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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1886
Page
7
A Boston Globe excerpt argues mothers should engage with their children's teachers. It stresses the teacher's noble role and urges cooperation to shape mental, physical, and moral development, warning against mercenary or corrupt influences. It advises inviting teachers into homes and resolving disagreements privately to align aims.
An American missionary and his wife attempt to arrange a marriage between their daughter Pauline and a king on Krinkaloo Island. The plan backfires as cultural and personal frictions surface, ending with the missionary recalled amid comic and perilous misunderstandings. The tale appears in Arkansaw Traveler.
A critique questions a proposal to send a cookery teacher to farmers institutes this winter. It argues farm wives may lack city cooking showmanship but provides nourishment and health for all, countering claims that city kitchens excel. The reader is urged to postpone and still face controversy.
A mining crew in Scranton stages Uncle George’s funeral with singing and a practical, no-nonsense approach. Big Pete organizes the ceremony, pays for the widow, and guards against any grandiose pomp as the coffin is lowered.
An act of Parliament requires secure fencing for hoists, flywheels, wheel races, and mill gearing in mills and factories. Inspectors may order remedies for dangerous powered machinery or hot liquids. Children are barred from cleaning mill gearing.
A Boston Cultivator reprint notes experiments for Franklin Institute showing cast iron as a superior heat conductor to wrought iron by more than ten percent. It argues for cast iron in heating and cooking devices while noting wrought iron advantages in strength and lighter plates, and warns of rusting in damp air for wrought iron. It also mentions cast steel resists rust better and references plumbers’ and builders’ materials usage.
An 19th century health note touts liver disorder symptoms and remedies with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims bitters stimulate bile, ease pains under ribs and shoulder blade, nausea, headaches, skin yellowing, and bad breath while improving digestion, appetite, and sleep. A related street scene features a hungry tramp and a musician, quoted from the Binghamton Republican.
A jumble of medical claims and railway ads, asserting Dr Pierce and Hall’s products cure liver and nervous issues, and praising the Danville Route as fastest to Florida and New Orleans. Includes testimonials and promotions for Ayer's Pills and Piso's Cure, plus stock-brimming notes on hotels and markets.
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