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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
2
Practical farm notes describe a roller butter method using a sliding frame for even pressure and a long rolling pin with a fixed end pin. It also details a simple two-rail picket fence, clover sod cultivation, and fertilizer considerations from clover and cotton seed meal in livestock feeding.
Pasted text discusses inexpensive pence of livestock care and sheep wool origins, then covers poultry notes on house at night, weathering, feeding, and hygiene. It mentions dairy tips on cold weather, cow care, compost, and pasture management.
A Chicago Water Ocean piece recounts a con where a tramp and an older man staged a diamond ring scam. The young narrator aided the search, sold a fake find, paid a reward, then learned at a pawnshop the ring was paste and worthless. The tale ends with the pair’s mock gratitude.
Features anecdotes from Soldiers' and Veterans' reminiscences about Frederick the Great and Civil War figures. Illustrates dual traits in rulers, chivalry in Charleston during Major Anderson's defense, and Grant's decisive command style shaping unruly regiments with firm discipline.
An elderly Scottish fisherman farmer John Murray, aged 90, is pictured with five generations including his son 69 year old William Henry, granddaughter 35, and great granddaughter 18 who recently bore a son. Murray pioneered herring baiting for white fish using seaweed glue. A Norwegian inventor shown at Stockholm proposes seaweed based glue and dressing gum for industrial use. A Stuvanger district plant will begin production. An old borey lady visits a family and tells Stanley she will leave soon, but he replies they will dine first.
The article criticizes outdated schoolhouses, poor facilities, and unfit trustees, urging better teacher screening and training for children. It cites salary ranges for city grade teachers and offers advice on classroom conduct when visitors are present. The note adds that 309 log schoolhouses still exist in Michigan.
Curiosities of horses in folklore include the Hindu horse sacrifice where a king’s golden horse is freed to roam for a year before its sacrifice. Manx legends say fairies steal wealth owners’ horses at night, gray horses draw bridal carriages, and bay horses mean luck. Mythic steeds Sleipner and Al Barak are described with extraordinary powers and features.
A New York Sun quote records an observant citizen asserting that one can be a man of the world without leaving Manhattan Island. He lists many local tradespeople and their foreign origins, noting a Persian doctor, a Scotch undertaker, and a Bavarian partner, illustrating broad diversity in daily life.
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