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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
2
A row of brief vignettes from Harper's Bazar and other sources presents humorous child antics, quaint letters from Carlisle School, and light anecdotes. The items mix moral lessons with playful quotes, poems, and cartoonish dialogue, concluding with a Sunday school joke about happiness and forthcoming circuses.
The article notes spoons dating to ancient times used for liquids and semi solids. It cites evidence from Lacedamonian broth, Pompeii finds, and Egyptian pre Christian era use for mixing powders. Richly decorated examples exist, with some in the Louvre Museum.
An anecdote recounts a clergyman who hesitates to rebuke misbehaving chapel attendees after a past mistake when a man labeled an idiot was corrected. A Chicago man steals a pig foot and serves thirty days in jail, reflecting on petty crime and civic views on robberies.
After a great Union victory Harrisburg cared for wounded soldiers in homes and churches. William D. Martin of North Third Street sheltered a four bullet wound victim, nursing him back to health with Dr. Rutherford. Decades later the recovered soldier sent news of wealth and shared it with Martin, ending his long-time business to honor the nurse.
Tegouve notes Louis Philippe's absent mindedness with Casimir and Ger main Delavigne planning simultaneous marriages and the King’s quizzed reaction. Ampere the electrician is mocked for formal dress with missing expressibles and a moving letter to his son.
In a terse exchange, a traveler admits he is not pleased to see Jean Jacques and questions plans to return to Rome today. The dialogue hints at a long, arduous journey between Paris and Rome that would take at least a fortnight, underscoring strain and hesitation.
A Denver man tames a legendary mountain lion after a wild, farcical sequence. The tale, set in Grand Canyon country and echoed through Silverton and Ouray, ends with the creature spared, then used to hunt trains of robbers before returning home. The moral warns against stretching the truth.
An explorer recounts a simple method to stay warm on an expedition. He explains that four people, two Republicans and two Democrats, kept the hut above freezing by talking politics whenever the thermometer dropped.
A method to protect letters from unauthorized opening uses a paste made from oxide of copper in ammonia. When spread on the paper it dissolves cellulose and upon drying the two surfaces firmly adhere, forming a secure seal.
A reader notes that a congressman's salary of five thousand dollars annually is not taxed. The remark frames tax policy implications for public officials.
A newly invented tea table from England draws attention as a charming contrivance. When closed it appears as an ordinary small table, but lifting two flaps reveals a complete tea equipage on a movable tray with a crystal base. The device offers safer housing for delicate crockery and a stylish addition for refined households.
In a 19th century note, explorers report camels living wild in the marismas of Andalusia for decades. Sightings by Mr. Chapman and corroboration from Mr. Saunders trace the herd to the Canaries, with a 1888 sighting of nineteen individuals knee-deep in marsh water observed by a hunting party.
A discouraged office-seeker asked Josiah Quincy for a post in the State Department. He replied that he had told Quincy God alone knew his party service. The senator noted such an answer would bar any nomination, saying no position would be offered to one claiming divine knowledge over Quincy.
A note on alligators facing rapid extermination. The species grows slowly but persists through long life, with a twelvefooter estimated at about 75 years. Florida estimates over 2,500,000 have been killed in the past twelve years.
Editorial notes Beazit should decide on a type of government and stay firm. The piece urges consistent leadership amid months of indecision and calls for a clear political direction to gain international credibility. It references alloying gold with aluminum to signify transformative yet stable change.
A humorous tale in two parts. A Monroe Street dentist visit prompts a wary man to test dental methods, ending with a warning to seek a veterinary surgeon. The second anecdote recalls Lyman Beecher’s mid winter sermon to a single hearer and a man who later credits that sermon with founding his Ohio church.
The Masonic Temple Chicago has twenty floors and a 274 foot height to roof coping. Pulitzer Building New York holds twelve stories with a 191 foot main roof plus a six story dome reaching 280 feet. New Netherlands Hotel New York nears completion at seventeen floors and 210 feet. Chicago adds Katahdin and Wachusett, both seventeen stories at 200 and 205 feet, and Old Colony at seventeen stories and 215 feet.
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