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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1893
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows no coherent events or identifiable entities. The readable portions offer stray phrases, partial numbers, and broken names, insufficient to form a factual news item or summary.
A Victorian murder case centers on George Weathercraft murdered in his home by a sharpened silver plate. The accused butler James Thompson faces trial amid witness testimony and grim circumstantial evidence. A postscript letter from Weathercraft hints at a staged crime and a potential public appeal to revise the death penalty.
Puzzling OCR snippet mentions Weathercraft and a court exhibit with a 73 and rum case Hackin. The readable bits hint at a discussion of a person named James and a possibly ongoing legal matter from March, with unclear context and garbled phrases.
Popular Science Notes discuss electric heaters in trains saving space and cost versus coal stoves, improving comfort in variable temperatures. It also explains earth curvature with practical examples and a method to estimate distances using geometry and refraction corrections.
In a brisk Volksblatt brief, a sergeant chides a recruit who trod on his foot while alighting from a horizontal bar. The exchange humorously notes Bomben und Granaten as the refrain, with the sergeant insisting he must first clear the way before following.
An article arguing that freed Black workers may resist apprenticeship as a form of lingering slavery. It notes prewar Southern mechanics like blacksmiths and carpenters, contends freedmen reject permanent restraints, and questions whether training should extend to lifelong labor authority.
The article notes the interments of Monroe and Tyler in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond with Monroe under an open iron cage and Tyler unmarked nearby. It lists other presidents and their burial sites across the nation, including Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Lincoln, among many.
A US official recalls a witty prayer by a sick girl taught by her mother to add requests at need. The child asked the Lord to bless Em and make her well because who wants to grow up all the time. The remark highlights simple, touching prayers from children.
W Smith a leading New York cheese dealer runs a factory using ten million gallons of milk yearly. He saves milk sugar and aims to produce 300000 pounds this year at about sixteen cents a pound. Waste parts aid poultry and duck food, with lactose vinegar marketed as a table condiment and prophy lactic against cholera.
A historical notice informs Charles James Fox he is no longer a member of the government. The message states His gracious Majesty has been pleased to issue a new commission in which your name does not appear.
A glass dress crafted for Infanta Eulalia by a Toledo Ohio glass maker is described. The gown, inspired by a World’s Fair piece worn by Georgia Caygan, features glass fringe and minimal ornament with a demi train. The fabric cost $400 and a New York modiste prepared it.
An explorer describes pursuing a large venomous snake in Australian scrub. He uses a leather strap to lasso the creature and ends with the snake retreating into a burrow after a tense, physical struggle.
A California Academy of Sciences naturalist travels in Australia sees a kangaroo in motion and jokes about vast meadows and hay stalks. The long silence ends as he muses on the enormous scale of the grasshopper he observed against the sunset, using humor to reflect on the encounter.
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