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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
3
The article details winter couture with plush cloaks and fur trims, velvet bands on tunics, and silk satin contrasts. It notes black plush supremacy for outerwear, varied sleeve designs from Italian to Grecian, and elaborate morning and evening dress embellishments including beading, lace, sashes, and Russian influences.
The discussion frames life as a battle between pleasure and pain, praising hope in God and Christ as a guiding watchword. It contrasts Moody and Cook as spiritual physicians, warns against overreliance on critics, and stresses fighting unbelief while resisting spiritualism and error.
M Ch Zenger’s experiments show substances absorb luminous rays by day and emit at night to impress photographic plates. He photographed Mont Blanc's night glow and an invisible midnight landscape at Prague Observatory. Balmain paint plates self illuminate after light exposure and transfer to ordinary photographic paper enables strong black white reversals for copying bills and notes.
A new English method turns seaweed into alguina by boiling with soda and sulfuric acid. The viscous substance may stiffen fabrics and be used in syrups and cooking, with paper made from the leftovers. Electricity finds new uses in telebarometers and telethermometers. French thunderstorm photos hint at spiral lightning discharges.
The article recalls M de Bacourt’s unfavorable view of Washington life amid heat, hogs, and politicians, notes Webster’s public image, and describes the 1868 era electoral tribunal and Hayes’s pending inauguration. It also details Sam Houston opposing promissory note payments and a Nestorian bishop visiting Washington with Armenian scripts and signs of hospitality.
James Ricalton, Maplewood Public School principal in Newark, recounts a 13000 mile trek via a self built three wheeled push cart. He describes meals amid crowds in northern Russia, the cart’s construction, and his independent travel averaging thirty miles daily. He notes native politeness, varied climate, and the journey’s costs and outcomes.
Descriptions of deep sea exploration detail how divers move through wrecks with lamps, avoid tangled air-tubes, and cope with heavy chests and floating bodies. A captain’s treasury chest bursts open releasing gold coins and jewels as the diver narrowly dodges disaster.
The article explains Dr Broca's rule that a person should weigh as many kilograms as their height in centimeters over a meter. For 1.80 meters the target weight is about 80 kg. It notes weight declines with age while height increases, and compares the balance between the two.
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