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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
13
An extended feature on tunny fishing depicts the hunt in the Yeditere Sea with schools of tunny leaping, nets closing, and diversionary tactics. It details the brutal yet skilled process, the dangers to crews, and the significant harvest and market value of tunny including roe, sauce, and related items.
A street scene involving a purse snatching and five young men unfolds as a baldheaded observer admonishes the would-be thiefs. The audience and conductor watch in suspense until the editor’s headline closes the incident with a blunt moral warning.
An incident in Philadelphia involves a streetcar conductor fining a passenger for stepping onto the car while it was in motion. The penalty, 72 cents, funds a charity for the street railway company.
A fragmentary reminiscence blends lottery luck with colonial social customs. A Tennessean named Jack Shane won 25 000 from a lottery after dreaming of the number seven while a room filled with sevens emerged in his vision. The teller muses on fate and luck as July and November dates drift through a long digressive tale about life, church goings, holidays, and the social rituals around marriage in a colonial setting.
Herbert Ward describes slave markets along the Ubangi and Kongo regions where captives are paraded for marks of sale. Buyers view bodies for desired portions, with marks made by clay or bindings, and captives are fattened then killed for cannibal consumption. The practice extends along villages near the Ubangi and Aruimi rivers.
In earlier days Blair owned a western railroad route with pit stops charging 50 cents for workers and 75 cents for passengers. After dining, a cashier challenged him, but Blair quipped that the road belonged to him, and he belonged to the road.
The article notes between 500 and 1,000 New Yorkers hold net worth of at least 1 million dollars. It contrasts 1915 figures when New York had 110,900 residents and only 19 individuals were assessed at 100,000 dollars or more, with a top assessment of 20,000 dollars.
A Chicago Journal snippet narrates Uncle Eben and his wife disputing whether city excitement turns hair brown. They recall rural girls whose hair brightened after summer in the country versus urban life in Chicazoo with theater work and crowds, reflecting attitudes toward city life.
A Detroit Free Press retold joke from a University of Michigan alumni gathering in Chicago. A newly married man in a South Side home used a cuckoo clock for timing at a late banquet. The clock cried three times, then he crouched, waiting as the other nine cuckoos rang.
In a rural town, Ab Simpkins buys groceries with a charity loan from Smith. He asks for cash instead to aid his struggling family, while Zeke Perkins notes the gift was not a wage but an aid gesture. A phonograph seller attracts attention as the town folks discuss charity vs cash assistance.
A London correspondent notes Mandell Creighton Bishop of London dislikes harming books and is a witty scholar. A visiting clergyman borrowed an old Shakespeare edition and returned it after months with a polite note. The bishop replied with a gracious line that the joy was his.
Mrs Stevenson recounts her rule against reading novels set in past periods. She refuses to read works where characters speak in archaic language, citing the author’s duty to mimic period dialogue. Mr Stevenson joked by dedicating the book The Black Arrow to her.
A New York Sun feature recounts barbers’ close calls and scary mishaps in the chair. A barber warns of accidental slashes and describes a fatal near-miss when a distraught father’s sleep-deprived movement caused a blade to sink into his own throat as his daughter died nearby.
A brief joke exchange centers on why one man did not laugh during a lively moment. Brown explains he was finishing a joke he was about to tell, while Jones questions the reason for the delayed response. The dialogue captures a light camaraderie at Columbus University.
A man with a single lung applies for life insurance claiming half the risk. A medical examiner questions eligibility after discovering the condition. The applicant insists he deserves a substantial premium reduction based on reduced consumption risk.
A London wag nicknamed two Albert Gate houses Malta and Gibraltar for their supposed invincibility. Lord P., famed for wrecking stories with a joke, boasted of the gag while retelling the tale. He also misanswered an old riddle about the ark and the elephant with a pun on portmanteau.
The article notes quail known as partridges in many regions possess frightful scent retention, can feign death when grabbed, and return to nests near hatching sites. It describes their barometric weather sense, preference for stubble and cornfields predicting mild weather, open woods for wind and sun, and briery sedge for cold. Coveys sleep within 100 yards of their nest in a tight ring to deter predators.
A farmer fires a day laborer after he reports seeing a gray boss and a lame man, a carriage, and distant gunfire in the woods. The tale also mentions Colonel Jones Major Peters Tom McSniffer and nineteen pigeons in a cornfield. The farmer says he will hire the man again only to watch events, not for ordinary tasks.
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