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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
2
The piece notes a proverb about a tenant knowing his coalbin and observes near unanimous support for hanging bandits, while a stubborn minority shows their potent resistance. It reflects tension between mob sentiment and cautious dissent in a compact urban debate.
A French aeronaut plunged 1500 feet and still moved several feet after impact. The text remarks on the tedious task of finishing the balloon ascent excavation, describing the incident as an awful bore.
The Canon Body has replaced the traditional pulpit address with the word gentlemen in one of England’s leading churches. The change sparks lively discussion and broad comment among observers and parishioners alike.
Three expositions are announced for 1894 with international character. Lyons hosts a vast silk and textile display. Madrid showcases Spanish arts and industries. Antwerp in Belgium will hold the year's only truly international exhibition.
In a civil suit involving the ex King of Naples against his brother and Richard son of the latter, a question arises whose Richard is. Richard’s mother cannot testify because French law prohibits a woman from answering civil questions, leaving the matter unresolved.
A Brooklyn incident suggests an electric flash from a passing trolley car might injure a young man, raising concerns about how far a trolley current can project through the air and the public should be alerted to that hazard.
The czar issues a ukase to end the tontine and similar life insurance schemes in Russia. The piece admires his direct action but notes the American citizen cannot issue such edicts and warns that kicking outside operators could lead to fines from courts.
A Belgian steamship passenger in Philadelphia includes a French mother of twenty five children among those landed. She reports twelve of her children died in France. A miscount left funds for twelve, but help arrived to buy the extra ticket, and she set out to join her husband in the United States to start anew in the Great Republic.
The Kaiser seeks peace this year but the new commercial treaty with Russia shifts vast trades in Russia’s favor, resembling the 1870-71 war’s aims. He will likely be criticized later for paying so much for peace unless a great European war breaks out.
The Jones County call case in Iowa echoes in Missouri as John Carroll and Thomas Hancock of Mercer County pursue a Berkshire hag valued at 7 through three courts at an expense of 2800. They seek a final Supreme Court decision, predicting generations of lawyers profit, while the hog involved is already dead.
An extended obituary from the Hub calls Mrs. Jane G. Austin “the novelist” and compares her to Jane Austen. The piece asserts no familial or literary link between the Austin and Austen names and notes the public figure’s fame rests on works like A Nameless Nobleman. The Boston piece laments modern novel trends and mentions Bunker Hill.
The Yonkers mayoral contest ended with humorist John Kendrick Bangs losing by about 200 votes to a plain Republican challenger, Peene. The campaign relied on distributing Bangs’s magazine issues with explanatory notes to voters, a tactic that backfired and underscored the power of ridicule in politics.
A London uproar over fat in high society sees Edmund Yates and Labouchere attacking overweight elites. Reports claim many upper-class figures have slimmed down, including a duke using beef steak and prunes to carve a tiny waist, though stretched skin mars final looks. The Times essay blames Du Maurier for fueling the craze.
Gossip from Gotham highlights spring and summer dress trends with flaring and pointed waists, novel waist adornments, and rich trimmings. Advice covers creating versatile foundation waists, coordinated vests, lace guipure details, and accessory-rich options to refresh wardrobes, plus examples of dressings and early forecasting.
A discussion on honesty versus kindness compares brutal truth to white lies and argues a separate allowance avoids quarrels. It cites a White House luncheon mishap and offers old fashioned advice on guiding a daughter's marriage prospects with humor and caution.
The New York World reports that dry goods merchants and employers favor married women workers. Managers say married saleswomen, clerks, and operators are more reliable, less troublesome, and less prone to flirting or gossip than single employees.
Dr. Audi Shaw tells Pilgrim Mothers that the phrase to obey in marriage is foolish and hypocritical. He argues no man should demand total obedience from a wife and notes women know the duties of wife and mother better than a reckless promise to obey.
The passage discusses visiting card etiquette noting full names or initials with Mr before when engraved, or written if not engraved, and rejects print 1 cards as in poor taste. It also covers medical hygiene advice recommending a sponge bath for fevered skin using borax and cool, damp cloths to soothe the patient while mending bed clothing and air quality.
A English widow Mrs Colemst takes up pavement art to support her invalid husband. She draws chalk scenes on sidewalks and gathers pennies from crowds. On fair days she earns about $1.20 daily. rain keeps her home as she prepares chalks. A separate note reports a man locked in a Macon County church in Georgia, said to have endured one day without nourishment.
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