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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1891
Page
2
A column of feminine advice discusses hanging pictures with attention to light, color, and placement. It covers positioning big canvases first, grouping smaller works in two rows, and avoiding color clashes. It notes lighting should illuminate the main image and offers framing tips for watercolors and etchings.
Aunt Jane shares thrifty do it yourself decor ideas. She describes making a large rug from old cotton hose and ticking with color blocks and dye, plus a cheap muslin cushion and a white linen pillow with rope silk embroidery for a bright home.
The article describes making a decorative pillow from Warverly Magazine. It instructs outlining a heavy rope silk scroll pattern, buying mull for a puffed edge about three inches deep, and creating a rosette at the center. The result is described as exceedingly effective and easy to make.
A column catalogs Cynthia Westover's rise as Commissioner Beattie’s secretary and notes on women’s ballots, science, and culture. It recalls her rugged childhood with geologist father Professor Westover, then highlights modern feats by women in pharmacy, academia, and public life.
Readable verse from Nora Perry in St. Nicholas about children bursting with festive mischief. Bells clatter doors rattle as Bobby and Kitty peek and roam the halls. The scene ends with the realization it is Christmas Day and merry laughter fills the house.
In a snowy Indiana farm tale, Uncle Billy bans Mary at first but the family, led by Mary’s husband Will Kenney, ultimately forgives. Mary returns with her child to mend old wounds as Grandpa Botsworth reconciles, and the clan gathers for a hopeful Christmas evening.
A bitter Missouri Christmas journey recounts a deadly wreck that claimed a brave engineer's life. Amid the wreckage a telegram reveals the fallen man's identity as loved ones mourn and a couple contemplates gifts for the season. The tale juxtaposes tragedy with a later domestic scene of strained generosity and a wife's generous Christmas promise.
The Quarterly Review October through December 1891 offers a Sunday school study plan centered on the life of Christ from Lazarus to the Resurrection. It prompts revival interest, prayer meetings, and joint appeals by pastors and superintendents to engage scholars in spiritual application of the lessons and themes of eternal life and judgment.
A partially legible fragment mentions an avocados item and shade dollars with scattered words across the line. The text appears incomplete and does not reveal a clear event, person, or organization to date.
The article notes Munten sending a 16 000x magnification microscope to the World's Pair. It claims clear summer sunlight penetrates the Mediterranean Sea to 1 200 feet, winter sunlight 600 feet. It reports California fruit output up thirty fold in ten years and lists states with over a million acres of corn. It states the US hosts three cities with over 1 000 000 people, and London sees 21 000 child deaths annually. It comments on fierce New York pilot-boat competition and long-distance sea ventures.
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