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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1900
Page
18
The column predicts a volatile October with cold snaps and brisk autumn winds. Central to eastern regions face storms and rising temperatures at times, followed by cooler spells from the 8th onward and a Vulcan storm period around midmonth. Frosts and heavy winds loom late month with a transition to fairer, colder conditions toward month’s end.
A report from the State Journal describes a botched plan to lift a safe through a building using a rope. As the attempt failed the safe toppled on a lookout, shattering. Pompey is blamed for loitering while Johnsing is accused of smashing the safe into pieces.
The Vatican Library, a vast collection including unique copies of Dante and Virgil, remains the world’s oldest and most prestigious archive. Entry is restricted to the pope’s approval, guarding about 225000 volumes of priceless literature and manuscripts.
A reminiscence from the New York Sun tells of a boarding house landlady whose steaks grew famous after a mill boss secretly tenderized them under a four ton hammer. The cheeky improvement drew more boarders and wealth as the man advanced in the mill.
The article describes Turkish dining in homes without tables chairs or plates using a central low frame where cushions form a circle around a large tray. A large serving bowl rests on the tray surrounded by cheese anchovies bread and sweets with spoons and napkins for each guest. A second dish of stewed meat follows the first course and portions are eaten by spoon or fingers while the host presents morsels as a sign of high regard.
The New York Times notes a call from a Birmingham consul about a historical claim on a fast black dye for linen thread. It explains fading color in button threads and socks, cites a prior English dye discovery, and mentions German adoption turning that dye into a global trade.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt the older man recalls a youthful mischief in Chemung County. The younger man, now grown, apologizes with a firm yet friendly handshake and acknowledgment of past trouble.
The editor urges a young writer to cut excess and report directly on a fire. He compares storytelling to shouting fire rather than detailing the timeline and location, stressing concise, immediate action in a column.
Mrs. Gallup dictates to husband Samuel how she wishes her funeral arranged with minimal cost. She outlines who will help after her death, jokes about a backyard grave, and reassures she will not haunt him. He listens distractedly as the couple discusses second wives and household details.
The Tillamook Rock lighthouse on the Oregon coast faced a fierce storm as a wave breached a crevasse and spray towered above the summit. The Columbine could not land, coal was hoisted in wet slings, and the keeper was lowered in a basket to report conditions. Debris shattered the roof flooding the dwelling, puncturing the iron roof in many places, and glass panes were broken by rock fragments. The lantern was extinguished while the structure was later raised six feet with a concrete roof added.
A columnist critiques overused terms like most unique and very singular arguing true uniqueness cannot be superlative. The piece cites examples from Podunk valley coverage and urges precise language in public writing.
A joke from the Indianapolis Press contrasts a cow and a milkman. The gentleman praises the cow for pure milk, while the milkman adds a second difference noting the cow does not give credit.
The passage contrasts how might and right vary over time yet prove identical when tested across centuries. It notes that pleasure once tasted offers less satisfaction than the torment it creates, drawing on Carlyle's reflection.
A summary from Pearson's Weekly explains brain function with focus on the cerebrum sensory and motor areas, memory loci, and the prefrontal registry. It notes left brain dominance, how senses map to brain regions, and how memory and recall rely on multiple centers. Worry and poor blood harm brain activity, while self control preserves equilibrium.
At every presidential campaign opening there is strong demand for state and national campaign badge sets from past races. Collectors seek vintage pins and enamel pins as mementos, while dealers note rising interest in rarer pieces from prior decades.
A Cosmopolitan excerpt presents Clinton Scollard's lines where Duty eclipses romantic prose. The speaker declares devotion to Love as a guiding amulet while dismissing poetic odes to Sylvia.
The article explains how governments use nouns and numerals in coded dispatches, the varying key systems, and the tedious work needed to crack 1500 to 2000 word messages. It notes Spanish agents using such codes and the U S staff quickly obtaining a key, per the New York Tribune.
A London Mail report describes South African Kaffirs as enthusiastic tobacco users among both women and men. Women smoke rank tobacco and enjoy pipes. men prefer a strong weed, snuff, and a cow horn pipe passed in a social circle, producing loud coughing fits.
The Washington Post notes the California big tree as the largest oldest and most graceful known. It defies fire with bark up to two feet thick and remains sound at the heart even in oldest felled specimens though its range has not expanded since the glacial era.
A drill instructor scolds an awkward Irish recruit named Rafferty for misplacing his feet. Rafferty retorts that the feet belong to Micky Doolan in the rear rank, exposing tension between trainee and authority.
A new freight handler quarrels with a freight agent over loading barrels into a box car. The exchange shows his willingness to push through despite a simple obstacle. The Adirondack mountains cover over 2,800,000 acres with 300 peaks rising 1,200 to 5,000 feet.
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