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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
4
A commentator argues that big league players face intense daily labor and mental strain. He details long seasons, high-pressure routines, complex signaling, and constant performance risk, asserting players' salaries reflect demanding, brain-driven effort rather than leisure.
A baby slip pattern features a one piece frock with back opening and neck hole, two side seams, and back fastening. White satin yarn embroidery decorates the neckline and sleeves, with forget me not and French knot motifs. Cap with scalloped lace edge and matching rosettes completes the set.
Miss Lavinia accuses Dick and Jane of stealing a paid hundred dollar bill amid family tension with Myra. Dick confirms seeing the bill on the table, and Lavinia blindsides the group by discovering she placed the bill in her pocket, ending the dispute with a humorous reveal.
An Irish legend tells of a couple granted three wishes by a fairy. They fail to choose well after seeking ideas at a county fair, first taking a cheap soup ladle for the wife, then the husband curses the gift and swallows the hazard. In the end all three wishes are wasted.
A field story from McClure's Magazine recalls a cow that wandered from a pasture at Gettysburg during the three days of battle. Believed dead, she reappeared with two bullet holes but survived. All cows in the field had strayed about ten miles, then returned to town after the fight.
A man named Otting sells horseshoe nail rings on a lower Broadway corner. The bright nickel rings attract many buyers who admire and wear them, each priced at a nickel. A shopper asks if selling them is his livelihood and he confirms it, noting many superstitious New Yorkers buy the rings.
A brief quip features a weary traveler and farmer debating travel and the sea. The sailor boasts thirty years at sea while the farmer cautions about chasing it, ending with a New York Life quip.
A London Tit-Bits tale recalls a ship purser who endures foolish passenger questions and requests. He describes changing money multiple currencies, handling will drafting, securing valuables, conducting church services, hosting concerts and dances, and comforting a sick child aboard during a gale.
This piece explains holly leaves stay green year round to feed the tree through winter. Prickly, tough, and bitter leaves deter animals from eating them, especially those at the top with no spines. Holly berries vary in color, with red, yellow, or white fruits.
A perfumed Home Notes item explains a trick using a strong magnet hidden behind a drawn hook. A magnet holds a metal object as if hung on the hook, fooling spectators. A confederate removes and restores the magnet to repeat the illusion.
In Nie der-Morlen a Hessian village two thousand geese return from the river at 5:30 daily led by their honking captains. They waddle to their owners’ yards without guidance, instinctively choosing doors and entering for the night with solemn orderly precision.
A playful fragment presents riddles and puns linking egg on a music stool to The Lay of the Last Minstrel and jokes on guillotine versus hot steak, cherubim, a sick elephant, and corsets, ending with a joke about laughter and stitches.
In parts of Brittany earthen walls surround pastures with openings serving as gates. Each morning a child is sent with the flocks to pasture and must sit in the opening to keep animals from straying. Girls shepherds knit while boys guard the gate and may become idle or mischievous.
The rain tree Pithe colloblum saman grows in South America and reaches sixty feet. Its leaves condense atmospheric moisture creating showers that flood the soil, turning barren areas into marshy, lush forest. This natural irrigation could transform deserts into verdant land.
A collection of tongue twisters and playful phrases including Peter Piper and a raisin tortoise recipe. The reader is invited to practice rapid repetition and visualizes a tortoise built from raisin pieces.
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