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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
2
A compact poem recounts how planting a tree symbolically builds a nation by planting ships and houses and tools, from mast to door, rafters to spire, linking growth, shelter, and even moral strength to a single act of planting. Henry Abbey’s lines evoke collective effort and future hope.
A young woman on a swollen creek bridge is plucked from danger by an engineer Abe and fireman Morris as a storm threatens a wedding journey. The Express arrives after a landslide delays, and the couple later marry, with the bride keeping home for her father prior to the rescue.
A druggist and his partner debate staying open late to capture extra sales. After one night of extended hours yields a tiny profit and a dramatic late visit by a sick customer seeking stamps, they decide to revert, fearing the extra cost outweighs gains.
The piece lists Remanino at 31.12 an ounce with Rhodium at 112.50, Ruthenium at 90, Iridium at 37.50, Osmium and Palladium at 24 an ounce, noting their limited commercial importance. It also mentions gallium at 3000 an ounce and ends with a moral aside about happiness.
A white rat in Patrick Hurley’s barn is guided to feed by a companion rat and led daily to a brook for water, until boys disrupt the scene and the leader is forced to abandon the straw. A shipboard monkey steals a gold zodiac ring, escapes, dives, and ultimately returns the ring to the captain's wife.
A man is hanged and leaves two sons a blacksmith and a physician. The blacksmith’s anger at questions about his father ends in a wrongful hanging, while the physician truthfully explains heart failure. The tale follows their paths as fame and profit rise from honesty and deception.
A theatrical musician prized an ebony flute with silver keys though a high note was faulty. His lodger friend vanished then later owned a whistle capable bullfitch that sang three tunes but skipped a high note. The musician deduced the flaw matched his missing instrument and confronted the ex-lodger.
A minister in the backwoods of Canada gives couples serious wedding advice before ceremonies. He shares tales to emphasize responsibility, but a young bride retorts with humorous, practical thoughts about her readiness and household provisions. The exchange blends humor with traditional courting customs.
A Boston Journal opinion notes the city’s fashionable women soon meet both the scalp specialist and the hairdresser. Starting with either the doctor or the shampooer leads to an inevitable encounter with the other, highlighting the allure of hair care among Boston’s elite.
London Truth reports a clipped royal dignity tale on the Holyhead packet. An Irish viceroy and a lady he knew travel from Ireland. aboard the ship she scorns him as a viceroy and tasks him to carry her bag once they reach Holyhead harbour.
A stark meditation urges readers to tend their health before punishment comes, noting crowded asylums and growing cemetery activity. It admonishes daily prayer for sustenance and warns that faith is crucial when divine aid seems absent.
The magnate recalls the one true stroke of luck from early days when an errand boy found two men fighting and a dropped check, a moment that led to recovering money and a life changing job. He notes many others claim luckier events, though none matched this incident for him.
Indianapolis man Charles H. Tomley recalls spending a terrifying night inside a coal mine while touring Ohio mines. A miner's boss demanded beer money and barred him from leaving, turning a misguided bluff into a night of darkness and dampness. He compares it to solitary confinement’s isolation.
A discussion on advertising as an indirect ploy to signal business intent. It argues anxious merchants project attentiveness and fair pricing, drawing customers who prefer such conditions. The piece notes extensive, regular advertising correlates with success, while faint efforts fail.
A public account recounts an English soldier who escaped Matabele warriors by football inspired dodging. He reportedly ran past forty Matabeles and shot one horseman during his escape, fueling a push to include football in soldier training.
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