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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1904
Page
3
The Chicago special reports padding as the secret behind the silhouette of modern gowns. Mme. Baker defends the practice as a harmless fib while stressing the designer's duty to enhance beauty. Linda Rosswade promotes curving the backbone as the key to stylish posture and presence.
Rome correspondent notes the pope restored the sacred head of St John the Baptist to the church of San Silvestro after centuries in Rome. Tradition says Greek monks brought the head a thousand years ago, with miracles and battles over possession. It lies in a 100 pound silver reliquary now back at its ancient resting place.
A St James Gazette recounts Empress Eugenie selling much of her jewels to fund the dynasty. An Englishman carried the stones hidden in a belt through perilous travel to discreetly arrange sale to Indian royalty amid Europe’s post Sedan shock. The mission required secrecy and courage.
A brief dialogue excerpt from the Chicago Tribune features Maud and Irene discussing Sartor Resartus. Irene explains she is reading it for a literary club and questions the book’s odd title and perceived dullness. Maud asks what it is about, highlighting playful banter.
Xerxes a tired vag on a brownstone steps on Easter morning witnesses a world of dainty dresses, churchgoers, and fleeting kindness. He recalls lost love, meets a charitable old woman, and a hopeful boy Tad offers companionship and dinner. The glimpse ends with a vow to seek work tomorrow.
Readable guide on forcing early spring flowers like hepatica and the maidenhair spleenwort fern for Easter centerpieces. Details practical steps: selecting plants with buds, thawing, gradual warming, transplanting to sunny windows, daily watering, and staging in Delft dishes with spleenwort for dramatic effect. Heuristic timings advise starting a week before Easter and adjusting if blooms come too fast.
Pittsburg Dispatch notes Easter gift exchanges grow, favoring dainty seasonable items. Sachets decorated with spring blooms, lily and pansy shaped satin sachets, novelty watches, tiny potted ferns, decorated china violet holders, and crimped printed cups feature in Easter greetings. Also suggests art linen, traveling cases, steamer pillows, silk bags, washable turnover collar cases, and decorative china designs for Easter and weddings.
A fragment notes Easter morning lamb omens among pastoral people. Seeing a lamb at a window is considered lucky, especially if the lamb is beheaded toward the house. The belief suggests the devil cannot imitate a lamb or a dove.
Analyzes oats acreage from 1880 through 1903, showing a booming rise 1880 90 and stagnation 1890 1900, with demand and prices rising. Advocates modest rotation changes to expand oats area while maintaining corn and grass crops, stressing seed quality and careful planting.
An educated Sioux named Chiyesa, in Harper's Magazine, recalls his first view of eastern civilization. He contrasts Yankee frugality and plain speaking with prairie abundance, noting students as prudent, Indians as spendthrifts, and mills draining small streams for industrial use.
King Edward, honorary chief of the Blueher hussars, donates 1000 marks to a monument fund for Marshal Vorwarts at Stolp in Pomerania. He joined the Blucher hussars at his sister’s silver wedding and learned his Prussian uniform bore a field marshal insignia, though he remained a royal aide to the Prussian army.
An Ohio woman drives her husband to drink, secures a divorce, then remarries him to reform him. The item highlights a unusual sequence of marital events and calls attention to the couple's ongoing relationship.
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