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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
12
An old narrative describes a Thanksgiving visit with heavy meals and family bustle. The county squire pursues Margy, while Jack returns in mud stained clothes and a vengeful resolve. A heated confrontation ends with Jack demanding Margy’s own letter as a witness to their bond.
A historical note suggests compiling an extensive volume on Thanksgiving and its notable events. It cites 1783 when British forces evacuated New York as Washington and Clinton led the continental army, and recalls festive displays marking that memory. The verse evokes twilight, falling snow, and memories of Thanksgivings past.
Miss Pepper recalls a Thanksgiving tale of Jack Brice and Margery Lee amid family feud and a midnight duel with swords. The squire’s wealth, Margery’s devotion, and a daring escape by horse mark a dramatic clash and a hasty wedding that ended the long feud.
Judge Langbein recalls Hawkins Zouaves in camp at Falmouth opposite Fredericksburg in November 62. Our cook, guarding a $40 company fund for a Thanksgiving dinner, kept it a secret making a festive meal despite scant rations.
Miss Miami Brown laments how a thoughtless remark can spoil a moment of pleasure. Erastus Pinkley agrees, recalling a guest at their table who halted pap to ask where the turkey came from, illustrating the interruption at a social gathering.
A boy recalls Thanksgiving origin from 1620 brought by Puritan fathers. He describes morning church attendance, then returning home to wait and smell the turkey before dinner, noting Thanksgiving is over after the meal.
A judge remarks that what people eat shapes their character and notes Thanksgiving brings many turkey eaters to resemble gobblers. The exchange highlights diet impacting behavior as a social observation.
The Philadelphia Record traces rubber shoe history from Roxbury 1883 crude India rubber models to Goodyear’s 1844 vulcanizing breakthrough. Early shoes were bulky hollow gum tubes, melted in heat or brittle in cold, with clumsy fits and heavy weight. Vulcanization modernized design, reducing bulk and improving wearability and beauty.
A little man recalls a near disaster after picking up a pin and triggering a crowd misidentification. A bystander’s bad luck ends with a police detour, misidentification as a felon, and a long walk home as the crowd disperses.
A column notes the ubiquity of the American girl as she appears in diverse roles. It recalls an anecdote about Mr. Conger in Rio de Janeiro meeting the Brazilian minister’s wife and sharing a light moment about memory and language. The piece asserts the American girl is everywhere now.
A Philadelphia exchange notes a stream near Franklin Pennsylvania bubbling with gas and oil. Leaks in a gas line and an oil line under the run cause a film on the water, inflating bubbles that rise high and carry small twigs and leaves aloft.
A janitress in a New York City flat repeats rent day gossip, claiming Mrs. Jones owns a paper worth 35 dollars and a handwritten book with hundreds of items, allegedly proving the couple’s wealth. The tale frames the Joneses as wealthy based on this supposed documentation from the owner.
The piece recalls early chimney sweeps in France and Paris with boys as young as eight cleaning soot filled chimneys for five sous. It notes Britain banned the practice in 1840 after deadly accidents, and explains prior simple methods using straw and ropes failed in narrow flues. It credits Piedmont and Savoy in northern Italy as originators of the trade.
The Jewelers' Weekly note on rivalries among women over emerald rings. De Young asserts Madge is angry for an engagement ring, while Florence is upset for not receiving it. The piece hints at social tensions around gifts and desire.
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