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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1893
Page
2
A fragmentary lyric describes winds of memory sweeping the shore toward night. Images of cliffs, a brook, blooming apple trees, and fading recollections evoke girlhood summers as tides loom and ships sail inland. The speaker listens for the remembered song and wonders where the shore will take them.
In Mariposa the old miner Dan Hopkins faces his troubled son in a courtroom confrontation over a brutal murder. As evidence points to the boy, Hopkins confesses that though his son deserved death, he cannot bear to see him hanged and offers to take the blame, taking the revolver and dying by his own hand.
The article recalls the abandoned Fort Fetterman perched above the North Platte basin where ruins are swallowed by sage and cactus. A sole resident guards the site while former soldiers’ graves lie near the ruins in wooden headstones with irregular inscriptions. The legend of Limber Jim and the frontier death tales echo as Barlow, still alive, becomes part of local lore.
A Philadelphia cigar shop owner died of diphtheria and his coffin was placed in the storefront for passersby to view during the funeral. Paris hosts a thriving stamp market on the Champs Elys es with exchanges and thousands of francs changing hands each day.
The Philadelphia Press condemns Pullman dining car crust trimming. It notes four million five hundred thousand meals served last year and asks why crusts are removed. The paper argues the practice is unnecessary and suggests a crust option for passengers.
A hunter describes stalking a lion from behind cameras. After a long chase the lion crouches and faces the hunter. The hunter fires repeatedly at close range until the beast is finally slain amid dust and confusion.
M Burd of Lyons promotes paraffin floor treatment that coats floors with a petroleum solution to render them impervious and washable. A single application lasts five years and can be used in barracks schools and private homes with substituted carpets and damp antiseptic cleaning.
The Galveston News recounts a De Witt County experiment where English sparrows fed on rye whiskey scented wheat scattered along cotton rows became intoxicated. They clumsily toppled over while crowds collected them for bags, yielding two bushels the first day and later similar results. The plan produced potpie from the birds, though survivors avoided the plantation afterward.
An account recalls a harsh custom called timbering in Oxford Indiana where trespassers were attacked by townspeople. A group of three tramps endured rock throwing and clubbing while running a townwide gauntlet. one companion reportedly lost an eye and another injured, illustrating fearsome punishment in beggar districts.
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