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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
7
INTERESTING NEWS FROM CORRESPONDENTS covers Butler and surrounding towns. Reports include rain, threshing progress, new wagon purchases, births, visits, church and school events, harvest activity, and local social happenings across South Sanborn Butler Badger Beulah Union Vernon Blendon and EMSLEY with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
Leslie Pine led a hearty old fashioned sing at the Martin school house honoring Misses Lottie Small and Stella Pine. Guests Miss Ella Burns and Lottie Williams of Mt. Vernon visited Mrs. D. S. Tencyck. Arthur Gardner conducted business in Douglas county Monday.
The passage extols Mary Stuart at 47 the year of her execution noting enduring fascination through imprisonments and tragedy. It cites Froude on a wig day but emphasizes her magnetic appeal as a masculine beloved figure with a vast supporting literature, framing her as immortally fascinating.
A farmer offered 25 pounds for the firebug who burned his grassland and hired trackers at high cost. Investigations pointed to a 17 year old daughter, who confessed she started the fire to watch the excitement and water carts. The farmer now faces paying 25 pounds reward and 25 pounds expenses.
In Berlin a ball offered a gold ring to the lady who could waltz the longest. Twelve couples started at 12:30 a m and the winner with her partner stopped at 5:45 a m. By 2:80 five couples dropped out and at 6:15 another lady fainted. Two more couples left at 4:45 and at 4:50 only two couples remained.
A fragment from a Chicago Post exchange mocks an accusation of wire pulling in an election. A hereditary society member protests the insult, while her husband quips that political wire is common versus insulated copper wire, suggesting a sharp, satirical tone.
A collection of brief anecdotes from old papers. A boy prays for math help after declaring the multiplication table hard, but jokes that God made three mistakes already. A doctor accepts payment in trade from a patient claiming to be a cornet player. A grocer and customer argue over fresh paint signs in a cluttered humor column.
A Compton recounts experiences in British Guiana where he was asked to baptize a child named Servatim ad Valorem, and notes the compromise of the name Whis ky Emmanuel as a striking example. The preacher uses these anecdotes to illustrate local naming practices observed among parents and communities.
The Bosjesmans of south central Africa are depicted as exceedingly ugly and nearly animalistic, dwelling in holes and subsisting on roots and reptiles, resembling apes in appearance. The Calmucks of the Tartar family are portrayed as extremely ugly despite civilization, with short noses, small eyes, high cheek bones, and a protruding chin.
A fly moves about eighteen times faster than a person running onecun, reflecting the relative speeds of the tiny insect and the ancient unit runner.
The piece discusses coffee aiding debility and sustaining work, contrasting it with tea. It cites the Medical Times on prescribing coffee in weakness, praising its nerve steadiness for sportsmen. It also relays a Quiller-Couch anecdote about Hicks and a painter in East Looe, highlighting misaddressed expectations and the painter’s quiet behavior.
Excerpts from Walt Whitman’s The Wound Dresser describe July 3 scenes of cavalry regiments marching through a city. Troops appear healthy and ready, with hundreds of horses, riders in blue, and prisoners observed, capturing a sense of vigor and movement.
A life convict at a French penal settlement seeks to wed a fellow convict. The governor raises no objection, but the priest insists on proof of death. The groom finally reveals he killed his first wife in France, and the bride agrees to marry him despite the past.
A doctor explains that 25 cents worth of soda bicarbonate dissolved in water bought at a drug store makes a big difference. The patient asks why the place matters, and the doctor notes grocery-store portions are far too large, warning that the dose in groceries could overwhelm.
An uncle asks children if they like cod liver oil. They confess mamma pays five cents per spoonful, saved in a bank, and used later to buy more cod liver oil. The exchange underscores a thrift joke in a Fliegende Blatter style.
A Klondiker recalls Dawson City where burglars allegedly raided about 660000 in gold nuggets at a hotel. Boarders stayed calm as the scene unfolded, a Denver Times quotation notes.
A Somerville Journal reflection notes that if people could see themselves as others see them, most would doubt their own eyes. The remark frames self perception as unreliable and invites reconsideration of personal insight.
A clergyman recalls a life turning moment from a foreign bench where despair pressed him. A young girl named Hope appeared, spoke softly, and vanished, leaving a lasting moral. He later named his eldest daughter Hope, citing the girl’s message as his encouragement.
A London club displays a one of a kind portiere made from hundreds of champagne corks each bearing a top from its bottle. The corks form 24 strings with 60 corks per string and turquoise beads between them. Corks are priced 12s to 16s each, totaling about £1000. Each cork bears the autograph of a famous contemporary actor or actress.
An 19th century note from the Philadelphia North American discusses how the phrase my dear is used in letters. It contrasts usage between ladies writing to ladies and to men, and notes elderly ladies may use my dear with men they knew as boys.
The old Tree Inn at Fordham is famed as one of England’s most picturesque hosts. Tales claim Kipling Haggard and others rested there while Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott supposedly visited. Its deal tables bear names of Macaulay Dickens and Thackeray, and J Quill Couch set it as a tragedy scene.
A London Tit-Bits scene depicts an officer asking Private Murphy to sole his boots. Murphy offers 18 pence, noting the corporal paid 2 shillings earlier, illustrating wartime frugality and comic setback as the officer collapses.
A brief humorous note from London Tit-Bits features Sandy McQuirk addressing a porter about sniffing luggage, noting politeness and gratitude in a playful exchange. The vignette captures a lighthearted moment of courtesy between a traveler and hotel staff.
Spectators froze in fear while a lone boy, marked by rapidly growing clothes, escaped the scene. The Indianapolis Journal notes the scene of shock and the boy’s surprising quick movement amid the fright.
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