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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
12
S. D. Collingwood profiles Lewis Carroll, noting his apparent eccentricities versus generous acts, detailing habits from dining chalkboard mats to vital book purchases, tea routines, and strict social avoidance. A New York inventor patents a hidden fire-escape under a chair.
A list of newly designed devices includes a reversible tie with dual colored sides and padded central strip, a dustpan integrated into a floor depression for easy sweeping, a wire rear guard to prevent Hines from snagging vehicle poles, and a fire escape device using sieves and friction brakes for controlled descent. An apparatus demonstrates thunder and lightning phenomena by storing force in a holder from a small generator.
A collection of short anecdotes from various settings including a Perak horse race with a cab horse complaint, a bazaar misunderstanding with a queen, Harte and Hay quips about Little Breeches, and a Boston beans joke. Also included is a sailor’s plaster scene and Cumberland the mind reader on a Vienna to St Petersburg journey with a Polish Jew, ending in a witty twist about guessing thoughts.
A clocksmith in Soleure Switzerland found wagtails had built a nest more than four inches across using clock springs from local shops. The nest, now preserved in the Museum of Natural History, shows birds turning their surroundings into nest material.
A Serbian country article notes Servia has the most centenarians with 573 people aged over 100 in a nation under 1.3 million inhabitants. The data highlights longevity in the region.
A collage of jokes and humorous snippets from various periodicals includes quips about doctors, ministers, travel, and social mores. The items showcase punchy one liners and brief gags reflecting lighthearted everyday life and era slang.
A collage of humorous exchanges on quirks of daily life. Jokes touch on polishing boots inside out, pockets, humble brag of a new baby, weight of the cherub, a humbug named Gillespie Jones, and quips about doctors and barber shops. The piece blends anecdotes from various speakers with playful mishearings and social satire.
A collection of quips depicts jokes about Epistles as wives of the Apostles and a stand up scene where a speaker forgets notes while a senator jokes about investigations. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes reflect aging, ambition, and humor from a Sunday school and jokers’ tradition.
The article recounts Mary Anderson a poor Louisville girl who pursued stardom by reciting before actors. John Norton helped launch her career after meeting her in Louisville where she performed as Juliet at age 17. General Sherman initially doubted her but later praised her talent as Meg Merrilies. She funded church improvements privately and remained devoted to a man she loved, earning admiration for her generosity and humility.
The Lake George region shows rounded pot holes along rocky shores formed by pebbles grinding in water as glaciers melted. locals call them India kettles and say Indians used hot stones to cook soup, though geologists attribute the bowls to glacial action and boring by moving boulders.
Lord Chief Justice Russell attended a coroner’s inquest at his home after a guest died of an epileptic seizure. A Pennsylvania trolley firm paid $1,200 after electric contact with a barbed wire fence trapped a man. Tests in Vinland favored aluminum horse shoes over iron. A North Carolina student’s prayer elicited communal Amen. Captain Pone of the New Zealand Line reports fifty-two and a half globe circumnavigations. English nonconformists can marry without registrar presence. German tuberculosis insurance laws improve health in cities. The Czar hides his travel plans to evade anarchists. A Berlin trunk maker’s sandbag label sparks misreading. Three orthodox Christians withdraw from Christianity in Japan, hinting at liberal shifts. Rome’s princely youth face poverty amid luxury, driving in dog carts. gossip notes their unease over social expectations.
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