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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
13
A lyrical meditation on memory and lost loves. The speaker offers keepsakes from past relationships including a battered locket a gem-set ring and unspoken letters. Items symbolize forgotten romances and the passage of time in the Hall of Wasted Things.
In Collier's Weekly a fragile girl Vynne lies with a broken leg while longing for the nightingale. Rose and Tom, her sister and suitor, cope with sickness and guilt as the bird’s song guides Vynne toward recovery and rekindles their bond. Tom admits his nightingale ruse helped Vynne, and the trio finds renewed hope as the nightingale is heard no more.
A Scribner's depiction details the brutal voyage conditions of enslaved Africans. Victims lie chained on rough planks, unable to turn, suspended as ships roll and weather worsens. Decks darkened, ventilation cut, with seasickness and fatal illness common.
A man new to court practice addressed the judge rather than the jury, prompting two corrections from the judge before he finally faced the jury and bowed. The incident appears in the Buffalo Courier with a note on a woman's rights versus wrongs.
A chain of anecdotes weaves through governors and officials. Tennessee governor Bob pardons all prisoners when pressed by a legislature committee. Secretary of State Hay handles heat and crisis with tact. A Neapolitan king questions prison sentences and frees a single inmate, number 912, prompting the king to doubt the other inmates’ innocence. Prince Alfred visits Vancouver and encounters a governor’s daughter who refuses him, leading to a witty rebuke. Military talk on Indian walking styles and the flexicon prompts British and American officers to weigh endurance. Finally Russia’s land grabs and notable Mouravieffs are chronicled, noting the foreign minister’s independent moves and imperial development.
The article asserts that North American Indians trained other peoples in fighting, shaping tactics used by American frontiersmen and soldiers. It notes Baden Powell and France as studying Indian methods, with France attempting a “flexicon march” and advising not to straighten the leg, reflecting evolving military instruction.
Harlan correspondent reports a cow in danger of drowning after drinking excessive water. The writer recalls showing water to a recalcitrant cow that suddenly gulped a bucketful repeatedly, hoping it would serve as a warning to others.
The passage describes diverse peasant diets from Russia, Scotland, Ireland, Corsica, and medieval Moorish fortifications. Russians favor thin vegetable soup, sauerkraut, rye bread and oil, Scots rely on oatmeal and dairy, Irish feed on potatoes and buttermilk, Corsican farmers live on dried fruit and polenta, while Moors fortified cities with chestnuts and olive oil.
A Georgia colored citizen writes to the War Department seeking a pension for losses from war injuries. He asks what compensation is available for a missing arm a shot-off leg or a head injury and offers to vote for the official in return. He notes poverty and a desire to join the pension list. The piece ends with a cynical comment on women's views of men.
A man laments a twenty five cent extra charge to haul coal into his home. He rails against price gouging and a monopoly as he and his son haul coal from the street into their house, while neighbors discuss saving and self reliance.
The Vanderbilt School of Forestry operates a vast arboretum at Biltmore, once directed by Gifford Pinchot and now led by Dr. Schenck. Over 300,000 trees and shrubs span the arboretum and Pisgah forest, where Dr. Schenck hosts a summer lodge for wealthy youths pursuing forestry studies.
The piece recalls Fred Archer’s record 46 wins in a single season in 1885. It references ships and a dog’s tail, then mentions a ture in the wa, with uncertain remnants of text.
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