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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
5
Week ending February 9 shows temperatures tabulated with negative values indicated by a dash. Observer Huyck records range details and notes the impact on pricing and farm profitability.
Champeny Brothers aim to enlarge their Davison county dairy by adding two skimming stations fed by 300 to 400 cows each. Locations eyed include seven miles south of town and an area to the northeast or northwest. Current output runs 12,000 pounds of milk weekly, with spring expansion expected to boost butter production.
A young man in a family circle plays whist with an elderly host and his wife and a young woman. Quiet glances and a whispered exchange lead to a blush inducing moment as both conceal a hidden hand under the table. The old man notices and warns, then the pair reveals their hand as the game ends.
A mother praises a daughter’s challenging piano piece while a visitor jokes about choosing an even tougher work. The exchange highlights a family scene in Brooklyn with light humor around music practice.
Numerous items from residents including Mrs. Grimm renting the Olmstead residence Delia Spooner visiting relatives in Parkston and a big ten day sale by P T McGovern. Hints of weather snow Sioux Falls trip and a poultry judge purchase amid county finances and local social events.
A Kansas man asks for rail transportation to Chicago and back. The general passenger agent suspects a possible road connection and requests specifics. The man replies I’ve got to go to Chicago some way and I don’t want to walk.
The Westminster Gazette recounts Queen Sophia of the Netherlands expressing glee at Bis marck as the "greatest enemy" during an Amsterdam exhibition. The supposed threat turns out to be an enlarged image of a pest, phylloxera or Colorado beetle, harming German agriculture rather than the chancellor.
A recipe for chocolate caramels using grated chocolate, butter, brown sugar, molasses, cream, and vanilla sugar, cooked and cooled in shallow pans then cut. It notes coffee caramels omit cream and chocolate with added coffee, and nut caramels add chopped nuts. From Mrs S T Rover in Ladies Home Journal.
In a Pearson's Weekly tale, Banks vetoes buying a silk dress to match the De Moneys next door. His wife reacts with cold sarcasm after the quarrel over funds, and Banks abandons further conciliatory efforts at dinner, muttering about an aching void.
A young man criticises the prosecuting attorney and is dismissed with humor by the lawyer who says he lacks knowledge. The incident makes the youth question whether it is worth spending so much time on others' affairs as he walks along the street.
A clipped quotation from the Atchison Globe notes Providence receives credit for caring for a fool, a duty said to belong to the fool's wife. The line wryly assigns moral responsibility and domestic role to the spouse rather than a divine aid.
Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton criticizes undergraduate over specialization. He cites a biology student who plans to study only the white ant's intestines, illustrating a danger in narrowing study at the expense of literature history and arts.
A youthful matron gives a pair of shell side combs as a birthday present to her friend. The gaffe stems from calling loose hair ends scolding locks, prompting offense and a dramatic exit. The incident highlights the need for tact in gift giving.
The article discusses historic punishments of women in England from Saxon times to 1817 1820, including burning for killing a husband high treason and other crimes, public and private whippings, and their abolition by Parliament in 1790. It notes cruel entertainment justifications and cites Judge Jeffreys and a period culture of torture. It then shifts to Mrs Hastings and a California servant Carrie Burch with a fortune found years later from an inheritance won by generosity.
A well dressed woman in Paris bought a brooch after disturbing a jeweler with a barrel organ outside. She denied pins suited her then vanished, later accused by police after thefts linked to the organ grinder were found. The jeweler’s wife and sister aided, but no pin was recovered. Police nabbed both suspects and recovered stolen items.
Squirrels eat largely fruit and fungi more than nuts, raiding orchards in fall and stealing partridge eggs. They split pine cones for seeds and devour yellow toadstools, avoiding poisonous toadstools known by birds. The article also recalls Irish stories about a tea ceremony baptism and a tutor’s condolence letter, with notes on Saxon versus Celtic word values and a home ruler’s critique of English civilization.
Professor Virchow speaks at the International Congress in Moscow on August 11, 1897, asserting that life arises from life and expressing hope that biology will unlock the final mystery of life before the current generation passes away.
Dr. Kleuze states cheese digestion is poor under gastric juice, taking nearly twice as long as ordinary foods. He attributes this to fats forming an indigestible envelope around casein, preventing digestion and irritating the stomach. The advice is to eat cheese in small pieces, thoroughly chewed and mixed with bread or other foods.
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