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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
3
Mitchell and vicinity reports mix of social events and local happenings. Art Brookings of Cedar Falls visits, Dr. Bobb to Chicago, fires near Frank Redford’s barn, revival clubs organized, a dynamic mix of visitors, entertainments and civic notes in this week’s column.
A health claim notes that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters strengthens weak stomachs and keeps bowels active. Regular use is said to cure indigestion constipation dyspepsia biliousness inactive liver or kidneys malaria fever and ague. It will cure you. A Revenue Stamp covers the neck of the bottle. Superior is not present.
George Carroll recalls a dinner tale about Herrmann the magician who claimed champagne could not be palm hidden. He demonstrated by hurling a quart bottle toward a waiter, causing the bottle to vanish in the ensuing confusion at a club table. The anecdote appeared in the New York Tribune.
A Scientific American note explains scorpions do not die by their venom. Heat sensitivity proves lethal when exposure exceeds about 50 degrees Celsius. Observations show the tail movement is defense against heat, not self-inflicted death.
A Household Words vignette about Zulu servants who confuse letters and mispronounce phrases. One faithful boy, screening visitors by ticket, keeps two guests in the drawing room while the third waits in the hall, reasoning that he would be barred from a saloon without a ticket.
A London Globe description of a Persian dinner describes a ceremonial scene with pipes, tea, and sweets. Guests sit around a leather sheet on the floor, each with a flat loaf before them as dishes arrive on trays. The host intones Bis millah and all begin eating in quiet order.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt notes a woman confessing to stealing to pay a grocer or butcher, reflecting hardship. It also mentions Burmese coin beliefs preferring female-headed coins, and a physics remark that wave impact on a photo equals 17 tons per square yard.
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