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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
4
A narrator recounts his deadly struggle with a man in a windowless room. He strangles the foe, admires the kill, and plans a second escape through a barred window. He labors to remove bars and watches streets for a possible pursuer Jerome, while acknowledging the Pro vost’s grip on the house.
The narrator recounts a night of isolation and terror as he hogtied a corpse, faced a ghastly vision, and endured a siege by unseen pursuers. Madness grows from hunger and fear until a dramatic awakening reveals rescuers Florine and Nannette, with Jerome nearby as the ball night tale unfolds.
In Wind River country a cowhand Alf Kennedy confronts a silver tipped grizzly while guiding cattle. Kennedy is killed in the bear’s embrace after a long duel of bullets, leaving the beast mortally wounded by 54 hits, with the foreman’s forty four delivering the fatal shot behind the ear.
The ill wind of fly time boosts pay for mirror frosting in urban eateries. Decorators create New England scenes and Arctic vignettes on bar mirrors, earning up to 20 dollars daily in busy restaurants. After season ends, soap and hot water remove the frosted landscapes.
In a humorous exchange in Chicago Tribune style, Maria faces Mr Billus as he demands what she has done to his razor. Maria replies she only sharpened it after shaw, asserting it is still all right.
Mrs. Russell Sage argues in Club Woman that American men, not women, bear primary responsibility for modern restlessness and homelessness. She cites neglect of paternal duties, reliance on nurses, and pursuit of amusement, plus the rise of apartments, as eroding home life and moral training.
A Brooklyn pair joke about a father and son who invest in theater tickets, learning a hard lesson on speculation after the venture tanks. The tale contrasts the son’s swift loss with the father’s attempt to teach fiscal sense and prudent risk. Includes a humorous exchange about a Sunday school lesson and a fishy smell.
Boston Transcript notes Professor W Ridgeway argues personal adornments arose from magical uses rather than aesthetics. Primitive jewelry used perforated shells teeth claws seeds and bone while later stones and metals were learned. Amulets and symbolic devices accompanied gems in many cultures with rain magic, poison antidotes, and sacred functions shaping jewelry.
The piece argues that Oregon never fully experiences spring as elsewhere, yet proves spring's presence through hints of warmer winds and evergreen trees. It speaks of blue noses needing relief, the season as a trumpeter of hope, and the promise of a blue unclouded summer despite mild winters. It reflects regional sentiment toward seasonal change.
In a playful exchange the child Howard asks how old Methuselah was on the day after his birthday and imagines a nine hundred year age as a measure for a grand birthday cake.
A Rome message reports the Academy of Sciences at Turin split the Balfour prize of 6000 dollars between Signor Marconi and Professor Grassi of Rome. The Brasso prize of 1750 dollars goes to the Duke of the Abruzzi.
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