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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1889
Page
9
A fragment from a Blackwood's November story presents a dramatic dialogue of lovers facing death. One speaker urges reunion beyond the dark river while laments on fate, glory, and memory, ending with assurances of waiting beyond the shore and a hint of publication in Blackwood's.
A mariner recalls a tropical voyage near the Malacca Islands when heat drove him to propose a swim from a anchored ship. He lures crew, including Billy Dipton, overboard to splash and dive as others join, while an elder warns of sharks. The author notes a later estrangement from swimming after the event.
Two groups of sailors swim near the ship as Billy Dipton challenges Gus in a long distance dive. A shark suddenly appears, forcing the crew to scramble ashore and deploy a launch to rescue Billy while Gus braces for a second plunge. The shark circles the vessel, tailing the lifeboat as it speeds toward the boy.
A shipboard rescue ends in horror as a shark mauls Billy’s leg just as crewmen pull him from the water. Though saved from drowning, he bleeds and suffers weeks before recovery. The tale, recounted by Clarence Pullen in Youth’s Companion, ends with the survivor vowing to avoid saltwater exploits. Also: a boy named Orma Tolmie dies after being crushed between railway cars in Pocatello, his mother’s sorrow described.
A New York Telegraph note recalls Mam'selle Chic urging women to choose colors that suit their skin, especially after thirty, and warns against the belief that a once good complexion remains perfect. It cites a thirty-something woman who touts a skin cream while her own skin is yellow and blotchy, once praised as waxen in youth.
Birds gather around lighthouse lanterns during migration and, dazed by the light, crash against glass or fall into the sea. Lightmen net many distressed birds while resting on balconies. some perch calmly as others die or are rescued. The note also recalls England's Bridgewater Canal begun by the Duke of Bridgewater in 1769 and completed in 1771, stretching about twenty one miles.
An old notice advertises a home remedy for catarrhal deafness hay fever and nasal discharge claiming permanent cures in one to three applications every two weeks. It warns the treatment is for females whites and offers a phonograph explanation upon payment to Dixon Son 884 West King Street.
The article recalls old entertainments with horses walking tightropes and coordinated mock battles, notes prunes' ancient origins and price ranges, then recounts Garnerin's 1802 balloon ascent from St George's Parade. It describes hydrogen inflation, parachute deployment, and the dramatic, oscillating descent near St Pancras hospital.
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