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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1895
Page
8
A veteran diver recalls first encounters with drowned crew, cattle-laden wrecks, and a near fatal air-hose squeeze under a docked steamer. He notes sharks circling, cattle torn by predators, and the grave demeanor typical of divers amid tropical kelp forests and eerie underwater quiet.
The article explains that a cord of seasoned wood weighing about 4,000 pounds, when heated to 700–800 degrees in a kiln over four to five days, becomes 1,000 pounds of charcoal, 2,000 pounds of pyroligneous acid, and 1,000 pounds of uncondensed gases. The total output matches the original weight.
A brief historical sketch credits Oliver Evans born 1756 in Delaware as the true locomotive inventor. It notes his high pressure engine, his Philadelphia bid to dredge the river, and his self built steamboat used to clear docks before being launched on wheels. He faced poverty and was cheated out of earnings.
A Philadelphia woman, seeking relief from a list of nuisances, visits a West Philadelphia lawyer who suggests moving to a suburban village. she exits paying a $5 fee and vows to ban lawyers from the county. The column weaves in unrelated notes on soda profits and garden begonias, with a stray literary quip at the end.
The Davison county board approved payments to several officials and residents including Geo E Jenks, JK Smith, and Wm Creed, with many highway and poor farm labor bills. The board adjourned then reassembled to approve juror apportionments, warrants, tax releases for American Investment Co, and staff appointments, ending with an insane asylum report and prisoner board allowance.
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