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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
5
A garbled OCR style passage mentions various nations and figures, including Europe tensions and U S political references. It references Britain Russia and diplomacy terms while alluding to a Senate and national security themes amid a murky collage of names and numbers.
The aged Mrs. Moses Simmons, sole survivor of the 1812 Fort Dearborn massacre, recounts her escape and long journey from Chicago to Santa Ana California. Born in Chicago, she endured Indian attacks, the murder of relatives, and a harrowing trek with her child to safety, later learning of further losses in Ohio.
A long, scattered reminiscence traces the Farmer Squires era from Farmington Minnesota through bankruptcy and success. It recounts a printer who ran the paper, handled advertising, and chased subscribers while the partner left to make money. The tale blends satire, hardship, and regional anecdotes.
A brief view at Vinings Georgia on the Western and Atlantic line shows three small locomotives on a side track beneath Kennesaw Mountain. The Western and Atlantic was leased to the Tennessee Company five years ago for thirty years at 35000 dollars monthly, replacing older rolling stock with modern engines.
The General and Texas, famed Civil War locomotives, carried troops and supplies, moved wounded, and supported field commands. Once kept near shops, the General rests in Atlanta's Western and Atlantic roundhouse and is periodically fired for reunions and fairs before returning to display.
The article profiles Lo Feng Luh, longtime secretary to Li Hung Chang, now appointed minister to England. A fluent English speaker and keen student of Western politics, he impressed Gladstone during Hawarden talks and is expected to win favorable regard in London as China's emissary.
A hypochondriac, frightened by a butcherly opening of a waistcoat, cried Murder and fled. He later calmed, and it is noted he never again complained of liver disease for over twenty years, per the Philadelphia Times account.
A St Louis couple attracted attention on a Northern Central car from Grand Avenue as the husband and wife affectionate display drew glances from fellow riders. The scene caused annoyance among other commuters while the couple remained absorbed in each other.
T Daniel Frawley corrects the crowd on pronunciation, saying Lackaye is Lack-eye. A gallery heckler replies "All right, Mr. Frawl-eye" as the event unfolds amid remarks on central European sea history and a winter climate forecast based on moon and sea-spot visibility.
Dr Henry Barnard of Hartford known as the father of American education is 88 and active in the field. He began teaching reforms sixty years ago in Connecticut and helped shape nationwide public schooling including founding the National Board of Education. He served as first commissioner under the new law and published more than 809 educational pamphlets.
A England buyer paid 1000 for a gamecock at a Birmingham poultry show, despite doubts about English poultry prices. The bird, a fine black red with perfect form and a strong prize lineage, was purchased by Capt. Heaton, agent of the Earl of Ellesmere, from owner Hugo Ainscough.
A company bought J. W. Adams of Pullin's walnut timber and uncovered a blown down birdeye walnut, estimated to yield about 70 feet and worth much money. They paid Adams $800 for the timber and expect $40 per foot, totaling roughly $2,800.
William Taylor of Marysville Virginia testifies that at his pond a large bullfrog seized and swallowed a half grown duck’s head, then choked to death before service could be of use. Witnesses from his home and Lynchburg corroborate the incident.
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