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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
2
A miscellany of notes and witticisms on current events from weather and science to politics. Topics include a Kosciusko statue in Chicago, new onion remedies, the World’s Fair chorus invite, New York and Texas birthday observances, and debates on liquor, divorce, and beer prices.
Washington report notes the Fifty-second Congress struggles with speech grammar while stenographers edit reports for accuracy. Stacks of daily mail, from seed requests to personal inquiries, test lawmakers from rural districts to city reps, with some receiving up to 250 letters daily.
The article surveys grip mortality and notes high European and domestic death rates. It cites Dr Keeley's asafetida pill claim as a potential specific cure, praising field experience while acknowledging medical opposition and calls for fair trial. It warns against panicked remedies and urges unified effort against the disease.
An essay argues that the fault lies with people not marriage itself. It compares marital strain to natural disasters and Eden’s snake, noting selfishness irritability and appetites spoil unions. It questions whether leaving a partner and starting anew would truly improve life.
The article recalls two notorious figures, Hephzibah and Polly Austin, who traveled with heavy bundles and frightened villagers. Hephzibah confronts a teacher at noon recess, claiming she could run a better school, then joins her sister at the door as they leave. The piece also cites Prof. McGee warning that rising ocean encroachment will engulf Atlantic cities and coastlands, urging retreat and adaptation.
A clergyman intercedes when a jockey tries to sell a broken wind horse to a gentleman. The jockey bristles, but the parson retorts that if he had attended church last Sunday he would have heard his sermon. The exchange ends with the parson noting his pride in prison.
The Princess Victoria Kaiulani, heir presumptive to the Hawaiian throne, is a bright 16 year old praised by Harrowden Tall schoolmates. She attracts teachers with her charm and, though popular at Wellesley College, remains unaware of her future greatness, a trait many American girls find fascinating about royal titles.
An Irishman cries out as his excited horse traps his hind leg in the stirrup, and a townswoman unfamiliar with Pat’s quip declares she will jump out if danger arises. The anecdotes suggest Hibernia and American wit travel in parallel grooves across cultures.
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