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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1893
Page
3
A passionate vow of eternal devotion from a woman to her kingly beloved. The speaker claims total possession of body and soul and foresees a sacred union beyond life, awaiting the Day of God when partners are united in the Army Eternal.
Nellie Palmer, six months from marriage, sobs over jealousy as husband Bob Palmer flirts with Miss Baden. At parties, Nellie rekindles her own charm, then publicly resists his neglect. A clash ends with renewed trust and vows of restraint.
A century ago a Frenchman hunted gold stone crystals on a volcanic Indian Ocean island and failed, while Mary Garrett of Baltimore, a major railroad heiress worth about 20 million, is described as a scholar of railroad affairs and philanthropist.
The article describes Balize at the mouth of the Mississippi as a village built on wooden piles with pole access. It notes similar pile dwellings along the Venezuelan coast and the Goajoir in Lake Maracaibo, citing Ojeda and Vespucci and the origin of the name Venezuela meaning Little Venice.
A Boston Herald piece explains why house flies appear in warm homes, noting they over winter in cracks, lay eggs, and hatch in spring. It urges killing flies to curb future generations, while describing their role as natural scavengers that clean up tiny particles from bodies, foods, and decaying matter.
In San Mateo a wealthy Irish widow weds a younger waiter who cared for her with a hoist and daily trips to a fish pond. She leaves most of her fortune to relatives in Ireland while critics call the match a genuine bond, contrasting it with the mercenary tone of noble marriages to American heiresses.
A Chicago Dispatch piece contrasts male courage with feminine vanity showing a man’s stoic bravery in wildlands and myopic dread of a woman’s bonnet. It mocks male reluctance to perform domestic tasks while praising explorer feats and wartime toughness.
A young woman recounts a mortifying incident reported in the New York Tribune. While resting with her foot tucked under her on a sofa, she became tangled in a back skirt string as Mrs B and friends called to help arrange duets. She hops to the door in public embarrassment before finally freeing her foot with aid.
California growers push into the peanut market as output expands and costs drop. The Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin notes California may supply peanuts for home use and western markets, with increased acreage and growing experience reducing labor.
A caller asks for space to publish a society write up of his wife’s party in a Chicago Tribune style. The editor explains society items are published free, but the caller insists on paying to include a line praising himself. The exchange highlights pride in status and family belonging.
Aerial wonders of high pressure gas experiments in France by M. Daubree show gases can polish strip and bore rock, then reconsolidate under extreme pressure. Diamonds may form from carbon under gas pressure. slicken sides may arise from gas action rather than rock friction. The piece ends with a personals anecdote about moving and missing brooms.
A farmer lent his sheep dog to a dealer to guide a 30 mile drive home. The dog proved useful, the dealer kept it, and the dog escaped to gather and drive the flock back to the farmer, asserting the owner’s rights. The incident reads as a surprising tale of canine loyalty.
A tiny mechanical marvel from Catherine’s era, a Russian peasant crafted a musical watch in St Petersburg. It resembles a hen’s egg and depicts the tomb of Christ with Roman sentinels. On release a stone moves, guards topple, angels appear, and holy women enter as a Easter chant plays.
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