This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 37 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1893
Page
2
Commentary notes the Times reflect on wartime events and day by day news notes. A sharp aside complains about New York thieves stealing door plates as a sign of urban disorder amid ongoing conflicts.
The Chicago Dispatch argues hay costs a lot as hay fever worsens. Ivo claims hay from one to two inches thick can brace a man, while the iceman’s bill serves a similar purpose for the same effect.
The article argues that America cannot stop the flow of poor immigrants, yet should not become a relief center for bankrupt Spanish grandees. It frames the issue as a critique of charitable burdens and national responsibility amid immigration pressures.
The Missouri Supreme Court reports now number 110 volumes, chiefly serving lawyers as sources of technical expedients to delay and defeat the ends of justice.
The BaronessJane announces plans to return to the stave prompting broad discussion. Reactions emphasize a steady repetition of the Baroness family name in opinion pieces and commentary.
William Waldorf Astor derides the Grand Old Man Gladstone accusing him of not being a true Englishman. He says an Englishman in London would need to watch Astor whose New York upbringing purportedly makes him a model Anglican.
The Standard Oil Company shows relentless expansion and market entrenchment while opponents fall behind. Analysts question whether the company will hold its leading position or if the United States will ultimately seek to dismantle it.
The Herald extols Bos-Lon's new city directory as useful for trivial tasks from baby handling to ironing board support and corned beef pressing, while noting it omits details that might mislead about the population of the so called city of nations.
The article notes that Spanish names in the Eastern and middle Atlantic States often mark Mexican War era zeal, while a Spanish name in the far West or Southwest signals true historical ties. It explains that Eastern names celebrate Federal victories by honoring battlefields.
The piece argues a conviction was secured against Panama robbers of Paris but they were released, likening the outcome to a belief by stockholders that a fake theory is reality. It notes the punishment is uncertain and victims cannot recover funds.
The article argues no nation values power more than England yet warns she cannot risk armed ships in battle with other navies. It cites the sinking of the Victoria by Camperdown as a sharp blow to Britannia’s imagined invincibility.
Plans and specifications for remodeling the old vessel have been turned over to Commander Glass at Mare Island Navy Yard. Work includes rigging refit and modernizing armament with engines and boilers deemed in good condition. Cost estimates are being prepared for potential quick commissioning.
Cambodia declares it will forgive past offences if France restores Bat Tambang and Angkas provinces taken during the Siamese controversy. If not returned peacefully, Cambodia says it will seize them at once. The report cites Jean Crapeaud as a central figure in the tense exchanges.
A playful notice compares a figure to Gulliver among Liliputians warning he could face an overwhelmed, undignified predicament if miniature challengers swarm.
A man who joked by secretly manhandling a cashier and a waitress in a vault near a Chicago money drop faces strong legal consequences. The act endangered two lives and prompted calls for harsh penalties under malicious mischief laws.
The article recounts how during the Louisville bank scare depositors moved money back to banks after suspensions, following a rush that began with one institution. It notes savers often regret hasty withdrawals and that tenses echo past financial panics when alarms rise.
An English country gentleman at the century’s start built a Gothic style consanguinitarium on his paternal estate to house needy kin and his wife’s relatives. Each occupant received a yearly allowance while the estate bore the provision in perpetuity. occupants remained neighbors and visited only by invitation.
In Bangkok a three mile electric street railway built owned and operated by Americans has just been completed with strong business prospects for extension. The piece notes Siamese civilization remains primitive with widespread superstition yet the electric car bell signals modern progress.
In Indiana the White Cap vigilante era ends in blood as armed citizens attack alleged wrongdoers. Three moralists die and a fourth is mortally wounded after two men with shotguns resist chastisement and retreat to the woods. The incident may curb further mob justice.
A Wetzel County West Virginia man who has been deaf for five years visited a doctor and found cotton wads in both ears. The wads were placed there five years earlier to stop earache and forgotten. The anecdote stresses not judging intellect by size and contrasts small glasses with larger beer serving vessels.
