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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1893
Page
2
A column on feminine influence in marriages argues that good husbands are formed by effort, not born, noting women in New York support many husbands and that domestic duties shape masculine virtue. A simple kitchen fire may seed success or failure for couples.
The piece argues that for women the small daily slights and missed gestures sting more than major misfortunes. It emphasizes that routine disappointments, from forgotten anniversaries to unacknowledged acts, are felt deeply and are hard to explain, reflecting gendered perceptions and misunderstandings.
An essay argues against fashion driven gait rules noting last winter a girl walked stiffly with a forward lean and stiff waist. It urges sensible women to move naturally from the hips with light steps, claiming refinement shows in a quiet poised walk. The piece contrasts light footfalls with heavy descending steps from heavier women, calling out absurd expectations.
A columnist notes daily combing is essential and outlines a perfuming method. A young woman describes using a soft silk mob cap lined with sachet powder, worn after weekly shampoos for an hour to impart a delicate fragrance to the hair.
A woman's bright idea yields a patent glass oven door for baking. Observing care while peeking through cracks, Maria Parloa practices delicate handling of sponge cake and warns against jarring the cake. the new door allows bold monitoring without disturbance.
A Michigan woman discovers a clever method to observe progress in culinary tasks at leisure, studying rising cucumber dough and crisping fowl through transparent Yoors.
The article warns that children who breathe through the mouth risk deafness and a dull, sleepy expression. It urges parents to seek medical evaluation of nasal passages at first signs of mouth breathing to prevent future suffering.
A simple home method describes melting scraped soap scraps in a double boiler or improvised setup, stirring until smooth, then molding in shallow dishes. Add a fragrance such as cologne or rose oil to impart a delicate scent if desired.
The article outlines practical housekeeping tips from storage to kitchen duties. It emphasizes airtight storage for pyrethrum, improvised pin cushions, replenishing hand towels, and proper dish cloth and towel use. It also describes making durable holders from crash and muslin for bread lifting and ironing, with washable covers and simple sewing methods.
Fashion drift shows lace bodices velvet sleeves and plaid gowns in dark violet shades. New Russian net in magenta adds blouse fronts. Veloutin silk praised for softness and gloss. New York modiste hides sachets in hems. scented gloves and matching handkerchiefs popular. Capes gain favor. odd device buttons return with rich passementeries. Flowered ribbons and higher skirt trims featured. velvet trims reshape old sheath skirts.
The piece argues sentiment is vital not degraded, tying reason and sense. It calls sentiment the living link between ideas and feeling and cites filial love and patriotism as prime examples. It contends removing sentiment leaves humanity fragmentary or morally dead, per the Los Angeles transcript.
A New York Tribune physician argues for national quarantine to keep cholera out, plus comments on typhus and public health measures. The piece also covers diverse items from Italian earrings shedding light on regional dress, a temperance anecdote, rolling chairs at the World’s Fair, Danish Codex Flutegensis sagas for exhibition, Alaskan double lives, Ohio coal and eggs, a Concord tombstone, novelist D Cunistrz Murray, Eisner Taylor’s Mashonaland mission station, and a proposed fifty story Interstellar apartment at the Fair.
The article describes bow making among Sioux and Crow, detailing materials, methods, and timelines. Bows range from baby to strong, with Osage orange, hickory, oak, and elk horn used. Some bows take weeks or months to finish, are richly decorated, and are seldom sold.
The Boston Transcript reports Fannie B. Ward’s observations of Central American volcanoes. She notes thirty five seen with no lava, pumice imported with painters’ supplies, and black volcanic ashes billowing up to ten miles high carried by trade winds. The Pacific shore near Corinto Nicaragua features a twenty mile ash strewn coast and striking black and white contrasts.
The spider shakes its web to locate prey when its vision is limited. By testing the web's resistance, it pinpoints the prey's position with notable accuracy, then darts toward the site after a vigorous shake. The behavior is observed in spiders that rely on tactile cues over sight.
A medical authority explains consumption arises only with three factors: diminished vitality, an active inflammatory condition, and the presence of the tuberculosis bacillus. Vitality loss and inflammation enable disease. strong vitality can encapsulate infected tissue, making it innocuous. Diet and strengthened antagonizing power are advised as remedies. Contagiousness of phthisis is debated with hospital records cited from Brompton and Berlin. Electricity in medicine is reviewed, highlighting currents, devices, and a 16 year old case cured by electricity, with discussion of galvanic currents and arguments on humane execution methods.
In Washington hotels, stationery, soap, matches, pens, and holders amass large yearly costs. The writer notes that over 200,000 sheets of paper and 125,000 envelopes are used, much by outsiders. Guards politely deny extras, offering only a single sheet and envelope, highlighting theft or misuse in the writing room.
A Star representative reports the clerk noting that small hotel losses accumulate heavily by year end with the chief items being en and other expenses.
A compact alphabetic guide from the Philadelphia Times listing domestic tips. Entries cover storage tips for foods like apples and cranberries, cleaning hints, and general thrift advice. It includes brief cautions on cleanliness, avoiding waste, and a light note on observing the back yard.
A Harper's Bazar excerpt argues enlightenment has banished old superstitions from polite life. It ridicules fears of Friday ill luck, nail trimming on Sunday, and other omens. The piece calls such beliefs vulgar relics of dark ages and urges living in "the light" with no regard for inanimate omens.
The great Italian singer Grassini praised a novice girl among her relatives saying she had a rich bank in her throat. She corrected the assessment, revealing the girl as Giulia Grisi whose soprano voice surpassed Grassini. The Detroit Free Press notes tobacco cultivation in Virginia in 1616.
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