, with 6,000 French troops arriving to lift the siege after a 36 day bombardment.
The article notes a baby values toys that produce sound over purely beautiful ones. He prefers lead soldiers firing muskets and noise making sheep on wheels over solid wood animals. A potential gun gift is deemed dangerous, while a drum and xylophone are also risky. It describes a tin steamboat causing pain if stepped on and the common habit of leaving toys where people walk.
An eerie scene describes heavy iron toys placed at the door as if inviting danger, while lighter pastboard and soft wood toys sit on mantels and closet shelves, harmless to a child unless swallowed.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls Sir Walter Raleigh facing execution with calm dignity. It recounts his farewell to friends, gifting his cap, calling the approach of death a “sharp medicine,” and urging the executioner to strike. The sketch frames Raleigh as a virtuous, fearless gentleman.
A narrator recalls an early morning encounter on a train from Omaha to Denver. A tall, rough man uses a marble wash-bowl to rinse his feet and coins, claiming weekly foot washing is common on his farm. Fellow passengers debate his propriety and wealth, calling him a prairie hog.
An eminent Cincinnati physician recalls a young partner who preached that fresh air could cure all, even in winter. The partner wore light clothing and died of consumption, while the speaker kept warm and remains alive, noting the graveyard may be far away.
Fragmentary report describes a tomb at Tsingpo honoring Confucius with a cap and clothes of the sage Kung. Marble alop and precious deposits are mentioned, dated to the second year of a dynasty in 167 ma, indicating a ceremonial monument kept for reverence.
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