The piece compares Vice Admiral Tryon and Brig. Gen. Custer, noting British naval tradition of captains sinking with their ships. It cites the U S Naval Academy monument to a midshipman Sterndon who died with his vessel, as he ordered boats cast off rather than abandon the ship.
A critique catalogs scientific errors in Jules Verne and Dickens, noting moments in Round the World in Eighty Days and Bleak House. It compares misapplied physics in George Eliot’s Mill on the Floss with floating debris and trail boat dynamics, arguing misunderstandings arise from false assumptions about motion in water.
A writer discusses a life split between market work and literature. He says money comes from trade, not poetry, yet argues true art chooses its votaries. The piece uses Matthew Arnold as a reference to weigh material wealth against artistic purpose.
The speaker argues that weighing the eternal against the temporal is not essential for literary value and suggests the loss of those who balance these considerations is not serious.
A Paper Mill argument defends the use of cheap white paper for newspapers praising its durability for press use and its role in enabling large information diffusion. It argues higher cost would reduce daily press efficiency and availability.
The article compares ancient Babylon and Rome with modern London, noting populations and layouts. Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar and Evil Merodach reportedly covered 100 to 200 square miles with gardens occupying most of the area, while Rome peaked in the fourth century with about 2.4 million residents. London, by 1891, reached 5,533,332 people within its police protections, larger than any American state outside New York.
New York dominates piano manufacturing and the concert scene with many firms and warehouses. The shift from square to upright pianos changes home decor and tunes, while old pianos end up in boarding houses or odd locations, sometimes auctioned for a dollar.
The Boston Journal notes eight nations docked in the Hudson. American crews receive no grog while British German Russian French Italian crews reportedly have regular liquor. some sailors drink wine on French and Italian vessels. A Arctic whaler veteran says grog harms more than helps, with coffee preferred during extreme cold and fatigue.
An old time Pawtucket Rhode Island character, Squire Phinney, raised luscious pears and sent them to the local exhibition with placards stating raised by God Almighty on the premises of Squire Phinney. Belfast Age reports this whimsical display of pride in his produce.
Captain Chase of the bark IE O Clark earned a noted maritime feat by making fast to an iceberg off Greenland and using the drift to pull toward Philadelphia. The vessel from Ivigtut loaded with cryolite faced dense ice for days, was towed by ice for miles, then freed as wind shifted.
A rural dialogue recounts an old man traveling to gather necessities for his daughter Jane Lands. He shows cards marked G to Y and B to Y indicating trips before and after leaving for Europe. The exchange mixes humor with a glimpse of travel costs and a playful nod to journeys “to Yurrup” and “to Jerusalem.”
Henry McIntosh advises at the Southern that avoiding colds hinges on closed lips and nasal breathing after exposure to heat and cold air. He also recommends keeping the eyes closed when dust or debris enters, using tearlike moisture to flush the irritation away.
Disjointed OCR fragment references an eye related note and two prescriptions. Mentions public, possibly Connecticut, and a brief medical topic. Details are unclear due to garbled text and incomplete phrases.
The article guides safe removal of irritants from the eye and ear and cautions against using objects or instruments. It recommends rinsing with hot water for eye irritation and tepid water for ear debris, warning that incorrect methods risk drum damage and further harm.
The Cuban firefly light is claimed to be the cheapest energy source with almost no heat, produced by two inch beetles whose glowing thoracic spots flash in unison when kept in cases. It is said to offer far higher efficiency than candle, lamp, gas, or electric lights, though the mechanism remains unexplained.
A two year old tale from Michigan recounts a widowed farmer in his seventies who marries a much younger woman. Neighbors, angry at the union with about a hundred attendees, gather with bans and kettles for a noisy wedding clash before a funeral follows soon after.
In Paris a speaker faces a stilted audience as a map three feet square is rolled into an ear trumpet. Polite restraint vanishes when paper tubes crowd the lecturer, forcing him to raise his voice while patrons applaud the absurd display. An aside notes how well behaved an engaged girl is.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.