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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
8
A reflective poem traces life’s fleeting aisles of time and phantom memories. It contrasts happiness and sin, urges lessons from the past to guide the future, and ends with a unity of faith across traditions in facing one God.
In a New England village a bashful bachelor narrator watches the Sterling family stir social life with a Dickens Club presence. After a rose project and tea invitations, Phyllis and Genevieve spark romantic tension as the narrator battles embarrassment and a mistaken manuscript mix up.
Historical notes describe a sleeping bag with a collapsible rigid frame and hinged lids for weatherproof shelter by Abelard Lapierre of Montreal. It also covers field derrick construction, horn growth prevention mixtures, and practical farming tips on moisture, plowing, and orchard care.
The piece traces the rise of the Russian thistle from a feared weed across the West to a valued resource. It notes historical bans in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, and reports farmers in Nebraska and Northwestern Nebraska using the plant as fodder for horses and stock. It describes how the thistle is harvested, baled, and even burned as fuel, claiming it can rival alfalfa for feed and match a cord of wood or a ton of coal in heat. The article also includes humorous anecdotes about a lawyer’s father and a naval incident involving a gun and a sailor named Puller, illustrating varied uses and human nature.
A collection of reminiscences and anecdotes recounts Brethren stories about Dr. Creighton in London, Lady Gregory on Ireland travels with George Lys, Earl Beauchamp’s New South Wales post, a US tourist admiring Madresfield, and Turner's studio pricing. The tales mix humor, wit, and cultural glimpses across eras.
A Chestnut street jeweler recalls a two year old con in which a well dressed man and woman targeted multiple stores. The pair used staged thefts to compel managers to keep quiet while the wife pocketed rare items, then fled after bills went unpaid. The scheme involved a private office meeting and a ruse about an earlier theft.
The report notes 1,500 submarine telegraph cables covering 27,000 miles with an estimated value of SUSU000,000 and about 6,000,000 manually transmitted messages. Total global cable length reaches 830,000 miles with 3,500,000 miles of conductors. Atlantic ties span thirteen wires US to Europe, three tiers link South America to Africa and Southern Europe. Pacific options exist via Siberia to Australia and along the American coast, but none laid across the ocean yet.
The Boston Transcript records Mrs Greene and Mrs Gray debating fishing trips and liquor, with Mrs Greene claiming men take liquor on trips and Mrs Gray disagreeing, noting she has checked her husband’s luggage and found no liquor.
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