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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1894
Page
2
A playful verse from Slure's Magazine narrates Miss Jane walking ahead in a garden while the speaker trails behind with Sir Cupid between them. Roses, white and red, scatter as the trio meanders, ending with the speaker recognizing the rascal walking with her and deciding to quit pursuing the “truunt.”
Kendal Trance, a disillusioned schoolmaster, encounters Circassia a fierce, beauty in blue homespun as she demands to learn. After months in isolation, Circassia furthers his resolve to stay in the mountains with her, rejecting civilization. Circassia declares her love as Kendal contemplates a life with her away from town.
A collection of historical notes on exceptionally long or multiple marriages. Examples include a widow who outlived seven husbands, Saint Jerome’s widow with a 22nd husband, Elizabeth Mass of Florence who married seven times and chose her fifth as favorite, and a 1784 soldier with five wives. Other tales feature long-lived unions in Bordeaux and Essex, with marriages ranging from four to sixteen times and ages spanning into the hundreds.
The piece reflects on ancient and modern advertising, noting ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs as potential ads for nostrums and comparing it to today’s booming ad writing. It argues advertising has long been a legitimate, profitable craft, though judged by some as lower than epic writing.
A London Globe correspondent notes that English place names like Alvager and Coxhoe are mispronounced. many other foreign-sounding names exist such as Pontac Quy Belcop Mageely Alrewas Ingestre Insch Drax Gamlingay Gllwern Cropredy Aby. The Celtic regions would yield even more uncouth names, though that may not be entirely fair. Some people are like candy with red pepper in the middle.
A New York Tribune interview recounts a Georgia surveyor’s tale of an overnight moonlit ride with a suspicious, calm stranger who revealed himself as revenue officer. The encounter, near dawn, ends with the man narrowly spared and the surveyor’s relief at survival.
George W. Cable recalls old Creole New Orleans in St. Nicholas, describing Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and Congo Square. He notes Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lafitte, and the old walls, moat, and street names like Canal Rampart and Esplanade. He mentions Congo Square as a link to enslaved dancers, Cayetano's circus, bull fights, and historic figures in a nostalgic tour.
The memory of Rebecca Gratz, the "Rebecca" of Ivanhoe, is revived in Philadelphia by her brother's bequest for a Mickveh Israel College. Unknown to many, two other monuments to her memory have long stood in the city. Gratz founded the first Jewish Sunday school, gathering fifty local Jewish children to teach them.
Dr. Abbott of Philadelphia recently discovered the caudatus monkey at Mount Kilimanjaro and sent specimens to the Smithsonian. The animal sports a silvery white coat over jet black fur with a striking white tail fringe, and its graceful appearance is contrasted with the fashion-driven peril facing its kin in the wild.
A California Academy of Sciences naturalist travels in Australia and, after observing a kangaroo, quips about wide meadows and long hay stalks. He later reflects on the vastness of the land and the magnitude of the grasshopper.
San Francisco officials expose a scheme where about 3800 Chinese actors were brought to the Chicago Fair for a Chinese village. Only a third arrived, and by fair’s end just thirty remained. Each actor paid Kowong Hong On & Co. 230 dollars for entry with 84,000 on deposit, risking forfeiture if they stayed.
Davis claims miracles are past but Hogan presents a yesterday example by granting a hearing to a deaf man, showing action in the courtroom. Henkins questions the notion, asking what occurred.
The New York Sun notes mules cost more on average than horses in every state except Oregon. Texas leads in mule population with about 200,000 and an average price near 43 dollars, nearly double the Texas horse value. North Carolina has 55,000 mules worth about 490 while horses average 879. California mules 67 while horses 46. Pennsylvania mules 86 versus horses 67. New Jersey mules average 106, higher than nurses at 76. Illinois has about 140,000 mules, more than any western state.
After thirteen years the Roserline glacier above Meiringen yields a corpse from the 1880 expedition led by Dr. Haller and two Grindelwald guides. A drinking cup and magnifying glass lay beside the body. If the body is the professor or a guide remains undetermined. An old tale of alpine tragedy echoes as a glacier awakens a long-buried lover's memory.
Lucy Stone, famed suffragist, married Henry B. Blackwell after he persuaded her to wed for shared aims. They chose minister Thomas Wentworth Higginson who refused to use the word obey. They issued a joint protest on coverture laws, fueling public debate and legal reforms.
A historical summary notes British annual government costs amount to about 440 million. Revenue sources include tobacco and tea related duties around 50 million each, sale taxes and railways taxes, nearly 100 million from income and property taxes, the post office about 50 million, and contributions from telegraph and crown lands.
A polished Frenchman is teased about age at a social gathering. A well-dressed lady claims a precise birthday and age, but the gentleman declines guessing. She counters with the reveal that yesterday was her birthday, eliciting a courteous interruption. A Toronto Mail quip follows: Everyone knows something he can't tell.
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