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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
6
A collection of short items on science, society, and travel including insects as malaria cures, privacy devices, Brazilian settlements, urban poverty funds, Paris tax on horses, and forest fire warnings. It also reports on census horse data, aviation-like safety devices, spitting ordinances in Lisbon, theater subsidies, air quality in Parliament, and global immigration patterns by nationality.
A collage of humorous quotes and brief items: a 19th century remark on age from The Cornhill, notes on volcanic cooking by the Maoris of New Zealand, lines about Clara pursuing a career versus matrimony, a spider’s web metaphor contrasted with a spinning top, Croesus lamenting his daughter’s marriage to her first patient, and quips on human folly and disappointment.
An account of Friese-Greene's electrolytic printing method notes paper impregnated with reactive chemicals and presses connected to electricity. A current prints a sharp, potentially black impression with minimal chemical use, capable of 36 000 impressions per hour and the option to print on both sides. Variants include salts yielding different colors and a typewriter adaptation with a metallic inkless system.
M A Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky turned yellow with jaundice and suffered greatly. After seeing doctors with no relief he used Electric Bitters and reports complete recovery after two bottles. The remedy aids stomach liver and kidney troubles and costs 50 cents at H Scallin druggist.
The British postal service and the United States face ambiguity with the word only on postcards. Authorities tried six legends to avoid confusion, finally dropping only and adopting This side for address only. A disconcerted Davitt anecdote recalls his fiery Irish Land League speech interrupted by a government reporter. Tulip farms tour by Charles L. Hutchinson highlights Holland's bloom window mid April to early May and bulb sales as income.
On the Third avenue trolley two young urchins aged eight or nine tried to seize a passenger’s pocketbook as the car lurched. A nearby man called it the boldest highway robbery he had seen, while the woman clutched the bag to prevent loss amid the chase. Meanwhile Sydney Harbor nears a proposed monument “Australia Facing the Dawn” inspired by federation. Funds are scarce though, with one advocate appealing for a share of Cecil Rhodes’s £8,000,000 bequest to promote English-speaking unity.
A Chicago visitor to Boston notes the marked courtesy of conductors and motormen. Boston staff are carefully selected and trained before taking charge, and receive 2.25 dollars for a ten hour working day, 15 cents more than Chicago men for the same labor, per the Boston Letter in Chicago News.
A brief survey notes many cultures attach magic to the rainbow arch. In Russia the rainbow is a bent water pipe draining wells. in Hungary it is Noah’s pump. Slavonic tongues call it cloud siphon while Malayan traditions link it to a double headed water snake. Turkish lore promises silver heads and ruby eyes if touched, and in Greece stumbling at the end is said to change one’s sex instantly.
Allen's Foot-Vase promises instant relief for painful smarting feet corns and bunions and tight shoes feel easier with this powder sold by druggists and shoe stores. Do not accept substitutes mail orders 25 cents trial package free. Doan's Ointment offers relief for itching piles with a trusted cure.
In a dialogue from the New York Weekly, Professor Searcher argues that petrified horse tracks found in Missouri reflect imprints from different eras of zoological and geological history, while an Old Lady insists they cannot be true. The exchange highlights era-spanning natural history concepts and challenges in interpretation.
In a heated exchange the Boston Transcript quotes Mrs. Greene and Mrs. White on a local musical event. The two women, identified as Miss Black and that Brown girl, sat quietly all evening, avoiding conversation, which critics deemridiculous and scandalous.
In a domestic vignette Mrs. Snaggle vows she will not endure a similar fate, resisting her husband’s correcting manner. She declares money cannot ensure contentment but can shield it from loss, while Mr. Snaggle sarcastically counters. A Baltimore Nova aside touts Dr. Thomas Helectric Oil as a cure for cuts and sprains, framing domestic advice with a satire of everyday remedies.
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