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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1894
Page
2
Margaret E. Sangster writes from Chicago Inter Ocean about a mother awaiting her children at home. A husband sits in an easy chair as dusk settles and memories of joyful days fill the room. The poem shifts between hope and longing, ending with the family united at last within the peaceful home.
Ephraim Biggs brings five giant pumpkins to the First Annual Comanche County Fair. Melissa Morrison taunts him over a past slight and wins a public showdown with her prize pumpkin. He proposes to repair the past by hiring her, but she rejects and asserts her independence and wage rights.
A brief excerpt cites Elsabeth Robinson Scogin urging careful observation of a child’s throat for diphtheria signs. If patches appear, seek medical help. meanwhile bed rest, lime-water throat treatment, warm oil neck rub, and frequent nourishing fluids aid until a doctor arrives.
The New York Sun notes typewriters are advancing in France and hopes the device will reform the French habit of messy handwriting. It pokes fun at French penmanship, calling it abominable and near illegible, while praising the typewriter as a reformer that could end the era of ornate cursive.
A fragment from a Philadelphia era report notes pine pulp and sulfate fiber shortages delaying cartridge paper production as American printers urged frugality and rag recycling. It highlights Franklin era finds, wartime rations, and a 1810 snapshot showing 185 U S paper mills, sixty in Pennsylvania, underscoring early industry growth and local thrift campaigns.
A reflective piece on how little others care about an individual and how egotism and self conscious nerves affect behavior. It notes that even public attention fades quickly, and common signs include church or meeting self presentation and awkward self depreciation. The essay warns against imagining universal scrutiny and highlights post incident mortification.
A reflection on character and charm, arguing that fault lies in ego. True deportment comes from recognizing personal insignificance within the vast world and shedding selfish motives to achieve authentic naturalness.
A Savannah area tannery has tested palmetto leaves and stems as an alternative to oak or hemlock bark. The process yielded strong pliable leather sold as nak tanned, with a cost near 9 to 10 cents per pound and a 50 percent profit after freight and commission. Palmetto fiber can be reused for cheap mattresses, suggesting a promising southern industry.
A Western judge, enraged by a lawyer’s muttered remarks, adjourned the court and summoned the lawyer to the clerk’s office. There the judge demanded an apology or faced violence, the lawyer yielding a full contrite apology before proceedings resumed.
A New England youth tells a friend he read Euclid's Elements from start to finish in one afternoon, claiming he skipped all demonstrations and problems and only read the text of Euclid himself, prompting disbelief from his companion.
A Philadelphia Record note recounts a schoolma’am passenger publicly reproving men for crowding seats on a sixteenth street streetcar. She urges men to keep legs together, prompting embarrassed shifting among riders and a silent, awkward pause before the issue eases. Marion Harland predicts the coming woman will gain a personal panic account and warns for the man’s future role.
A New York Herald anecdote recounted in a Washington dispute over William B. Hornblower’s Senate rejection for the Supreme Court. In Jules T. Davies’ office, lawyers laughed at the noisy Hornblower and Bangs exchange, a joke about German bands and Broadway, amid a tense Grant Ward hearing.
Colonel Jim Struthers recalls a wild tale from Montana days before the trolley era, describing prospecting in the Bull Mountains, a night interrupted by a bear encounter, dreams of Yellowstone geysers, and waking to find his camp raided by bear traps while the reporter listened.
The Times notes the German people welcome reconciliation between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Chancellor Bismarck era figures. It credits Sedan and Versailles memory for loyal sentiment toward founders, while acknowledging flaws in the Kaiser and old age limiting Bismarck. Reconciliation stirs temporary buoyancy and national sentiment among a hard headed, sentimental people.
An 1837 tale recounts Emperor Napoleon II visiting Washington Irvington and Sunnyside accompanied by a French count and Hastings. At Sing Sing, the warden showed a prisoner claiming to have fought with Napoleon. The prince was locked briefly in a dark cell as a playful demonstration, leaving the party amused yet uneasy by the incident.
Susy a Swedish speaking 11 year old notices foreign national cooks in her mother's kitchen speak English differently from her parents. She is told to tell the cook not to prepare soup in Swedish but replies she told Mary in Swedish.
The total pensions paid in England for the year ending March 1592 was £7,?8,862. Civil list pensions were £2,201,587, army £3,713,073, navy £1,742,512, and survivors of former distinguished naval and military men £2,720. The total recipients across all classes numbered 162,040.
A fragment from a New Orleans citizen argues that a French correspondent and 100 Jacksons played the true hero in the Battle of New Orleans. The text mentions Me surprise at the overlooked roles of figures tied to Jackson, Dresden, and August 1812, with references to leadership and royal rule.
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