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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1894
Page
2
A poetic meditation on ambition and merit. It contrasts the noble Rowan with Cronker and a quest for knowledge, asserting that both nobles and peasants must earn ascent through effort. The speaker declares a determination to find or forge a path to achievement, rejecting easy riches.
Six missing horses ignite a frontier drama at Sage Bar as the easterner Craig and his wife face accusation. A swift rescue by the wife, a gunpoint escape, and a bold pursuit lead to a town’s uneasy justice. Craig returns with the Mexican captive, and the easterner earns grudging respect amid frontier law.
Robert Chambers discusses his recent reading of Scott novels during a Glasgow club visit. He admits enjoying the earlier works more, saying Sir Walter Scott now seems prosy, a view shared in a whispered aside to J. C Jeaffreson.
In a Philadelphia Call excerpt, Simpkins wakes the hired girl Hannah by firing a pistol at her door and alarms the household. The breakfast crew, including a big policeman, the baker, and the milkman, enter as Simpkins contends he did not murder his wife while Maria, the hired girl, restores order.
A man claims a neighbor, Kurnell Breckenridge, threatened him and the justice of the peace in Austin, Texas, vouching for a bond to keep peace. The speaker asserts the rival threatened his life and warned of the next night’s attack in his hen house, with gunfire implied. The quote ends with a quip about age and mucilage.
A Philadelphia Times style feature explains Secret Service work on counterfeiting, its exhibits, and methods to detect fakes. It notes a clerk’s depiction of scenes, including methods to age notes and rare engraver quality, plus a tale of a stubborn office boy demanding $5 for entry at a San Francisco Institute building.
A reader recalls crowded public elevators causing awkward moments. In one incident a bashful man is squeezed among three flirtatious women during a slow ascent, provoking subtle glances and comic discomfort. He later confesses he enjoyed the moment until home, where a wife’s discovery of a stray hair on a button reveals the possible consequences.
A New York Tribune reader recounts a cafe moment where a scented envelope promises romance but delivers an advertisement for clothes cleaning and a low-priced menu. The man laments modern notes that falsely hint at courtship while selling services and weekly trouser pressing for 25 cents.
Louis Sells the circus man from Columbus recalled to Cleveland to hear reminiscences. Edwin Cowles flew into a rage when a glowing write up appeared for a show the troupe never reached. The incident ended with Cowles blasting the paper’s fat contributor Griswold in the newsroom.
Stanley Smith reports from Vancouver via Seattle that three months of searching the Squamish Valley to Knight's Inlet uncovered evidence of two missing prospectors Clarke and Braden. A later discovery at Kleenakleena camp reveals a murdered rancher Alex McNeil and a deserted, looted ranch with cryptic initials I McC R A 1891.
A fragmentary report notes experiments with a cork based mattress weighing about five pounds that reportedly cannot be sunk by five full grown men. The item is described as buoyant and comfortable with potential uses for belts and beds. The text also touches on education for actors' children and a wealthy man’s advice about raising children.
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