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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
7
Jesse Lynch Williams discusses Grover Cleveland in the April American Magazine. The piece highlights his real friendship, listening, honesty, and plain good company. It includes anecdotes of childhood honesty and a tale about a salmon reel to show his cautious remarking and thoughtfulness.
A playful 1920s style verse from The New York Sun celebrates a catcher’s skill with vivid lines about leather, strikes, and crowd reactions. The dialogue tone and vivid imagery highlight the catcher’s prowess and theatrical crowd response.
Hampton residents recall Thornton Jenkins Hains after reports he sold his literary rights to his father and sailed under a false name. The piece recounts the 1880s Hannegan murder case, Evans testimony, and a sensational trial ending in not guilty verdict amid public outrage.
A reflection on a stray note from earth that blends human sorrow with celestial music. The piece traces longing and pain as the singer ascends to angelic harmony, leaving behind mortal doubt and earthly love while worshippers find depth in sacrifice and hope.
The narrator meets Seumas McManus, author of Irish stories, at Mount Charles near Donegal. McManus lives in a bungalow with seven counties visible from his feet and is a Sinn Fein supporter. The piece notes his hopeful view of Ireland’s future and the author’s well wishing inscription.
A correspondent recalls Wilbur and Orville Wright and the phrase that prophets are unwelcome at home. The Wright brothers felt indifference in the United States and found appreciation abroad. A Carlyle anecdote is shared, ending with a widow's remark on interest in a man.
A survey from Lippincott's examines extraordinary vocabularies and memory feats across history. It cites Hugo, Cuvier, Agassiz, Gray, Leidy, Magliabechi, Spafford, and others, noting how recall can be prodigious yet not central to all intellects. It includes anecdotes of Biblically exact recollection by Revivalist Hicks and sermon mimicry by Dr. Adam Clark.
A New York Press item comments on women's talkativeness tied to small talk and charity subscriptions. It highlights social pressure as fundraisers extract money and a man’s comfort hinges on his wife’s sense of social disgrace when visitors view his attire.
A Washington Star column discusses the radical in society as a persistent seeker of progress. It praises his loyalty to reform while noting friction with conservatives, and urges balance between change and stability as the world moves toward improvement. The piece likens radical zeal to biblical parables and calls for patience.
From Harper's Weekly sourced notes a green Christmas and witty quips about coats and money appear. The text lampoons expense, rhetoric and the idea that wealth tempts folly. It laments the urge to rid oneself of money and hints at social foibles in a humorous notebook style.
In a San Clemente voyage account, Charles Holder and David Starr Jordan describe flying fishes leaping from the Pacific near the island. A school of yellow tails spurred the airborne pursuit, with flying species weighing about a pound and extending up to 18 inches, their wings slicing the air above the boat as dragonflies whizzed past.
An excerpt from Every body's Magazine features Simeon Ford praising a speech as tedious yet engaging and recounts a humorous nod to Lady Godiva. The fragmentary dash fills the piece with playful, rambling dialogue and bits of the evening’s scene.
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