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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
5
A column on women's finances and independence argues that trusted, prudent management of household money can empower both spouses. It cites cases from politics and travel advice, noting the need for balance between trust and responsibility. A Chicago professor questions the ideal woman, praising courage and shared burdens, while a Boston store incident recalls a mother forgetting her children, highlighting everyday dangers of distraction.
An article in the Ladies' Home Journal reports strict convent school discipline banning feminine adornments. It describes minimized mirrors, limited jewelry, plain uniforms, and prohibition of powders or cosmetics, with full-length mirrors evoking novelty when first seen.
The account outlines the life of a woman named Lady of the White Hone who, born as the second of six children in a friend family, was named after her aunt Mrs Patrick Henry. She grew up with a delicate complexion guarded by her mother’s sunbonnet and linen mask. She briefly rejected John Todd then married him after reconsideration, later widowed, and finally wed James Madison leading to life at the White House.
A New York Ledger feature recounts a dinner at Canon Jeremiah Wing in Ely where Porson and Wing debated etymology. Porson offered a playful derivation linking Wing to Jerry King via the pun Gherkin, noting a cucumber on the table.
A collage of children’s verses and vignettes describes cozy play scenes and moral reflections. It includes playful lines about Little Boy Blue and Cynthia, a maritime poem about a shipwrecked party, and a quiet portrait of a Dauphin’s deathbed moment, all in a nostalgic early newspaper tone.
A fragmented bedtime scene from Our Little Ones shows Little Boy Blue being soothed to sleep by Uncle John and Gaerle John. The dialogue includes gentle refusals to go to bed, promises of staying up, and a night ritual with Little Blue and two bedfellows.
Experiments show crowd weight per square foot ranges from 140 to 159 pounds. Melbourne and Stoney data cite 152.5 pounds per person in 1825 square feet yielding 134.7 pounds per sq ft, with room for more. Irish laborers averaged 145 pounds on 57 sq ft deck, 141.4 psf, and 73 laborers in 9 ft by 8 ft 8 in hut giving 143 psf. Suggests higher loads for crowded public spaces like railway stations and bridges.
In a tense scene the patriarch berates a long time guest Slimjim over mounting gas costs, ordering immediate notice to be served and vowing to change the living arrangement. His wife and the household youth fear the looming confrontation as he recalls older days.
The Philadelphia Record reports canceled American hostage stamps fetch higher value in the Far East. Missionaries and Sunday school children collect and send stamps from the United States to China for decorative and missionary purposes, with thousands gathered nationwide.
A woman returns from Africa with a gum copal curio containing a tiny lizard. A water drop in the creature’s stomach moves when handled. She says an Arab gave it as a cure for envy tied to their creed and hospitality.
The Japanese divide time into six day hours from sunrise to sunset and six night hours from sunset to sunrise. Although their dials use twelve numerals, clock hands are regulated to match the varying lengths of day and night with an ingenious mechanism.
Timothy Dexter known as Lord Dexter in early America rose from Malden to wealth and vanity. He crowned a poet laureate and displayed a grand house with imported furnishings and a coat of arms. He faked death to judge public reaction, abused his wife, and died in 1808 with a simple grave marker after a health board burial order.
A huge Arizona meteor, bought for 1250 dollars, yielded a fortune in tiny diamonds and other materials. Yale and the Peabody Museum plan an inscription to Prof. Loomis, but workers report the mass is extremely hard to plane. Prof. Newman doubts inscription by chisel, suggesting a metal plate may bear the name.
Helen Patchell 14, daughter of Charles W Patchell, saved her infant brother and sister from an oncoming 70 mph Royal Slue express at Boone Station. She pulled the 5 year old son of Edward Kirkpatrick from the tracks and dragged her siblings to safety before scrambling to safety herself with the boy.
A fragment discusses common myths such as birds sleeping with heads under wings and the belief that sea incidents involve surfacing multiple times. It notes the bee’s true seasonal activity and debunks several erroneous ideas, warning against complacent, widely held notions.
Eugene Carter recalls a stylish driving horse in St Louis known for speed and value. The horse, once earless after frost injury, later received artificial ears created by a skilled veterinarian, securely attached and capable of natural motion. The owner remains unnamed.
Mme Furch Madi leads a city college vocal department and urges American girls to pursue serious, determined voice study. She argues there is one method: a natural voice plus proper cultivation, and warns that many girls lack good advisers or teachers. Past voices show the correct approach for true success.
An old plantation scene features a dialogue between a former slave-owner's son and a colored man, who explains being a zorter as an exhorter. The exchange centers on the difference between a preacher who sticks to text and a zorter who travels and hits all around.
A reflective essay contrasts public office sentiment with a famed French remark about immortals. It quotes a Galveston News line on a tramp carrying a small bundle and suggests restraint in resource use to improve prospects.
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