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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
5
Many rejoice that the ruffled blouse has returned with double and side frills edged in lace. The white batiste tops feature var lace and pearl buttons, tailored for a neat spring streetwear costume look.
Mrs James Lees Laidlaw, a New York suffragist, brands a 12 hour workday bill for women in cannery labor as a menace to motherhood. The proposal would permit children to toil up to 70 hours weekly in canneries, drawing sharp opposition from the reformer.
A fashion article presents a plaited skirt model adaptable with or without a yoke and belt. It outlines fabrics like poplin gabardine and crepe, discusses cut options, yardage, and sizes 24 to 34 waist, inviting readers to request the pattern from the fashion department.
State's Attorney Lauritz Miller says the ban on selling cigarettes to minors remains in force despite a ruling that the statute is unconstitutional. He warns prosecutions will follow for selling cigarettes to minors and for minors smoking in public.
Spearfish resident and early frontier figure John T. Wingfield shot himself after fears of arrest on an old charge. Born in Kentucky in 1850, he helped police Deadwood during raids, once fatally shooting an escaping prisoner. Long rumored head injury and alleged mental decline followed his perilous frontier years.
Wingfield, a member of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers, was laid to rest at Mt. Moriah cemetery. The site places him near famous figures Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, marking him among early Black Hills characters.
A fragment cites a maxim about not rushing greatness. It uses imagery of grape and fig to argue that a thing must flower before bearing fruit, implying that achievement requires time and process.
A list of old fashioned desserts and apple based dishes including sponge cakes with cherry filling, Princess Sherbet, Sweet Potatoes With Apples, Drowned Hominy, Escalloped Oysters note on layers, baked apple with cream, Steamed Apples, Fried Apple and Bacon, Apple Marshmallow, Waldorf Salad, Apple Whip, and Apple Sauce Cake with detailed ingredients and steps.
A surge of 2,500 women are serving as preachers across the United States marking a notable change in religious leadership. The movement spans multiple denominations and communities, reflecting evolving roles for women in pulpits nationwide.
In Heidelberg a school for one armed men trains 35 pupils from the Nineteenth Army in practical crafts to earn a living, providing for wounded German soldiers during wartime.
A new vocational instruction corps offers writing stenography typewriting bookkeeping drawing and more at Associate Judge Leser’s residence. Dr Freiherr von Kuenssberg of Heidelberg leads sessions with 85 pupils from 81 trades. Thirty hours weekly plus work under local industrial school.
Miss Vesta Murray captured first in Wesleyan girls declamation in the chapel last evening with The Fiddle Told. Miss Helen Gross placed second with The Sign of the Cross from Wilson Barrett. Nine contestants performed as Prof. Elmer H. Wilds promoted the event likely to become annual and inter collegiate among state college women.
Miss Reierson, junior at Mitchell high school, is chosen most popular and beautiful girl and will be queen at the May day exercises. The pageant opens with a grand march as the queen rides in a palanquin carried by four courtiers. Della Kjelmyr and Marion Walrath assist in the procession with girl dancers in Spanish Italian and Grecian costumes.
A silk gown features gathered bands at the bodice and sides to control fullness. The skirt flares at the feet and black velvet knots echo black tulips in the fabric for a refined, graceful silhouette.
Helen Johnson presents The Riddle Told while Vesta Murray offers The Going of the White Swan. Gilbert Parker Sedith Maione accompany the readings, reflecting on mystery themes and lyrical storytelling.
In Sioux Falls 8 D A C Thelm a convict at the state penitentiary killed himself today by leaping into a binder twine plant machine. His head was torn by the action.
Madison Wis The death knell of woman suffrage in this legislature was sounded today when the house adjourned after debate marking a decisive setback for suffrage supporters in the state capital.
A local body rejected the Bradley resolution and chose to submit the question to the people for a public vote, delaying any immediate action. The move shifts decision making to voters, pending further discussion and outreach.
Rome Italy via Paris reports that though Papal Guard members and Vatican lay officials are exempt from Italian military service many have asked for permission to enlist Marquis Montoro the churchs standard bearer and a top lay official is among those requesting to serve.
Paris authorities drop the charge of setting fire to the steamer La Touraine against Raymond Swoboda. An investigator says insufficient evidence exists for conviction on burning charges, though espionage remains the accusation still facing the prisoner.
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