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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary verse about a man named Ned tangled in Cupid s net seeking to wed a secret beloved. Recurrent lines hint at a mystery woman, with references to Nell Rose or Sue, and a plea to reveal the true name. The speaker urges Ned to learn the lover s identity.
In 1868 I signed with Capt Delano aboard the English brig Josephine for a Sydney Auckland voyage. A shark 32.5 feet long and a later wreck lure us to a dismasted hull towing a whale. Three men vanish after the yawl boat’s mission and the captain and crew later disappear, leaving me alone until a mail steamer rescues me.
A historic note explains John Aitken’s shift in view on cloud density. He first linked density to water particle count but later found particle size varies with cloud age, with old clouds having larger particles and young clouds smaller ones, illustrating growth laws in the heavens.
The salt rub, used by sanitariums and private hospitals and advertised by Turkish baths as a feature, is praised for its refreshing, skin brightening effects. A home method uses coarse sea salt in water to a slushy mix, rubbed over the body, rinsed with cold water, and dried. It claims immediate elation and smoother skin.
In Detroit a mild man becomes a show of total depravity when using the telephone. He rants and swears loudly, aiming at ending the calls before sleep, and even notes the electric light wire installed between his home and office could electrocute the family if mishandled. The tale ends with a reflection on courage over fear.
A Delaware division Erie Railway crew clearing a wreck at Nobody's Block pausing from the job heard a shrill cooing sound from a Wayne County Pennsylvania cornfield. The noise came from German farmer's children acting as living scarecrows to deter crows in his large family of twelve children.
An 1876 Virginia Nevada discovery reports a subterranean lake of 128 degree boiling water at the Hale & Norcross and Savage mines. Blood red fish resembling goldfish survived briefly in boiling water then died when moved to cold buckets. The strange creatures lacked eyes and shed skin when transferred.
The article reviews cases of rumination in five individuals, noting congenital factors, gastric behavior during regurgitation, and the role of fast eating with inadequate chewing. It contrasts rumination with eructation, and cites a surgeon’s anecdote on a heart-tearing romantic shock, then discusses bathing practices for health and beauty.
Statistics from Woman's Journal show many women worked outside homes in 1890 including 110 lawyers 165 ministers 820 authors 688 journalists 2 061 artists 2 136 architects 2 106 stock raisers and ranchers 5 135 government clerks 2 438 physicians and surgeons 13 182 professional musicians 56 800 farmers and planters 21 071 clerks and bookkeepers 14 465 heads of commercial houses and 155 000 public school teachers per the census of 1830.
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