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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
10
An article urges full deep breathing to oxygenate blood and curb carbonic acid buildup in closed rooms. It warns against tight clothing, promotes breathing through the nose, open windows for sleep, and links anemia to a lack of red blood cells requiring good wholesome food to restore oxygen transport.
A discussion on celestial precession cites Professor T. J. J. Lee and Humboldt noting the Southern Cross shifts from Baltic shores to southern latitudes over 12 900 years. It will become invisible in Florida and later in Hudson Bay, while Canopus and Alpha Centauri transition from prominent to barely visible in evolving ancient skies.
A women's club running a recently funded clubhouse faced labor shortages for male trades. An on-site accident left a worker’s foot protruding through the unfinished auditorium ceiling before completion. The mishap drew shocked club members as the ceiling patch confirmed the misstep.
A brief, humorous anecdote features a four year old named Olly asking to visit Sallie and play. His mother approves with a casual, affectionate reply, reflecting everyday domestic chatter from a London Fun column.
A man recalls a debate over smoking and saving, explaining he saved five cent cigar funds for six years to buy books. He notes from his apprenticeship that saved money totaled $109.50, contrasting with a friend who preferred immediate gratification. The tale promotes thrift and self improvement.
The piece extols simple tactics of surprise and minimal material waste in a Native clash, noting Spears and clubs captured and returned, little bloodshed, and the event as an entertaining yet harmless critique of modern munition prowess and patriotic venting, framed as a comparison to football and a French duel.
Practical experts debate causes of steel defects noting many flaws in rails plates and bars arise from blowholes inside ingots. Such cavities may not be detectable by tests yet affect outcomes when rails are rolled. Detecting hidden blowholes in rail heads remains unresolved despite inspections.
A late night doctor misplaces his latchkey and paces a locked house in the cold. His sister answers the door in disheveled attire exclaiming the doctor is out, while the doctor complains he cannot reenter.
London Sketch notes a recent Algeria census showing very young marriages among Arabs with boys wed at 12 to 15 and girls often marrying at 11 to 12. It cites 189 widows and 1,176 divorcees aged 15, highlighting precocious unions and widespread marital turnover.
A Washington woman famed as a borrower deftly fends off a loan request by feigning desiring to fetch money. She pretends to rummage for her purse in front of the male head of the house, then laments a lack of funds while blaming a supposed plumber bill. The incident, reported by the Washington Post, showcases a practiced refusal method.
A survey of timidity as a common thread in youth and intellect notes many learned figures from Virgil to Amiel showing timid traits. Examples include Cicero and Sarcey failing to conquer nerves and a biting anecdote of Charles Mathews imitating a pawnbroker to entertain guests.
A Boston Journal note argues that Greek art misleads about Athenian life. It contrasts ideal Parthenon figures with Aristophanes’ portraits of women, suggesting art distorts truth and we glimpse the era only through artistic representation.
The sister of the late Earl of Bradford, Miss Forester, was famed as the only woman to refuse offers from two prime ministers in her youth. She refused Lord Palmerston, later married the Earl of Chesterfield, and as his widow refused Lord Beaconsfield. Barber shops in Sweden offer face washing bowls with water spraying up to rinse away soap. Postal authorities ruled mail need not be delivered to houses with vicious, unchained dogs.
The Denver Times reports on Yukon mosquitoes attacking people and driving moose, deer, and caribou to the snow line. They fatally strike dogs and even brown bears, while humans suffer swollen eyes, ears, and noses and may go blind if exposed. Rain and fog favor their activity, keeping them active after brief rests. Prospectors face heightened danger as mosquitoes swarm after showers.
Mr Dooley, a Mobile ship carpenter, recalls a Civil War blockade incident with three timber torpedo mines forming a triangle. Winds shifted, torpedoes redirected, causing panic and a dramatic explosion near Frascati before conditions returned to normal.
A dialogue mocks medical certainty with a patient request for doubt before an operation. A surgeon boasts certainty, while the patient and others quip about surgery performing wonders and brain quantity. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper humor about medical confidence and nature's role.
A witty exchange contrasts two views on the language of flowers the meaning understood by the giver and the one interpreted by the recipient The Boston Transcript quotes Uncle John humorously questioning who bears the responsibility for the bill in such floral gifts.
The New York Sun notes a broad market for used smokestacks iron or steel. Buyers include manufacturers upgrading boilers, dealers moving stacks to yards, and contractors needing temporary plant parts. Steel stacks now rise to 18 feet in diameter and cost about half as much as brick or new stacks.
The article recalls the long standing Westminster custom of calling “Who goes home?” after adjournment each night. Guards and messengers cry the prompt in the corridors signaling members to depart. The ritual harks back to when linksmen protected MPs from street footpads.
Nasica visits Ennius and learns the maid’s report was false. Later Ennius asks for Nasica. Nasica feigns absence. Ennius repeats, Do I not know your voice, and Nasica calls him impudent, noting his own earlier belief in the servant's claim and challenging disbelief.
A Boston Journal restatement shows a 50 year old man with ordinary health uses 6,082 days sleeping, 550 sick, 1,522 meals, 5,582 work, 671 exercise, 3,803 days in travel and sports, and consumes 27,080 pounds of bread, 6,080 meat, 4,675 vegetables and fruit, and 31,180 liters of wine, spirits, and water.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy recounts a hostess once handed him a volume of his own poems for his opinion. He replied with a gentle joke calling them dreadful drivel. The hostess defends the poems as treasures from her husband, shared at the early days of their courtship.
Mrs Lincoln Parke and Mr Englewood exchange shrewd banter about memories and faces in a concise humorous vignette. The dialogue from the New York Herald presents a comic skit on mistaken recognition and social satire.
A woman recalls a surgeon remarking on a hospital operation that day where a man's rib was removed. The sweet girl questions why such procedures are needed and notes there are already many women in the world.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a perilous stage journey from Sandy Gulch to Rising Sun. A driver selected a pale passenger to frighten, prompting near-misses on 100 foot drops. The passenger coolly smoked, inviting danger, while others prayed as the coach skimmed cliff edges and down grades. The driver teased a fatal plunge, and the man admitted he intended suicide, prompting a grim confrontation amid repeated near disasters.
Briggs recounts a doomed scheme to stage a staged mill with vitascope and veriscope using film stock, staged as a private duel for fortune. An accidental celluloid explosion during the third round sent the audience fleeing and left Briggs unconscious. The governor is urged to cover the failed investment from his estate.
Mark Twain served two weeks as a Confederate soldier in Missouri under Jeff Thompson. His private letters describe no major victories, constant movement, and difficulty securing fights. He notes the enemy rarely stayed still and they were usually on the move during engagements.
The article notes stamps issued in August 1847 but rarely used, prompting a 1855 prepayment requirement. Before that act, few letters bore stamps. It adds that the county post offices sell about 4 billion stamps and postal cards annually, worth roughly 75 million dollars.
In a Harper's Bazar excerpt Dawkins questions Morley about Bradbury as a pianist. Morley explains he bought a box for Bradbury’s recital to show contempt by attending and leaving it empty on the evening of the performance.
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