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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1893
Page
2
A collage of domestic advice and fashion notes from 19th century sources. It discusses women training for self sufficiency, implications of remarriage and divorce, a Gleason’s Pictorial fashion plate, and a practical parasol slipcase design, praising simple rural life over urban excess.
The Cleveland Leader editorial calls for universal opposition to divorce except on scriptural grounds. It argues that marriage should persist for the sake of the children and that love governs, condemns unloving unions, and asserts no legal power can dissolve a real home. It then shifts to a poem advising country girls to find purpose where they are and to look forward with hope.
A warning against boxing a child’s ears stresses risk of tympanic rupture and permanent deafness. The article advocates alternative punishments and urges parents and teachers to avoid ear boxing to prevent lifelong embitterment.
The Omaha World Herald recounts how two Gould interests managers were summoned to New York by telegraphic request. Jay Gould kept them waiting days, denying time for explanations while hinting at a consolidation of properties. Both men chose to go home rather than press for time.
The first steam whistle for locomotives reportedly appeared in 1838 on the Saxon and Swannington line after an 1837 butter wagon collision. Engineer smouth horn drew attention, prompting Ashland Bagster to discuss warning devices with George Stephenson. A later drawing dated May 1933 shows a brass trumpet style whistle mounted on the locomotive dome near the engineer’s platform.
A satirical guide for social ladies at a ball outlines how to appear solitary yet desirable. It warns against walking about alone, advises posing with a fan, and emphasizes careful seating, decor of the room, and avoiding eye shadow. It notes guards against lone roaming and praises specific gown features and hair with beadwork fillets.
In DeWitt Iowa Emma Abbott started a bold touring method offering a free first concert to build interest and a paid second show. Despite uneven attendance the enterprise attracted supporters who covered hotel, church, and other expenses, illustrating a determined and pioneering performer.
A detailed note on the wedding entry carriage of Austria's Crown Princess, built in 1700 in Madrid for Emperor Charles IV. in baroque style. It features crampisy silk lining, gold fringe, gilt crown, venetian crystal windows, Wagenschon paintings, red lacquer, gilded ironwork, lacquered wheels, and silk and gold harness. Only other known examples exist in Madrid and Versailles.
The article recalls Lord Stradbroke, a Wellington veteran who fought in Spain and at Quatre Bras, later wounded at Waterloo, and praised by Charles Austin. While visiting the narrator’s father, Stradbroke discusses Victor Hugo’s Napoleon critique and asserts that Britain's army alone, not Napoleon’s rivals, shaped Waterloo. Temarkubie
The article recalls the sacred pigeons of St. Mark's Venice kept for over a thousand years. Palm Sunday release ceremonies tied to dove welfare, with birds spared by law and fed by public funds during the republic. After the republic fell, many starved until a widow's will sustained them.
A historic pine named Dai Matsu stands near Lake Shiroa three miles from Otsu. Priests claim it dates back eight centuries and was planted in ancient times. It is among Japan’s eight wonders, with a 245 foot crown span and a trunk diameter of 15 to 9 inches at two feet above ground. Four houses once grew among its branches, two ruined in a recent storm, the others used for supper gatherings as rain drips from the boughs.
The Port Defiance Tacoma Edison railway operates an appliance to prevent debt and delay during accidents or trouble. A telephone linked to the main office lets conductors report trouble and details, enabling rapid office actions to keep cars moving. Telegraph-like lines connect to every car, allowing remote control of neighboring cars so services stay on schedule. The system would benefit many railways to reduce stoppages and keep traffic flowing.
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