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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1894
Page
7
A dubious health note from Home Queen praising fruit as a cure for pimples and skin eruptions. It quotes a specialist advising laxative foods and seasonable fruit at meals, arguing fruit should precede dessert and listing preferred early meal dishes. Ends with a homely dietary recommendation and dated tone.
A long residence in England yields a nursery card three feet by two, printed like a wall map. It lists common child accidents and remedies, with a space for a preferred doctor, plus a smallpox remedy. Alongside it, a note urges calm for mothers and cautions against removing arnica or camphor except for accidents.
A garbled fragment describes Johnsons speech in Congress, then shifts to a fashion scene detailing astrakhan fur coats with flaring collars, broad gores, large muffs, and cuffed sleeves. It notes remodeling effects and options to wear fur cuffs alone or with a wrap, referencing a New York Times source.
A Winnipeg Tribune report details a year old practice in Manitoba where a man posing as a rabbi granted divorces for fees from $2 to $5 on flimsy grounds, prompting wives to object but comply as a perceived spiritual duty. The exposé notes several citizens live in bigamy after similar arrangements, including a man who moved from St Paul to obtain a divorce and remarry.
The business low mood hits women workers in households as ads show far more requests for positions than helpers. An old New York Sun piece notes idle women crowding ads, while summer lay-offs add to the pool, yet destitution remains rare among them. A separate column stresses that a wife must blend grace with frugality, home sense, and loyalty to satisfy husbands.
Zurich authorities publish bicycle regulations limiting riding to licensed riders with written permits. Permits cost two francs and must include name, occupation, birth date, nativity, and address. Racing is forbidden. on narrow streets riders must dismount and slow on crowded streets. Riders must use hand steering, ring bells early, and warn pedestrians politely. One rider per single seat bicycle. more than two bicycles per person not allowed. Holidays bring bans in crowded streets. If a rider causes an accident, they must dismount, assist, and give name and details in writing.
John E. Koetting cashier of the wrecked South Side Savings bank faced trial in Milwaukee for a municipal case. Judge Jule Clementson of Grant county presided. Koetting withdrew his not guilty plea and filed a special plea challenging court jurisdiction. the plea was overruled and the original plea stayed. Jury selection is underway.
A Saltillo dispatch reports a feud between the Velasco and Pantore families in Cuantro Lios. After initial killings by the heads, three Velascos and two Pantores have died, leaving three on each side. A six-man meeting led to a revolver duel that killed two on each side and left others seriously wounded.
The Paris trial of anarchist Valliant, who on December 9 threw a bomb in the chamber of deputies, was brief. In conclusion he was sentenced to death.
A German immigrant Antone Spath cultivates a willow plantation near Melvale. his field produces one harvest every four years, supplying long rows of willow shoots for weaving. He explains European use of willow for baskets cages and cradles and describes the harvesting and stripping process. Additional items note friction study results, a mistletoe sales anecdote, and Iowa Agricultural Society meeting outcomes.
In Wassaeton on January 11 Representative O Neill of Massachusetts moves a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to borrow up to 100 million in anticipation of revenue and to issue loan certificates at 3 percent interest. Treasury officials note Carlisle's report hints at bonds or an alternative plan if bonds are not authorized.
Denver Jan 11 The extra session convened to consider the silver question and internal improvements adjourned for the day after the governor read his message. Indications point to an early adjournment by week’s end as Populists drift away from his push to extend the session.
In Trenton reports state Democrats led by Allen M. McDermott and manned senate halls with guards to bar Republicans, reflecting a partisan standoff. Parallel dispatches note Republicans forced entry into the senate chamber, and Pennsylvania Democrats nominated Hancock by acclamation at Harrisburg. Minnesota reports mills operating minimally in Superior and Duluth with falling outputs and high flour stocks as markets slump.
Commissioner Sir Henry Loch reports from Capetown to the colonial secretary that there is no hope for Captain Wilson and his party. He promises a strong patrol when rains stop to search for the bodies and provide proper burial.
Mrs Lease spent the day in St. Louis meeting officials amid claims she was snubbed by callers except General Solicitor Peck of the Santa Fe and William H. Rossing ton of Topeka. The Kansas scene is linked to her plan to retaliate against Governor Lewelling and Populist leaders.
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