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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1893
Page
3
A Boston Globe excerpt mocks an inventor's grand schemes and misadventures. It catalogs wild devices from floating machines to planetary lenses, noting bungled harnesses, empty coal bins, and a child with a frozen nose while lampooning grand claims with sharp wit.
A wealthy man seeks help for visions after seeing his own death’s head in a Venetian silvered mirror. Doctor and antique shop expert reveal the illusion: the skull image comes from a sixteenth century Delaubne glass coated with silver, visible only at a specific angle, confirming it is a clever optical effect.
A New York World note recalls Alexander Carthwaite vanished and unused to seek medical help, instead urging that infamous feigner Blank whenever health advice or attendance is needed.
A lawyer defending a promissory note leaves notes in court. Opposing counsel swaps bookmarks, and later the judge notes none of the cited authorities apply. The judge expresses frustration over unrelated cases and declares judgment for the plaintiff with costs. Pearson's Weekly reports the odd incident and the judge’s sharp rebuke.
Scotland holds an unusually dense banking network with branches in nearly every town and village. Banks accept deposits as low as £5 and offer current accounts with small balances, yielding widespread savings. Depositors with under £100 constitute about three quarters of accounts, supporting a total banking deposit figure surpassing £43 million, with additional fixed deposits placed in empire colonies.
The article explains how Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium blooms are grown mainly in Dalmatia and Montenegro for insect powder. Trieste markets the flowers for export, with annual values around $200,000 to $250,000, and cultivation is spreading to Australia, California, and South Africa. Dalmatia remains the principal source for Europe and America, with harvest starting in June despite harsh winters.
A famous English barrister, fond of high society, visits Hamburg and offers a waiter half a napoleon to secure a table near a visiting noble, only to learn the seat is already taken. The waiter explains the rival generosity: Napoleon coins placed him on the far side of the table, not beside the lord. A Vermont cemetery tombstone reads Sacred to the memory of three twing vee.
The dying jockey Patsy McCarthy foams with images of a race weighing in at the Liberty Handicap. He narrates England leading then shouts Ireland wins by a neck as he dies, surrounded by owner and jockeys. The scene links a hospital bed to a final dream of racing glory.
The story from the country recalls Mrs Hayrick and her city visiting nephew Johnny Peters and Mary as they play papa and mamma in the dining room. They quarrel over supper in a comical yet troubling scene. Henry Fawcett, future English Postmaster General, is cited as a studious but troublesome schoolboy, frustrated by dull meals and harsh tasks.
A reflection on editing, arguing that cutting copy is not simple. Some critics assume clipping is easy, yet trimming selected material is the newspaper’s finest craft. The piece notes readers misjudge editors’ skill when they see scissors in hand.
The passage argues a paper's value hinges on its chosen material and the editor's ability. It notes few men can write many articles they select and that a sensible editor prefers varied, useful content, as one mind cannot produce a whole paper alone.
A Congressman recounts a tale of a friend who bought a jackass for 500 dollars while drunk and later sold it back for 400. The story ends with the man admitting he helped elect the jackass to Congress, provoking loud laughter from onlookers.
The passage recalls Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting Nain burgh amid great public enthusiasm. A farm servant describes fear and admiration as the Queen bowed, the Prince returned the gesture, and Tytler notes Windsor corridor encounters with the young prince and the royal duo. The account highlights a cordial royal reception and affectionate royal behavior.
The orange name derives from aurum meaning gold. It began as a small bitter berry in Hindustan and spread via Arabia, Persia, and Oman to Syria. Crusaders carried it back from Jerusalem, then cultivation spread through Italy Spain and France by the 1500s, reaching the Americas and Australia, improving in size and flavor into a prized fruit.
In a playful exchange Mrs Meadow declares a bill of tare prized in English. Mr Meadow, world weary, warns Miranda to keep quiet as they puzzle a French bill of fare. The dialogue wryly notes language mix ups and shifting affections like a river’s changing current.
A prominent uptown manicure reports that fingernails grow faster in children than adults and slowest with age. Growth speeds rise in summer versus winter in both child and elderly subjects, with a noted case of winter 132 days to summer 116 days. Right hand nails grow faster than left, linked to handedness, and middle fingers renew quickest while thumbs renew slowest. Hair and beard share the summer growth law.
A Miles River Neck farm yields a Chinese cucumber nearly twenty seven inches long that twists into a snake like coil. Report says L W Trail owns a quarter acre of such cucumbers grown for import by Chinese residents, with locals intrigued and amused by the edible oddity.
The Boston pie bakery runs at full capacity producing ten thousand pies daily. Machines and experts shape a variety of pies from pumpkin to mince, with a 12 by 16 foot rotating wheel in a large oven. Eight platforms carry pies, each evenly spaced, as the wheel turns to bake and unload pie lots continuously.
A vivid anecdote from Forest and Stream recounts a fifteen minute clash between a fourteen foot shark and a dolphin in a red sea. The tale likens legal battles to the struggle, noting the dolphin’s decisive evisceration of the shark before a porpoise dances and leaps.
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