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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
10
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The piece traces dress reform from early private efforts to public concern, noting how the bicycle finally sparked a broader shift. It highlights a switch from traditional garments to practical reform driven by health beauty and convenience through the rise of cycling.
In Peru Indiana an oil strike shifts fortune for residents. An elderly Black laborer, Charles Artis, owned part of the drill site and receives one sixth of profits as daily output climbs to around 480 barrels. He walks home with uncovered head after learning his windfall.
The Dewdrop Pleasure Club faces internal factional conflict threatening its ball. A New York Tribune report notes dissent among members as a shopper overhears arguments over who leads the grand march and plans to attend despite clashes.
W. Bartel of Hubbard near Lincoln drove forty five feeder cattle to the Missouri River. Ice gave way on the bridge forcing a rescue by cowboys led by Arizona Bill. Thirty two cattle were saved while thirteen drowned. Bartel then chose to cross on the bridge rather than the ice.
A hunter praises his friend Don the black setter from New River county for saving two ducks during a hunt. The dog hesitated to retrieve both, then cleverly split the task by first carrying the dead duck to an island, returning for the wounded one, and finally bringing both ducks to shore for his master.
The Detroit Free Press cites a humorous exchange where a wife is described as forehanded for making her husband service the lawn mower during a heavy snowstorm. The quip contrasts domestic practicality with unexpected winter chores.
The Roxbury Gazette reports a planned surprise for Jamson failed as the expected guests with a gold watch did not arrive.
A Monthly Weather Review correspondent argues winters fifty to seventy five years ago were not demonstrably colder nor snow deeper. Editor says climate has not appreciably changed, noting records before and after 1800 align, and memory biases and settlement moves skew popular beliefs.
Twenty seven year old tribute to Mrs Gladstone recalls her 86th birthday celebrations. The London Chronicle lauds her as an active philanthropist and hospital visitor who aided the poor during London epidemics. Her daughters Catharine Glynne and family connections are noted for social prominence.
Ground spiders form an indefinable minority among spiders. Spinners spin webs while nonspinners rely on agility and speed to catch prey, with ground spiders found in abundance worldwide.
A McGill Science Graduates' society event highlighted Hudson Bay as a vast, minimally inhabited region with rich minerals and farming potential. Dr Bell notes its latitude south of London and navigability four to five months yearly, with gold, gypsum, iron, copper, silver, and lead indicated by surveys.
Miss Dora Isaacson of Rahway rode a Jersey bull for a mile amid ice covered roads near Dundas and Crystal Lake Pa. A cutter driver distracted the bull and farmers blocked the path with a fence rail. the bull veered home and the rider fainted in a snowdrift before being helped to a farmhouse. The rider was unharmed.
A reminiscence recounts a boy’s eager anticipation of apple dumplings. He recalls breakfast, the pleasure of sizing the dumpling, and the quick bite that follows, followed by a day of work and barley bread as the reward.
A New York cooking expert with a vast, valued library of household science clippings hires a Rochester-based scraper to organize and index material into compact volumes. She rates the service at about three dollars per book and notes the work is done in spare moments, yielding uniquely informative volumes.
In Canal Dover Ohio Miss Mary Joyce braved flames to save her infirm mother and sister Margaret from a two story frame house after a lamp explosion. She woke to smoke and carried her sister through the fire to safety before the home collapsed. The mother lay unconscious and was aided to a neighbor’s house. the fire department arrived too late to save the building.
A large rat escaped cats and dogs after entering a live wire cage set for pests. The hotel electrician joined the effort, inserting a battery and delivering a fatal 1,000 volt shock. The rodent died on the spot, and the hotel reports immediate relief from further rat trouble.
The Scientific American reviews a novel humane rat trap that avoids cruelty and teaches rats to fear traps. The device is a wide opening cage that clasps the rat with a rubber band and bells, covered in phosphorescent paint tufts, turning the animal into a scarecrow rather than imprisoning it.
A Detroit Free Press recounts a newspaper man's past arrogance and eventual humility. The banker recalls the reporter's boastful control, concedes the journalist's value after a convention report, and notes the newsroom's sudden enthusiasm culminating in a salary increase before the man resigns.
In a Ladies Home Journal article Edward Bok urges replacing male superintendents with capable women to teach children. He argues women should handle Sunday school instruction, with men limited to administrative roles, stressing intelligence and child-centered methods over mere spirituality.
A New York Sun item recalls a well known American Revolution daughter visiting London. She wore a large diamond set spinning wheel pin, admired by others, including an athletic English girl who asked to examine it and praised the badge as the finest wheel club insignia she had seen.
Dialogue fragment from the Boston Transcript features Bass challenging Cass on being a fool and a mindreader. The exchange highlights a paradox about intelligence and perception. The brief excerpt preserves character names and the newspaper voice without added interpretation.
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