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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1891
Page
5
An article argues for better country roads through proper surveying drainage and wider beds, citing Illinois examples and Allegan Michigan. It compares macadam and Chinese methods, stresses timely repair and drainage to boost land values, and urges road districts to fund phased improvements and maintenance.
Philadelphia scientists plan a transatlantic test via the Franklin Institute linking Montreal to Liverpool with an Atlantic cable return. Earlier Montreal to Liverpool to Montreal measured 8,000 miles in 1 second and 120th of a second. If repeated, current could cross the world in about three seconds, prompting broader telegraph and telephone experiments. Woman suffrage is rejected by Michigan Legislature, restricting voting to residents of Michigan.
A fashion column surveys late summer styles with sailor hats and navy jackets shifting to autumn tones. It covers tailor made gowns, coordinated jackets and bodices, and the rise of different coiffures plus contrasting face tint. It also discusses footwear, stockings to match, and shoe silhouettes including Oxford ties, buckles, and elegant slippers with color accents.
The New York Rail Transit Commission heard a history of electric propulsion over ten years, from early experiments in Menlo Park and New York to the Richmond Union Passenger Railway. English, German, and other systems now operate 4,000 cars on 7,000 motors over 2,600 miles, carrying hundreds of millions of passengers yearly. Frank J. Sprague pledged to guarantee the electric system’s efficiency and costs if a rapid transit program adopted his design, offering to handle equipment for at least fifty trains under favorable terms.
A New York man offers to loan engagement rings for five dollars per month to enable impecunious suitors to marry. The borrower signs no note. the ring is rented then returned after marriage, with the ring owner claiming no risk and no defaults. The piece also notes large future demand for binder twine in western wheat farming and a plan by the Women’s National Council to publish a dress symposium for businesswear in 1892.
A couple from River Mouth Massachusetts wed shortly after the groom’s first wife’s funeral provoking shock among local circles. Neighbors gathered for a late night serenade, and a bride suddenly appeared at a window reproaching the disturbance.
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