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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
10
A Baltimore Sun piece recounts Joseph Chamberlain’s 1887 Washington visit, including a famed luncheon with Miss Endicott, and marriage to the “Puritan maid.” The column also shares a pin superstition tale, a Damascus sword note, a Baldness joke, and a late note on St Petersburg street decor.
A New York Ledger summary on sprained ankles discusses causes and home remedies. It notes strapping with adhesive plaster before swelling and promotes scientific massage to reduce swelling and pain. It warns cleaning hands and limb to avoid infection and reabsorption of skin secretions.
A Hartford Courant note on Edward W. Wells collection cites a 17th or 18th century geography. It describes North America as largely unknown, lists misnamed lakes and rivers, and claims New Jersey’s major town as Elizabeth Town. The author notes early advocacy for canals across the Panama and Suez isthmuses.
Two guests at a table with Mr. Gladstone attempted to stump him by discussing a topic from an ancient article on Chinese manufactures. As the conversation grew, Gladstone finally confessed the ruse by noting he had written the article in the magazine some 40 or 80 years ago, turning the guests’ amusement into sharp discomfort.
The famed Apaches chief Geronimo, aged 90, remains active and sharp eyed. He visits Fort Sill in Oklahoma where he plays monte with other Indians. When permitted to leave the reservation he spends his time hunting, a pastime he still loves.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls Dr Johnson weighing a boy’s weight in crime and love and notes that affection hinges on circumstance. An Indianapolis Journal cartoon delivers a fresh paint sign gag where a customer ignores a grocer’s warning by distrustful repetition.
Senator Sorgum notes how differently people are affected by the same thing. He remarks he has been thinking of his speech that kept him awake four nights and put everyone who heard it to sleep, while referencing reading medicine. Washington Star report.
A Confederate officer recalls a bold scene at Sailor's Creek in Prince Edward county Va. on the eve of Lee's surrender. General James A. Walker of the Stonewall brigade rode across the stream to an enemy line, clearing it with a flawless bound and earning the soldiers’ cheers as his identity was revealed.
The excerpt notes Malaganians as indifferent to outsiders, unhelpful with bills and lost items, and difficult to access for services. A traveler recalls a slow Malaga post office, limited hours, and Spanish-only clerks, forcing a hotel interpreter and postponing a small money change. The passage ends quoting Spectator.
Judge George E. Mann recounts a Galveston News tale from the Richmond Howitzer battalion. Officers like George W. Randolph and John Thompson Brown are named, but the men preferred to remain privates as the captaincy proved onerous.
A.Tickton farmer bought a trough that fed all cattle except one cow that refused to drink. An antiquary found the trough was a church font once located in Tickton church. The font was recovered and replaced, a curious miracle noted by the English Country Newspaper.
The first run on London banks occurred in 1667 when Lombard Street bankers faced demand for payment. Creditors gathered as a riot erupted and four bankers were hanged at their doors before order was restored and confidence returned.
Charles Dudley Warner spoke to students of the New York Art League on refinement. Asked how to attain refinement he paused and offered a witty reply, saying a very good way is to inherit it.
A Boston Transcript quips that Dixon took a rocking chair during his wedding tour, a sly act revealing his cleverness and walling off suspicion. The quote contrasts heroism with quiet growth, noting crises reveal true character as we silently wax or wane.
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