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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
10
Across Plano and surrounding areas residents marked the Fourth with gatherings and showers. Visitors from Iowa and Minnesota joined locals for picnics, baseball, and celebrations, while farm work and threshing continued. A few homes endured misfortune as others hosted neighborhood events and church group activities.
A fragment notes a Turquoise gem whose color is briefly restored when dampened and is used in a Move to fool dealers who guard against theft by keeping stones ahead of sale. A German savant declares dying painless, with consciousness ending before the heartbeat, and Parke Godwin extols independence as a great human benefit.
A Kansas City Journal report recounts a 1869 march prairie fire started by an Army officer from Fort Hays after a wild turkey hunt. The fire swept across Kansas into Oklahoma, burning homes and stock in Rice Reno Kingman and Harper counties. The officer reportedly suffered severe remorse and vanished from public record.
A New York Sun reflection on work ethic. Some people dodge difficulty and drift through jobs, while a dedicated few tackle each day's labor fully. The piece praises consistent effort, noting the last person in a thousand who serves as a model to others and earns pay that matches work.
A New England Puritan preacher’s descendant preserves a manuscript with marginal notes urging calm delivery at times and loud emphasis at others. The marked climactic line shows the preacher yelling at the peak. Also noted are insights from a veterinary surgeon claiming most worn out horses fail due to hoof and leg issues linked to shoeing practices.
The advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured stomach, nerve, kidney, and blood issues and improved appetite and debility for thousands. It asserts the medicine is the best value and notes Hood's Pills are non irritating, priced at 25 cents.
A Pittsburg Dispatch article notes ginseng roots from northern Ohio forests fuel a large annual China trade, with roots selling for 3 to 10 dollars a pound locally and up to 200 dollars per ounce overseas, and up to 2,500 dollars for prime specimens. It describes Korean restrictions, imperial protection, and ancient beliefs linked to the root’s powers.
A Brooklyn trolley conductor refused an Italian passenger’s demand for music for his five cent fare. The Italian argued, but the conductor showed there were seven fares and he had overcharged by one, explaining the error and why the music could not be provided. The Italian alighted still protesting.
In West Third Street a hungry beggar pleads for bread. A woman, forgetting her act, chases a passerby and hands him a quarter with a warning not to spend it on liquor. He intends to buy drink, then meets another beggar who hears the plea and receives a similar quarter. The scene ends as the beggar examines the coin and moves toward a saloon.
In Park Slope a young man brought a companion to a church wedding but balked at proceeding to the altar as the bride and groom waited. The usher urged action while onlookers hoped for the union, the man’s refusal casting a shadow over the event.
In New England Home Magazine a writer recalls Mr. Blackmore’s irritation at praise for Lorna Doone. He notes Blackmore acknowledged a real Jan Ridd and admitted the romance’s hero was not glorious but a coarse brute.
A method from Ladies' Home Journal describes an odorless disinfectant for plumbing. Dissolve half a pound of potassium permanganate in four gallons of water and pour slowly down pipes. The solution stains bowls purple if left in contact. oxalic acid removes the stain. Rinse cold immediately after use.
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