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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
3
Fragmentary text from an old newspaper page provides partial words and garbled names making it difficult to identify persons places or events. the readable bits suggest a routine item rather than a major story and no clear dates or outcomes are discernible.
The readable text shows partial fragments with unclear references likely from a local public notice. No solid names, places, or dates are identifiable to confirm the action or deadline.
A peddler sold horseradish roots mistaken for monkshood, causing aconite poisoning in the Sarasohn family at 136 Madison Street. In a separate incident a woman and two children fell ill after eating cheap sardines from a pushcart, likely due to tin can toxins. Medical staff treated the victims as authorities investigated the dangers of misidentified plants and tainted foods.
Two farmers, John Davis and Charley Schlosser, on a hunting trip near Delaware, report finding subterranean dens used by robbers. The discovery follows recent incidents and suggests hidden hideouts in the area.
The piece recalls the prairie schooner as a symbol of early western migration and contrasts it with modern luxury travel. It notes families traveling with minimal comforts and the harsh realities faced along wagon trails, while reflecting on a painting bought by a railroad president and the evolution of residential hotel life over fifty years.
The Call notes a Chinese boy named Lee Fong known as Tom Flanagan who favors Irish airs over German or American tunes. Arriving in California eight years ago he bought a violin for six dollars and, with help from a German mentor, mastered bowing to perform at hoe-downs and social events playing Wearing of the Green Kilkenny and an Irish jig.
A simple home craft converts an unused table into a summer conservatory. Start with white enamel, cut a round center hole for a water filled can to hold flowers, which can be refreshed daily. Another option plants ferns in an earth filled tin pan for greenery.
Collected snippets show Miss Ethel Washburn, daughter of Mrs. Tripp, captivating Vienna society as Bartlett Tripp navigates strict court etiquette. Also recounted: Cohen Coffey dodges delays with "Coffey grounds" in a humorous courtroom exchange. A Buffalo duel anecdote and quips from Life and Standard conclude the miscellany with light chatter.
A humorous column mocks early legends to trace St. Louis growth from a protoplasm founded site in 3001 B C to centuries later, with mythical visitors Chederlaomer and Shalmaneser remarking on its expansion. It notes a famous Mississippi discovery in 1421 and census figures suggesting a rapid boom by 1425.
The article recalls St Louis over 500 years, noting slow but steady progress. It mentions modern features like business blocks, a post office, a railroad lands freight and passengers near the town pump and travelers stopping for lunch.
A new razor-stropping device uses a nickled frame and a spring receiver to turn safety razor blades automatically as the machine changes direction. The piece then shifts to a sweeping meditation on Egypt, describing it as a land of contrasts and empires, a place without a single native nation yet rich with history. Another short note introduces a Japanese game using fans and colored paper balls kept aloft by continual fanning, with prizes for the longest kept airborne.
The Inquirer notes corsets are rare among Americans and most civilians. It cites military officers in France Germany Austria and Britain as exceptions where uniforms or training influence waist management. It argues natural body proportions and military standards limit corset use in civil life and among elites.
An ornate loadstone magnet dating to 1753 from Paris weighs two pounds three and a half ounces and bears a silver band engraved Meinert. Its N and S poles mark polarity per French custom. Brought to America about 1775 by Dr. John Francis Vacher, a French physician, it later passed through his Cincinnati circle and is now held by the late Hon. Robert Gilchrist’s family.
In the sandy Landes of southern France shepherds and livestock survive on a harsh diet, with locals claiming potatoes cause apoplexy and onions and stale rye bread are healthiest. Shepherds walk and rest on stilts, using crescent-top stilt rests to brace themselves as they traverse shifting sands.
A fragmentary life page note mentions Landes shepherds with rough quaint dress and wool hooded attire. It also highlights Dwin D Morgan earning 250000 per paternity event and 750000 savings, plus optimistic business outlook. Citizens in Cleveland attempt to lynch a policeman and a light dialog about P T Barnum is quoted.
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