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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
6
An excerpted poem extols tree planting as a civic act that nurtures sun and sky, beauty, homes, birdsong, and a coming age. It links individual action to national growth from sea to sea, praising loyalty, love of home, and shared heritage through forests.
The 1810 departure of the Tonquin under Captain Thorn to establish a trading post at the Columbia River marks a pivotal moment in U S fur trade. Early misjudgments, stiff bargaining with Nookamiss and Whicananish, and a brutal attack by local tribes culminate in the ship's destruction, the massacre of most of her crew, and the dramatic act of clerk Lewis destroying the vessel with powder.
The piece discusses how ears evolved from an existing air-breathing organ and notes a New York miner’s fear when alone underground. It also recounts a Napoleon era anecdote where an old soldier loses his second arm after a joke about the Legion of Honor, prompting the question of how he did it.
Sarah Cross of Bristol Kentucky stands eighteen inches tall yet is over fifty. Her face and head are fully developed and she talks with freedom and intelligence. The article notes public fascination parallels reactions to a talkative woman and a man, likening attention to a fly in a web.
A cyclist in New York struck a girl who sprang back at a shouted warning. The girl Kate McGlynn died after three hours in hospital. The rider Edward Clauschmidt, an electrician with a good position, collided on a noiseless bicycle lacking a bell or brake. The piece argues bicycles are vital but demand alarms and speed rules to protect pedestrians, noting sidewalk bans and noiseless tech. The discussion extends to a Chicago case of a woman killed by a bicycle, urging regulated cycles as the poor man’s coach rather than bans.
Curious ants in Western Australia inhabit sand hollows with large queen colonies. Workers collect nectar for the queens who store honey in oval bags a half inch long. Honey bears cling to cavern roots and transfer honey to waiting workers and hungry ants in famine. Naval ships may change color to save painting costs, favoring fortikick.
A Cincinnati Journal inspired tale where two city wholesale workers reveal character. The generous shy employee asks to share her raise with a harder working sister who boards away and earns less. The employer Mr N. commends her by shaking hands, proving kindness exists.
A Victorian curiosity piece describes raising sunken ships by inflatable gas bags and a leather belted canvas system with chemicals to equalize internal and external pressure. It shares a second tale of a railroad warning predicting a near wreck when a fireman dreamed of danger and halted a westbound sequence to avert disaster after airbrake failure.
A French vegetarian society splits into three factions cerealites who advocate cereals fruitarians who favor fruit and tukeries who push root eating. Each wing claims only its view sustains human happiness and stability while the other halves live differently. The piece jokes that this division may spare many divorces and family storms.
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