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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1893
Page
7
Women continue to vote as usual at the upcoming school election. A broad majority supports RWS with a unanimous stance across the week. The record notes strong female participation and steady endorsement of the RWS slate.
An essay on refined influence in social circles argues that true charm rests in mind and courtesy rather than beauty. It extols tact, consideration for others, and the quiet power of a woman who elevates those around her while avoiding overt self display.
Wowner aus Druggists reports women hold prominent roles in Illinois drug trade. A Womian's Pharmaceutical Association is chartered to organize female pharmacists with fifty three registered pharmacists and fifty two assistants in Illinois. The group also pushes for a women's pharmaceutical exhibit at the World's fair.
A temperance tale at Cromer recounts a fearless boy who shot his drunken stepfather after he attacked his mother. The youth later becomes a respected naval petty officer, while the offender reforms.
The article discusses a Sunday lesson from Nehemiah about reviving church life through returning to the Bible. It urges congregations to fill churches, adapt to open-air or street preaching, and let teachers present the Bible clearly while avoiding control over readers beliefs.
Personal paragraphs note Mrs Piven of Wyandotte county Kansas and her husband are proud parents of a baby born with six fingers on each hand. The item records a family birth with unusual physical trait.
A column on Emma V Sheridan prompts reflections on women’s education and virtue. The piece blends sermon like exhortation with social commentary, imagining how a thoughtful woman should grow and act amid work, danger, and public life.
Bob Delaine, shy and bashful, faces teasing as Jim Leslie urges him to ask Mabel Hascomb for a drive. He musters courage, writes a note, and visits her home. Flo assists, they start for a ride, but the horse rears and bolts, leaving the outcome uncertain.
The Mount Samanula or Adam's Peak in Ceylon is described as the site of an ecological formation and legend. A Mohammedan tale says Adam was shown the fall’s ill at the summit, leaving a five and a half by two and a half foot footprint with six toes, visible for centuries. Buddhists perform annual pilgrimages and a chain bridge near the footprint is said to have been placed by Alexander the Great.
The fragment describes early maritime law during Richard III era, detailing brutal shipboard discipline. It cites executions by binding offenders and throwing both killer and victim overboard, and deems maiming as to be punished similarly. It also notes a clause where a blow causing serious injury costs the offender a hand, while lighter blows incur ducking.
An 18th century sketch by William Wirt satirizes Virginia lawyers with a comic court scene, featuring a minister famed for swelling speech as he prompts a clerk to call Peter Jolley into court. A loquacious female witness triggers another sharp quip about taciturnity, while a judge quips about eternity.
An article discusses cholera risk deterring European visitors to the Columbian Exposition and the U S response Immigration policy with ships and quarantine measures is debated amid calls to suspend European visits To ease fears the piece notes potential one year delay and highlights public health stakes.
A strange capital rumor held that any fowl could grant life by a snakebite from the throat. The tale spread of ducks and geese being bought cheaply, with Teheran whispers that contractors funded a plan to supply troops with white outfits. The passage hints at marriage views tied to money and expediency in a daughter’s future.
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